The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-09


MEMPHIS, March s.--The river continues
stationary with thirty-six feet on the gauge,
the highest reached this season. No cessa.
ton OF reports of great suffering by the
people in the overtlowed district In reply
TO the inquiry ofthe secretary of war as 10
the number of destitute in his state, Judge
Mangum, commissioner for Arkansas, re.
Piled he had information of % 1000. but the
number increased daily. Commissioned
hemingway reported 10000 in needy con-
dition In Mississippi, and 5 200 in Tennessee,
making 1900 persons whose condition is
such as to demand prompt attention at the
hands OF the governments. The change in
the weather has increased suffering, and
many lives must be lost from exposure.
Governor Hawkins has appointed II. NJ.
James commissioner for Tennessee to re-
ceive government supplies.
LATER.
The river remains stationary here, with
thirty-six feet on the gauge. Passengers
who arrived from below this morning re-
port that the levee at Helena was still in
tact yesterday afternoon force of 800 men
were at work guarding all the weak points
The river there was rising steadily. At
Austin, Mississippi. between Memphis and
Helena, the river had cut through the
town, destroying. the principal buildings,
among the number the Masonic temple,
Centennial block, a large brick building
Is almost demolished, the water being
twenty feet deep around II over ali.
Store houses and dwellings were washed
away and carried half a mile down. The
loss OF stock continues, and the situation IL
hourly growing more desperate.
| WASHINGTON, March S--The secretary of
OF war has received the following dispatch
from il. ii. Mangum, commissioner for
Arkansas, at Memphis, Tennessee: 'Hayo
issued 100000 ratious throughout the over
flowed country in Arkansas to about 10 900
sufferers, These will last seven or eight
days. Affairs are very alarming. Suffer
ing Is on the increase and will CON
tinue so from forty to fifty days
under the most favorable circum-
stances. There are not less than 10000
destitute sufferers from the overflow in AR.
kansas
Also, the following from William L. Hem
ingway, commissioner for Mississippi, mt
Memphis: Eighteen thousand persons
are without supplies or means for procuring
them. The number will increase rapidly
during the overflow. Rations issued will be
exhausted by the 10Th inst
! Governor Hawkins, of Tennessee, has
telegraphed to the secretary Of war US fol-
lows II have appointed II. W. James
commissioners for Tennessee, to receive and
receipt for stores at Memphis, Tennessee.
! Other points in Tennessee will be supplied
from that place. The number OF Tennes.
scans made destitute by the overflow is es-
timated at from 5000 TO 5000
The secretary to-day telegraphed Cover
nor Hawkins as f0llows: Telegram re.
ceived. Twenty thousand rations have
been ordered to be sent to Commissioner
James at Memphis"
WASHINGTON, March s.--A bill was intro.
duced in the senate to-day by Mr. Garland
Tor the construction, completion and re-
pairing oil levees on the Mississippi river.
~ empowers the Mississippi river commits.
sion TO complete the construction ofrepairs
and to Keep in repair such lcvees along the
banks OF said river. as shall be deemed of the
greatest Importance, to repsr the channei
OF the river for the prevention of ofdcyastatio,l
irom breaks and overfows. The bill an
propriates Sl5,0oo for the purpose.