Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-07
RIVERS STILL RISING.
THE AREA OF THE OVERFLOW
WIDENING.
Calls for Help from Cairo 10 Baton
ROuge-ArmY Omeers Detailed 10
the Flooded DistricLs-ReIena Cut
Of-HeaVy Rains at Memphis.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 6.-The fol-
lowing appeal has been received here:
BATON ROUGE, La, March 6.-The levees
OF West Baton Rouge cannot stand much
greater pressure. A call is made upon The
interior parishes which will suffer from the
food (for it is sure to pass over the parish
in case our levees break TO send at
once money to our aid. few thousand
dollars may prevent repetition of the dis
asters of 1874. VIM the people of st.
Mary, Iberia, TerrebOnne, LsFOurche, st.
Martin, Assumption and Iberville respond
to the call for aid In their own defense?
'ISigned G. j. BARROW,
president of the Police Jury of West
Baton Rouge "
"BAToN ROUGE, March The people and
local authorities of Point Coupe and West
Baton Rouge are not able to defend the long
ltne Of levees extending from Hickory to
MCrgansea The State has no funds for this
purpose, and the parishes to the south and
west protected by our levees should re-
spODd at once and remit to the Pres
ident of the Police Jury OF Point
Coupe aud West Baton Rouge literally
and promptly. The authorities of these two
parishes are honorable and energetic men,
and every cent contributed will e employ
ed to the best advantage. We call
up IN those interested directly in maintain
ing these levees, and make no appeal in this
time Of general distress for outside aid.
g Signed d e. MoUTAN."
Tue parishes protected by these levees
annually produce about one hundred and
tw ntY-twO thousand hOgsheads of sugar,
besides mOlasSes, cotton and rice.
There is another serious creVasse about
eleven and half miles from here, which
started at the same time. II is on the west
side of the bayou, on Legarde's
place, and is sixty-fve feet wide by
eight deep, and is Increasing. They are
at work az it now. This covers ]. j. Jay
and Legarde's places: The Superintendent
of the Morgan Road, who has been here,
has ordered all the section hands available
TO this point. The water has fallen in the
bayou one foot on account OF breaks.
LA FoURCHE, La, March AT TO a. m.
yesterday, at the Pittsman place, three
miles below here, the left bank gave way,
aud there is now sweep of water thirty
feet wide and ten feet deep. Three
large plantations are already
under water. On the left, on the
Morgan track, from the forty-fourth to
forty sixth mile post, the water is within
eighteen inches Of the track. Efforts have
been made to stop it. A number of sacks
and two hundred men have been ordered
there.
WASHINGTON, March -General Sheri-
dan has detailed Captains Lee, of the Ninth
Infantry, Bendham, of the Seventh Infan-
try, Land, of the Ninth Cavalry, and Page,
Of the Third Infantry, to visit the flooded
regions Of the South where relief is beirg
distributed, and report to Commissary Beck
with at st. Louis upon the condition and
needs Of the people. These officers are in
structed to report promptly by telegraph.
= 4Sf Master PaoTPa V1NEshnrO fplp-
graphs the War Department that the levee
is broken all along the river front, and that
many have been drowned, and is asking for
prompt assistance.
Governor Cullom, of Illinois, telegraphs
that the people of Pulaski county, Illinois,
are appealing for aid, having been inundated
by the overflow from the Ohio river. As
sistapc will be sent.
TIE department also ordered five thou
sand additional rations to points in South
east Missouri, to be named by Governor
Crttenden.
NEW YORK, March A New Olleans
special TO the Times says: up to this time
Governor McEnery has received petitions
from Richlaud parish, asking for two thou
sand five hundred rations; from Cattahula
parish, asking Taions for four months. and
from persons in Goncordia parish, asking
for relief. Some of the signers of
these petitions are wealthy men
and Independent planters One
OF them makes more than ] 600 bales of
cotton, and has more than $3.50 900 depos-
tied with cotton house in this city. The
appeal for relief is contradicted by respon-
sible citizens, who have written to the Gov
ernor that there is no need for relief, and II
Is generally looked upon as dodge TO OBJ
tain provisions from the government
free of charge. Not one of
these points are affected by the crevasse,
aud the Governor is watching matters
closely so that the generosity of the govern
ment shall nor be abused by crafty politi-
clans or peuuriOus planters"
MEMPHIS, March At Z o'clock this
morning the gauge at the river indicated 80
feet above low water mark, showing a rise
OF four inches since yesterday morning,
doubtless caused by local rains, which fell
in torrents all yes erday afternoon and last
night throughout the entire country tribu-
tary to Memphis.
The telegraph wires between Memphis
aud Helena are down, and nothing Can De
heard from that point. Great fears are
entertained that the rains of yesterday have
caused serious damage at that place, as the
rise here was unprecedented, and must have
been six inches 81 H-lena. All the streams
between here and Cairo were pouring out
hDods this morning, aud greater disaster to
the country below must necessarily be the
result.
The following telegram was sent this
afternoon
"Gover1or Alvia Haackins, NasAeile Re-
ports OF suffering ny the Inhabitants OF
Tennessee In the counties which border on
the Mississippi river are daily being re-
ceived, and while the citizens Of Memphis
are doing everything in their power to re-
lieve those in distress, it is evident that
what is being done is inadequate would
therefore suggest to your EXcelleDcY that
the Secretary of War be officially
notified of the distress which pre-
walls in this State, to the end
that portion OF the amounts donated by
Congress be distributed among needy Ten
nesseeans, whose lands have been inunda
ted by the present great overflow of the
Mississippi river. From the most reliable
sources l learn thai there are about 900
persons in the coun ies bordering on the river
that are now suffering and should be pro-
vid for t0e same as are the destitute OF
Arkansas and Mississippi.
NAPOLEON HI4L,
president Of the Cotton Exchange.n