Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-04-25
ny NALL
From the New Orleans Picayune.l
ATTAKAPAS.

by MALL
From the New Orleans Plcayune.i
ATTAKAPAs.
By the arrival here yesterday of the
Attskspas packet Ida, we learn from
her commander, Captain J. p. Forgay,
the following particulars. The captain
SAYS: 'As am Just from the Attaka-
pas parishes, and bsFe been an eye
witness TO the distress Occasioned there
by crevasses, it may not be anliss to in
form the citizens of New Orleans, as
we'll as others who are charitably dis
posed, that whole families in several of
the Attakapas parishes are now on the
eve Of starvation. The recent heavy
rains, and the breaking of Grand levee,
have so flooded the country that il did
not even give them time to form RATS.
The steamer Ida took from Mr.. A. Sam
uels's mill, on Grand river, ninety-fOur
thousand two hundred and forty feet of
lumber, and after getting it on, many
4 families who had been driven from their
homes by the flood, sought the mill.
The mill stands on an elevated piece of
ground, and free from overflow, but IN
/ less provisions be sent there many
within the mill will starve. The
/ Atchafalaya is all under water,
except a spot here and there.
| I noticed on one piece of land seventy
[ five or one hundred head of cattle and
! horses, and about the same number of
| hogs, huddled together, which were be-
ing fed by brush-branches from trees,
brought to them by skiffs. Grand levee
has broken in the deepest part, and from
the rush Of water through it God only
knows how wide it may get. The next
place broken is at Waterloo, another at
Hermitage, one at Hickey's, and an
other just below Bayou Goula, making
a total of five breaks, and all bad ones at
that. All of the east side of Bayou
Teche will go under, and some OF the
west side win also have a share Of the
despoiling flood. The Bayous Black and !
Bpuf have overflowed their banks, de- |
stroying property beyond calculation; |
1t is therefore hoped our citizens will |
send immediate relief for man and |
beast.n
ANTE.
Captain Porter, of the steamer Alice,
has called to inform US that the whole |
Amite valley is under water. The |
farmers and merchants residing there |
have all been driven away, and destitu- |
ton of the most hopeless kind prevails. |
Captain Porter says he has never seen |
such flood in that region before. The |
river generally has q bank of twelve or /
fifteen feet, but now the water is four |
feet deep over the banks, and has |
washed away houses, implements, etc. |
The Inhabitants have fed to the high |
lands, where they now abide, in imme- |
diate peril of starvation and dire need |
of help. Something should be done for |
them at once.
TO RELIEF COMMITTEES:
MAYoRAITY OF NEW ORLEANs,l |
NEW ORLEANS, April p. |
The committee appointed for distribu- !
tiOn of relief donations, consisting of |
Messrs. John Phelps, Aristide May, d. |
F. Kenner, Robert Hare, B. +. Joubert, 1
]. I. Hardie, J. y. Payne, 7. L. Airey,
John NJ. SSndidge, A. G. Ober, D. La |
naux and L. D. Miller, are requested to |
meet in the mayors parlor, Wednesday |
morning, April 22d, at eleven o'clock, |
in order to receive and apply relief funds |
contributed before that time, and to |
complete arrangements for forwarding |
supplies. The members of the commit |
tee appointed by me to solicit contribu- |
tiOns ia money and provisions, are re- /
qUested to bring to me, before eleven /
O'Clock on the morning of Wednesday, /
the money they may have collected, in /
order that it may be turned over to the |
distributing committee, and also to re-
port at the same time the donations in
provisions ready for immediate ship
ment. Captains or agents of steamers,
willing to ship provisions for sufferers
free of charge, are requested to
report to me before the same
hour, stating destination, time of
departure and quantity of freight
they are willing to take charge
% q. 1ad Il - Z
charter of one steamer for the period of
thirty days, or so many days as the
same may be required, will be received
by me until eleven O'Clock, April
22d. The proposals should give
full particulars as to the character, ca
pacity and fitness Of steamers offered,
with the price per day at which they
are offered, the owners taking all risks.
Factors and commission merchants,
and all others who are acquainted with
the oyertioWed sections, are requested to
report by letter to me or to members of
the above distributing provisions and
other relief The names of all sub
scribers to the relief fund will be pub
lished in due time. Members OF COM
mittee to collect contributions will
please retain their books and continue
collections. The committee appointed
to receive provisions have selected as a
depOt the warehouse of Messrs. DeeVes
Habbs d Co., No. IS Tchoupitoulas
street, where donations in groceries and
provisions for the relief of sufferers will
pe sent. Upon notice given at the depot,
drays will be sent for contributions, if
necessary. LOUIS A. wILTZ,
Mayor.
THE CUMBERLAND.
From the Nashville Banner Of Thursday
Since the report of three o'clock Tues
day evening, the river has only fallen
six inches, and at the last observation, at
three o'clock Tuesday evening, il stood
at forty-seven feet and two inches, with
out any peTceptible change either way.
From an extra sounding at three O'Clock
in the evening, the water in the channel
was observed to be fifly-nine feet and
six inches in depth, and two degrees
warmer at the bottom than at the sur
face-the former being fifty-siX degrees
and the latter fifty-fouT degrees while
the temperature Of the air was sixty
nine degrees. Between six and twelve
o'clock last night o.6s inches OF rain fell,
which will etfectually stop the river
from falling, and will doubtless increase
its depth to several inches, although
considerable rain is now required to pro-
duce any marked effect over the vast
surface Of water around the city. The
steady winds from the south and south
east, with an extreme low barometer,
and rising temperature, were good indi-
cations OF heavy rain, and the indica-
tions are well verified by reports of heavy
rains throughout the day at cities south J