New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

70 such an extent that further average rise Of -lx
inches wouI nupda,e fully twO-thrds OF the bottom
lands adjoining the river. We to-day passed scores Of
plantations which completely flooded while their
ievees were sound and unyieldng. Many large places
are also rendered wholly or IN part unproductve this
season by sepage water, particularly they are den
Gent in drainage. The crevasse below ewCarthage
inundaes the plantation Of Mr. jos hna james. This
Mace contain about twelve hundred acres under cn
Walton. Mr.. j. made full crop last season. This
season he will make nothing.
Adjoining this is the Calcote estate, containing 600
acres under cultivation. Made full crop last year
this year will make nothing. Next comes the three
plantations of Mr.. Jonn Perkins, Jr-abou 3bo acres
under cultivation. Made OO bales last year. Is en-
tlrcly gnder water.
About twelve miles below Grand Gulf, in Claiborne
County, Mss. Mrs. Evans has 800 under wafer;
was partially overfowed last year, but made about
one-haf crop. This season she viii make nothing.
Above next comes the plantation of Mr. c. ID. Ham,
ilton, completely covered Mr.. Hamilton cultiv ates
about 800 acres, which were all covered last year,
causing him 20 lose two crops cOnsecutively. lhe
next is the plantation of Mr.. Ii. VI. Cofey $40 acres
under cultvstion made about half crop last season;
this year be will make nothing
Ad9iIng the sst oo are the PiaRiaTqns 81 @
acres: and X. Ballard go acresal Of whom made
about half average crop last season, but VIII not
work acre this.
About fifteen miles above Grand Gulf, Warren Co.,
Miss in the Woods plantation, containing 900 acres
under cutvation made full crop last year, but will
not make bale this season.
Adjoining is the large plantation Of Mr.. joseph Da-
Wis 800 acres, all under water; made about l,JlO
bales last year.
The place of the Hon. JEFF. Davis adjoins the last
and contains about 200 acres, all under water was dry
last year.
The Panyrs plantation is the next; contains 800
acres; made full crop last season. all under now.
IssequenG County, Hiss, Is almost entirely mum
dated: scarcely thousand acres will be productive
this season. - .
The plantation of Mr.. +. j. Hoover, about 3S miles
below NatCheZ | learn, i badly inundated.
have Only given the above TO allow the reader to
catch some idea Of the extent of the damage done
along the line Of days travel. The names | have
given are those only OF few sufferers Of whose s IA
ton was able to CLEAN information through ncigbbor.
ing planters small per cenage OF the great mass OF
sufferers. To give succinct account OF the names OF
oyerfowed plantations, if described in the abbreviated
stye have above adopted would occupy many pages.
In regard TO the prospects OF decline or even OF
Jon in the present steady rse can see none ana
until very great aud continued fall in the upper trb-
utaies takes place. may not hope that the ultima
matum has been reached, or the crisis passed.
fCor. N. o. Crescent.
SUDDEN RISE N TIE MIssIssIPPI.-A rise in the
river at this point, almost unprecedented in rapdty,
occurred on Saturday, commencing at an early hour.
II rose SO fast that the who were dcputcd by some
merchants 10 remove quantity of grain from the
wharf were unable to do 80 before the water had
mounted upon the pile, submerging one pier and part
o another. In the course OF few hours in the morn
inc freight on the wharf was disposed of to leave
space of ten or fifteen feet as bed for the encrcech
ing water. We had the curiosity TO measure accurate
y, Saturday the amount OF Iise II 80 minutes and
found it to be two inches. IL could not have continued
swelling at that rapid rate all day. however for the
total rise in the II hours ending at 10 yesterday,
was about two feet and six inches From 10 O'Clock
10 oclock-six hours-the rise was only one inch and
the river is expected to be found declining stand
this morning The last boat from the Missouri reports
iis frbutaTies, but another and unexpected sven
Saint 10; ard people Just down from that ncighbor
hood shake their heads and say. " there no mistake
about awful food coming from all along the Mis-
souri," AT Dubuque, on Friday, the Mississippi was
swelling fast and at It. Paul the rise has taken
and very impusve start In addition TO this we have
information that the Illinois is swelling not only at the
lower end, but from Lasae and the ileadwaters.
lSt Louis Demcctat alsy 10
ForR MEN DROwYED.-An accident Of q most ser
ous nature happened our river on Saturday, which
resulted in the death of four persons Chas Jennings
Isaac Taylor, ChGs. Simpson and Chas. Farrow VIII
liams The three first were sailors. The latter was
an adopted of G.. w. Williams, keeper OF the Sea-
mems Home and only seventeen years Of age. The
parties were al stopping at the Home and had just
finished dinner. II being pleasant afternoon they
determined TO have sail on the river so jumping into
an ungainly looking Englsh-built boat-the property
Of Mr.. Wilams-out into the stream they glided and
TO their DEATH Scarcely two minutes from the time the
boat left the dock in attempting to jibe, over she
went, and being loaded heavily with stone
for balasshe sank to the bottom as did also The four
unfortunate beings who had jumped aboard of her
galy and hghtheafted, q moment before. Several
boats left the shore but reached the place OF dis
aster in time TO render any aid 10 the drowning men,
soon were their struggles over.
Charles Jennings was a seaman on board bark N
IInkley native of Portsmouth, Va, aged 20 years
Isaac Taylor, native Of Pawtuckei X. l., aged u
years. He came hore on the schr. Ocean Wave and
had been sick at the Home. Charles Simpson Of
New.lork aged II years. He came here in the brig
Fanny O. Field, and had been sick at the Home
Wilmington, n. C., Herald Of ,Iey Is.
PorrTE SrIcIDE.-The Spanish Consul FOR Aus
trala, Don Antonio de Ayala, lately b'ew out his
brains while in England, but before doing so wrote
stroying himself in bs Grace's park, when is per-
feet curiosity in ts way. There is vondrous deal Of
simplicity as well as polieness in 4:
MY LORD: hunSy ask your Lord.hp. pardon aud forgive
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sm, my Lord, yOuIs, respectfully.
ARMY ORpsRs.-A list Of General Orders has just
been issued BY the Secretary Of War.
No. permits the officers Of the Medical aud Pay
Departments, by virtue OF their commissions, to