The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-30
NEWS fR0N TIE FLOOD.
The Water Abating, but Still Over
the Country in Many Places.
SOME PROSPECT FOR CROPS.
Louisiana Now Submerged at Several Pla-
ces, but the Worst Is Over.

FROM AROUND AND ABOVE vICKsBURG.
An encouraging report of the condition
of things above and around Vicksburg is
given. The whole of the Refuge ON the
Mississippi side is clear of water. This inn
mense tract Of land is owned by Col. Ed.
Richardson, who is pushing farming opera
tons on it rapidly and effectually. AT the
Warfield place, above Refuge lot of land is
out, and the same may be said of Glenora,
Egg Point and Longwood. A sufficient
quantity of dry land for harboring the stock
has appeared at nearly all the landings in
Washington and Issaquena counties i'll this
State. The Lake Washington country is
all out, and at Leota and Duncansby fully
two feet of the bank has appeared on the
Mississippi, but the water is still good dis
lance up against the levee at that point.
The town OF Mayersville is out of water,
but great portion of the country back of
the town is still submerged
At a majority of these places where dry
land has appeared planting and blowing
is going on in earnest. Labor is well Or
gained and planters are confident of max
ing at least an average crop. At Duval's
two feet of the bank is reported clear of wa
tSl3 put at dilu DuuCduSUy Tic
try behind is almost entirely submerged
The faintest suggestion OF dry land can be
seen at Brunswick point and at Chotard,
but it is large enough to build foundation
of reasonable hope for the future. Down
in Eagle bend the water is falling at the
rate OF from p to 3 inches in every "a
hours, and the whole country in that section
is still under back water which is rapidly re-
ducing in volume so that i'll weeks time
at the farthest encouraging reports may be
expected from that quarter
The steamer +. G. Carroll from Sharkey
on Tallahatchie river, reports fall of IL
inches at that point, and that many plan
tiers are preparing to resume work.
ON THE sUNFLowER.
The Sunhower, from Suni1ower, arrived
this morning. Her commander, Capt
George w. lookout, informedy our cores
pondent that at Fasonia considerable land
had made its appearance, and from Fasonia
up his reports are still more cheering.
In the Deer creek county general plant
ing commenced Saturday, and the general.
ity of people in that section seem to have
suffered but little Inconvenience from the
high water from Lansherty's ferry to
| Williams. On the Sunfiower planting is
general, but from Fasonia all the way
down to Huntonla from two to seven feet Of
water is reported over everything. a fall
however, averaging from 2! to 3 inches il
every "a hours, is an encouraging featur,
in this section. When the Sunflower passeC
Lake George Sunday morning, the water a
that point had risen one inch in the previ
81 bn,1rc 10 tho
local rains at Johnville. The river ha.
fallen from about two to three feet.
MoREHoUsE PARISH, LA.
From the reports which have reached
here it is ascertained that the lower portion
of Morehouse parish, from the Ouachita It
the Boeuf river, with the exception of ;
few narrow ridges of high land, is undeI
water; also that portion OF the parish lying
between the Ouachita river and BAYOU
Bartholomew, distance of Is miles. Th1
number of acres of cultivated land in More
house parish under water is estimated a
$4,000. The loss in cattle, fences and othel
improvement does not exceed, accordin!
to information received, $4,000. Tn,
depth of the overflow in Ouachita anc
Morehouse parishes averages feet.
TRENTON OUT OF WATER.
The town of Trenton situated one mile
above here, which has been submerged fol
several weeks past, is now almost out o
water, owing to the fail in the Ouachlta
river, and the water stands now only in tn.
lower parts of the town.
OUACHITA PARISH.
From the Lafourche the overflow extends
to point within the corporate limits Of
Monroe distanse of II miles The lower
portion OF the parish is covered with wa
ter and considerable distress exist.
among the people. The extent of the over
flow in length is about So miles and cover,
very near all of the parish lying east OF the
Ouachita river The loss ON stock amounts
to $4,000 and in fences $4,000.
| RICHLAND PARISH
| A quarter OF the parish of Richland i,
under water, including about 10000 acre.
of cultivated land. The overflow extends
from the high lands running down the east
ern boundary of the parish to the Bayou
Lafourche, the western boundary, dis.
lance of Is miles, and from the lower to thu
upper limits OF the parish, distance of &c
miles. The average depth of water cover
ing this slope OF country is five feet.