The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-03-13
THE FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

\ LAlbOb9b A NOII
The Levees Along the Lower mississippi,
| Arkansas, White and Other Rivers Giving
Way and the Consequent Floods Result
Ing IN Grent Damage--GoperDmen Aid
Being Provided For
N1cksHURo, MISS, March Q.
News from the Sunfowcr River is to
the effect that a general overflow Of the
! section is almost certain. Tho water
which comes through the break in the
Hughes lcyce at Beueh Lake III Bolivar
County has not yet reached the Sunnower
River through the Boguephalia, in addl-
ton to the water coming through the
Lewis swanps already in the river, win
causc 4 general overflow. Telegrams
were sent FROM here yesterday notifying
Governor Lowry Of the impending dan
ger up the Sunlowcr River.
GOVERNMENT AID.
telegram was received by Captain
Marshall, United Stated engineer in
charge OF this district, from the Chief Of
Engineers at Washington, asking what
steamers and barges belonging to the
Government were in his charge that could
render assistance to the citizens of this
district, which extends from the mouth
Of White River to Warrenton, twelve
miles below this city. The steamers
Nidalia and Jno. G.. Fisher and some
thirty barges are at Wilson'S Polntand
in readiness If 1t becomes necessary to
use them for that purpose. Mr.. Copplc,
United States Assistant Engineer, goes
up by the Anchor line steamer in the
morning 70 inspect and direct the neces-
sary repairs to levees in the vicinity Of
Omega, Madison Parish, La
The State lcyee at iongwOod, La, six
miles above Lake Providence, is caying
fast and washing badly. The caving has
reached the crown Of the leyee This
will be rcvetted with plank; also the new
lcvce at Omega, which is wave-washed
for three hundred feet, will be protected.
The State leyee, between the Government
levee IN the same vicinity, is too low, and
will be raised Immediately. These lcvees
arc now safe, but will be made secure
against an anticipated rise Of eighteen
inches, which is expected from the Yazoo
basin in the next three weeks.
TRACKS UNDER WATER.
Information yesterday from the Gcner-
al Managers Office, in this city, of the
Louisville, New Orleans Texas Railway.
is TO the effect that all work on the line
Of the road from Memphis south Is sus-
pended and some eleven miles of track is
overilowed. Work is also suspended from
the Yazoo River north. No track has
been laid since the twenty'third Of last
month.
ARKANSAS FARMS FLOODED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March G--Reports
received from Southeast Arkansas repre-
sent Il sad condition Of affairs in the
counties bordering along the Arkansas
and Mississippi Rivers The water has
broken the leyees and large tract of
country Is Inundated In Lincoln and
Arkansas Counties the loss Is very great.
The Arkansas in Arkansas County was
four inches aboge the marks Of 1877, the
highest within eighteen years. 1t is
slowly falling. The loss from crops stiH
III the field Is small, but the loss in hogs.
cattle and mules Will be considerable.
There is an average Of one break in the
leyec to every five miles on the north side
from Swan Lake to the mouth Of the Big
Bayou Meto.
ANXIETY AT HELENA.
HELENA, Ark, March G.--The rainfall
here In the past thirty-six hours amounted
to nearly two inches, which has assisted
materially the one-lnch rise in the river.
Reports from Madison yesterday in
dicate continuation Of the rise
IN ct. FRANCIS Bottoms which leaves
no hope of 4 decline here for some days
to come. This prolonged rise in the ST.
Francis basin after nearly five feet fall at
Cairo is unaccountable, unless ii be at
tribnted to rain, and Is another evidences
of the mysterious workings Of this great
river at food tide. The levees arc hold
ing still by virtue of unremltting labor OF
the part Of the people. heavy storm
prevailed Tuesday night which crented
something Of a panic, but the night
passed without disaster The feeling is
generally better now, though much
anxiety Is still manifested as 10 the re-
suit Of the present high water.