Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-27
THE AGONY OVER.
The Mississippi RlVer at a sfaDd-FeG-
IeTdAy's Rise Only -Four Inches
News from Above.

The agony is over, for the Mississippi
river will not rise any more now, unless
there be a general rain among the upper
country streams. This is not likely to
occur, and We therefore can give the
gratifying intelligence that the Missis-
sippi will abandon its wild, ruinOus eX-
cUrsiOn over the magnificent cotton
fields and corn areas along the bottoms
between here and New Orleans. By
reference to our river column it will be
seen that there is a general fall above
here. Yesterday the river fell two inches
at Cairo, three inches at Cincinnati, one
inch at Dubuque, one inch at KeOkuk,
two feet and eleven inches at Pittsburg,
and eight inches at st. Louis. From
this we have every reason to believe
that
THE PRESENT RISE
has reached its ultimatum, and that
from here down the Mississippi will
commence receding. In fact we learn
from Captain Lee, of Fulton, hundred
miles above here, that the river COM
menced receding and fell half an inch
there yesterday. At this point the rise
for the last twenty-four hours, ending at
six O'clock yesterday afternoon, was
only four inches. For a week or more
the rise here has been four to ten inches
daily, and this too during the heaviest
and most general rains that have fallen
for years, possibly never before at this
period Of the year. Hence it is that in
the present absence of
ADDITIONAL GENERAL RAINS
the river here cannot rise but three or
four inches higher. 10 fact, we have no
doubt but the Mississippi will be sta
tionary by twelve o'clock to-day, and
begin to fall by tomorrow. The damage
so far is trifing. While we regret the
individual damage that has been done,
for instance, at Benefits Landing and
Old Town, we are gratified to know that
the country has escaped general inun-
dation, and that the planters are now
safe from the dreaded overflow. By to-
morrow we hope to chronicle the fact
that the Mississippi is
BEGINNING TO RECEDE.
The fear was quite general that there
would be an overflow; especially was
this the feeling among the planters in
the bottom above here. Our latest tele-
grams lasts night report the Ohio on a
stand at Louisville. This is cheering
news, for the danger is past and the
agony is over. However, our friends in
the bottom district above here we fear
have sustained some damage, as will he
shown by the following extract from the
Ripley NeaOS CT the tWenty-second, on
the overflow in the
BOTTOMS OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY:
The river opposite this county is still
rising at the rate of six inches i'll twenty
four hours, and a gentleman who came
out from the bluff this morning, reports
that it is now within one foo Of the
high-water mark from last spviDk'S rise.
About One-tenth of the farming lands in
the bottom are already under wa'er sEd
some Of our farmers have sustained { q.
siderable loss by the destruction OF II, e
crops. Much solicitude is felt less there
should be a general flooding of aliss The
lands subject to overflow and a total de-
struction of the crops in the Mississippi
bottom. Many of the farmers are en-
gagged in throwing up levees, with
hope OF saving themselves to some
extent,