The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-06
THE DALLAS wEgKLY nEnALD, THURSDAY, ApHn o. 1882.

Intends landing them on a large in1lat
mound, back N Troy. THIS mound v
| elnW ninety foot HIGH, circular IN fOfm
and covers Ak aud n half acres, This would
hold n large quantity, which could bo
shipped when Cine allows. Win tents,
| this mound would accommodate 400 people
also. on Monday evening The water was
rising and people were iast becoming de'
moralzcd. on tho Llndcll place, where u
negro woman was drowned Sunday, the
negroes are In state Of complete de.
mOralizatiOn, and are ,being taken Off
Between this point and Vidalla on the Mis-
sisslppi house washed away with
fnmIy In IL and no news has been
heard from them since. At Horseshoe,
about fifteen miles below Troy there, are
about 800 negroes in Clubhouse which is
shaking from the current. From all sides
come complaints of people to be taken out,
and for some days the steamer will not
have an idle moment.-tN NOTE. Much. OF
the communication Is devoted TO details
concerning distribution, citing the location
of restitution, etc.
NATcHEz, Miss, March 30.-The report
telegraphed last night of the burning OF
RGlston's Clubhouse, with loss OF 10 lives,
proves to be entirely unfounded, but as the
letter containing the intelligence came from
a reliable source, il was taken for granted
that the catastrophe had truly occurred.
The manager Of the Ralston place is here
and saws there is no truth whatever in the
report, as he left the place yesterday ana
no fire had occurred there. The weather
is clear and pleasant. The river has fallen
one inch in the last twenty-tour hours. NO
change in the situation in this vicinity.
The steamer Connor brought 100 head of
stock and a large number Of refugees thu
morning. and the steamer Robstock brought
seventy head of stock this evening to this
poiht. Officers of the Robstock report the
water falling slowly from st. Joseph down.
New ORLEANS, March 30.-Tow boats,
flats and barges carrying forage and rations
have been forwarded to bayou Crosse Tete.
Go Jernor McEnery has ordered depots for
supplies for Crosse Tete established at Pot
Allen, Plaquemine; stock and refugees will
be sent to Baton Rouge All outgoing
steamers carry rations and forage to the
overlooked sections. The relief committee
are actively atwork, doing good service, sup
plying lumber, forage, medicines, etc. The
demand tor supplies is increasing daily as
the water continues to spread over crosse
sections along the Teche some thirty plan
tations are reported more or less damaged
by back water from Atchafalaya and
Grand Lake. The condition of affairs along
the Atchafalaya is daily growing worse.
Families are living on narrow strip OF
land with their cattle and poultry houses.
NATcHEz, Miss, March 31.-Thc weather
is clear and pleasant. The river has fallen
one inch in the past twenty-tour hours and
now stands 46 feet inches. Backwater in
Concordia parish continues falling slowly.
Small boats are still buslly engaged IN re-
moving peopleand stock to the hills. Many
people living in the remoter parts of the
parish are in perilous positions. Small
amounts of rations have been distributed
to those most in need. About 10000 will
need subsistence for from three weeks to
one month. No provision has been made
for refugees from Louisiana, who are now
in this city, and unless something is done
for them soon good deal Of suffering will
enSue.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The secretary
of war has directed that 100 hospital tents
be forwarded to New Orleans, 10 be dis
tributed by the governor Of Louisiana.