The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-14
ZEE MIS9IssIPPI oyERRLow.
Further News from the Deyasted Dis
> tFiets-Needs Ofths Sufferers.

HuF1neF news from the DeyaSted Dis
i trlets-Needs of the Sufferers.
WASHINGTON, March lS.-The Secretary
Of War instructed Major Sutler, Of St
Louis, to furnish government steamboat
available for the transportation Of supple.
to sufferers by the overflow. It is the
intention that not only government sup.
plies should be carried on these boats, but
any which may be furnished from any
other sources, and that they shall assist in
the distribution Of supplies already issued
to the State Commissioner. Present in.
formation indicates that the stores already
issued will last as follows: At Memphis,
for Mississippi until the Goth inst; at Mem.
phis, for Tennessee until the 2lst; at Mem.
phis for Arkansas, probably the same; at
New Madrid for Missouri, until the Slst
INST; at Gayoso, probably the same.
From Charleston, Mo-, the report Is: No
immediate necessity for sending more.
No definite reports from Mound CITY, ex.
cept that the destitute are supposed to
number 5000.
The Secretary Of War telegraphed to
Governor McCollom, Of Springfield, Ill,
as follows Townsend, from Shawneetown
district, has information OF great suffering
at and around Shawneetown from the
floods. u you desire relief sent there
please name the commissioner and ascer-
tain and advise me Of the number in dis.
tress, and ! will render such assistance as
possible.
He also telegraphed Governor Black.
burn, Frankfort, KY, as follows: Captain
Benham, .. S.A., telegraphs from CoIum-
bus, Ky, that about five hundred people
need subsistence 10 be distributed from
Columbus. uyou desire this to be done
and telegraph the name OF the commits
sioner 70 make the distribution at that
point, l will order 10000 rations sent"
The Secretary also sent the following
telegram to Commissioners GILES and
Sharck, at New 0rleanE 1.-THE present ap-
preparation is nearly exhausted. The de-
partment cannot place 100000 rations at
your disposal now. An additional appropri.
alton is probable"
CrScINSGTr, March lS.-A gentleman
who has Just returned from visit to
Texas, gives an account Of what he saw Of
the floods. He says he travelled lSC
miles to accomplish a distance Of twenty.
eight miles between Madison, Ark, and
Memphis Tennessee.-From Memphis to
Staunton, on the Louisville & Nashville
road, the train ploughed through water a
loot and half deep, distance thirty-fve
miles. The passengers were transferred in
skiffs.
This gentleman estimates the loss Of the
Memphis & Little Rock railroad by the
food at from 500, 900 to $3.50, 900, and says
an officer otthe Louisville & Nashville road
says the loss to that road is over erSlO0,000.
He says the worst troubles of the suffer.
ems by the flood are to comewhe the waters
subside. The people will have no houses,
stock, farm implements nor seed to SOW,
Theonly alternative seems to be for them 10
leave. The country over.howed has been
estimated to supporta popu'aAon OF from
10000 to 10000 people.
VIcEsBURG, March l3.-Fer the past three
or four days the water had completely sur.
rounded the elevator, and all, or nearly all
the stores On the front levee street, oppo.
site the wharfboat, are submerged. The
rising river has gone over the bank below
the elevator and is crossing the Vicksburp
& Meridian railroad.