Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-20

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cannot be expected to advance to these
people under the circumstances. The
outlook is gloomy"
Hearing that people at Belzonia,
Yazoo river were suffering, and stock
perishing, Gov. Lowry telegraphed
last Friday ordering $4,000 bushels
corn, 1000 lbs bacon, 20 bbls meal, and
hay to be sent by first boat. The
reply stated that steamer City of
YazoO had left fully supplied with
feed for man and beast. and the Bel
zonia sufferers would be relieved.
Gov. Lowry has gone to Vicksburg
to supervise the work of aiding dis
tress. A telegram from Yazoo City
says: Steamer Carroll arrived from
above with 40 mules. No landing
accessible. Stores from Gilruth to
the,bridge all flooded aud river rising
IA inches in "a hours. Help is wanted
at once to save mules and life. A
special messenger has arrived here
from Tchula Lake for relief; can't the
Carroll repeat her trip from here to
Tchula Lake, at least?"
The steamer Cannon arrived at
Vicksbug from below on Friday with
a large amount of plumber, people and
stock. The Herald Of Saturday, gives
the following details Captain Camp
bell says he rescued over 800 head Of
cattle, mules, etc., and a number of
families from the ends of levees, and at
one place went out into swamp about
mile and half for thirty people who
were literally starving to death. The
Captain reports terrible condition Of
affairs below, and in many instances
not only lack of means but absolute
poverty. The pilots Of the Cannon
report five feet of water over NewtoWn,
Miss, which is running into Big Black
river to its rear. Below NeWtown the
whole country, with the exception of
Natchez, Mississippi, is submerg.
ed, and on the Louisiana side
the Drouland plantation at Point
Coupee, Hogs Point, four miles below
Red river; the Gibson place, sixteen
miles from hatcher, and the Coleman
plantation, about two miles above
Water Proof, are the only sites where
land can be seen at all. All other
portions OF the country on either side
Of the river were submerged either
from backwater or broken levees.
Above here Brunswick, Albemarle,
Ingomar, Burlee, Dunbarton, Magma
Vista, Shiloh, Hays Landing and
Moore's Landing are entirely under
water on the Mississippi side, while
on the Louisiana side the whole coun-
try from Lake Providence down is
overhowed.
"P Line Sallie Carney arrived yes
terday morning from Yazoo river. She
had ten families whom she picked up
out of the water at the CASTOR place.
These people had been suffering for
the necessaries of life for the past
three days, and when taken aboard
the Carney yesterday morning were
within few degrees of absolute star
walton.
Following the course of the Yazoo
river, the distance from Vicksburg to
Coldwater is about four hundred and
fifty miles. The entire country con-
tigu0us is swamp lands. In width it
| is probably sixty miles, and this is
known as the Yazoo Delta, which is
bounded ON the east by the hills and
on the west by the Mississippi river.
The low lands are entirely submerged,
with the exception of few knolls or
Indian mounds at long intervals, on
which the stock and people are gath
cred, where they are accessible. The
rains, together with the unusual vol
ume of water from the Mississippi
river, flowing through the breaks into
the tributary streamS, the principal of
which are the Coldwater, Talla-
hatchie, Yazoo, SunAower, Big and
Little Deer Creek, and many others
Of less note, have caused them to be
swollen beyond precedent. In the
meantime the people are wholly I'M
prepared to protect themselves or
property, hence the losses are simply
beyond estimate. Loss of life has not
been large, but the loss of cattle and
stock and provisions, agricultural i'm
plements. and everything pertaining
to the culture of cotton has been great
beyond comparison.
Every portion Of land from Green.
wood to Haines' Bluff, on the Yazoo,
is submerged. There is not speck of
dirt as big as a nickel anywhere, and
the loss Of stock is terrible in every
quarter.
Very little land on Suuhower is
above water, with the exception of an
occasional mound or a strip of land,
probably twelve or fifteen feet square.
Captain George lookout, of the
steamer Sunhower, says two-thirds of
the cattle and hogs will be drowned
In this county, and thatsOver one-half
have already been lost. Pretty much
all the mules and horses are being
saved. Among the poorer classes
there is considerable suffering, and
those who are unable to furnish them
selves, or who have no credit, are
leaving the country.
Lake Washington and Lake Lafay-
etee Districts of the Deer creek re-
gion, great destitution, suffering and
loss is reported. The stretch Of coun-
try in Eagle Bend, comprising the
rich plantations of Peeler, Kiger, Will
lis, Butler, Zuber, Davis and others,
is rapidly becoming inundated, and the !
water from Steeles bayou is bursting
over its banks and inundating the en-
tire section ofcountry tributary to it,
including Ingomar, Albemarle and |
Tennessee Landing. The Burlington
place on the island in Eagle Bend, is |
out Of water, but will suocumb to the |
condition Of things surrounding it"
From Mayersville, Issaquena coun.
ty, news is that the head Of Poindex-
ter Island which had heen sugOastad |