, 1874-04-20
THE SOUTHWESTERN FLOOD.

THE SOUTHWESTERN FLOOD.
Great Dovnstatton.
Front The Mffnuhfs {7tnn.} avalanche, Arrf{ II.
Tho streams OF Northern Missouri, Southern
Iowa, and those which flow Into tho Missouri
from tho direction Of Northern Arkansas, aB wcll
as the White and Arkansas themselves, arc al
running out nush,. indicating that tho recent
rains have boon ns honvy wost as tllsy have boon
east Of tho Miastssippi; and thoir ofToot will Do
to bring down still another flood on top OF the ono
already hero. Tho outlook is frauglt with o1.-
tromo danger to oil property, ,ownors and resi-;
dents Of lands not above reaoh Of highwater.
> THE SITUATION m TENNESSEE
has oauBed much uneasinoBB to those who reslo
along tho valleys OF creeks aud riyers. Tho
&hiel, are In tho Cumberland Mountains, noar
Mch1innvillo, have flooded tho valleys, and arc
highcr than has boon known for twenty-five
yoars. They, With othor tributaries. have Bwol-
depth. Harpoth Shoals having over 40 foot Of
wator on them. Nashville and Edgovillo {oppo-
Bto) arc partially under wator.-a part OF Col
lege, Cherry, and Domonbroun streots, tho bot
Sm nsrsea aSa ens FSa s BSo
North High street, and othor points having
boon invaded by water last Tuesday, so that
yoateraay tho ttde was still advancing. The total
rnpfall at Nashville sincn tho first Of tho preA-
ont year Inns boen over 25 inches, and ainco tho
1st Of April nearly inches. The raoe-oourse Is
aont thsif stables to this city. Doadlo'a atablo,
on South Cherry street, was blown down by tho
wind, and twonty horses proc{pitated into the
back water during tho night, somo Of which were
drowned: At Edgeaeld tho ssater waa over foet
dcep. on Whites Creek pike, and number Of
families had to sock higher ground.
All tho low lands betwoon Tullahomh and Nc
Minnyillo wore inundated laBt Tuesday. and
these immenRo waters caused tho Cumberland to
attain higher level than las been known for
many years.
Tie rainfa]l here, md Of course over the BUR-
rounding country likewise, since Sunday last,
las been 0A-100 inches, and during tho came
stood at dark Inst night Ii inches below tho
highest wator Of tho proaent aonBon, and feet
Q fnches below the highest food Of 1867, with
tho flood going on at tho rate Of cents per
day. At Cairo tho advance has boon feet in
WAS 10 foot below tho highest wator Of the past.
To1ographic adyicos yesterday stated tho Ten
nesaeo Rivor to DO very full md rising inches
n hour, ti!:eatentng IN overflow, wthstono and
1847, and likely to exceed tho swell OF that
year. Damage has been done to several
railroads by the high water, and trnius on tho
Nashville & Decatur Ratlroad are temporarily
delnynd. Thirty or forty businesB-hou8os wero
throatened on Front stroot, north Of Broad,
with IN invasion Of tho waters at Nashville,
yesterday, and tho people were moving out, as
the river continued to advance at the ratio OF an
'noN '>n noo1' FROM .px.sa.a
The nova cana yesterfjay That after tieinr tn
1871 feet, The water had commencod dociiniI1gs
Tho rise would Of course atreot tho situation
water lns alroady beon oxnerionced' Tho loss of
stncL a1one ahont 0hinot Will. Il ia stnted. eY-
eaod ain nm s IN vs7ra % md 1arae nnrtion of
Chicot County, AZ well as the country lying
for some time to come.
FROM MISSISSIPPI
Tbs same news OF disaster Ia heard, The
so"a Svnd and @ GhSr strsss
in fact as high "a was ever known. oi
courae their valleys and those OF tue Yazoo
| hayo suffered, aa has all Of tho low.
| lands within reach OF tho angry water, The
baa 50 far done lttlo harm, though it threatens
| to submerge hundred Plantations Of Bolive,
| County o. far down as Oarson's Landing, and
even tarthor. Nothing definite has been heard
sao ooaR @ a oanesa s2e 5
they will not protect the country from the COM
ing waters. tho highest water evor known be-
twoon here and VickAburg vas in 1869, aud ii
stood at it's high level 81 days. The flood OF 1855
lasted 05 days at this place and 100 days at
Vicksburg. It iB believed that the present food
will be fully up to TINT Of 1862 ind perhaps over
it.
m 1ogla14NA ~
Lookout leyoes. below Lake Providence, have
submerged all plantations lying between that
and tho TonBas. There III no hopo Of checking
| the overflow, or Of stopping the breaks. Below
| the banls-tops, and over in many places, aud
| numerous crovaeses haye occurred at various
| points. /.
The crevasse miles below Baton Rouge. on
McCullen's place, cast side, affects Wards Greek
bayou, Fontaino bottoms, and fifteen river
! plantations to Bayou Manchac The citizens oi
Plaauomine, on tho west side, ITO miles above
Now Orleans, in O public meeting several
daya ago, protesting against the
| cutting Of the dykoa to relieve
the main river, olaimed that suol
m act would afford no relief, and tile Iborvill<
Parish people would therefore resist it to the
death. Its opening would overflow the town ol
Plaquemine, and, with the existing crevasaes o
MiGHiSA1ppt HtYCr down On; the ffcnnet p0f110I