Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-26

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Hon. J.
Floyd King, member of Congress, from
Louisiana, has received the following tel
legram:
RoDSEy, Mss. March q, 1884.
To the Hon. J. Floyd King, Washington:
Kemp levee gave way at 12:l5 o'clock am
This makes the disaster complete, and the Mis-
sissippi Valley one vast inland sea. This will
make the loss beyond calculation, to say nothing
of the loss of life and suffering of the people.
Congress must come 20 our relief and feed the
people at once. The lofts of our ginhouses and
floating RATS will be our only place of abode.
believe the best mode of distributing supplies is
through the engineer department in charge of
river improvements. They have every appliance
necessary, and less waste and imposition would
attend their efforts. E. l.. WHITNEY.
THE OVERFLOW OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tons to day had under consideration
Ellis's joint resolution making an appro-
priation to prevent the overflow of the
lower Mississippi kilograms from the
editor of the New Orleans Picaytae, the
mayor of New Orleans and dispatch to
the Louisiana Senators signed by George
Never, D. F. kenner and l.. ID. Miller.
urging the necessity of action by Congress
to prevent the threatened overflow, were
laid before the committee. A dispatch to
the New York Tribune, quoting the Times
Democrat of yesterday as saying editorially
that New Orleans was in no danger of
overflow, was read, whereupon Mr.. Ellis
withdrew the resolution.
HIGHER THAN EVER REFoRE KNOWN.
The Secretary of War to-day sent
Speaker Carlisle letter urging that from
information it appears that the floods in
al Ill Al. l.
borhood of Vicksburg down to New Or
leans, are higher than the highest point
in the year 1882, and that large number
of people havei by the overlooking of the
agricultural districts, been unable to help
themselves. The Secretary suggests that
if it be the pleasure of Congress to author
ize the distribution of subsistence supplies
70 those rendered destitute by the floods,
ne, in the first instance, be authorized 10
expend for the purpose an amount not
exceeding S125, 900 out of the unexpended
balance of the sums appropriated for the
relief of those rendered destitute by the
foods of the Ohio river and its tributaries.
TELEGRAMs FROM INUNDATED POINTS.
Dispatches received here to-day from
Louisiana state that the Mississippi has
broken out of most of the levees, and gov
| eminent aid Unnecessary to prevent the peo-
tive King received, among others, the fol.
lowing kilograms:
TRoYvILLE, La, March 25, 1884.
| The country is entirely submerged. The peo-
"-N ''''> -' ~ r. B. W. WALTERS.
RODNEY, Mss, March 25, 1884.
| iTensas parish is entirely inundated. Rations
will be required for 10000 destitute people, and
| fed for stock is necessary. The emergency is
very great and immediate relief necessary.
| JOSEPH MOORE,
4 WIN. ID. DAVIDSON,
II ROBERT MURDOCH,
- ID. II. CHAMBERLAIN,
IL TH0S. p. CLINTON.
y TThis dispatch was sent from Rodney
because the overflow destroyed the tele-
| graph wires in Louisiana.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, March %, 1885,
The river at st. Joseph is six inches above 1882
| The levees are all gone, with the river rising
| from Cairo down. G. G. C0RDELL.
Gov. McEnery, of Louisiana, telegraphs
| Gen. King that great distress exists. At
Morganza, Scott and Waterloo the levees
are gone The Governor has wired the
Secretary of War for rations. The same
amount is needed as in 1882. The labor
| ing classes are in grest distress.