The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-07
G. ENERAL INTELLIGENCE


MExpms, March 5.-The river at this
point has declined one inch and now indi
Gates thirty-lve feet five inches above the
low water mark. Commissioner Mangum
of Arkansas, sent supplies this afternoon
by steamer to the needy at Lecona Circle
and up the White river.
A Helena, Arkansas, special says: The
river has risen over four inches in the past
twenty-four hours, which brings il up to
withiR five inches of the late rise.
Ii is thought by Monday the water
will be above the highest point
reached this season. The river is expected
to continue rising till about the 18th. Citi-
zens aye thoroughly aroused, and will
make hardy fight and save the front
leyees II possible Backwater in the city is
rising at about the same rate as the main
river but will rise faster when the levees
give way, which will be about Monday.
New ORLEANS, March 5.-Tgo crevices
are reported in bayou La Fourche levee,
one near La Fourche crossing the other
near Ihibodeaux. The latter is very seri.
Gus. The break believed to be on the west
bank is now six feet and the water is said to
be three feet deep on the public soad in the
vicinity. Unless these breaks can be speed
lily closed, great danger will result.
LATER.
MEMrHE March 6.-The river at this
point is about stationary, but will doubtless
begin rising again tonight, as heavy rains
have fallento.day throughout this region.
In an interview tonight Commissioner
Mangums, Of Arkansas, said that in the
counties Of Mississippi, Crittcnden, Lee,
ppoinsett, Cross, Craighead, st. Francis,
Phillips, Desho, Chitoc and Monroe, In
= Arkansas, he had information of
about 1000 destitute people who would
have to be fed by the government for at
least ierty days. These counties don't in.
cude those bordering on Red River, where
great suffering is said TO exist. ComRis-
aoner W. s. Hemingway, OF Mississippi,
said the inhabitants ot laconia, Coahoma,
Ne Soto, Quitman, Bolivar, Washington,
lssoquena, YaSoo, Tallahachie and Sun.
mower counties in his state to the number
gl T lo,oOo were in a like suffering condition.
irhese counties In Mississippi are all above
NSSsburg, and there are other counties
sSelow that which have suffered fiom the
- NEw ORLEANS, La, March 5.-The Times
hSmocrat will publish the following:
uDAroN Rouor, March 5.-The leyees Of
west Baton Rouge cannot stand much
more more pressure. a call is made upon the
,n'etior parishes that will suffer from the
=
our leyees break, to send Al once money to
our aid. few thousand dollars may pre-.
vent the repetition Of the disasters
hh VIII the people Of 81.
nary, iberia, Terrebonue. laFourche. st.
aartln, stln, Assumption and lberville parishes
ssespond 70 the call for aid In their own de.
wThse, tsignedl C.J. BARRows,
'rSSsslueht Police Jury, West Baton Rouge.
Inc people and authorities of Point Cou.
d ges and West Baton Rouge are not able to
ue,snd long the leyees.
Nkw ORLEANS, March 6.--The Picayune's
y,,lSS'hyille .,lS special says; Dackwnter is
sa, s,,a rising and spreading. 1t is now
,Iom six inches TO foot
mgner than any.previous overflow since the
s.oan'ry was first settled. There will be
MY little land above water from
,Se nyer front places to the hills beyond
ae river. Greenville Is secure from
y possible. overflow, thourh low points
IRE AZ one time threatened. Refugees from
"e O'erilowed plantations are ,onsregsting