Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-14
THE YAZOO DELTA.
Variable Weather and Effect ON the
Crops-Late Storms and Damage
DOne-LeVee Matters.
Work ON LeTees PrOgressing-Fears of a
June Rise-A Sheriff Thrown
Into Deer Greek.

Special Correspondence of the Appeal
GREESvIILE, Miss, May 10.-Since my
last we have had variable weather-clear
and cool, warm and rainy mixed-and the
mixture has not been favorable to the crops.
Cool nights have kept the cut-worm in good
working condition, and he has made the
most of his opportunity. His destructive
campaign against the corn was SO successful,
and the weather 90 favorable for operation
in the field, that he has led his myriad hosts
to attack the cotton, and now it is reported
that but few farmers can boat ''good
stand" and replanting in cotton ss we'll as
corn will be largely necessary. This is a
discouragiDg drawback, and would make
anybody but the plucky bottom planter de-
spair. Bot, as have intimated in former
letters, our people never say die, as long as
there is silver OF hope astride of which
they think they can ride 10 half success, or
partial refuge from impending ruin. This
worm inAiction is but another verification of
the adsge that TROUBLES never come single;"
would have prepared the average
bottom farmer to successfully resist
the attack OF this well-known reserved force
of the overflow. They have had line upon
line, precept upon precept, through the press,
on the preparation OF seed for planting in
overlooked lands, in order to guard the young
crop from the attacks of the worm pest; but
the timely admonition has been passed by
unheeded, except by the few, and that few,
with their solutions of copperas and coal
tar, little trouble, and the firm belief in
the efficacy Of baptism by immersion, even
for soullsss seed, to promote and protect the
work OF regeneration, have saved their crop
alive. So much for faith, coupled with works
Let the lesson be remembered, and the IN
godly worms de6ed in the future.
THE CYCLONE.
Since my last this county has been visited
by severe storms, not quite up to the full
proportions of the cyclones of northwest
Missouri, the James boys country-we
haven't got to doing things down here on 80
large scale yet-but sufficient damage was
done TO make similar visitations undesirable.
About 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon heavy
wind and rain-storm struck the east bank of
the river in this county at Avon, near Eggs
Point, demolished the storehouse of Sam
Rosenstock, scattered and destroyed nearly
his entire stock of goods, $4,000 or $4,000 in
value, tore down stables and cabins and
killed a colored man named Joe Gilmore, in
his own cabin, which was penetrated by a
piece of timber from the demolished store
The piece Of timber contained a long
iron spike, which struck the man and
passed nearly through his body, from
which he died in two hours. A large number
OF trees on the Peters place were uprooted,
and fences were blown in every direction.
The storm continued its course through the
county in slightly northeast direction, do
ing more or less damage to cabins, trees and
fences in its course, and reached Deer creek
at Richard Burdett's place, where it tore off
portion of the roof of his residence, blew
down the chimneys and almost completely
destroyed the trees and shrubbery in his
yard and garden. The storm crossed the
creek, keeping the same course, doing like
damage TO the country, but to what extent,
and VINO are the particular sufferers, i have
been unable to learn. So much for the
storm of Sunday.
On Monday a storm coming from the OPP
posite direction to that OF the day before
struck the creek country in the same neigh
borhood, visited Mr.. Burdett again, aud
made finish of trees, cabins, and fences
which the first storm had left. Passing along
the creek it tore down ten or twelve cabins
on John w Harrow's place, and trees in
proportion. IL played Similar havoc o., NJ
CuTrie's plantation and on the plantation OF
Or. Hebron, adjoining-each oil the latter
losing six or eight cabins, and trees and
fences and some stock. Further up the
creek ii blew down the ginhouse of Captain
James Feltus and damaged other buildings
and propeyfy on the place. Strange to say,
howeser, in all this furious blow no hum an
E-es were lost, and but one person-a negro
>woman-was hurt seriously, and she got off
with dislocated shoulder. This seems al
most miraculous, as nearly all the cabins
f. Al. Il
weather Is too wet for good cropping, and as
/ write it looks if We might have still
more rain.
THE FALL IN THE RIVER
has been checked here by the late rise in its
tributaries above this point, and some fears
are entertained of a June rise which may
blast the hopes of the planters still unpro-
tected by the levees. Captain George Arnold,
the principal contractor for rebuilding leyeee
is now here, and informs your correspondent
that he is pushing the work of repair in &C.
ahoma county, and at Catfish Point, in EoIi-
var, and at Tennessee, Cottonwood and Mag
navlsta, in Issaquena county, and is working
500 hands and teams on the line. The river
is still running through the breaks at Eas-
ton, Lake Bolivar and Riverton, so that
nothing cen be done at those heaviest breaks
in the line until the river falls. He is, how
ever, prepared to put on large force as soon
the water will permit
CRIMINAL AND ACCIDENTAL.
The Circuit Court Is still in session, and
will probably continue another week after
the present.
A depuiy-sheriff was badly beaten aud
thrown into Deer creek to-day in attempting
to arrest a couple of negroes charged with
stealing. He got out, however, and is not
seriously hurt.
man by the name of Carpenter, an en-
ploye OF the railroad, got his hand mashed
off by a pile-driver this afternoon.
| would have sent you specials" about the
storms, but the Juvenile cyclone of Sunday
took fancy to the telegraph and eloped
with it, much to the disgust of the business
parents of the young dame. S.