Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-14
An AUTHORIZATION.

The council tonight appropriated
/ $50, 900 for work on the levees during
the danger period. At Natchez the
levee ON Davis Island, Lake Con-
c0rdla, gave way, flooding the
Novelty, Evergreen, Sofara, Nor
gan and Potawama Plantations
The city is lower than the river.
The water is all through the streets,
and is being pumped out at the back
part Of the city into Lake POnchar
train. The fall Of water may exceed
the capacity Of the pump and flood
the whole back part Of the town,
but they are making all possible ef-
forts 10 check the overflow.
l:30 4. NIT has been raining
steadily but slowly since S p. m.
The ninfaIl, added to the water
passing over the levees in front Of
the city and running back, has
overlooked n large section OF the
city in the vicinity Of Claiborne
Street. The river guage shows no
material change. The water is
flowing over the levee rapidly at the
head OF Peters Street. and the side
walks and streets ia The vicinity are
covered. Water is also running
over the levee pretty freely at Third,
Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, TeleGenO,
Sarapaeter and State streets. Gangs
Of men are working along the leyee
at many points and the flow Of
water into the citv may lie checked
If there i no further rise. The rail-
roads are doing good work in assist
ing the authorities all along the
line. The outlook tonight, how
ever, is by no means re-assuring.
AT GREESvILLE, Mss
GREENvILLE, Miss, March IA
A report up to $3.50 O'Clock from all
points In this Ievee district, above
and below, indicates that all is
serene on this side Of the river.
Every preparation is being made for
any possible breaks or weak places
that may occur in the levees. Rain
has fallen here for fifty-fcur hours
with but slight intermission, and the
total fall has exceeded five inches.
Ii is still raining, and the indica-
tons are that il will rain all Of to-
night. The river rose enc and q
half inches in the past twenty-fOur
hours and is still rising.
THE CONDITION OF ARKANSAS.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March ID
The situation at Newport, Ark, at
the confluence Of the White anu
Black rivers. is one OF extreme dau-
ger. The water is within a few
inches Of the top Of the levee which
surrounds the town, and is rising at
n rate of three inches an hour. The
inhabitants are greatly excited.
Should the levees break the destruc-
ton will be terrible.
At Batesville all that portion OF
the town through which the Iron
Mountain nuns is foot under water
and trains are abandoned. Reports
from Black River Valley show that
the low lands are now under water
at places so deep that the tree tops
alone are visible.
JacksOnpOTt is under water from
Two TO four feet. The telegraph and
telephone wires are down in all d.
revtiOns and no estimate Of the dam
age eau be made.
4 G0sCtte special from Black
Rock, Lawrence County, gives "a
distressing account Of the Hood in
that section. Black River, along
which are many mills, is ten inches
higher than ever known, aud all the
saw mills are under water. \ vast
amount Of timber has been WASHED
away, and wOrEmen with families
are in great want, and considerable
distress IS felt among the settlers
Every house in Powhattan, the
county seat Of Lawrence County,
Is under water except the postoiliee.
Several bridges are washed away,
and horses, cattle aud hogs drowned.