Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-22

FOTHeLII To- ARK AdlE4 u. LnIN-
EBrrosss ArFrAL: The much dreaded
overflow is upon us a. last. When I say rs.
do not wish to Be understood as having any
reference 70 the denizens Of CTowleT's Ridge,
for that portion Of this terrestrial globe has not
been oyeraoWn since he DAYS of Neah but I
refer particularly to those who inhablt the
piains on tie east; and a Big Overflow it is
likely o Be. If we nav Judge from present ap-
~Pesrances. Friday morning last. there was a
rise Of very nearly four feet a. Wilsbmy.
Since then there has been a falling of, but az
this writing, the rise in tWcHty-four hours is
about two feet To-day it is within four feet Of
the highest water of 1855. When it viii stop,
God only knows.
Thr protection cf the lands in the Missis-
sippi bottom. wes- Of the river, from these
dreaded innorauors, Is a matter q vital i'm
p~oriauce to TIE state d Arkansas. But how
this IS % be accomplished is a problem vet to
be solved. Many scientific men contend that a
thorough system of leVeeiug viii 10 the work.
but there are those who say that leYecs will
never answer the purpose, and tier arguments
are, 10 say the least very plausible. We do
not pretend to BE- sufficiently versed in the sci
eace Of river enrineerinE % give a decided
.LMINM I. Na. "A.N"NHH AAM We NA.NNNNNN ~
that the lercos had not been Sufficiently con-
uleted 10 test the matter fully. so far as thev
are concerned for IL they win DO. the matter
IS settled. and III they are insufficient. the
sooner the fact is ascertained, and somo other
plan tried, The better for US We fear the
Isree system win finally have 20 be abandoned,
but we hope that by " cui-ofs" or some other
plan. the immense food Of wafer from the
upper countries may yet be kept within its
legitimate channel.
Our hills are getting pretty wen stocked with
deer and turkeys. The overflow has broken
II upon their quiet homes, and they have come
over 10 visit their lucky neighboTs on the Ridge
for a season. We pity the poor creatures, FOR,
from the many cracks Of the rife we daily hear,
we Judge they have escaped death BY water
hut 10 meet IL bv powder and ball. Our hunt
ers. however. are having a lively time Of it.
In TIE hvmenial line, there isnot much doing
over here Just now. A short time since there
was quite a spur in the market, and we heard
% several transacfi0ns1 at remunUdfius
prices, but for the past few weeks the market
has been extremely duh What the cause is,
We DO not know. There certainly can be no
demand. Ger husbands. We mean.) for we
know there are several samples offering yet,
(how classei, we are not inf0rmed,) and If rot
disposed Of privately before the next crop
comes in. we shah be ia favor Of selling them
Of az public auction. One Of our Arkansas
samples was lately disposed If in a foreiga
market. and we learn at very high figure. He
must have classed as "Eood fair By the
WaV. Messrs. Editors. between you and L
these women folks must certainly love a little
harder than we mssculines, although you know
we contr0Fet that point when with them.
Where d he man who would follow bis wife
wherever Der csprces might lead her. without
kicking up a terrible dat ubout o.? Where S
The man who would leave the home Of his
childhood, his father, mother, and an who are
near and dear % him, and follow his wife 70 q
far Of land, among strangers, and yet never
murmur2 / think b would Be hard % find.
And yet woman win doal this. She wilileaTe
her home and kindred, and 60 with the man Of
her choice, though comparatively a stranger,
wherever bis iuterest may demand OF humor
nav require. Yea, she VIII follow him 20 Ar
kansas, Texas, the penffentiary, and some
times, we fear. "a the vUu must guess
that,) and vet not complain. But here's what
rather stumps me in my belief Let her but
follow her husband 10 the crGuc, AID IL is not
many months before she Is looking ont for an
other mon Of hsr choice 20 follow to Arkansas,
Texas, or somewhere else. That's a pretty
strong argument against the strength Of Der
love, lsl't III We don't quite understand d.
We are rather backward in farming over
here, as suppose is the case elsewhere So
much rain has fallen for the past two months,
that the ground has been in no c~ondiuonto fall
low except for a day or two at 4 time, and the
consequence is we are considerably behind
hand with our PlowlnE We know Of no one
who has planted corn vet
Our Legislature has finally adjourned, end
the members have returned home. We trust
their labsrs vii result m good 10 the state
A new county was formed ont of portions Of
Poinsett, Green and Mississippi counties. II
was called craighead, in honor Of hon Ihos-
B. Clairhead, the Wor-hy Senator from Mis-
sissipni county The ievee law passed, seems
not tn give general satisfaction. No news
paper in the S ste has vet, So Ear as we are IN
formed, Published q synopsis Of the acts
passed, and hence we are not posted fully as
10 what was done.
The APrEAL has been received very regu-
larlYfoV sometime, bat We suppose i VIII now
Be little behind time. as II viii have to come
a more roundabout way, during high water
We trust II VII lose none Of its good things
by being a day Or tive longer on the way
Yours. n. X. Y. SAW.