New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
TIE OVERFLOW OF TIE WESTERN RIVERS
THE RISE IN THE MISSISSIPPI

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 5.-The river at this
pout rising steadily and now stands 33 feet by the
gauge or within nine inches Of the March rise WITH the
rise reported at Paincah Of 102 feet and Cairo of
inches the most hopeful persons here nave abandoned
all hopes OF tie river passing the March rise. II may
he OF interest to state that on the 2lst OF
March the reached 43 feet s inches at Cairo,
the highest point, while ut 81. Louis 1t stood at
feet AT present Cairo shows "A feet ii nches. and
st. Lous 27 feet inches, three times the depth il
had attained when the spring HOOD was at It's hight at
CAIRO. Taking this as COMPARISON WIN an excess OF
foot and three inches at Caro- and nearly 10 feet AT ST.
not assuring During that Hood, which reached its high:
est point here the lat % April days after it had
inundaed but the planters had not begun plowng. aud
after the water receded. they planted the lands
mostly in corn, which is already greatly dam
crop the river between here and O!coa is ruined
and fully onehhh Of the cotton crop while the water Is
below here On the Mississippi side very little damage
Ss 'a nessd "a asi Is f hs % TSe "a oa
tive Arkansas side, where The lands unpro-
planters generally unable to do anything TO avert
The danger Ii In feared that the eshc in the Arkansas
r SgT G mcas ca me Eask%ater from he Hsssp % % H
Little Rock, Ark, the river has risen slowly all day. 1t
il dow - feet by the gauge.
ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE TO CROPS ALONG THE
ONO.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 5.--lt is difficult at this
time to form than rough estimate of the damage
done to the crops by the rains md overflow in the ONO
Valley Half of the wheat crop Wintcrkiled TO be-
gin with. OF the remainder, it is believed that one
third is hopeessy ruined by the food and
the remaining two-thirds partially damaged,
though the damage will be less than is generally
expected. The acreage of wheat larger than
that of last year the comparative yield will he about 80
per less Corn total loss In the river bottoms.
That planted on high ground hat Suffered principally
from being brokeh down The acreage was much larger
than last year, and before Inc flood the prospects
favorable unusually heavy crop. ii s thOn,ht
hat will Dc fair crop, not much, II any,
lcss than last year. Much depends upon favorable
weather for the remainder OF the season. Oats nave
suffered severely than wheat corn,
having been beaten Hat IL will be impossible 10 harvest
IT, Tue percentage saved will he very small. Barley
saeled severely from the cold weather, and little
The quantity saved 1T for mailing Will be
Comparatively insignificant. Hay promises "a partial
Much had been lett una rendered
nearly worthless by the rams
INCREASING DANGER ALONG TIE MISSISSIPPI.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. "a heavy rain
storm prevails this morning Reports from above
that the plantations Island Number Ten and Island
Number Thirty-1ye are being submerged, and at New
Madrid the food Is running through the sunken land To
ST. Francis Valley The water here Is rising steadily and
slowly, encrOscbiDg the exposed plantations below
here The at DE Soto front has been repaired
The planters between here and Helena working hard
u protect their lands private dispatch from Pine
Bluff Ark says the river rose six inches this morning.
and within four feet OF high water mark telegram
from Little Rock Ark reports another Tse Ia the river
with rs feet the gauge. The sIgnal servicc tables