The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-14

Just below Algiers is the Orleans levee,
which commands a large section of country.
The new levee was constructed only a few
days ago, but the river has been climbing
up, and to-day the warning signal was
again given. The water was six inches
deep over the levee's crest. Men and ma
terial were promptly furnished and q GAL
liant effort is being made to stay the flood.
TROUBLE CAUSED BY STEAMERS.
The swell caused bv the ocean steamers
seriously interfered with the work at the
levees several days ago, washing some Of
the new work into the road, and the mayor
has asked the governor to issue a procla-
nation to the steamships 60 show due re-
gard for the safety of the levees
The city council met tonight and adopted
resolution appropriating $4,000, or as
much as shall be necessary, for work on the
levees during the danger period.
The river at other points is as follows.
Baton Rouge-Rose six inches.
Bayou Sara-Rose nine-tenths Of foot
Natchez-Rose six-tenths
Greenville, Miss.-Rose two inches, and
below Arkansas City the water is running
over the levees. 1t continues to rain.
Donaldsonville, La.-Rose seven inches.
Plaquemine, La.-Rose six inches.
Lake Providence-Rain last night and all
day; rose an inch and half.
0AhhhN NlsLH BATE
A special to the Times Democrat from
Greenville, Miss, says: Reports up to $3.50
O'Clock from all points in this levee district
above and below indicated that all is serene
this side of the river. The levees above
will stand from TO 8 feet, and
below from 2 to feet more water
than we now have. Every preparation
that ingenuity OF man can provide is being
made for breaks that may occur. Rain has
fallen for ffty-four hours, and the total fall
has exceeded five inches. The indications
are that it will rain all of Tonight The
river here has risen 1 Il inches in the past
twenty-four hours, and is still rising with
the gauge indicating forty three feet The
river at the following points In the district
in the past twenty-four hours has been as
follows: Concordia az inches. Mound 2
inches, Bolivar inch, Brunswick inches" "
THE FLOODS IN ARKANsAs.
MEMPHIS, March 13.-Only meagre de-
tails of the floods in Arkansas have been re-
celved. AT Batesville the White river rose
thirty-two feet in twenty-four hours, and
all the lower part of the town was flooded.
The depot and freight house of the Iron
Mountain road are two feet under water.
The damage TO property at Black Rock
will be heavy. The water stands six feet
deep in the hotels and business places.
Orders TO remove all material at the yard
at Newport have been given. No trains
have reached there since Tuesday night.
A special from Little Rock says the news
from the interior towns is that all the
streams al high and that O large number
of bridges have been washed away. No
trains have reached there from Fort Smith
since Monday, and all Of the roads traffic is
badly delayed.
The Arkansas river is rising rapidly at
Pine Bluff, and there is danger of the gov
ernment's dykes being destroyed. The stu
alton between that point and the Mississippi
river is said to be alarming.
AN ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The rivers are in an alarming condition.
The highest food level ever recorded has
already been reached at many points south
of here, and will likely be attained from
Cairo to the Gulf within the next five or
six days. The rainfall of the past three
days sums up total OF from two to three
inches over the country lying west of the
Mississippi river to the Indian Territory
and south of Ozark range, and from two to
five inches between the Ohio and Cumber-
land valleys. The river at this point is
three-tenths above the great rise of 1892 and
one-tenth below that of 1887, the highest on
record. The Kansas City. Fort Scott and
Memphis, the Iron Mountain. and Little
Rock and Memphis railroads. whose tracks
lie through the flooded district opposite
here, are confident of escaping inundation,
their road beds having been put in ex-
cellent condition during the past
year. An appeal reporter, who
has just returned from Arkansas City,
Ark, says the real condition of affairs at
that place has been suppressed. The water
from the Sappington break has flooded the
town and surrounding country. Hundreds
of hogs and sheep have been drowned, and
the people are in constant fear of break in
the levee in front of the city, where the
water yesterday was four inches up on the
sand bags on top of the levee.
FALLING AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, ILL, March 13.-The river has
fallen about three inches since last night
The gauge reads forty y-eight feet and six
and one-half tenths. The weather is cloudy
and cold. The Ohio river is reported fall
ing fast at Shawneetown and Paducah, and
rising from Evansville. The Mississippi
river is also falling. It Is thought that
the Mississippi river has about reached its
highest point, but heavy rain from above
may cause 1t to rise again or materially
check its decline. The Illinois Central and
Mobile, and Ohio roads are again running
trains regularly, and the Cleveland. Co
lumbus, Cincinnati and st. Louis will be
running again by morning. The st. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas and Iron Mountain
will not be running trains for several days.
DISTRESS AT BLACK ROCK.
LITTLE Rock. ARK, March 13.-A
special to the Gazette from Black Rock,
Ark, gives distressing account of the
food in that section. A vast amount of
timber has been washed away. The work
men, with their families, are in great want
and considerable distress is felt among the
settlers. Every house in Powhattan is
under water except the postofice Bridges
hogs have been drowned, and the damage is
$4,000.
The people at the mouth Of Black river
are leaving their homes In focks seeking
protection from food that is almost cer-
tain.