Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-28

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from persons on the overlooked Sec
lions, asking for provisions, etc. The
following extracts from them are
specimens:
A letter dated Simmsport, Aver
ieles parish, addressed to the Cow
ernor, says: "Please send me some
supplies. as I have large family
nine children-to keep and feed
Water is three feet deep in my yard.
and all over my place. 1t is utterly
impossible for me to get anything for
my family to eat without calling on
you for assistance. Please send for
pity sake. do not fail to send nIe some
supplies by return steamer" S. s
A letter dated Big Bend, Ayerielles
a isl, says: The whole of Bayou
des Glaizes, and the Red river. front
is entirely overfuwed. All of us are
bankrupt. We have no money, no
credit. The commission merchants
have all shut down on US, and We
have no provisions. Many are ia a
manner starving. The water is all
over the country, and is. still rising.
lows that are not drowned are dying
for want Of food, and sheep and hogs
are drowned by hundreds See il
something can not be done for US.
a letter from Charleston. St. Mary's
parish, says: "Among the many suf-
ferers by the overflow are those who
have lived on the east side of Bayou,
Teche, Bayou Clenese, Bayou Pigeon
on the shores of Grand Lake and
Lake Chicot, all Of which districts are
now submerged, leaving some ii ee
hundred families in utter restitution. "
General JEFF. Thompson, Chief
Engineer, returned to-day from the
upper coast. He states that the
storm which commenced on Thursday
of last week, and continued until Sun
day, caused the crevasses on the west
side of the river to increase rapidly
in width. The crevaSses at Port
Hudson, near Longwood and Virginia
plantations, are now three quarters
of mile wide, though only about
three feet deep, A crevasse heretO>
fore reported as having occurred III
Morgantaza Bend below New Texas
Landing, is in what is known as Van
Tilt Morgauza levee, between the
original MorgaHza levee and the
Grand levee. The break is now about
four thousand feet wide in the lew
levee, which was about 13 feet high
The flow of water through this is
checked by the old levee, in front,
and dense growth Of cottonwood
between the two levees, In the old
levee there are four breaks. aggrege'
eating 500 feet. Hickey crevasse,
below Baton Rouge, is now 1900 feet
wide and seven deep, the water pass
ing through at velocity of eight
miles all hour.
Gen. Thompson reports anothei
crevasse at Lakeside, Plantation
Point Coupce parish Twenty sugar
plantations have been cotered by
water from Hickey's, and one hundred
poor families living on the bayou'
have been drowned out.
Bonnet Care crevasse is now 20
feet wide and four feet deep in thu
center. Tic levee is entirely eonr
and tie water is cutting a channel
NcCuIIin's crevasses, below BAtoi
Rouge, will probably be closed in ;
few days Though these breaks ar,
comparatively small, the water ha
covered many large plantations, anC
driven out the poor people Twin!
behind them.
No mail trains arrived by either
the Jackson or Mobile roads yester-
day. They are detained two day.
by the bridges being carried away
The northwestern mails now due b.
the jackson road are coming by boat
rom V;cksburg,
A gen Ieman who reached this cit.
to-day, from the flooded parisEe
states t',at Tangipatoo, Tickfaw anc
Anti runs were swollen by the rain
from t lursday to Sunday, completed,
overlooking their banks and spreading
over the country for miles on eithe
side. Tie people are fleeing to tn,
high land.
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New ORLEANS. April 24.-Th'
Jackson Railroad is flooded, and thu
bridges washed away. for nearly ;
mile OH the Mobile Railroad, Tn,
bridge over Pearl river was washed
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