The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
THE MISSISSIPPI OVERFLOW.
The Condition of the Sufferers in the Red
River District-The Destitute in Arkansa,
Placed at FL 900.


River District-rhe Destitute in Arkansas
Placed at $1,000.
ST. LOUIS, March 2s-The Government
steamer General Barnard loaded with 15O,-
900 Government rationS Of meal and bacon.
and about fifty tons of food and clothing
contributed by charitable citizens left here
last night for Memphis Helena and Vicks-
burg in command OF Champlain Mullins
General Beck has received a report from
Lieutenant b. II. Randolph, of the Third
Cavalry, dated DELHI, La, in which the lat
ter sums up the situation as follows: In
the district from Red River to the Arkansas
line, and about fifty railes west of the Mis-
sissippi, there has been no loss of life in this
section, except a few children in Black
River, and there is no actual starvation or
restitution at present. The supply
OF rations. If judioiously huSbanded,
will supply all pressing needs until April
10, when, If there is no improvement IN the
situation before that date there will exist
general restitution among all people. both
white and black. Should the Hood fall de-
cidedly by April 10, think at the most
there will be needed only about One-half
rations of bacon and meal to Nav l. for
5000 persons who constitute n class of small
farmers, white and black. If there is no
change for the better before the 10Th of
without food or credit. Should the water
fall decidedly by April 10, the probability
is that planting can be done by
May 1, and with that prospect
large planters will prefer to feed their own
hands, whereas If the water continues to
rise, the whole system of credit and work
| ing will be upset Commission merchants
will decline to advance to country mer-
chants and planters, and the latter Will not
ho oh Ia 10 oaH ho;r Lob I
strongly recommend that all issues be dis
continued Immediately upon the subsldence
of the water, so that planting can begin.
ANOTHER ESTIMATE.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 29.-Lieutenants
Satterlee and Richards arrived here this
morning. The latter, who has been on an
investigating trip through Mississippi and
Crittenden Counties. Arkansas, represents
that three-fourths of Mississippi County is
still under water, which, however, is falling
steadily, and decline of twelve inches more
will relieve all the tillable land of the food
There are about 500 people in the northern
ana central portions of the County that will
need aid for fifteen days longer. In Critten-
den County the destitute number about
2,000 and will require assistance for fifteen
days. All the County is under water, except
in the vicinity of Marion and Charlottesville.
a detailed estimate of the destitute people
in the State of Arkansas places the number at
q, 600, who will have to be provided with
supplies for about fifteen days.
| WASHINGTON, March pa telegram from
Natchez says: "The back water is still rising
and destruction on the increase. A steamer
is removing people and stock across the
country from Tensas River to Natchez. The
town and country are crowded with refugees. -
| NEW ORLEANS, March 29.--The Times
Democrats Troy (La.) special says: "The
water here is three feet, ten inches above
| the 1874 food. The boat rescuing cattle is
supposed to have gone down in the storm of
Monday on Catahoula Lake with 100 head.
The hills in Catahoula Parish are crowded
with people and cattle. The people dwell
in pine pole huts. The water contin-
ter inches per day, and in many
places has reached the caves of the houses,
compelling the people to move out. At
Lindell Place, on Black River, the high
wind on Monday partly unroofed a gin
house in which were twelve families, and
nearly overturned the building, greatly
alarming the occupants A man named
McAdam asked to be taken from his house
with his family and forty hogs, the
wind threatening its destruction, but
refused to leave without the stock.
The waves raised by the winds
shake the houses to the foundation. The
i Times-Democrat steamer left the Black
River and steamed down lanes over fields
and through quarters of several plantations,
exciting the wonderment of the people who
crowded the lofts of gin houses. The boat
ran two miles and half inland the waves
of the boat splashing through rooms of de-
serted houses. This is rich
cotton section. Stock was on scaffolds in
2 many places waiting to be taken to
high ground. The rising waters democrat
lied the negroes at Liddal Place, where a
woman was drowned Sunday On the Mis-
sissippi house and family were washed
away. A gin house at Horse Shoe, below
Troy, and containing 800 negroes, is threat
ened with destruction. Steamers Will be
busy for days rescuing the people"