The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29
THE GREAT OVERFLOW.
A Bit of Discoura ging News from the Inur
dated Districts-yidaiIa, La, Submerged

A Bit of Discoura ging News from the Inur
dated Districts-vidaiIa, La, Submerged
Government Aid.
ST. LOUIS, March 25.--About S., 600 and a large
amount OF provisions and clothing have been
raised here for the benefit of the overflow suffer
ers on tie Mississippi River. Captain Dea, in
charge Of the Government rel1ef expedition up
the Sunhower and Yazoo Rivers, intimates the
loss of hogs as total In the YszOo country, the
loss OF cattle fully IS per cent, and the fencing
with many Of the smaller houses. destroyed. He
recommends the distribution OF rations to con-
tinue at least two weeks at JOhnSonville, and
three weeks in the lower lazoo country, BY
which time ne thinks work VIII be begun IN the
fields, and then the people can probably take
care of themselves. Seventy thousand rations
week, it is believed. will be needed until the
water subsidies so that the people can get to work
WASHINGTON March 3 The Secretary OF War
has ordered 00oO rations to be issued at Mound
City, NJ. for flood sufferers.
Senator Jones received telegram to-day from
Governor MeEnery ana Other Te o. Ne% UT
nouncing orders have been issued for 100000 IA
lions and additional supplies for the sufferers by
the overflow. We desire on behalf OF the people
of Louisiana to express their appreciation of the
generous act OF Congress and prompt and cordial
manner in which the Honorable Secretary OF War
has responded to the Commissioners"
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 25.-The Rabissee
crevasSe on Bayou La FOurche has been closed.
There is now but one break In the leyees oil Bayou
gan Railroad crossing II is doing but little dam
age AT Grand Gulf, Miss. The river has declined
six inches from highest pOtft.
Mayor Whitehead, by order of the Secretary OF
War has purchased during the week 1000
pounds of bacon, 1000 barrels OF -four, and $500
barrels OF cora meal These supplies have been
turned over TO the Louisiana Commissioners, who
are distributing them TO the sufferers. The river
here remains eight inches below the high water OF
1874.
The steamer Dick Jones, just returned from the
sunk lands, reports horrors more and more terri
BILE. The people were sill eating drowned car
cases. and some few little boiled corn.
NATCHEz, March 25.-The river rose mere two
inches the last tweuty-fOur hours and is still
rising. IL is now TWENTY-FIVE inches above the
high water OF 1874. Vidalia, La, is submerged to
a depth of two 70 three feet. the backwater being
higher than the river. The levee was cut TO
allow the water to run bsck in the river.
The ferry boat Concordia was busily engaged all
day ia transporting people and stock from the
Nidalia oFerflOwed district and back of there to
this city. Natehez is crowded with refugees, and
drOvcs of stock are constantly pass
ing through town. Parties from the neighb, rhsod
OF Lake COncOrdIa and TeDSaS River report great
destitutiOn. The water rose so fast that many
people had to place pickets across the rafters in
their houses and take refuge there, having no
means OF getting away; and many of these houses
are tottering from the force of the current.