The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-18
THE SPRIKG FRESHETS
Appeal Of Louisiana to the General
Government for Aid.
THE MATTER REFERRED TO CONGRESS.

The following telegrapaic correspondence took
place to-day
EXECUTIVE DxsAnr1nsr STAT. or Lcyr,Mg4AsA,.
New ORLEANS, April IL, 1874 J
President U. g. GRANT
The unprecedented rise in the Mississippi aided by
violent local storms has most disastrous
now Six or seven of the largest parishes of the State
are already under water of people, white
ana black are without food shelter and danger of
starvation The emergency 50 great that feel con-
strained 10 appeal to directly asking general
government If possible to extend these poor people
the same relief that was given the scarcely more
disastrous calamity at Chicago
W.P. KELLOGG, Governor Of Louisiana
EXECUTIVE MANSION WASHINGTON. D. c., April H. 1874.
Governor W. p. KELLOGG, New Orleans, La -
Your despatch Of this asking aid the sufferers
by the disastrous overflow Of Lower Mississippi is
ceived. Congress being in session this time
do not feel authorized 10 order government
aid as did in the case Of suffering from
yellow fever in Shreveport and Memphis last
summer, and in the of the burning of Chicago
years ago without the authority Of Congress- will
however. send despatch to the Louisiana peega
ton, and II resolution Is passed by Congress authorizing
it, will exert every authorized suffering
from the disaster which has overaken the citizens of
Louisiana. A. q. GRANT
Another Crevasse in tho Mississippi-The
jackson Railroad Overdown-No North
crn Mail for Two Days-Hcavy Rains
COnt1nu1n&s
NEW ORLEANS, April II, 1874.
despatch from Baton Rouge reports another
crevasse at McCullen's. The other one at that
point Is not closed, as reported last night.
The steamer Natchez had her chmneys carried
away by q tornado on Wednesday evening, near
Natchez Island. The upper works Of the boat were
badly damaged The officers OF the Natcnez report
a crevasse, 900 feet wide and ten deep, at Dan
Hickeys, west OF Baton Rouge.
The pilot OF the Gudder reports large crevasse
in Morgan's Bend, lust below the Grand Levee.
Baton Rouge despatch to-day reports the river
fallen fourteen inches at that point.
The Jackson Railroad Is partly overiowed by
Pass Manchas with the lake steamer Creole.
There has been no Northern mail for two days.
The river here has fallen about foot, caused prob
ably by the crevasses above.
Ii has been raining all day. Four and half
inches have fallen in twenty-iour hours ending ut
six A. NJ. to-day.
Damage to the Planting Interest from
the Heavy Rnins-R ailroads Submerged
and Travel Suspended.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April IT, 1874.
The heavy rains OF the past few days have not
only been destructive to the planting interest,
but together with the floods the various rivers.
damaging to the different railroads centreing
trains run only to Middleton, and portions
of the Clarksve division Of the Mem.
phis and Louisville Railroad are in
undated already, and the waters or the Cum
causing a temporary suspension OF travel on that
road, while the Memphis and Little ROCK Road is
In dangersshOuld the rise in the Mississippi con.
tlnue for q lew days longer.