Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-23
AMID THE WATERS,
LEGIONS TO BE FED AND SHELL
TERED.
Tents Sent FOrward-AddItiOn
RaliOns Ordered-Fears That Crops
Cannot BE Made-A Relief WOVe-
ment In New Orleans-The "Times-
DemOcraI'Ao N : bic work.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Secretary
Of War has Issued instructions for the
transportation of one hundred hospital tents
from Philadelphia to Vicksburg, Miss, for
the sufferers from the recent foods. Each
will shelter from 25 to 30 persons.
Secretary Lincoln has also ordered 100000
rations to be issued at New Orleans for Lou
isiana, 200, 900 at Memphis for Mississippi
$4,000 at Helena for Arkansas, and 10000
each at Charleston, New Madrid and Gayoso
for Arkansas. These are the first rations
issued under the last appropriation Of
$15O, 900.
ST. LOUIS, March % The Globe Demo
Gratis correspondent on the government
relief boat Anita, which went up the Sun
flower river and some Of its tributaries,
gives a graphic description of scenes along
It's banks among the poor people, who for
many days, have been camping on the dry
spots of ground, ,or coOped Ia lofts of houses,
or huddled together on roofs. Many OF them
were suffering from hunger, and were utterly
destitute having lost everything they pos
sessed. Up to Sunday night the Anita had
picked up and taken to what are known as
Harris mounds, which are large and high,
nearly one thousand people, mostly ne
groes. They are camped in the open air,
but they will be supplied with food until
the food subsidies and they can take care of
themselves.
The Commissary General at Washin gton
directs General Beckwith to purchase 500,-
coo bread and meat rations, 100000 of
which are to be sent to Memphis, 100, 900 to
Vicksburg and $4,000 to Helena, for suffer
tiers in Mississippi and Arkansas.
NEW ORLEANS, March % TO date ra-
tions have been issued for % 600 people for
fifteen days, which will soon be exhausted.
Toe commissioners have applications for
rations for 10000 people. This number
cannot be supplied unless additional dona-
tions are received. Provisions will be
shipped daily by outgoing steamers until all
are supplied or the stock exhausted. Gen.
York, of Concordia parish, has been COM
missioned by Governor McEnery to super
wise the delivery of rations and forage and
the saving Of stock along the Black, ,Ouachits,
Tensas and Little rivers and Bayou WAGON.
There being no funds at the disposal of the
Governor, the IInles-Dsm0crGt supolled for
age to be distributed by General. York, aud
subsequently bought a small steamer for his
use. It was loaded with supplies, and to-
dav the Times Democrat sent to Commission
er York 400 sacks of corn, $50 sacks of oats,
so bales of hay and SO sacks of bran, to be
distributed In the overhowed section.
East of the Ouachita river the stock is re-
ported to be dying by hundreds, and appre-
hension is felt that the people will not be
able to plant their crops, even IL the water
recedes in time, on account Of the loss of
stock.
The Cotton Exchange, Produce Exchange,
Board of Trade and Board of Brokers have
appointed relief committees. By invitation,
delegates from these committees and a
number of prominent citizens met Governor
McEnerY to night at the st. Charles Hotel,
and appointed an executive relief commi'-
tee, representing these organizations and
the business community In general, and
systematic relief work will be commenced
at ouce and contributions solicited through
oCt the city
VICKeBURG, March 22-Captain j. s.
Loud U. s A, who arrived on the steamer
Commonwealth, says that at Lake Provi-
dence and vicinity there are about fifteen
hundred persons, and that from the
Ark ansas line to the southern line of < lst
Carroll parish not less than three thousand
white and black, who will require rations
for the next thirty days, and that in Medi-
son parish there are at least two Thousand
persons who will have to be assisted for the
same period.
The river is falling at this point as are
also the Yszoo, Supfower and Tallahatchie
rivers. At Chatard, nearly opposite the
Asatia crevasse, the water mas fallen about
Is inches.