The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-03-08
All Safe Between Friar's Point
and Vichsburg.

Special to n. o. Times-Democrat
MEMPHIS, March 4.-The gauge to-
night shows a decline OF another inch,
which places the river eight inches be-
low the highest point reached last year.
The T. d. correspondent this afternoon
interviewed several gentlemen from be-
low as to the condition of affairs between
Friar's Point Miss, and Vicksburg.
They all expressed Indignation at the
sensational kilograms that had been sent
by special correspondents. Below here,
from point 20 miles south of Friars
Point to Vicksburg, distance of 300
miles, not single break has occurred in
any of the levess on the Mississippi side
or east bank of the river.
The river is what is called bankfull,
but lacks about two feet of being as
high as last year, and in no locality is
there apprehended any fear of it going
over the levees. The section that is safe
comprises the lower eud of Coahoma
county and all of Bolivar, Washington,
lssaquena and Sharkey counties, and it
is known as the Second Mississippi
Levee District. The back water from
the Mississippi is still rising busily.
The planters throughout that section
are engaged in blowing and making
preparation to put III their crops
Those interviewed to-day came to
Memphis to purchase mules and secure
hands, showing they have no fear OF any
overflow in their section The water
has flooded the west bank of the river,
but has not caused anywhere near the
damage that was experienced last year.
There has been rapid rise in the ST..
Francis river and it is causing loss Of
stock by drowning. There is no reason
now apparent why the river should not
decline from here south to Vicksburg by
the middle of next week.
HELENA, Ark. March 1.-The T. D.
correspondent is just i'll from visiting
the railroad bridge, on the Languille
river, thirty miles north of Helena. The
Languille is a sluggish little tributary
OF the St Francis. 1t emptiGs into the
latter twelve miles above its mouth
The Crowley's Ridge branch of the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain g. Southern Rail
rond has Il trestle of almost mile in
leng over it. The track is at least
forty feet above low water.
During the past week, this good sized
creek has swollen to mighty river, and
is now touching the stringers of the
trestle. It's current is actually flowing
up stream at the rate of over three miles
an hour. 1t rose three feet in the past
II hours, and is still rising five.
sevenths of on inch per hour. To NOR
row the track will be completely sub
merged, and there is no doubt but that
the Inst through train has crossed over
1t, until he river falls. A transfer will
probably be established by Tuesday
This evening, iron will he placed on the
nestle, TO keep it from floating.
The news from Madison, the present
eastern terminus of tho Memphis and
Little Rock Railroad, is not encourage
ing. The st. Francis, at this point,
rose Is inches III the last "a hours, and
now lacks less than foot of being as
nigh rs it was at any time during 1882.
The people are leaving the st. Francis
bottoms in great numbers. From the
ridge to the Mississippi is now one vast
sea, with nothing to relieve the dreary
monotony of woods and water but little
islands of dry land, which intersperse at
great intervals,
The anticipated Use at Helena has
come at last. During the early part of
last week the river scarcely averaged
,wo inches per day of II rise. In the
past "a hours, ending at o'clock this
evening. it rose 10 inchs, and is still ris
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