Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-04-16

! tue ieVee Is IN DaG cO0QluODs ana a
heavy force are at work.
GENERAL THOMPSON AT BAYOU PLA-
QUEMINE.
The visit of the State engineer,
General JEFF. Thompson, to the Bayou
| Plaquemine, to cut the dyke there, was
/ attended by great excitement among
I the people of the town of Plaquemine
and that vicinity. The account as given
by General Thompson is not a little
amusing at the generals expense.
/ After whole night spent in obtaining
| boat and the necessary force and sup
! plies, be finally got off in a smsll tug
| boat, and reached the bayou at halfpast
| eleven O'clock on Saturday morning.
| Approaching the town of Plaquemine,
the river front was found lined with an
excited populace. The general did not
then land, at the town, but proceeded
on up and attempted TO land above the
town. As soon as the direction of his
little craft was observed the alarm was
sounded in the town. The bells rang
and the people hurried hither and thith-
er and every thing indicated that g
stubborn resistance would be male TO
the opening of the bayou. The attempt
TO land failed, the tug was surrounded
by a fleet Of skiffs filed with men de-
mandlng to know the generals inten-
tons. After some parleying General
Thompson announced his purpose to
proceed to the town, and hold q con-
ference with the mayor and citizens,
aud so backing out, tee tug steamed to
the wharf and landed. There the
mayor, selectmen of the town, and
other citizens went on bOsrd the tug,
and the general explained to them the
object Of his visit and the orders under
which he was acting. Pending this in
terview the excitement on shore was
intense. All the bells in the town rang
q continuous alarm, and the entire
population were in the streets, fully one
hundred and fifty men being under
arms. The mayor informed the engi-
neer that resistance
WOULD BE MADE TO THE DEATH
to the execution of the order, and pre-
sented him with a copy of the proceed
ings Of public meeting held on the
previous day, which had been partici-
pated in by Messrs. d. n. Barrow, Ed
ward DesObTy, Austin Hunt, T. E.
Grace and the great body Of the citizens at
which resolutions were passed denOune- /
ing any attempt to cut the Plaquemine
leve. Obtaining from the principals
citizens this statement of their purposes,
General Thompson assured the people
of his peaceful intentions, and i'm.
mediately returned to the city. 1t sp..
pears the order of Governor Kellogg
sent by telegraph on Saturday morning
countsrmanding his instructions to the
general did not reach him.
DANGER IN FHE SIXTH DISTRICT.
Sunday morning at half past ten |
o'clock, it was announced that a con-
sideable stream OF water was running
through the base of the levee at the /
head of General Taylor street, sixth |
district, and that Pension street was |
entirely OveTfiowed in consequence.
The latest advices from above are to 1
the effect Of a serious
CREvAssE AT M'CALLoM's,
on the left bank Of the river, and two
miles below Baton Rouge. 1t occurred /
early Sunday morning, and at the last
account was one acre wide. Unless
speedily and successfully closed, it will /
devastate a large and very productive
section Of the country. The levee COM
pany promptly took the matter in hand,
and has already commenced working on
it, and promises no abatement in its
efforts to succeed in closing the break.
MORE WATER COMING.
1t is but right we should caution the
people 10 continue their vigilance n
watching the levees and take prompt
action TO prevent threatened breaks.
There is yet no permanent abatement
of the flood, and it is the opinion of the
State engineer that within q day or two
the river will be fuller than it is now.
Heavy floods are coming from above.
We shall soon both see and feel their
effects. Untiring vigilance is required,
and if practiced may save the public
many calamities.
THE LATEST.
From the officers of the steamer
Lizzie Hopkins, which arrived yesterday
from the Lsfourche, we learn that the
MOREAU CREvAssE
is still open. Mr.. Moreau, the owner Of
the plantation, was a passenger on the
Hopkins, and has applied to the board
OF levee commissioners for aid. The
crevasse at
BONNET CARRE BEND
was increasing, with very little prospect
of its being closed. The steamer Garry
owen was lying at the bank above the
cTeCdSSe.
From the officers of the Henry Tete,
we are gratified to learn that the break
at Cassagne's, six miles above Bonnet
Care bend, was closed yesterday.
FROM THE LOWER COAST.
The steamer Empire returned to the
city yesterday afternoon from the lower
coast, and her officers report that the
crevasse at Greenwood place has not yet
been closed, but it is believed the work
to that end would succeed by to-day or
tomorrow. The break at Bellechssse is
pretty much in the same condition, and
cannot be closed under three or four
days.