The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-04-14
RIVER AND T.EVEEs.


| The river is falling and the. people of the
lower Mississippi Valley breathe free again
The past few weeks have been filed With
suspense and dread by reason Of tho danger
GUS proportions of the great food sweeping
by our doors at an altitude several feet
above the lezel .bf the adjacent country, aud
the promise of an early disappearance OF
the danger brings blessed sefise Of relief
that needs to be experienced to be fully
appreciated.
| Daring the past five days the water has
declined about 81 inches at this point, and
is now that distance below the high water
mark of last year, or l6l inches below the
mark of 1874. That the fall will continue is
indicated by the steady decline Of the river
| at Vicksburg, where there was fall of one
inch on Saturday, two inches on Sunday, one
| inch on Tuesday and one on Thursday, q
total Of five inches for the six days ending
| Thursday evening. The rise continues
ut Cairo and Memphis, but is evidently
nearly ut its maximum, and the river is
considerably below the danger line at both
places.
The crevasse at Goudsboro assumed
large proportions, but was finally closed on
Wednesday by the united energies of the
Morgan aud Texas Pacific railroad authori-
ties. A break occurred at the Bonsecnur
levcc, parish Of Piaquemncs, thirty miles
below the city, but it was also closed. No
ether breaches of consequence took place in
the river lcveaa.
On Bayou Lafourchc the crevassc below
Lafourchc Crossing is still open and will
remain so until the water falls Last Mon
day the lcvee broke at the old Littlcjohn
place, about Il mile and Il half this side of
Labadieyile, on the right bank of the
bayou. and at last accounts the break was
As feet wide and deep. No attempt has
been made to close it. At both these points
the swamp is only a short distance from the
bayou and the water is doing no damage Of
consequence.
A little break occurred near Falen-
Zuela Landing, at the upper line Of the
aldsonville, but by the prompt efforts OF the
people Of the vicinity it was readily closed
IMPORTANT SALE.-An undivided half of
the beautiful and fertile Hermitage sugar
plantation, more commonly known as the
Bringier place, situated on the left bank of
the Mississippi river mile below Donald
sOnville, will be offered at Sheritf's sale at
the Ascension Courthouse on the 10Th day
of next month, to satisfy the claims of plain
Mrs. Bringicr. Hermitage is one of the
finest plantations in the State, and is admi-
rably equipped with all the necessary facil-
tiles for the production and manufacture of
the best grades OF sugar, according to the
latest improved methods, and affording be-
sides an elegant home to its owner where the
comforts and luxuries of life can be enjoyed
to the utmost by any one having the means
to provide them. Beautifully situated,
supplied with IL fine residence. {. maguif-
cent shgar-houso equipped with machinery
that has no superior in Louisiana, laborers'
quarters, stables and outhouscs, stock and
implements of husbanlry, four hundred and
eighty acres of plant and stubble cane, and
comprising altogether 1000 acres Of the most
productive lands in our sugar region, the
Hermitage place is indeed one of the most
desirable properties this part Of the country
can boast.