The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-09
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THE HIGH WATERS.
The Situation Still Alarm
ing.
The Outlook at Memphis and Be.
low.

MEMPHIS, TENN. March s.-The out.
look on the low lands below Memphis 10
exceedingly gloomy. The river 1T all points
south Of here l. rising II aiI average rate o.
seven inches day. The colored people
81 the plantations are packing up their be-
longings and hOckng TO Memphis BY steam-
boat loads There are already oyer 1900
OF hen here sxho are supporting them
selves by doing odd Jobs So far none Of
them have appealed for help. They are
able 10 pay their passage on the boats and
a. soon a. the water leavea their cabins
high and dry again they will return TO their
homes. Capt. Whitow, OF the james Lee.
says while the most OF the people have thus
far managed TO protect property, the
situation ~ extremely precarious. and
that much larger volume Of water
than appeared below Helena last year seems
Inevitable, according 10 careful obserya-
tons made by him. Capt. Whitlow re-
ceiyed dispatch Yesterday evening from
Delta. Miss, informing him that the
water had already done much damage, and
that rise OF two or three inches more will
send II over the leyee in many places. At
Austin, sixty miles below Memphis. the
leyee Il broken and the water is running
way al the DR.. Peters plantation q large
and noted place just below Council Bend,
and every acre is in deep water and the
occupants fed. Rivermen believe that
the lower river will pass the highest water
on record. The people, however, are bet
ter prepared for IL than ever before,
az they are expecting II. Captain
Th0rweean declares the outlook Is as bad
a. he ever saw. News from all points on
the ST. Francis River shows that the water
pouring down from the sunken lands and
is undim'nished and the river Is still rising
at every point. The suffering among the
inhabitants in the sunk lands must be ex-
IRENE. They are beyond the help OF the
outer world and II will be weeks before all
their misery can be learned. The destruc-
ton in the bottoms between Madison and
Hopefeld continues TO be very great. In
some places the overflow Is fifteen feet.
Miles Of telegraph poles have been washed
away and business is transacted entirely by
the way Of Little Rock. Adyices received
from Nicksburg state that the
people living about there are feel
Ing very respondent. Leveej contractors
expressed themselves as very much discour-
aged with the outlook. They begin to
think that, Notwithstanding their vigorous
efforts, the elements will defeat all their
purposes and destroy all their leyee work
above and below the city. News comes
from Arkapsas City that the water there is
now within fourteen inches Of the highest
known. Parties from across the river say
that the people over there are still confident
Of the letees in front OF them. though lit
tie nervous from the reported heavy strain
on the work at Lake Bolivar.
Some OF the people in Arkansas City are
beginning 10 make inquiries as 10 the prob
abilities OF aid from the National Govern
ment in case the worst comes, There Is no
arfn l.ttf a. ha., he
the rise continues. All leading dealers in
the town are still doing business, though
all are invaded by water from six TO eigh-
teen inches.