Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-01
THE LEVEES.
Tanica County Invites the Cooperation
OF DeSoto, Coahoma, Tate, Pa
nOla, Quitman, Tallahatchie,
Grenada, LefOre, Carroll, Sunfiower,
Holmes and Yazoo in Asking for an
Extra Legislative Session.

Special Correspondence OF the Appeal
AUSTIN, MIss, April 2S.-At mass meet
ing OF the citizens Of Tuuica county, Miss,
held at the courthouse in Austin, Oh the 2Slh
day Of April, 1888, the following resolutions
we're unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The counties of Desoto, Tunica,
Coahozs, late, Pamela, Quitmsn, ITALIA
hatchie, Grensds. Lsflore, Carroll, Sunfow-
err Holmes and Yszoo are overAowed from
the water OF the Mississippi river, which en-
tiers through the breaks in the lsvees on the
front of Tunica, Coshoma and Desoto; and
there ia no law In existence under which
these leyees can be rebuilt and maintained,
or any work done thereon, and said levees
are row in badly broken condition, wash
| ing and wasting away by every flood, the
gaps getting wider, deeper and more costly
| 10 close; and knowing that 10 wait until the
next regular session of the Legisla-
ture is 10 delay too long the rene
dy 10 gave us from financial ruin,
| as we will certainly have to stand the losses
and destruction Of the floods OF next winter.
| spring, aud probably summer, and that the
| State will sustain great loss by reason of our
| inability to pay our taxes; and the low as
| sessment of the lands IN said counties, which
| assessment is made this year TO stand for
| four year,, and will necessarily be low unless
| the breaks in the levees are repaired; and
| knowing and feeling the uncertainty aud IN
| security of our crops and our financial credit,
| the destruction of our buildings, fences and
! stock, and the injury TO our health and that
| Of our wives and children; and believing
that it is our duty to do all that we can to get
the levees rebuilt during the coming summer
I and fall and avert the occurrence of the evils
| of another flood, and that il is necessary for
| some county TO lead Oft IN this matter, there
fore be 1t
Rssolred, That Tunica county hereby in
vites the cooperation Of Desoto Coahoma,
STate, Pamela, Quitmsn, Tallahatchie, Gre.
NADIA, Leflore Carroll, Sundower, Holmes and
Yszoo, ard that we hereby request said
counties 10 send delegates TO meet delegates
from Eunica in convention at The capitol il
Jackson, on the Oath day of May, 1888, 10
adopt such measures as may seem best and
to show to the governor that such emergency
does exist as will make it his duty under the
constitution to call an extra session OF the
Legislature.
Resolved, That r. F. Abbey, A. J. Foster
and C. L. Robinson, from District No. l; w
Il. Bayne, z. I. White and f. L. Harris, from
District No. 2; j. 3. Perkins, K. c. Irvir
aud G. W. Ovens, from District No. 8; I. c
Ferguson, j. E. Carnss and c. G. Cruise, iron
District No. 4; J. w. Lake, VIM. Shickel,
and h L. Tucker, from District No. 5; b,
AID they are hereby appointed as delegate
} and fully authorized to represent Tunicl
county in the Lavee Convention, to meet a
Jackson on the Oath day of May, 1888.
Resolved, That the Memphis papers, Vicks
burg HerQld, New Orleans Times Democrat
and all The papers published in The Delta b.
i requested 10 publish the foregoing resolutions
, J. B. PERKINS, Chairman
ST Powell, Secretary.