The Portland daily press., 1882-03-27
THE FLOODS.

Further Reports from the Mississippi.
VIcKsBURG, March 25.-The water in Tallu-
lab is IL feet deep and rising at the
rate of one inch in "a hours. Mounds in that
region that have not been covered by water
since 1874 are now feet under. At Waverly
Station the water is rising at the rate of 10
inches in "a hours. The depot building at
Tallulah and gin houses on Bricoe and Watts
plantations are crowded with people and stock.
The steamer Deer Creek from Esteles Bridge
arrived last night and brings more encourag-
ing report from upper Deer Creek Arcola,
which is about $50 miles on that stream, down
to Phelps place, 40 miles below there are but
small portions of plantations under water.
Many planters are blowing and planting corn.
The plantations of j. l.. Smith are almost all
out There is much suffering owing to search
ty of grain and hay. The river is falling
rapidly, and commencing at Esteles Bridge,
$50 miles below, it had fallen is inches. AT
Nlckany mill, 40 miles below, a fall of II
inches is reported and at Rolling Fort ITO
miles above the city there was a fall of 4
inches in "a hours.
Col. A. j. McGonnigle, assistant quarter.
master, U. S. A, arrived in this city to dis
tribute 100 government tents to the houseess
residents McGonnigle turned the tents over
to Gov. Lowrie to be distributed as he may see
fit None of the tents will be given out here,
but will be sent up river, where the people
have been compelled to abandon their houses
and are living on dry points of land.
ST. LOUIS, March 25.-Some $4,000 in money
and large amount of provisions and clothing
have been raised for the benefit of the suf-
ferers by the overflow of the Mississippi. Capt.
Lee of the government relief expedition up Sun
flower and Yazoo rivers, estimates the total
loss of hogs in Yazoo county and loss of cattle
fully 70 per cent, and fencing with many of
the smaller houses destroyed. He recommends
that the distribution of rations continue at
least two weeks at Jacksonville and three
weeks in the lower YaZoo county, by which
time he thinks work will begin III fields, and
then people can probably take care of them
selves, Seventy thousand rations week wifi
be needed until the water subsidies so that
people can work.
Groye9-and Monsecour crevasses i'll Plaque
mine parish have been closed. A crevasse &C.
Cured this morning at st. Sophie plantation,
Plaquemlne parish, but was closed this even
ing. The only crevasse below the city now is
at Story's plantation. As this does but little
damage it will be left open until the river de-
clines. At meeting of committees represent
ing various associations it was resolved to
abandon the idea of celebrating the Bicenten-
NAL anniversary of La Sales discovery of the
mouth of the Mississippi. Their action was
based on the distressing condition of affairs in
the lower Mississippi valley.
The water at Baton Rouge has risen two
inches in the past "A hours. A heavy rain and
thunder storm prevailed there this morning.
The Fordache levee on Bagan Grasse Lete has
given away in many places and the whole of
the Grasse Lete sugar district will inevitably
be submerg ed. People hope to save their
horses and mules but cattle, sheep and hogs
must all be lost. These are the most disastrous
crevasses that have occurred SO far in the
sugar producing section of Louisiana and will
entail loss of many hundred thousand dollars.