The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-27
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AWAY DOWN IN DIXIE.

f5.}i AWAY DOWN IN DIXIE.
\ West virginia slnn In Louistnnn-L
Grnpkic md Enthusiastic Letter 1,
Krgnrd 10 tho southern Mixsisstpp
COuntry-Tbs Flood md tho con
sequences OfIt-llow the Darkies Go
Even with HAsiarper. ~. T. az ,s-g1
FAinviEw, La, May 81, 1882.
Editors lntclllgcnccr: ~ 8E"&
Your rcadcrs mny feel some interest II
the crop prospect OF this region. The grea,
flood OF 1882 will long he remembered BY
the inhabitants oil this great valley. Thi.
water wiped out all other marks known to
this generation. Tho marks left on the
trees arc rs plain MS though cut by an AK.
1t Is singular inct that tho water marks Of
every year in tho low swamp Is left on the
trees at tho exact height Of tho water. The
flood OF 1898 WIS the greatest ever known,
and MI succeeding waters were compared
to that year. The writer remembers every
water that did harm In this Parish since
1850. After that year there was series OF
Val. -, - -. .. -.
low water years tn 1862. Then VIC had the
big waters Of lS65-G7-74-7G and 49,. There
has bccn 40 ,nurh written nm IN, sr,r,r;r q
occasioned by this great flood TINT It would
Tire your readers to mention many
Incidents tina. would be narrowing to
the feelings. Tho water has passed
liI tl,I rnJttnvN ID npt 81
wc nre t,ov. ne Iry no a hana aaJ ,,a,,.,
nrayinp ior rain Vccn,o,;on Ia r"rr "n1
rvrrv,hin, a"r,ns IN shoot ,n or ~" - a ,ha
pro,,nd Many Srn;t troes W rsc ~, VI , da
strir,ion. Thc nrarh nnI Gn ,rpas a au
Ion,ird with iru;t thnt wifi be 1ina w;,h;u
the next three weeks Therc viii oIso N.
uelarue cron Of nccans 81 nnonla o ov" w
disniayed more cnt.r,v In ut,,t;n., l., ,, vos
Think Of nerrocs ,vn1l;nw in ,hn nnd a.
two or three weeks. nlnnt;nr from Inv N
!ay as Inc waier rpcrJ.l Nv No ,;,n. ,S ,o
water wns o,,t NJ Tho iinlds iho co,tnn ,r r"
Mi nIanird and tho fir., ntnn,oL ro"dv w." 70
work. M" Srr;n,mr.s mi ~ a"3,a "
inv Tho land with ihc foo,n NJ thu N;lo r.,
iho Niiss;ss;nni th"v ,,iart w;,h ~" io ~"
Seed perm;nItes md ro,nes IN n Inv fn NV.
eight lours niter plnnt;n, In ,hp mri I,
v6ttld he hard n ts,;na;e Tho an,,,aj loss
IN tlisrrra, river. Manv ulant,,; E h ,uoo
hcrn ,rs,tlv henrf;,,nd H. IL" ;,",,nn,n I Il"
nos;t 'rmw vii mood no,h;r, ~ .l,o ,, W..
oi fertilizers for iho next rnner.t;on '' ""'
The Govrrnmcnt ho,Stv ~ r,t;ora
given the negroes, was rs n wholo n "r.nt
blessinv liz some coscs muJ.sossv i"'
ncoti rot s,are bnt tl,srs v.,,s ,nor, ,l H.
creliou md honesty in ,he I;s,r;hut;on
Than thcr, wos in lS7i II wonIJ rnnu;r..
one iam;l;"r with ,ho coun,rv ' orI ,ho
negro choroc,cr,o frilv annroc;,,o tha , s;.
mniion. viii c;vc vn,, f ram nIsorna v ;,,
nm illustration ii how ,h;s ho,n,v wo r
An ACQUAINTANCE Of nine liv;n" If; n' M;.a.
;ss;nn 'iirartiy across ia r;,ns f.on, ~
nlnrr i.lt nhle IN advance Mi I'm - er.ss,r, H
sunnlies IN h;s hand. 1mrinn ,ho h;"i
xa,rr e,ar.;n,, ,bo ,,syal nr;eo ,i I,;nI;saI.
h" ro,Ii h,,1,.r control ,ha;r ioi,or hn r ny;
alIowin" then1 IN rac.;re Gnvorn,na a Gon N.Y.
~ Th;u Is rnn.s. n,,, nav ~ s1, boan
for,v or f;i,y doIl,rs for .ach fon,;I, s e. e.
sunHics 'inyin" ti,s s;x woess Tho ,rat:r ~. ro
ma;neI orsr TIA lnnJ NJ Sa'so " al, ,,,s,
ho h,d hoo,, ,rron"aj 90 ~ !, !, w.
han,ls had Iraa,, a" @ ,; H. ~, d
haI M Ioh. ~ ha,n ;.h .,... .. ., anu
Whon wv a ~ ", ~. ny WEI.
.h;s ,e " ionnd I;s luz ,anu
sror hani. ".;.h III - ha .o sAiauJ ~ .,ie
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, T"s =" ,, ~. uansPoIt
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c,oa,u,"a H 20 was, ,.li; wv mop nee " oep.'
f,sa ~ az. ,.pe ae s..eas, cannoi re-
.ho,, I,o,. ." ~. -" " passenseis Mnen
:,nan e ,e ' ho !" Ply .ne usn, l".es'
"ii'sneu 81 ~ om sus s1."h'ei t"tt iaaa,
.,,o;s ,u t,,n.. rt Mn.a ta .ne nes:oes nau
y. n,a;i, ,hat ,,,o lns'..l n,teu .,ie
c,d,.. - a,.';j ,I,o;. 5Lts a ~ ee;S NV
,i"s, ~ " ro",,ostoi 5 ouS nm ~. au
~, hoar' I.r,n ' LAY ao' ut laAe.'
,.a ,Hau, ~, e "n, aau no. ieluse 10
IAN. ,.'t ~ -, ' 'n'. a. e''.'e o'l a'' gave
her va I ~ protest. t"t steamer rpm
1u.t w uAnlIst, Wy le1as'uE u luxe theW'
. 4. N.'i.'n no u'ietehGe Win 'ne negroes 10,
my ie's ~ iaa,s, sAil's nhn ansonls, anu
wy p.Ih.es ,,au ~ set o1her laoor Desldes
'o?ins MS ausul'ces' AN acquaintance OF
MI .i,hI tenial heu W mt hot long s'ilce that
w.. .o unaplsss' spsc'hlell VI human nature
t"e a,o - i'"o .ae. aeeii was Negro, Tue
ornuan, .a.;nns ut n nl" supply " 10Y"
hom,a. 'n ~ ,nm wne !nng may oe salal
no, ha y i; Nv, ~, .' ~ seA; l,. Ill.,. eouau
hore ~ s s'.,u ~ ae.7, ANU ;na. ID 'at .ney
cron Su ,i"n ouar 1872 na '; 70 nahe
III, o spo a. row row Io.s, Ilu Mn iafota a
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ara n,. .I ,hn. o 1,o''le'n oist ;m ~
anc,, ala No '.n' uo'al o. 1~o Tau %
,he, ; ~ j.; sa,pa a's VI , u'ul " i1sees
,a". " XVI Land so a, WY "" 20 ."s ''. N
'"6V VI '"na o"Hc!s VI the river. NOW,