The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-05-12
THE OVERFLOW.
Additional and Disastrous Breaks
9gG. In the Levees-.Measures
Of Relief. s

MEMPHIS, May 4-AdVlceS from fren-
tiss, Mississippi, state that the levee broke
on Saturday night l ! miles below there,
also at Glencoe, 60 miles below, while an
other crevasse is hourly expected at
Pride's.
The wateris pouring through the Gre
vase at Catfish Point, which is now l50
yards wide, ..f-e bss
The private levee at Walnut Bend, Ar
kansas, is also broken, inundating Falls,
Ferguson's aud other rich plantations, the
two named having over LOO acres Of
cotton planted. Appeals come from be
low Napoleon for more supplies for the
sufferers: and the Relief Committee is bu
silly engaged in filling orders. z.C,
Captain Mark Cheek, of the steamer
George w. Cheek, confirms the reports Of
planters along the river above Napoleon,
that negroes who have been driven from
their homes by the overflow, refuse all
offers of employment from planters who
wish to hire them, saying the government
is going to furnish them rations,and they
do not want work. ,.s.---s
New ORLEANS, May 4.-The Relief
Committee report officially to the Cover
nor that up to date they have been dis
tributing 40, 600 rations day.and that in
their Judgment SO, 900 rations daily for 60
days will he required to relieve pressing
wants. Government clothing arrived to-
day, and was stored in the United States
warehouse, subjectto the order of the
Governor.
There is no abatement Of the crevasse
overflow The following extracts from
letters to the Governor show the condi
ton of those living in the overfowed
districts. Edgar Tazend, manager of the
Bell River plantation, Assumption Par
ish, says: 1s
sIn this section of the Parish there is q
population of about 1000, white and
black, destitute of the first necessaries oil
life, living on RATS and housetors; no
transportation of any kind, and the near
est land 20 miles. Ali their cattle and
horses are drowned, and the water still
rising about 6 inches in "a hours"
Mrs. S A. Briggs writing from Hespe'
ria Plantation, Madison Parish, says
"Permit me to call your attention to the
snfferings of the freedmen Of my planta
ton, no in number We are submerged
Merchants not extending credit, our pro-
visions are exhausted, and stock destroy
ed. Women and children come to me
and am without means to help them OIL
myself"
The Brashear News says: "Brashear
City has an average of 8 feet OF water in
the rear, and 5 feet in front of town
There are but acres of dry ground in
the place. Goods arc stored in the rail-
road depot, and the space not so occupied
is used for public market. t
"Avoca plantation on Bayou Beuff,ha'
800 acres of cane and corn under water
On the Bayou Beuff. from Brashear tt
the railroad, Is plantations are under wa
ter. In Chene 5 plantations are under
with q number of small islets of dry
ground occupied by swampers. On Sh1
fers' three plantations 20 families are il
; distress, asking assistance to transpor
, them to the highlands They are now
living on RATS On Sweet Bay Lake IL
families are flooded out on Black Lake
: ;. families on Laurs 16.
"At Charenton all the front an0 apor
ton of the business part of the town !
: under water. Franklin Market House
the Jail, ship yards, cooper-shops, war
houses and wharves are submerged, an
the water is extending to the base OF O
90 Niers Hotel At Centerville and.Pattel
q sonville the front of the latter, and th
a business portion Of the former,are unde
. water On Bayou Teche, on 40 plants
+ tons $4,000 acres of cane and corn al
: entirely destroyed, and 35 900 acres sui
. merged. From Teche down, upon
! plantations, 5000 acres of cane and cor
o are destroyed"