The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-03-30
LEyEES AND RIVERS.
the LOWER YAzoo slyLR.
Cor. Tunes. Democrat

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25.-On Tuesday last we ws,c over
flowed here. the rlvor Monlay night
having risen fifteen inches. From
Moaday evening until Wednesday
morning (thir.y six hours) the river
rose thirty inches, which is much
larger than at any time during last
years unprecedented water. On Fri
day evening the river WIS twenty-five
inches below last years water aud
came stand. Since then the river has
fallen nearly two inches, mi in ten
days the iidge should DO entirely ont,
rs your welcome paper reports rapid
falling above. Here We have lost
nothing Lut few rails aud q small
quantity OF corn, bat on Friday I
heard CT q g,oddeal Of stock in the
water o. various places. A gentleman
told me Yesterday Le had thirty
kiliug hogs out ,omowhers in the
water. In localities there are o icw
spcts on. for stock, but 10: q great
many. vu
On Tohula IKE most plantations,
| hear, are under except spots here
ard there. There are 300 acres out
on Col. Richardson's Marcolls place.
and nearly as much on Mr.. G.eaves'
place. 90
If rot too wet they will commences
blowing tomorrow. We had light
rain yesterday end some moro latt
night, and the weather is still threat.
ening. L1ckily tho weath' r has Soen
fine, so the mules and other stock
on rla' forms have been comparative
iy comfortable. l regret 10 havs to
report ono death by drownins-s
woman above here. wi o had CONC
ont in q dug.out to feed chickens,
los. her balance. fell in tho water
and was drowned, as there Was no
one ne; 10 rsfcue her. learn THU
from reliable colorsd man, who did
not learn tho lady's name. As /
have not boon able to leave the place
herr, NY Information as to water on
rchul. Lake he's been gotten from
others. Friday the wafer on said
lake was eighteen inches below las;
years wafer.
ARKANSAS Cry, March 27.-W.th
the decline OF the water. slight patches
Of earth arc beginning to appear or
Front street, end o e neral ieeli'g OF
hopefalLts, md happiness prevails
among tho people, who will at once
SO. themselves to work to recover
from tee damages oftbe food. For.
tuuately tn, damages will DO small,
and, indeed, beyond the washing
away CT fences here and there, the
loss he's been tlitliug. The brief du.
ration, toe, OF tho food has ben q
blessing not uusppreciasod, and it Is
safe to say that, if no further unfor-
seen difficulties appear, planters will
be enabled 10 make full crops, md
that with tho early resumption OF
b usiness all evidence OF tho great
aood of 1883 will DO obliterated.
vIcKsBura, March a7,-Capt T. r.
Smith oithe Lefore, which arrived
from TAllahatchis river this morn
ing, states that at Sharkey's landing,
the river had fallen twenty.four in.
ches up TO Sunday at 4 o. M, and
that tho fall had commenced to in
crease at tho ratG' OF 3 inches in TWEEN.
ty-four hours.
The river had fallen Q inches at
Greenwood. and had commenced to
increase at the rate Of 3 inches in "a
hours; ut Po!er James, at the foot Of
Honey Island, / inch; a! Bel Prairie
the river was on q stsnd and at va
zoo 1t WA rifing at the rate OF II in.
ches in 81 hours. Tue Kicks place.
Paine's place, Linden. Woodbury.,
Inchuca, Tokaba Linda and others
on tho Yuzoo are all out OF water and
planting and blowing is progressing
satis!ao' Only.
vIcKspuRo March 2s--Thc latest
adyiccs from the bends above are to
The effect ths. laad is baing rapidly
disclored. At Eilislo and lllawara
La, abcu. six inches Of bank has oil.
ready appeared. At Gocdrich's aud
at EIgewoed the water is still run
ming over the bank, but is diminish.
ed daily in volume. Indeed in three
mora days the Mississippi will be
within its banks on other side Of
the river from this city 10 Greeaville.
The tidal wave in the Yazoo river.
has reached Authony's ferry. and
whom last heard from had caused
suspension of work on tho lower part