The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-06-10

China, which the Republicans we're |
chiefly instrumental in overriding
with the Geary act, was negotiated
and approved by Charles Sumner,
William III. Seward, Edward Eve
rett, Caleb Gushing and other fathers
of the g. 0. p.-City Item. |
The Sand Lots, san cuiiottes OF
San Francisco who are the head and
front of the anti Chinese movement
are not worth the price that Will
have to be paid in money and human |
lives by the United States for the
enforcement of the unriglteons
Geary law.
Governor Foster and Congress
men Blanchard and Robertson have
completed their tour of inspecting
the levees along the Mississippi
river. They are Of the opinion that
lno new breaks are likely to occur,
and that the damage to crops this
year will not be so great as last year
| by at least one third. Webster Sig
nal
We are not yet fully informed as
to the extent of the damage done in
Madison, Tensas and Concordia
parishes by the overflow, but IN
East Carroll the desolation and de-
struction was never before so great
and the suffrage and privation SO
reaching.
/ We hope our sister town Lake
Providence, across the river may be
spared from inundation. We know
| what it is to be covered with water
and our only mode of travel IN dug
outs and batteaux. In 1890 we had
enough experience to last us q
natural life time. Mayersyille Spec
tator.
We are duly grateful for YOU
kindly bopefulness confrere, and
! are pleased to inform you thai
! though completely surrounded Will
water Providence continues high and
dry thus far, with fair prospect o
: remaining SO the remainder of th'
year, but further this deponent saitl
: not.
The Daily States of last week Il
discussing the terrible consequence
resulting from the WHY crevass
in this parish, closes an able editor
al with the following pointed, pith
and conclusive sentence:
The engineers with all their scienc
have failed by the building of levee
= to SO scoar and deepen the bed Q
the river as to enable it to hold th
Ie water which pours into it from til
/; watersheds of its great valley. Tn
heighth of the leyees is met by I'll
4 heighth of the food and then thel
'e are crevasses and disaster. 1t
ID now time for the people to turn f
n relief to the common sense plan
20 outlets sufficient to carry OFT Il
water, and 1T is to their interest
70 bring the matter to the attention I
Ve Congress as soon as possible. III
ut all-leyee system which has cost IN
40 lions of dollars is failure whlt
= should be abandoned before it worl
further injury to the State.
Everything pertaining to lev
ne matters and levee interests just no.
ne is receiving the close and careful
ton of the people residing in {
valley, as well as that of ma
others who are indirectly interest
in the question Of overAows and t
IS increase or decrease of values behi
ay the embankments' In response
er, some inquiries relative to lev
'as bonds the New Orleans Truth sa.
IT. There are now outstanding lev
bonds TO the amount Of 50, 1862
divided up as follows: Atchafala.
raj $500, 900; Bossier, sl7l,3oo; Cade
he 1929, 200; Fifth, $40, 600;
Ids fourche, $500, 900; Lake Borg
ed 500, coo; Pontchartrain, A, IS
= 600: Pontchartrian, b, $75, 0'