Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-15
HIGH WATER.
4 Patient and Careful View of the SItua-
tonne Bacterial Damage 20 The
Farmers Anticipated.
Some Talk AbOut the Crops in the Upper
Counties OF Yves; Tennessee, and
EIsewhers in the.State,
The Railroads All Right-DamnEe and
DCIsYs by Freshets-BatnfaIl of
the Past Week, Fac,

DCIs3s by Freshets-RainfaIl of
the Past Week, Fac,
Unnecessary fears are entertained
by some Of the people along the Missis-
sippi river that this stream would over
flow during the present. While there
may be some indications Of big water 10
have caused this apprehension, especial
" as the present high water is unusual
for this period of the year, we candidly
think our river-bOttom friends are sac
and beyond any danger. While the
rivers have climbed up with amazing
energy in such warm weather, it is
hardly possible for the Mississippi to
overflow now. The river is ten feet st
least below high water mark and it
would require fully one week Of rain
to make it overflow. We have studied
the situation and see that it is
IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI TO
RAISE FIVE FEET MORE
during the present rise, and therefore
hope our friends in the hollOws will dis
card their fears of an inundatiOn. OF
course, where such glorious prospects OF
agricultural triumph greet their eyes, it
Is but natural they should think such
success only too great for attainment.
Along the shores OF the Mississippi river,
which bounds L8uderdale county hun
dred miles above here, tie water IS with
in eighteen inches OF going over the
lower banks, and planters are in no
easy state Of mind.
THIS FEAR is UNNECESSARY,
and is doubtless due to the fact that one
hundred acres Of corn belonging to Cap
tain Albert Lee, st Fulton, are under
water. However, that land is quite low,
and it is not fair to presume that the
Mississippi can now mount upward so
as to inuudate the country. The people
in the bottoms of Dyer county are also
in great fear of an inuGdatiOn, but their
apprehensiOns are also grOundless. Up
to twelve O'CLOCK Yesterday the Missis-
sippi at Haile's Point had risen five
inches only within the preceding twen-
ty-four hours, and yet the scare was very
great. This, too, because the back-water
flowed fifteen miles up the FOrked Deer,
a stream which has q sluggish current
and is very even in its fall.
THE CROPS IN THAT COUNTY
ale very promising, as they are in Leu.
derdale, though one more rain is neceJ-
sary TO make full corn crop. The river
would have to rise two feet in that ser
ton to cause an overflow, and this is
hardly probable because of the great eX-
panse Of country which would serve as
a reservoir for the water. We regret
that our friends along the river are so
unnecessarily alarmed, and hope that
they will now cast aside all fears Of an
overflow. Persons who attempt to Gre
ate such an impression have no good
object in view, but seek to create a panic
aud damage the planting interests.
Hence we publish the above facts, and
indulge the hope that no attention will
De given to alarming reports and senss-
tional articles. In Middle Tennessee
rains fell for four days last week and it
is thought the same will prove great
drawback to crops
BETWEEN NASHVILLE AND DECATUR.
Saturday there was a perfect flood,
and the crops along the route between
these points are sUfferiGg in consequence.
Wster-spouts, says q Nashville ex-
change, have prevailed to sn alarming
extent in Tennessee during the present
year. They have always been accom-
panied by more or less damage. A
water-spOut prevailed on Sullivan's
creek, two miles west of KingstOn's
springs, at five O'Clock Sunday after
noon. That stream became a roaring
river in remarkably short space Of
time. Two bents OF a fifty feet trestle
were washed out. Such q thing had not
occurred at that point before in eight
years.
CORN WAS WASHED DOWN
level with the earth. The crop is be-
n IL
heavy that it is feared the farmers will
be utterly unable to strengthen it up suf.
ficiently to make yield. Sunday night
was SO stormy out on the Nashville aud
Chattanooga road that General Super
intendent Thomas ordered al trains to
lie up, and by so doing thousands Of dol
lars were saved, as well SIS many per-
sons lives. There is nothing go COM
mendable in q railroad man as the ex-
ercise of q sound discretion in such
emergencies. 1t is on this account that
accidents are OF very rare occurrence on
the line Of the Nashville and ChattauOO-
ga and st. Louis railway, which is I'M
der the
EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT OF GENERAL
THOMAS.
Workmen were forced, Tuesday morn
ing, to get down into the water, at the
point mentioned, up to their waists, in
order to make repairs. Another heavy
rain fell Tuesday afternoon. 1t proved
almost as heavy as that Of the afternoon
previous, driving the WOrkmen out Of
the bed of the creek III q hurry. Trans
fers were made across the break. Trains
will be running through regularly this
morning.
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struck by lightning Sunday afternoon,
but no damage was done.
RAILROADS ALL RIGHT.
Monday there was a break on the
Northwestern road above Mckenzie, by
which Nashville trains were delayed
Twelve hours. Another break near NJ
Kenzie occurred Tuesday, but was
quickly repaired, for Len Thomas is a
man who supervises every section of his
road. The consequence was there has
been no material interruption Of travel
between here and Nashville via the old
reliable Louisville and Nashville and
Crest Southern railroad. The entire line
Of this road from here TO Louisville has
not been in the slightest manner dam
aged. Our people have cause to rejoice,
to be thankful and very hopeful as they
al z III 2 ldL DcLlCl COIultIOu luAu lAO5O
of
MIDDLE TENNESSEE,
for according to the Nashville Banner
of Wednesday it has been raining al
most necessarily there since last Thurs
day. That paper says: every little sun
light has interviewed, and then to make
the wet wheat sprout. AS far as we have
aseertained, the wheat in shocks has
been greatly injured. In threshing, the
damaged wheat should be kept separate
from the good. as the wheat uninjured
will bring better prices in the market.
Corn, between Nashville and M'KeDzie,
has sustained much injury, both from
wind and rain. Complaints of too much
rain south of Nashville are general. The
break on the Northwestern road was re-
paired yesterday, and the trains ran
through as usual"
THE RAINFALL.
The following is the rainfall for the
days mentioned: