The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-23
Nothing Of Very Startling Nature
Transpired In the National
Halls Yesterday..A Dull
Day, Indeed.
The Tariff Commission and the Anti
Chinese Bills Temporarily Be-
Tore the Senate aud House.
The Daily Chapter Of Disaster
Wrought by the Waters...A
Clearing Horizon.
Mr.. Blatchf0rd Confirmed as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court
The New York Post on Futures...T The
Stock Market.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
The Flood.

Other Domestic and Foreign News.
The Flood.
VIcKsRuRG, Miss, March 2.-The river
is falling at this point and also all along the
Yazoo, Sunfiower and Tallahatchie rivers.
AT Chotard, nearly opposite Alsatia Gre
vase, the water fell about eighteen inches.
Captain Carroll this morning received
telegram from A. w. Crandall, at Tallulah,
Louisiana, asking that boat be sent to his
assistance at once rs the situation was criti.
cal. In response Captain Carroll started
the Sallie Corney with two barges in tow.
She will take rations at Delta and 60 up the
Bayou to Tallulah. H. Goodrich
OF Goodrich Landing, has telegraphed
Governor McEnery for two thousand ra-
tons. The river commission steamer
Emma Etheridge is here waiting orders.
.B. Johnson, state engineer, of the commits.
sion. has orders TO make thorough exami-
nation OF all levees and make detailed
report of their breaks. A large amount OF
stock from the ovorfowed country has
been brought here, and more are constantly
arriving. The number of refugees here is
not very large, and but few are now coming
into town. Governor Lowery is here
looking after the wants of sufferers
and the. distribution of rations.
Thomas Mount, secretary Of the cotton
exchange, and Captain J. S. Loud, United
states army, arrived on the Common
wealth. The latter has been detailed by
the secretary Of war to look after the condi-
tion Of the people and report the amount
Of rations needed, and the probable time
the government will be required TO aid
the people. He says that at Lake Proyi-
dence and vicinity there are about !, 800
persons, and from the Arkansas line to the
southern line Of east Carroll parish there
are not less than 5000 people, white and
black, who will require rations for the next
thirty days, and there are at least 1000
people in Madison parish who will have to
be assisted for the next month.
The National Cotton Planters associa.
tion have donated bale of cotton pre-
sented to them by Colonel Ben s. Kicks
to the benefit of the overflow sufferers, and
to-day shipped it to st. Louis to be sold or
rallied, the proceeds to be donated TO the
purpose narked. ..G.g'
NEW ORLEANS, March 22-An order WAS
received to-day from the secretary of war
for the purchase and delivery TO the Louisi.
ana commissioners Of 100000 rations for the
overflow sufferers. Fifty thousand rations
were shipped this afternoon by the steamer
John Wilson, for Atchafalaya. To date
rations have been issued for % 900 people
for fifteen days, which will soon, be ex-
hausted. The commissioners have arplica.
tions for rations for 10000 people. This
number cannot be supplied unless
additional donations are received.
Provisions will be shipped daily by
outgoing steamers until all are supplied,
or the stock is exhausted. General York,
Of Concordia parish, was commissioned by
Governor McEnery to supervise the distrl-
button OF rations and forage and the saving
and Little rivers and bayou Mason Tbers
being no funds at the disposal Of the cover.
nor the Times Democrat supplied the forage
distributed by General York, and subse.
quently bought small steamer for his use.
II was loaded with supplies, and to-day the
Times Democrat sent to Commissioner
York, at Troy, 400 sacks of corn, l5O sacks
OF oats, 80 bales of hay and 80 sacks of bran,
to be distributed in the overnowed section
east Of the 0uachita river. Stock are re-
ported to be dying by the hundreds An.
prehension is felt that the people will not
be able to plant crop, even II the water
recedes in time, on account OF the loss of
stock.
The water from Landry crevasse is re.
ported as enoroaching on the plantations in
81; James parish. Many persons believe
this creyasse cannot now be closed. The
was progressing tavorably at last accounts.
II has probably been closed by this time,
Breaks were reported yesterday at Hog
Point, also in Racourcio levee, In
Pointee Coupee parish. This last
break was not in the main Racourpis
levee, which Is one of the largest in the
state, but was through the levees along an
Did channel OF the river known rs Ra.
rourcio Bend. Airlie levee, in which three
breaks were reported yesterday from Vicks.
burg, was new one IN east Carroll parish.
md was still in the hands of the con.
tractors, the state not having received Il be.
,ause OF failure to complete IL according TO
specification. Contractors and planters
n the parish had been trying TO hold II by
building up low places with sand-bags, but |
Y hnally succnmbed during the storm on |
Monday. This leyee was li,ls0 feet long
md from TO iS feet high. Most of d Il |
will doubtless bo destroy cd. These creyas. |
les will contribute largely TO the flood |
waters IN Bayou Macon, 1ensas. Black, |
md Atchaialaya rivers until decline of |
en- feet takes place In the Mississippi at
Helena.
The cotton exchange, produce exchange.
board Of trade and beard of brokers have |
appointed relief committees. BY invita-. |
ion delegates from these committees and
number OF prominent citizens met Gov.
NcEnery tonight at the St. Charles hotel /
md appointed an executive relief commit.
&c representing these Organizations and
he business community generally, and
ystematical relief work will be com nenced
u onos and contributions solicited through.
mt the city. ~ 'fhtI
ST. Louis, March 22.-The Globe Domo.
rnts correspondent on the government re.
ief steamer Anita, up Sunhower river and
ONE o. It's tributaries, gives graphic des.
ripuon OF the scenes along their banks
mong the poor people who for many DAYS
AVE been camping on dry spots Of ground
n eooped up In Ions Of houses, or buddled
ogether on roofs. Many Of them were suf.
bring nom hunger, and all were utterly
having lost everything they pos.
essed. Up TO Sunday night the Anita had
licked up. and taken TO what are known as
he Harris mountains, which are large.
Iearly i,00Q people, mostly negroes, They
rc csmped In the. open air, but they wifi
u supplied with food until the flood sub
ides, and then they can take care Of them.
elves,
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