Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-22
THE FLOODED VALLEY.
Latest reports of the InundatiOn-
More Broken LeVees-WInd and
Rain Storms.

BATON RoUGE, March 21.-General York,
the agent appointed to distribute forage,
telegrsphs the Governor from Troy, La,
reporting distribution of forage on Black
river. He says the country is in fearful
distress. There is much stock on the Black,
Tensss and Little rivers, which must be fed
to save 1t. Corn and oats shipped by the
steamer st. John will be distributed to-
morrow on the Tensas river. General York
advises the shipment of forage for stock on
all the streams above mentioned, also on
Macon and Bartholomew's bayou. He re-
ports that the river is rising rapidly, and
says he has chartered steamer to remove
the stock.
LITTLE Rock, March 21.-Dispatches re-
ceived here this morning announce that the
levee at Terrene, Miss, caved into the Mis-
sissippi river last night. Several stores
were washed away. No particulars have
been received.
VICKsBBRG, March 21-A heavy wind and
rain storm prevailed here last night and a
strong northwest wind is blowing to-day,
producing heavy swells on the river, which,
it is feared, will cause new breaks in the
levees. The steamer Sallie Carney, from
Deer Creek, brings three hundred and fifty
head Of stock from L. A. Campbell's plan
tation. She reports the water seven TO ten
inches deep on the plantations around
Campbellsville. All the boats bring large
numbers OF refugees, mostly colored. The
laborers at Mayersville are being sup
piled by the planters, aud they will
be ready to go to work as soon
as the water falls. Duck Port still con-
tinues above water, and planting began
there yesterday. The wharf and elevator
platforms were all Sfoat this morning
The Tallahatchie and Upper Yszoo rivers
are declining RAPIDLY. The section on these
rivers which suffered most is between Bel
zora and YsZOO City, where the loss Of cattle
IS beyond computation. There are a
large number of acres Of land free
from water on the Rosebank, Egypt,
Shell Bluff, Glen Oak, PhilliptOn. Oak
wood, and a number of other plantations in
the YazOo delta. At Greenwood the water
is falling, though the place is still sub
merged, and the court house is filed with
people.
Governor Lowrey arrived to-day from
Jackson, aud sent a large amount of sup
plies to JefferOl, Adams, IsQuena and
Washington counties. The river has fallen
three inches In the past twentY-four hours.
The United States River Commission
steamer Emma E heridge arrived here at 5 p.
m, and brings news of the break of the al
satia levee in Thompson's Bend. This is
regarded as the worst break which has oc-
Cured south of Helena, on the louisiana
side. j. B. Johuston, A sistant Engineer
of the Mississippi River Commission,
states that from Alsatia to Goodrich, dis
tance of one mile, there are three serious
breaks, Breaks occurred at Alsstia, Arlie.
and Mrs. Savsge's, and the entire levee to
the Bell place is gone. It is impossible to
tell the depth or breadth at Alsatia. The
breaks have caused fall in the river at this
point. They occurred at four O'Clock this
morning, and were caused by the heavy
storm which prevailed at that time. The fall
of water over the levee is about seven feer.
NATCHEz, Miss March 81 The protec-
tive levee, known as the Lsrgent levee,
which has been considered dangerous for
some time, gave way this morning about 8
o'clock. A north wind forced the water
over the levee for two and half miles, An
other crevasse took place between the Lar
gent levee and Waterproof aud is running
q stream of water over the parish eight feet
deep These breaks alone would
nearly inundate the whole Of Con-
cordia parish. The levee around Lake
| Concordia is also reported broken at Taco
ny,and the back water at Arunadala is rising
an inch an hour. There is almost certainty
that Vidalia will be submerged. The Hen
dersOn Ashley levee, the largest in Concor-
| dia parish, was last nigh reported
ss having given away, but the
reports have proved to be incorrect
A large number of mules and horses
sre being moved to the hills, and many
refugees are coming to the Mississippi side.
The steamer Charles Rcbstock is reported
as being constantly employed moving the
stock and the people. There is much suf-
n nf q Of
Concordia. The length of the six breaks
below Waterproof is fifty yards each, with
width and depth of six feet. Some houses
have been swept away.