The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-07-16
an APPEAL FOR AID.
The Flood Sufferers in Louisiana Call
for Help.

The following appeal for aid
for flood sufferers In Louisiana has
been pres'nte 10 the State Leg
islature at Baton Rouge, and il al
dressed to the charitable persons Of
the Uulted States:
JoNEsymIR, Catahoula Parish.
La, Juy 4, lSa2.-We, he under
signed, being oulN few Of the
flood sufferers Of Louisiana. n
behalf of the thousands OF our des
titule people, being desrous of
brin1 1ing { heir condition prominent-
! II before the public, ii the hope
that . generous sympathy may he
awaken 4, resulting in Il liberal
| brstowment Of substantial and.
take this means Of doing so. Be ii
4 known unto you, who are bl. sSed
in the possession and enjoyment
Of a bounliiuI supply Of ali that
geos to make life happy, that those
ia whose behalf we appeal, have
been deprived by God III his in
scrntable wisdom Of the means Of
support by the visitation upon
them of a most destructive ilood
at time of the year when the
people were least able TO withstand
i its ravages.
The fine crops almost matured.
have been swept away, leaving
hardly a vesiige Of vegetation
upon which man can suhsist: with
q lack Of pecuniary means and n
credit badly impaired, even at the
beginning of the year, owing to
the extremely low prices obtaiue
for the staple crop, cotton, and
the water now at food height, at
time Ct the year when it is to-
late to raise another crop, they
find themselves utterly helpless 10
provide he bare npceS sites of life
aud confronted G with the humilat-
ing extremity Of asking charity OF
Those who are able to best0w ii
/ Thousands 81 our people are desti-
tute and starving, tlrir cattle aud
stncks are suli ring ana dying for
something tC elt. Oar land owners
are unable 10 further assist these
suffering peO le, who are mostly
negro tenants, anl unless relief
comes from some source speedily,
tiny VIII be obliged to abandon
their homes III selrch Of food
and reuunefatiye employment.
WIli our cnuDtrymen sit ind fer.
emily by and not heed the cries tor
bread u these hapless wives aud
starving cldldren, waited 10 them
t over the waves of 4 devourins Z
lioo !, when the Ties OF Il common
brotherhood have arousedin their
Z breasts keenest sympathy for the
starving people Of Russia, and
have prompted them to open their
purses and bestOw with genpr-
Gus hand upon those unfortunate e
peopleR We cannot believe theS
will refuse to hear this entreaty.
I Our people are noble ana brave,
they have, in time past, fought
against many adverse circum.
stances and have come of more
than c5nqnerors their energies
ordinarily have proven equal to
the demands Of any emergency and
: it is with 4 subdued pride that an
= overwhelming catastrophe has i'm
e posed upon them tile dire neces.
: sity Of seeking as istancc from
I others.
These distressed people will need
: assiStance until the end Ofthe year
: as it is now too late to make any.
: thing to sub .ist upou-thry being
Iarg~y an agricultural class. w,
have no data at hand, enabling Us
to st tie with accuracy the number
:. OF fl iOd sufferers who are in des
i titure circumstances, but We know
it will reach far up into th,
" thousands. All contributions o
: money aud provisions can be sen
= to our noble Governor, NJ. j
? Foster, who will rec i've the SANE
I and distribute to the needy, ant
= will elicit from the hearts Of !
: suffering people drbt Of ever
lasting gratitude toward the gener
: Gus donors.
: J. Il Bnatuer, ex-state Senator.
y n. VI Calhoun. attorney at law.
d n. ~. Calhoun. VI. ID.
:, John Wigyins. ex Representative.
b II. Baker, n. ID.
y }. e. MANI, merchant,
q @ Is. MAY. d.
W. p Chefy Postmastef.
. Mrs " Z. Biuaeilnan, planter.
q y. Guiee nOtarg public.
w. A. Martin druggist.
- w Mill, iewsier
e Hugh Watson Inhity Herald.
:. Aud many others.
1 All papers ii the United Statei
in sympathy please copy.
/, ELECTRIC slTTERs.
y This remedy is becoming 50 well know
e and so popular as to need no special men
1, tipn. All who have used Electric Bitter
a sing the same song Of praise. "A pure
inekiein does not exist BDd it il gIaran
teed to do all that il claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases Ot the Live
aud kidneys viii remove Pimpies, Boils
Salt Rheum aud other affections causes
by impure blood win drive Malaria
e. from tie system aud prevent as we'll a
= cure all MaiarIal fevers.-For cnre 0