Columbus index. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1869-1893, 1874-05-08

tauOn, Assumption parish, says:
ain this section Of the parish there
is a population Of Of about 1000
white and black, all Of whom are
destitute of the first necessaTies of
life, aud are living on RATS and
housetops, with no transportation Of
any kind, and the nearest land TWEEN
ty miles distant. All Of their cattle
and horses are drowned, and the
water is still rising at the rate Of
about six inches in twentyfOur
hOurs.n
Mrs. S. A. Briggs, writing from
Hesperia plantation, Madison parish,
says: "Permit me to call your atten-
ton to the sufferings of the freed
men on my plantation, ITO in mum
Der. We are submerged. The mer-
chants are not extending credit, pro.
visions are exhausted and stock de-
stroyed. Women and children come
to me. and ! am without the means
to help them or myself
The Mayor of New Orleans to-day
sent the following despatch to Prof.
Farshay: 9You and other friends Of
Louisiana must do everything posi-
BILE for our sufferers, using your own
discretion as to the measures to be
taken. The field of suffering by the
floods is widening" The gentleman
addressed, ex.GQv. Herbert,Y-aQd
Welles, and other prominent citizens
of the flooded region will soon issue
an address to the people of the Unit
ed States showing the extent Of the
calamity and the necessity for imme-
diate effort for large contributions
for the relief of the suffering and ia
save human life.
Memphis, May 4.-Advices from
Prentiss, Miss, state that the leyeC
broke Saturday night, One-and a-lial
miles below, that place. Also al
| Glencoe, sixty miles below, while an
other crevasse is hourly expected al
| Pride's. The wateris pouring through
! the crevasse at Catfish Point, which
is now $50 yards wide The private
levee at Walnut Bend, Ark, is alsC
broken, inundating Falls, Farquar
sons, and other rich plantations, tn,
two named having over LOO acre.
of cotton planted. Appeals have
come from Napoleon for more sup
plies. The Sufferers Relief Commit
tee are busily engaged in filling OF
ders.
Little Rock, May 5.-Judges Scarf
and Bennett, of the Supreme Court
were arrested on their arrival by tn
Memphis train at Argenta, by a banI
of armed men under command 0
Capt. Williams acting under order
from Gov, Baxter.
A special says that after the arres
of Judges Bennett and Searle b,
Bakeries, they were taken acrOs
the river in skiffs, and then to 81
Johns College, in the outskirts 0
the city, where they spent the night
Yesterday morning they were put OF
horses and taken to the woods by
band of cavalry, where they vii
probably be kept for some time.
On the heels of this event, at
o'clock yesterday morning, Stale Au
ditor Wheeler was awakened by
knocking at the doors of his resi-
dence. He jumped out of bed an,
went down stairs, where he saw
hack at the door, the driver of whicl
said that Gen. McCovany wanted t,
see him. Wheeler not thinking o
capture, said, "Ask him to come in.
| McCovany answered back for hin
to come out. He went out, and SOM
men who had been stationed will
guns on the other three sides of th,
| house rushed up and put him b!
force into the carriage. He was thel
driven down to the Anthony House
and they took him to Bakers room
woke Baxter up, and McCovany said
l beg your pardon for acting withOu
orders, but l thought it my duty t
capture Wheeler and bring him Il
you, and make him acknowledge YOU
as the Governor; I will do the SAM
with State Treasurer Page an(
Brooks ifyou say so. Baxter gave or
ders for the release of Wheeler, mucl
to the discontinue of McCOvany
There is some talk of moving Bax
ter's government to Arkadelphia
and making that his capital.
A son of Judge Bennett received
a letter last evening from his father
saying 81 suppose you know Judg'
Searle and / were captured at Ar
genia last night. We are treated
well, and are in no bodily danger
don't know when we will be released.'
The letter was received through Gen
BlOcher, of Baxtcr's forces.
Baxter has again practically Seiz
ed the telegraph office. Guards art
posted about one hundred yards
away, and they allow no one to en-
ter he Office.
Every boy in Germany is oblig
ed to learn trade. The Emperor i
a practical printer. How diferen