The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-30
RISING TO RUIN AGAIN.
SOIL OF THE SOUTH.
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RI.Ins-A COttOn GlA Destroyed With On,
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Of E'IsSIAs th,UafOrtusatS.

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ST. LOUIS, March 2o.-The Government
steamer, General Barnard, loaded with
10000 Government rations, meat and
bacon, and about fifty tons Of food and
clothing, contributed by the charitable
citizens, left here last night for Memphis
and Vicksburg, in command Of Captain
Mullins, U. S. A. Gen. Beckwith has Just
received a report from Lieut.. B. II. Ran.
doiph, third cavalry, dated Delhi, La, in
which the latter sums up the situation us
follows: In the district from the Red river
TO the Arkansas line and about fifty miles
west OF the Mississippi there has been no
loss OF life in this section except few chill
dren in the Black river, and there
Is no actual starvation or destitution
at present. The supply Of ntions,
il judiciously husbauded, will supply all
pressing needs until April 10, when, IL
there Is no improvement in the situation
before that date, there will exist general
destitutiou among all people, both white
and black. Should the flood fall decidedly
by April 10, there will be needed only about
onehalf the rations OF bacon and meal to
May ], for 5000 persons, who constitute
small class Of farmers, white and black. II
there is no change for the better before the
10th oil April, there will be about $4,000
persons without food or credit Should
the water fall decidedly by April 10, the
probability is that planting can be
done by May tst, and with that prospect
large planters will prefer to feed their own
hands, whereas, il the water continues to
rise, the whole system OF credit and work:
ing will be upset. and commission mer.
chants will decline to advance goods 10
country merchants and planters and the
latter will not he able to feed the laborers.
! cannot too strongly recommend that all
issues be continued Immediately upon the
subsidence Of the water, so that planting
can begin.
MEMrfts, March 29.-fieutenants Sdtter-
lee and Richards arrived this morning.
The latter has been on an investigating
tour through Mississippi and Critteuden
counties, Ark, apd reports three-fonrths
Of Mississippi codnty still under water, ,,l,
which is, however, falling steadily, aud
decline Of twelve inches more will relieve
all the land OF flood. There are about 800
persons in the northern and central portion
Of the county that will need aid for fifteen
days longer; in Crittenlen county the desti-
tute number about 1900 and and will re-
Qulre assistance for fifteen days. All the
county is under water except in the viCin.
ity OF Marion and Charlottesville. The
detailed estimate OF the destitute people
in the State OF Arkansas places the number
at q ,0OO, who will have to be provided
with supplies for about fifteen days.
WASHINGTON, March ga telegram
from Natchcz says: The back-wuter is
still rising and destruction is on the in!
crease. A steamer is removing the people
and stock across the country FROM the
Tensas river to Natchez. The town and
country is crowded with refugees.
NATcHEz, Miss March 20.-Iniormation
has reached this city OF the destruction Of
Ralston Gin, near Lake St. John, 1ensas
parish, La, by which 100 refugees lost
their lives. This gin was one Of the largest
in North Louisiana, and was packed to
overlooking with negroes from the adjoin-
ing plantations,
NEw ORLEANS, March 29.-River station.
ary. The relief committee will request
the cotton seed oil mills to discontinue
crushing until the demand from the over
flowed district for planting is supplied.
The Times. Democrat Troy, La, special
says: The water here is feet and inches
above the flood OF 1874 The boats res.
cuing cattle are supposed to have gone
down in the storm Of Monday on Cata-
houla Lake with one hundred head. The
hills of Catahoula parish are crowded with
people and cattle. The people dwell in
pine pole huts. The water continues
rising at the rate OF 8! inches per day. In
many places it reached the caves OF the
houses, compelling the people to move
out.
AT Lindell place, on the Black river, on
Monday, the high wind partly unrooFed
gin house, in which we'e twelve families,
and nearly overturned the building,
alarming the occupants. a man named
McAdams asked to be taken from his
house with family and forty hogs, the
wind threatening its destruction, but re.
fused to leave without his stock. The
waves raised by the winds shook the
houses to their foundations.