New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-26
MISCELLANEOrrs
Details Of the Overflow In the Ouacb,,.
Country.

Country.
MONROE, La, April 24.-The followino o
details are furnished to the Associated Press
BY Captain George w. McCranie, editor Of
the Ouachita Telegraph:
1t is impossible to give an idea of tho
extent of the overflow here. The water is
| higher than ever known; the town il an
island two and half miles long by half a
| mile wide, from which there is no exit ex.
cept by boats or swimming. From the
| crossing OF the railroad and Desard street
back is one wide sea. Boats come and 90
from Oakleys. ~
| People living in the rear have been driven
in, all vacant houses taken, and several
families are living in the courthouse. Bust
ness is almost completely suspended. Res.
houses open. There are fully one thousan5
people in town who have not rations for
three days, nor money to buy any, Stock
| OF every description gathered in town and
| starving. 'AN
On Desaird island almost all plantat;ors
are under water. OF 1000 acres. Canaan
Phillips has out only abQlt $50.
What has transpired below we know
nothing Of. Pargoud's home place is sub
merged, with two feet of water in the ward
and no passing below.
Trenton is under water from Crossbv,s
residence up beyond the business houses Of
the town, from three inches at the foot Of
the principal street on the river bank tn
eight feet in the rear. Cotton is brought in
and goods sent out on the Claiborne road.
half mile in flats. At Heads and Standi-
ier's residences, the water is two feet deep
in their yards.
On the river bank front the fences have
nearly all been washed down; could run a
steamboat down Cotton street.
The river rose one inch last night. Rained
slowly ever since daylight, and still rain
ing;
There are no crops to speak Of, and not
i've days work has been done along the
river for four weeks. In the hills the land
ls washed badly, and what has been done
toward making q crop has been labor
thrown away. What the people are to do,
The following has since been received
from the same source:
In twenty-f0ur hours, since last report.
the river has risen over an inch. Annther
break in Pargoud's upper levee precipitated
heavy volume of water on the back mart
of the city, and the rise there during the
same time mas been five inches Tie back
water Is up IN bitches nearly to Hunsicker
Hotel; on the river front water is from six fo
fifteen inches above the street, but If has
been levied. The overflow is filling mn
fast IN the rear of the city, about five
squares on an average from the river front
to the overflow being out of water the
lengtn OF the city. People are continnino
to come in from the rear.
The sidewalks and streets are ouIv
pat ture for stock. The grass ia eaten dowT
TO the ground. The loss of cattle and hoes
is immense all by the overflow. and manv
citizens have turned their horses out not
caring what becomes of them. The ann
shone all day and there is a prospect of bet-
Ter weather: No intelligence from above
put ~ must 0e from the recent rains, Con-
siderable rise coming down.
The Coal Tax.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 25.-The Gov
srnor signed the tax bill taxing coal three
'ents per ton; also, tax on dividends of
I'll corporations.
To be Paid.
., LOUISVILLE, April 25.--A months pay for
me trackmen Of the Short Line railroad was
'ent up yesterday.
Telegraph Operator Killed.
SALT LAKE, April pa passenger shot a
elegrapher at Green river fatally, He mis-.
ook him for another person.
Hsrses Barsed To Death.
BALTIMORE. April 25.-Six 6ne horse.
tcoSTIsuED ON FOURTH PA0E1