The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-30

large number of persons living
behind Grand Levee have had
their houses completely swept
away, and nothing can save them
from being cut off from all CON-
from other parts OF
the parish. 1t is essentially nee
essary that immediate relief be
to prevent starvation.
Almost the entire parishes west
of Baton Rouge, and the whole of
the parish of Iberville, lying on
the 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
IA half million of rations, of meat,
bread, beans and rice at the rate
of twenty thousand rations daily.
This will supply twenty thousand
persons twenty-five days.
st. Louis, April GA consid.
erable quantity of muskets, small
arms and ammunitions were ship
ped from here yesterday to Little
Rock, said to be for Brooks,
The times asserts that two thou
sand Springfield rifles, thirteen
thousand rounds of ammunition
and several cases of pistols were
shipped to day in secret for the
Brooks forces. 1t is also said
that five carloads of provisions
have been shipped to the same
parties.
Louisville, April 27.-The
steamer Elk porter left here yes
terday with seventy-tive tons OF
government rations for the LOuisi
ana sufferers.
Monroe, La, April 27.-The
water is rising and people continue
coming in from the rear as the
water approaches, the sidewalks
and streets being the only pastures
for stock. The loss of cattle and
hogs by the overflow is very
great. The sun shown all day
yesterday and there is a prospec,
of better weather.
New Orleans, April PA reso
luton of a public meeting in West
Baton Rouge states that ''thret
hundred families in that parish
have been rendered homeless b,
the inundation from crevasses.
Brashear City is overlowed, ant
the railroad embankment is tn.
only thoroughfare. Merchant.
have nearly all built bridges con
Meeting with this embaukment
and have raised their store floors
Small boats are in general use. A
flatboatman named Eastwood
was murdered on his boat, twelv,
miles above Thibadeaux, or Rayo,
Lafourche, Saturday morning, b,
three negroes, who made thei
escape. Col. Il. G. Hodges, Quar-
termaster United States army
received yesterday and turpet
over to the distributing committee
for the sufferers by the overflow
twenty-five thousand lined sacl
coats, twenty-five thousand forag
ing caps, twenty five thousan,
pairs OF shoes, and four thousant
blankets. The Cotton Exchang
sends $1,000, contributed by tn
citizens of Savannah, for tn
overhowed. Advices from tn
Teche country report the waite
still rising, and the indication
are that Morgan's Texas Railroa,
I will be partly overfowed.
! New Orleans, April 25.-
Capt. Blanks, in a letter to ;
member of the relief commit
tee, says: II have just re
turned with the Ouachita Bell
from Camden, Trenton, an,
Monroe, through the overfowe'
district of Louisiana, ,and | Sc
that efforts have been, and ar
being made, to relieve the sui
fering occasioned by the over
flow. I have also seen a tabu
lar statement, which was pre-
sented by you to a meeting G
citizens from the overflowe
districts, held in the senat
chamber some time last week
From personal knowledge an
direct information derives
from others within the lastfe,
days, I am satisfied that th
said estimate is by far to
low. As you have been n
quested by three different put
lie meetings held in the ovel
flowed districts Of Louisiana
to represent their want
and condition, [ now preser
you with a statement Of th
! localities and numbers neet