The Leavenworth weekly times., 1874-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS

New Orleans April 24.-The water from
he Barrel, Care and McCullom crevasser
has overfowed the Grand Point settlement,
st. James Parish, forcing many to leave
their homes and seek protection in other To-
calities.
A resolution Of relief adopted at q meet
ing at Point Camper, states that in conse-
quence Of large number Of persons living
behind the grand levee having had thesr
houses completely swept away, and nothing
saved, they Icing cat of from communica.
tion with other paris of the parish, it lie es-
sentially necessary that immediate relief be
afforded TO prevent star, ion.
The levee company's engineer, Van Peli,
reports the crevasse at Hickey's beyond con.
troll, and fully quarter of a mile wide and
about 10 feet deep. Almost the entire parish
of West Baton Rouge and the whole of the
parish OF 1bervile, lying on the right bank
of the Mississippi river, appear to be under
water.
Capt. Sullivan, cOmmissary Of the army
here has notified Gov. Kellogg that he has
received instructions from the Secretary Of
War to turn over to the relief committee
half million rstiens Of provisions at the rate
of 20, 600 rations daily; this will supply co.
900 persons 25 days.
London, April 2i.-In the House OF Com
mons Mr.. Smallet. moved that the sudden
ness Of the late di solution OF Parliament il
deserving of ctnslre; he characterizs d the
| act as a coup de etat Oy which the last gov
ernment sought, unconsti,utionally, to retain
power; he declared Gladstone had Iesorted
to stratagem, which wss uugenerous TO his
| friends, insolent 10 hi- opponents, and bare
| honest to tGe nation.
Mr.. Whallsy seconded the motion.
Mr.. Gladstone stigmat;zsj as untrue the
planned, and "a absurd and impossible. He
challenged a repetition OF the word 'tricE =
sler' which had been applied to him, ard
| upon refusal of Sma!lett to repeat it, he
| charged him with meanness and Lick Of de-
| cency.
On concluding the speech, Mr. Gladstone
left the house. Tie motion was negatived
without a decision. Much excitement was
manifested during and at the close of the
| debate.
| New Orlsans, April 25-The following
Dispatch to the Associated Press shows that
the flood in Onacheta valley is not abited,
but increasing:
| Monroe, April 25.-It il impossible TO
| give an idea of the extent Of the floods here,
the water is higher than ever known. The
town is on an islsni two and a half miles
| long and hall mile wide from which there
ia no exit excep, by boats. From the cross
ing Of the railroad ard Desart street back il
one wide sea of boats coming and going from
Oakley. Tie people On the levy have been
driver in. All vacant houses are taken
and several families are living in the court
| hodse Business is almost entirely suspended
hut all the houses are open 10 the people.
| Fully one thousand in the town have not
| had ra,ions for three days nor money to buy
with. Stock Of every description Ia gathered
in town and starving. Ga Desart island
| nearly all the plantations are nnder wafer
.! 600 acres opened by Capt. Phillips only
about 80 acres are not inundated.
OF what has transpired below we know
| rothing. Pargond's home place is twn FL
submerged in the yards, and no passing be-
low. Trenton is under, from Cro-by's resid-
| ence up beyond the business houses OF the
| town, there il from six inches to foot of
| water in the principal street. Cotton IL
| brought in and goods sent ou. "a Claiburne,
half . mie. in fits. AT Heads and Strode-
| .or,' residences the water i tSo feet deep IN
the yards; on the river bank :;Onl isrces are
nearly all washed down; steamboat could
be run down Cotton street; the river rose
| one inch last night; it has rained slowly
since daylight and il is still raining. There
are no crossings 10 speak OF, ard not days
| work done alcng the river ior four weeks.
TSigneal GEO. W. MCCLAIRE.
Cart. Brooks. IN Letter TO member OF
the relief commit ee gays: l have jus, re-
turned with the steamer Ouichi;a Belle from
the landings OF Trenton and Monroe, through
one of the oveIflowed districts of north Loui-
siana to see wiia, efforts had been made TO re-
lieve the sulieIings occasioned by the over
hJw. From personal knowledge and in
formation derived from Others within the
last few days am satisfied that your state
meut Of suffering in this region ia far too
low and present you with the fol-
lowing statement OF locality and the
numbers needing help at once on Lower
Black river; three hundred at Mardis, in
c!rdpg that pa.. of Concordia parish on
Black river; Il teen hundred at Wilson's
on Black river; four hundred at Trinity, in
cluding Fensac Bayou, Little river; two
thousands al Hamssonburg, including Bayou
Louis; one thousand at Siarbs Landing, in
GLIDING Brune Landing; 800 a,Cantns; 400
Bunker Hill, including both sides OF the
river and swsmps between. Ga Poechta
and D5uef 900; Columbia, including Ona-
cheto and BoUf and between Oucbita and
Bouei river 2,C00 stations, including the
bottom, on beth sides l, 500; Hopeweli and
Waco, including the backswamps up TO the
Ouichita levy, l.G09; Monroe !, 500. Total
IL 600 Al the lowest estimate this num-
ber may be said 10 re in actual want and
many have been so for many dsyi. A,
they have been under water come two or
three weeks they have lost all their hogs and
nearly all their cattle, ard the people them
selves have neither money or credit, no place
TO 90 10. But this estimate hy 10
means discinse the distress of those residing
on the small bayoua and creeks who have
been ovei flowed by back water and foods o!
rain. They generally nave been on the land,
but have lost mueh OF their stock and i'm
provements, and are cut OF provisions and
money; and the prospects for making crops
are so discouraging tina; none are willing or
able to advance them supplies, or they too
must suffer or recsiye assistance. II these
be added the number needing help is not
short Of 20, 900 people. IN the district re-
ferred to the Times says, the extent OF tho
damage VT icl. has resulted from the great
overflow is Just beginning to be fully under
Et1oG.
Bot that it should involve 81, 0o3, ,0Jo and
a population of lis, 900 was apparently be
and any reI-oI:ble calculation, yet such is
really the case. The article then giveI
ample statement of The condition of affair
both in cotton and sugar Gi-trict', which wa
teIegraph.d north by mayor Waits OF thi
city day or two ago. Young names over
flowed parishes and the population as pre-
viousiy stated. In al the parishes named it
is believed there are more than 3, 900 peO-
pie now actually suffering for the necessaries
of life and that in les5 ,han sixty days
number of those whose circumstances will
require aIleviation will increase to more
than $4,000.
Topeka, April GA FIRE at Emporia
this morning destroyed two business huiid-
inss. Loss, $1,000. Insurance, S3 GOO.
This is the fourth fire in thi. place since
January lst, and it is believed there is
regular plan TO burn the town, as all the
fires we're the work of an iDcendiaTy.
The Kansas Midland K,ilroad reached
Tsoumseh to-day, and is pushing on TO Law
renee. The complications at Lawrence in
regard to The bridge and the crossing of
Massachusetts, street have been satisfactorily
adjusted snd the right of way granted. There
is nothing now to TO hinder the speedy com.
pl,tio of this road.
DEPREDATI0Ns.
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