Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-04
GreenviIIe. Miss.
Special Correspondence of the Appeal


GREENvILLE, Miss, April /, P. M.-The
Belle Memphis made the run down from
Catfish Point to this place in daylight, re-
naming some three or four hours at Arkan-
sas City, discharging an immen>e load of
freight for Pine Bluff and other points in the
interior reached by the Little Rock, Missis-
sippi River and Texas road, much of which
had been awaiting transportation at points
above until the water was off the track. Per-
manent repairs are being made rapidly on
the line out to Trippe, though train, have
been running over temporary work since
Wednesday morning.
The first plows seen in the field were on
the Shelby place, opposite and little below
Arkansas City, from which lace down af-
fairs wear decidedly more cheerful aspect.
At Woodstock, Miss, 262 miles from
Memphis, a large plantation owned by the
Carriers and managed by Captain Randolph,
is out of water-in fact, h as never been under,
or at least only in part. The stock on the
levees are worried by gnats, but do not show
much emaciation.
At LlewelIyn, Ark, directly opposite
Woodstock, the same happy condition OBJ
tains. At both places the Belle Memphis put
off large lots of supplies, iced and tools
At Linwood, Ark, a mile below, plows
were going, and large area of land is al
ready "bedded up" preparatory to putting
in cotton-seed Monday, when planting on this
place will be vigorously pushed. Colonel
w. b. Street owns this magnificent body of
land.
Greeuviile looks as dry as though the river
had never lett is banks. The streets are
dusty and are in excellent repair so far as |
have gone over them during my short stay
Business is good and everything wears an
air of prosperity. Hence, through line of
plantations to Colonel Richardson's Refuge
place, ten miles below, there is no water, and
nj 10 ri viz Iy
possible. Only the lower end of the Refuge
place is under water, and not the entire
place, as reported in Memphis.
There are several members of the Levee
Board in the city, and the remainder are
expected to morrow. Colonel John Calhoun,
of South Carolina, manager for the Boston
syndicate owning heavy plantations Just
above here, is also here, and will attend the
meeting of the board Monday.
The northern portion of the Deer creek
country, ten miles northeast of this place, il
In worse condition than any other in this
immediate vicinity. Under ordinary cir
cumstsnces 1t Is very productive, averaging
bale and half to the acre, but fears are en-
tertained that the water will not go off in
time TO put IN co;ton crop, though corn
may be got in.
Captain C. c. Mitchell, at Chicot, above
Arkansas City, reports having taken out
has RATED up in the river ready to run South.
SECOND LETTER.
Special Correspondence of the Appeal
GREENvILE, April 1.-The water is fall
ing here at the rate of two and half inches
a day. The total decline thus far from the
food line is thirty-three inches.
Repairs on the Greenville, Columbus and
Birmingham road are being made as fast as
the waters recede, but some time must elapse
before trains are running, as the water in the
back country is yet six or seven feet over the
track. The approaches to the Deer creek
bridge are thought TO be damaged, though
not yet known 10 be so.
Captain Flynn, of Memphis, and num-
Der OF other leyee men are here personally
to see what the Levee Board will do at its
meeting.
1t is thought the session of the board will
last all the week or possibly longer, as there
is much to do. 1t reminds one of the eve OF
u political convention 10 take look into the
prominent places of resort; nothing can be
heard but leYee talk-the best measures to