Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-11-05
n Our neighbor across the river

-tu0 OuS6E L l0uteI-UOo6 not per
ceive any encouraging sign in regart
to the building of the Hickey leves
in West Baton Rouge. The nego
tiations BY which the assistance o
the Penitentiary hands was to b
procured for accomplishing the i'm
Portant work in question have failed
and the prospect altogether continues
gloomy enough for our unfortunate
neighbors. Unless some ways anc
means eau be speedily realized and
brought to bear for the apelioratior
of their present exposed condition tt
the river, they must again be made
to undergo the dreadful trials and
misfortunes of another inundation.
"1f," says the Sugar Planter, "all Of
forts fail, or the State cannot come
to our assistance, parties whose lands
are subject to overflow should be
made aware of the fact in time, so as
to secure other homes for the pres
ent."
This is truly a sad picture for
contemplation, and it does appear,
in view Of all the discouraging sur
roundings. both State and local, that
We shall not soon be greeted with
that "silver lining" of reviving hope
SO necessary to give relief to the
darkened color Of the picture.
The proper time for levee work is
fast elapsipg. and for any such un-
dertaking of vast magnitude as the
Hickey Levee. it is of tho utmost
importance that the labor should be
performed before the wet season sets
in. Would that we could perceive
such indications as would afford
hopeful assurances within the next
fortnight even, that this and all the
remaining much needed levee work
10 our sister parishes would be un-
dertaken and in due time consum-
mated.
The Sugar Planter informs its
readers that the levee at the railroad
depot has been commenced by Mr..
G.. Dubroca, the contractor, and that
the came gentleman has instructions
to repair the levee on the Carolin.
plantation belonging to John A.
Dougherty. Esq. The levees near
the ferry are also about to be COM
menced, which. together with those
above named, will form. says the
Planter, Z chain of secure works
from the Hickey crevasse to the
plantation of P. P. Babin, in front of
which the levee is also to be repaired.
~ The yellow fever has been
prevailing with fatal malignancy in
our sister town of Clinton, causing
great excitement and a precipitate |
retreat among those of the citizens
who could get away. A Howard
Association was organized to minis
ter to the wants of the sick and needy, |
and contributions in money and pro-
visions have been pouring in for that
purpose. An appeal to the Howard
Association of New Orleans was
promptly responded to by the send
ing up of a physician Or. Pierce,
duu LuI00 nurses.
The Feliciana Democrat, Of the
Cd inst, forced by the stress Of cir
to reduce its columns,
comes to us very much shorn of its
usual fair proportions. We copy
from it as follows:
At the commencement Of the sick
ness, there were only two resident
physicians, Drs. Taylor and Lang
worthy, the former Of whom has
fallen a victim to the disease. DR..
Covert who came to town from the
country to render his assistance was
taken sick few days afterwards.
Thus we are again left with but two
physicians, Drs. Pierce and Lang
worthy. Ths number of cases of all
types Of disease, is about forty. The
members Of the Association have
been assiduous and indefatigable in
their attentions.