Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-11
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THE LATEST.
The latest information at hand at a
late hour last night, as to the general
condition of the fiters; was: at O1ncin-
natl, yesterday evening. falling; at Lou
isviIle, falling; at Evansville, rose seven
inches; at Cairo, fell fourteen inches; at
Memphis, fell fourteen inches; at Vlcks-
burg, stationary.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
the foot of Canal street, the river was
5 inches below high water markof lo1l,
being stationary from III 4. NJ. yester-
day, and showing a fall OF 3 inches
since 8 P. M. on Sunday.
From the New Orleans Times, April s.
From Gen. JEFF Thompson, now at
the Bayou Lafourche crevasse, near
Thibodaux, was received the subJolned
dispatch, dated 5:45 P. NJ. Tuesday:
''The crevasse' is one hundred and
fifty feet wide, and runs four feet deep.
Nothing can be done but to protect the
ends. The damage is not as great as L
anticipated"
At 9:10 last night was received from
Gen. Thompson the following:
"The erevasse near Thibodaux will
probably destroy two thousand, acres OF
sugar-canc and injure two hundred
families In the Chupeck, Shock Bay,
Bayou Heron and Baton Pilon settle
ments. Railroads not hurt"
THE cREvAssE NEAR LOCKPoRT.
An assistant engineer Of the Levee
Company called in yesterday to say
that he was going to leave at once for
the crevasse below Lockport, on Bayou
Lafourche; that the company had
promptly sent to the spot ali the ma
teriais necessary; and it was expected
the crevasse could be closed by day
break to-day.
PROM UPPER RED RIVER.
The Shreveport Times of the 4th inst.
says: 'The Government Observer re-
ports a fall of three inches in the river
at this point for the twenty-four hours
ending at 8 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, leaving it twenty-seyen feet and
two inches above the low water of 1872.
The officers of the Durfee, the last
Boat up, found the river on a stand as
low down as Coushatta. None of the
plantations were seriously injured by
the overflow.
We have nothing later from the up
per river than published before In this
eolumn-water low and falling from
Kiamitia to Fulton. At the latter
place last Tuesday night the river was
less than half bank full and falling. At
The cutoff there was at least five feet of
bank. There may be a local swell this
side but the river is generally on the
fall all the way to this point and an
overflow is out of the question with the
present stock of water.
The Jefferson Democrat of the Sd re-
ports the bayou at that point on a stand
fifteen feet above low water. The
lakes this side were falling at last ae-
counts.
ALONG TIE CITY FRONT.
The water in many places along the
city front, between Canal street and
Louisiana avenue, is finding its wav
over the levee and flooding the front
streets,
At tie head Of GnirOd street, as seen
from the river, the water appears to
lack but a few inches of passing over
the wharf, and at the head of Orange
and Richard streets, where.they inter-
sect Front street, IL covers the railroad
track. AT the streets mentioned it re-
quires a rise of but a few inches to
cause the water to flow c~opiously over
the embankment, and food the streets
in that vicinity; bur from the present
outlook such an unfortunate stage viii
not be reached.
At the head of Louisiana avenue and
Toledano street, last evening, water
was flowing from the river over the
levees and 80 filed the street that pas
sengers were unable to board the horse
cars dry footed at that station, and it
is likely that the cars may have to sus-
pend until it subsidies.
In consequence of the prevalence Of
z high wind yesterday efening and
agitated condition Of the river, it was
apprehended that the levees at some
point near the city would be so washed
as to give way, but no break was re-
ported last night, therefore tie threat
ened damage was providentially averted.
THE LATEST.
At Shreveport, at 8 P. NJ. yesterday,
the river was % feet IL inches above
low water, mark. being a fan of Sinehes
in the "A noIfc.
At the foot of Canal street, the re-
port yesterday was as follows: AT 10
4. NJ, s inches below, high water mark;
at 8 P. NJ, l inch below; at 6 P. L., 2