The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-25

Twenty-seven Cotton Plan
tations Overlooked.
Immediate Relief Necessary to
Prevent Starvation.


letter from planter in Carroll parish says that
from the overflow there Will be twenty
plantations in this parish that will make no cotton
at I'LL, eleven that may make half q crop and twen-
ty-nine that are good for full crop. The water
from the Bonnet Carre and McCullen crevasses has
overnowed Grand Point settlement, st. James
Parish, forcing many to leave their homes and
seek protection in other localities
Aresolution OF relief adopted ar meeting in the
Sixth ward, Point Coupee parish, states that in
consequence of the large number OF persons living
behind the Grand Levee having had their homes
swept away and nothing saved, they being cut on
from all communication with other parts of the
parish, 1t Is essentially necessary that immediate
reiel be Afforded to prevent starvation.
engineer Van Pelt, OF the Levee Company, re-
ports the creyasse al Hickeys beyond control. 1t
Is fully quarter OF mile VIDE and about ten feet
deep.
ar. Hickey's residence, a two story frame cot
tage, with eight rooms. was taken up by the flood
and carried to the back part OF the plantation,
entire parish OF West Baton Rouge and the whole
OF the parish or Obervile, lying on the right bank
Of the Mississippi River appear to be under water.
DISTRIBUTION OF RATONS.
The following communications explain them
selves:-
To WILLIAM p KELLOGG Governor =
sSu aas he nas gay
War to procure ana ,urn over to the Relief Committee
meat bread beans rise At the q OS ratisns
daily ms VIII supply ZuUU persons or twenty-five
Please notify 81 the names of the recognized COM
'A''''' ~ 7 THOMAS G. SULLIVAN.
Captain and Commit ssary OF subsistence, U. s. A.
The following is the reply
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
New ORLEANS. April "a, 1874.
captain THOMAS o. SULLIVAN, Commssary OF subsistence
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
communication OF this date in reply beg to inform
you that committee Of prominent citizens, irrespective
Ssay Ss oSS ss
meree ana he City Gonnc OF New Orleans Consists
Messrs o P"nean Ke1ns Thomas
ArstiSe Mary Robert Hare and James Lewis ana its
respectfully REQUEST that yon turn over to this com
mss the supplies FslilTsS IN
RAILROAD FLOODED.
| The Jackson Railroad is hooded, bridges washed
away. &c, near Amite. on the Mobile Railroad
| the bridge over the Pearl River was washed away,
gone There has been no trains to-day BY elmer
/ road.
| rain storm prevailed here this morning. The
wind was blow ny half a gale from the northwest.
/ Six days Northern, Eastern and western mails
are now due.
with sixty-nine packages OF mail matter
Heavy Rains i'm Alabama.
SELMA, Ala. April "a, 1874.
Immense rains have fallen here In the past two
days. The streams IN every direction are greatly
swollen. The Alabama River is now within two
feet OF the high water mark OF 1872 and the coun-
try below has been flooded, causing immense
| damage to crops. The prospect lor the crops is
| gloomy.
Little Rock Railroad Overlooked.
MEMPHIS, April "a, 1874.
portion Of the Little Rock Railroad was washed
away to-day near Riceville, stopping all communi-
! cation. The extent OF the damage Is not known.
1t will be impossible to repair the road until the
| Hood subsidies.
AID FOR TIE LOU lSIANA SUFFERERS
NEW YORK. April "A, 1874.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HE2ALD:-
VIII you allow u.s. through the HERALD, to &C
knowledge the following contributions, collected
10 New York for the sufferers by the inundation in
louisiana?
1 HOFFMAN, MARKS & CO.,
MOSES LOBE 4 CO.,
LEVY 4 SCHEUER
d. MERCER.