New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-14

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inches OF the mark of 1867 Thursday, and
it's reported as rising all along. and grady
ally covering the high lands on the front.
The river at st. Joseph has risen twelve
inches since our last issue, and was still ris.
ing slowly when We went to press.
| The heavy rains Of the week have ir.
creased the quantity of water both in the
river and in the backwater. The prospect
is regarded as very gloomy by even the most
sanguine Of our planters.
To add to the mistortunes from the over
How, the gnats, which are the usual attend
ants upon nigh water, are annOying the
stock OF the planters, and we hear that quite
number of mules have died on the Avon
dale and Mound plantations. This will cap
the climax OF the miseries of the country.
Says the Bayou Sara Leader of the elev-
enth:
1he water has been creeping with such
rauiulty over the levees opposite Bayou
Sara. that on Thursday, at three A. NJ.
II was found necessary to turn out an extra
squad OF worknen to prevent the town
tom being overtlOwed. Work was carried
on until the break of day, when it was
lound impossible to stop the water. A
general alarm was given and the citizens
OF st. tcancisville and Bayou Sara turned
out IN full force and after working man
iuliy TOR several hours, the principal breaks
were overcome, and the town saved for
the present at least Too much praise can
not be given to the citizens of both towns
for the manner in which they exerted them
selves to prevent the impending Calamity.
The Delhi Chronicle, of the eleventh in
stant, announces the drowning of two men
in the overflow, and says:
From all around us the pitiful wall of dis
tress from inundatiOn reaches us. The rail.
road track for half its length is submerged
in water; the Ouachita is full and running
over, and the beautiful plantations along it's
banks are covered with seepage water and
overflow; the same may be said for good
portion of the Beuf river and Lake La
fourche country; portion Of the town of
Rayvllle IS under water; back water has
crept up the ravines and drains of Delhi,
rendering some of our streets impassable
tor pedestrians the water still covers about
halt the parish of Madison, while the re-
malnder is i'll imminent danger of inunda-
ton. To cap the climax the Mississippi is
again on the rise. We learn from Thurs
days Herald that it rose eight inches in
forty eight hours.
Says the Concordia Eagle:
Information was received in town last
Thursday that the river had broken through
the old MarengO levee and that the water
was pressing against the new one, recently
built by the Levee Company, and much
fear Is entertained that it will be unable to
check the water. Several leaks are already
reported in the new levee, but we were in
formed yesterday that the planters inter.
ested have large force at work OF it and
have succeeded in stopping the water, but
as large portion of the levee has settled
two or three feet, we think it will be impos-
slbe TOR them to save it.
The Ibervlle Republican of last Satur-
day contains the following:
A rumOr on our streets as we 90 to press.
that a leading New Orleans Fusion organ,
in it's evening edition, urges the forcible
opening Of the Bayou Plaquemine. as a
measure to avert impending overflow, is
the cause of no little Indignation among
our high-spirited citizens. The advocates
OF that unjustihable expedient should find
the enforcement of their audacous propo-
sition stoutly resisted by the indomitable
planters of this parish Having done their
whole duty, they will not tamely submit to
dIctatlOn from those who are in default
Threatened with momentary disaster them
selves, and dependent for protection on
their own energies and resources, they pro-
claim their unwillingness to become the
victims of certain ruin that the fears of
their neighbOrs may be allayed, or that tenn
porary relief may be guaranteed to them.
The Pointe Coupee Republican of the |
eleventh says:
The river is still rising; at one time |
during the week it rose at least six inches |
in one night.
On Thursday the water was passing over
the Jewell. Colomb, Bovard and TAYLOR |
levees. The people turned out in force and |
set to work in earnest, patching and raising |
the levees at these points, so that at night |
fall they could be pronounced out of dan
ger.
During Thursday night the levees pro-
tecting Waterloo gave way, and the town
IS now entirely overhowed. The levee in
The rear is pronounced safe.
Friday morning a large number of men
we're again at work on the levees, and if
The river should come to stand and the
weather be free from drenching rains, we
ian hope to be saved from an overflow.
The alacrity with which the people rushed
20 the dangerous places on the levees, and
he vim with which they worked, was COM
to say the least. Every one
jurned out-the merchants, the planters,
he lawyers. We noticed our parish Judge
handling the spade with as much credit to
himself as when rendering some of his able
On the Grand levee the water is runnir
,ver il several places. Our friend Pedarre.
with his usual energy, is at work with
arge but not sufficient number of men.
lie is also in great need of material This
hould be looked into at once, as it is the
most important levee in the parish.
The Fishers landing and Raccourci
evees, owing to the timely surveillance of
Captain f. Oubre, so far have been able to
the pressure of the water.
AS we go to press we receive the follow
ng direct information from the levees
lbOve:
The Grand levee stands firm A good
many hands are employed in raising it at
he pOnts where the water threatens to run
ver.
Part Of the Morgan Bend levee is in very
ritical condition. The people, however,
re confident, if they can get the necessary
amber, to remedy this.