The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-22

This may be somewhat reduced. Il is added,
should the waters recede in time for the cotton
crop. There Is but little TO be expected from
the sugar and rice crop. The loss IN the cot
ton crop in Louisiana i estimated at 100000
bales. The amount OF human suffering Is ap-
palling. The water was falling slowly AT this
date The Memphis relief committee has
received large number Of letters and appli-
cations for relief from the overlooked district,
particular from the lower part Of Arkansas.
where the destitution + the greatest. pc
tition from $50 colored laborers from Arkan-
sa- City and vicinity says:
1.-The undersi sned, colored people of Arkansas
City and neighhOring plantations, would respect
fully state that We are In a desperate condition
only few OF us having few days rations ana
they have been furnished by the owners OF PLAN
tations who have not enough left Tor thelr own
families long The water stands As high AS tour
ieet above the nO0r of many Ot our homes. some
OF as have had TO move cut and herd with Others
rs best can over all the plantations the Wa
ter stands from three 10 dye feet. The leVees are
all broken. fences gone, and our stock has been
greatly reduced from drowning and starvation
oar friends the white people, have done all they
could and can do no more We can see nothing
but starvation and death 10 many of rs, unless
good people Will aid Us, and that soon.
tue COMMISSIONERS afl'ihN'N " Wv wv"
eral Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church North in 1872. TO bear fraternal greet
ings 10 their Southern brethren, visited the
General Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South. in session AT Louisville,
Nv. on the sth. and were received with great
cordiality The utmost harmony and good
feeling appeared TO prevail during the meet
ing. and the expressions Of good will made by
the commission as representing the senti'
ments Of the Northern Church were received
with hearty applause.
The Relief Committee Of louisiana re-
ported as follows TO Governor Kellogg on
the 9th:
"From thu 93i OF April to the sth of May, d.
teen days, We shipped to the o,erhOwed districts
2 ~ raiions of breadstuffs and 1874 rations
OF meat, OF which the Government supplied l62,
1873 rations of breadsiufs and lis, - rations OF
meat. The shipments made in Excess of receipts
from the Government were proceeds from private
contributions We have been far from supply
ing the demands on US. We estimate, from the
bert information can gather, the number OF
sufferers in Louisiana alone AT So 500 persons.
The calls are increasing, Ne the distress becomes
greater from the exhaustion of supplies In the
hands OF the people at the time of the overflow"
The Acknowledgement Of Wisconsin has
given an opinion to the Governor and Railroad
Commissioners TO the effect that the railroad
law of that State j. constitutional. and meas
ures fbe Immediately instituted to enforce
obedience TO the law.
A -. Louis Globe special Of the 18th saws:
OF the whole overflow from Cairo 10 the Gulf.
the greatest damage appears to be in the La
fourche. Terrebonne and Attakapas districts
of Louisiana. Larger extents OF territory,
further north. are under water. but the land
is not so valuable ard so much damage has not
been done. The districts named are under
lake one hundred and fifty miles wide and two
hundred long. The suffering i intense be-
cause of the density of population, and petit
tons for relief are constantly received. This
i a rich sugar country, and the crops are ut-
terly ruined for years to come. The lake is
fed by the Morganza and Hickey crevasses.
A large number Of lives have been lost. and
men heretofore in good circumstances are al
most ruined. They are living in garrets. and
the country presents the widest scene Of
des0lation.
A fire. which was caused by two boys
lighting cigar in an unoccupied house. re-
Gently destroyed the entire village Of Ridge
way, Iowa. with the exception Of one brick
house. Loss about 100000, and thirty to
forty families rendered homeless.
Two new and alarming crevasses at Friar's
Point. Miss. were reported on the 10th. 1t
was thought that the town, beside a large
and rich section of cotton lands adjacent.
would be inundated.
The Chicago Tribune having sent circulars
TO the press Of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa, Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Nebraska. asking how each stood on
the Presidents veto of the Currency bill, the
summary shows that Of 9S3 papers answering
the circular, j14 sustain the veto, 40l oppose
it, and eleven are non-committal. OF those
sustaining the veto, 295 are Republican and
2l7 are Of the opposition. OF those opposing
the veto, 23i are Republican and Ia Of the
opposition. Indiana. Missouri and Kansas
are the only States where a majority OF the
papers oppose the veto.
The National Agricultural Congress assem-
bled at Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th. President
Jackson delivered an address.
Another crevasse was reported at Apper-
son plantation, opposite Friar's Point, on the
18th. threatening great damage. There were
three feet Of water in the streets at Frar's
Point, and the whole country in the rear was
being rapidly inundated.
FOREIGN.
Spanish war news from Madrid on the 9th !: