Tensas gazette. [volume], May 11, 1894, Image 1

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T TE'NSAS Z ET
UGH TULLIS, EDFroU, SAINT JOSEPH, LA., FRIDAY, MAY 11,189L Naw Sn.t..-. VOOL. , 18G s
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Established 1863.
IHENR ] Y FRANTK,
7"WHOT .MBP A T .Rn.
arT a5* s, Te@Se , iOOTE An& N 3es .
It will be to the laterest of Buyers to write us for qtatiomas sad prares
Natches, - - iss..
OUR BEAUTIFUL STOCK
New Fall and Winter Dry Goods isReady
FORI INSPECTION.
A asnal leo Is aM soleaelt to show the saprrty
o wr tek.er all ethrs iL Natehes, sad we eto
forn ear paerm Isto Teases persh, a eesasuaeo o
ar Matt Oler Department weetlves
tas est a ttetiao, and we aratoee
** ides In every partlelar.
Samples Furnished Free.
CHAMBERL.AITN & PATTERSON,
48 Mdal 5tret, Natcheu biss.
K. K. YLKM.AIT& C O0.,
Dealers In
Pine and Medium Clothing, and
Furnishing (Goods.
All the latest novelties as soon as they come out.
Will not be under sold by any one. Call and see us and
*oavinoed that we are leaders of
Fuahion and Low Prices. Suits Made to Order.'1
100s and IaN Commeroo St.' Matobhez, M ie.
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Harrows, Sweeps, Sorapers
and all improved Agricultural
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Oellars, Bridles, BactBanda,
Curry Combs, Briar Hooks,
Wedges, Hoes, Hoe Files,
Nails, Wagon Material and
Urb Wire.
The largest stock of tools and
general Hardware in this
section, for.which we solicit
the continued and much ap
preeiated orders of our nu
merous Tenam friends.
SCHWARTZ & STEWART,
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effl OPra 8 0 lDIBIg 51oeaI: LIar*As.W U Lae. arsu a.
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Sla.' For Culb ua!
We have sid sme vwery preasng tLIpe t tShe pmes sheet the
qsdilte of ser
·a, sI.tand 535, 0ults ander O Oeas,
Set ts seemso's array doubae Isseusts thee al1. KEuersee. has
breg as knwlege that a ta woe e tneo good seemnet. It ie mo
sq stter to Nve from o to P. Oe a eit, ear . Over ost Mud me
e is ithe QualityI, hu we ae doing It. We talt )eu todrs ~*ummpari.
e am s Im tner tyorselves. If tis Wesmer is p.se.hims .an tea Chasn0e
e Welghts, o er to these thrme gradle with thr fell eamJldes that
satldmtinom will he famie. oedm with your eled ma n any fuesbuumma
seta-I-TIey'm all her.
L B. STEVENS & 00CO., (LIXITED).
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INSURANCE AGFNC1Y OF
I.  H. WHI'lTNEY, Agent.
Il9Gs- w Sktreet, New Orleans.
soe Agespt fr eaw' Odlsm ed the Iellwsug ]r
Lenad and Lamoswhipe. Imperil Fire, FParr.fuba
?senaqgsylani Zeonwio I Uo.' .' Aigara
. *mass. liejweor*, D Ciaiasre,
* %suheefue Li4p Isaueraiwe Comnang, Ao 'eu iork,
aempt * m sbn ..... e snes l Kere
.1Y.S. wr
TIES LYEL. I
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ofes t.1 mm I
Iese eser d~e**a, .stam.
le.w 'iare.. IA.. ppri t9. Utao.
Ti BstmsI s.y Irppy J. Pasw, E.iweO*
of il*.sias. I
:sir-Iln seemllia.ee with dime.
this, the Bsedr of Steate Bngse.se
respeetfellp s aumits the #ellowsl
rpeport of operatinus from Apsit 5
180 '. to April 10. 184:
L1V25 WOBK OF THN PAST TWOs
At no petriol inluded is the
reaerds of lease beuiding in this
8tate has so large amn aount l1
work bhen aeeompialrd within a
samilar time as during the past two
years, The orgsmastloe of thel
loer new levee ditllets created byI
sets of the General AsembsMy t its
seas..i of 1802, the eslarled powrs
gra"nted at the ame armim to the
Bel River, Alehalalays and Basn 1
Boruf Lerve Dultriet, with the
m reu ample tIeed appropriated by
the Ifongaess of the Unitld State.
Sli lthe iarslveutent of lthe Mini.e.
,siqd t tl R ed rivers s wa t 01t181ei to n
l.Iese holihdigtg, h.e* ties.s the
pI nripal eeei of S the guest
liIagrueeu maode.
The tivers and barbars set of
Julb 18t, *I'alelo.rleted SU011SO ,
for tihe implroIemet of the M1iees.
Saldrqd river, and a.uthrsedw tihe
Imatilsg ol eleestracs. tor emtinorut ly f
L reir)lsg inl the ork lior three l
sm rp seers. Uniter tiss Ilthelity l
the Milassaappi River (.mi.alon ll
in August, 169, Itlliatted 18I0SS,ei0I
per annum for time IArl years from *
Jane, Itl". to July, 115 i,0t l+eve
wiark; $11',7.000 of which wasll
allottedI to levees in asisiems esl
01.100N,0 to levees in Ark.w.es
olth of the Arkansas tlher, wLhibL
dlare o equal impottalen to this l
iState (see Appendas D.)
it Contraetl have already .l0 a
. lmade to a eeiderable etteat, for a
- wort to eo paid for with feIde yet I
to be appropriated. While he Ia
work to be deew uder ws ee 1
truets wae net requieti to be bogus I
It eoec or to be comapletd before 1
the ewed o. s the loal yeer fr whb Ich
the emntreate were made. i' hats
proved of grela bestrilt. snd in
simel of the distriets n aesdolte@
neesety. In the Fittil Lenlslsna
and the Postcbrtrain detrtet the (
ommIaslieers, by arr.ugiag withl
the seatratorms r muc welk to
pay as additional prise for the
early smplotlIee o Ite wors, have1
haes able to aerate the eeootrmetia
orfa number of lImpirtan leveesI
before the manel tiie of sprinag
londS, whiel roell ea havbeles Il
bilt otherwse. ThL sms pyra bie
a seoa ut of sc additlke prices
will proably saoget to about
SThe realits of theo tok h t
Slast two jears laI lelisiss sald io
'thet port of Arhuewus ups. which w#
are depeseekt fio leve priestlesk ,
lat s p p approtsharelt as feilosa
The ssIIltrets nder which thek
work hiss been dosew eemprieu the
enellleg of @ l.4 I tie see leveIr.
ad tle reassing md Imsrgemeet et
334 Ile ate of lii levee to paste.
of rem trwo to, thbre le shave tlhe
hbihst remeIrdee *mt aseri. with
errespoesdlg Imuier o @ serlliwU.
Tie eartllhwLrk does asets I..
lshlet 3.84,3f 1 irute I st h. at *
eua---sueIuelll edetloeesl "seuis
prisee strem metlesed.-eIt abuslee
V9 about IT.$ nests per ese*p prdi.
I aLiditoe to th ·hver, ce6a
I sentrthlutig am ite gree Iie
a pelrmets Impeowemuat at lde
levee srsae, sronet s it lles' of
*o** reveteut have beec built,
'seet 81..5 mls ol hoeb ww by
daries levee beds atS a esIa f
sheet OS ,U5, sad abret SM
m mile by the UTited SWtate
The epeesms ittemduag the pre
teetime and preservatios ot lewes,
mad the elemsag e orevasmes datsg
high water by tim mveral levee
distris nd the iUnited Sates
ihev asmelted to a ltarlp eu; bts
We are eable to state the em it,
mm they. of eoerae, form a prt at
the rmet bettermeat of the
lever stes m .
iT LS 3* 38 Leis DUMPUT.
' TpI dietriet, oprislag the
aof Mori eers, Wet Oer.
Snd le.lnd, FranklH eknd Oets
heses, with that pert of Oeaebhlt
to lnd aklwell east of the Otmeeit
ivewr. was eeryalid .l 180. It is
abject to oevrlew espeug frem
Mthe Mississippi mad the Arkanees
rivera In the State of Arkme, to
greater estet them tree ay other
oa e. The work at the di.srist
N has base always meetly edee84 to
levee seestreedes sed impreOwemat
i Dheen ad Obi et emeeeti Ark.
The United State IUplermr Tsima
Duetriet"' evere the mesn terimry
he from the Arkam rver to the
'a L·seuiama lime, and by far the itag.
part of dIhe leee work dMe im
i district dmumri the past wo
y,er, and, f lin . msee 18l1, has
huen bi thie United States. The
apsnrislmnte length of new rlees
hebad misme April, 10. I 181a
Smrle, mid of leve* r+ard mad em.
arged 6.16 wlles, Ivelvleg sheet
S3Kl9c1O eamle jamed at earthw,.rk,
at a oet of sheet Xlt,3~t. Of
Sthu work the Tenes Basle lever
l Distrrtg hab kelt .* mles t msew.
u eve, emd lees raised and ealarged
. A4 imlec of old levee, moeenting
& to 634,03 estae ea rda e. earthwork.
am at met at a . $7 AI..
I Two yere a preevios to the
Selluloattee of the lood t 1863, It
wee eatimeted that the lis.
Sleveeezsteadlrg frees Ames Bayes
1 to the L oJiama hla. absou eghbty.
Ilve ile. had ever 0 per east of
s its length of wetk sod emNal em
Ia tees, with grade lees the a leatr
above the height o prevlem lees,
d tad that the tage of the
or river beeame higher ths tom 1I
,t there emoe be llttle espestatle
be that t lise dasd e hel d Mteel.
b Thsees Gdatl1 was higher leeg
ma the etie lime of leve  thee Is
Ior i1t by ftly oe feet Ina ome
det plasces, ad while it prevailed is
as eresrame eaeerred. via: Au Brnks'
Is Midle Msy 1; at Paier L owelred.
ste Mau 13; at [L, we lead, May s5;
ua at rutreed levee (bkeow Arkame
he Olt,) Jue S3; alt Upper iried,
111 Jeme is, and at Lekesprt, Jane A
teo The discharge frem ttbhesoare a,
le gatl a still larger vole., of water,
we maally frees the Arkamma river,
an which pseal seress Ames Basye
,es rdge hee the beard of the levee
m.g. var, . vrlew.d Itarp arhs i
a the PFrhb LreamI miad Teem
i Btuen lavees datrrter.
Darag the year etween the
Sel of 1886 cad 185 very Itle
.eak wa dense y the Teame lSeel
Irvee Diatret, hut te wa of the
mew klwee wen miii, diig o
enewte lmgl oe g*a *w emiedmbly
gredegem the leIb a0t el ie with
weak mod l ee aestlem. bt shk
hellad a IL3 remed measly the
*i mnae heihSt aming the i ret *me
a hell tu h u -eeo har so.
Ihe vseeS d ma: At Adam '
sh(rIw lat perI). May II; at.
' Keerb May II; at Mathee Beed
(teet Greud laSt .). bus l1, mt
'lray . The aueldlw rram t, hs
, reas1se wha sot a.lm estemell or
t 4 veumle of eawr p.5 ,g segad the'
ads ,seeeesrrim(klrlb
IIt, The ridge ed by the e ofI
I.vagina termla* wee btemu
I es eldred aven ovl er leIt
estrme high wtageJ a thoe Ari.
- riser w, te. te ewaled 1
M oeees alebt the Artatess, base
evidestly linae edrwed this
I rlge. Ii flas d taI. as aboee
sed. t , as Well as tIm 8, lbeg.
velemes of ester doeed sue the
ridge ad added to the overse*.
lThe Tei el D Oltriet hne se
a eder asstruat soa eateetis at
the lbas qe  sp the radge *a
the arthest beak at Aess Dasei
shtee as sad half mim, ebiek,
with the rpaer rweestly sade Os
the levese * the bkahe of the
Adrtues sad their eastees
seesheIlrd, oew seder esatrae by
the Imitee 8tates, t s biped sad
epeted will aeed prebomtee
agaIast verlees tree stis dies.
tSie, alb free greaer memad
thean meoe et hbees ke*. Tbh
ThesseDe el lIens. Dtlats blid
sentreutd 0sN tIwardh the ses.
atruhose of se hues almiont the
Aehors re.va.e as Arkases river.
whgib seeamse has bea epee ere a
suher if peare peat. sad he.
wheb a large paert Of the waterl
Iewlag areas Ames Beas rmge
seeaped fhm the A ksese.
The wert of the Uatted Itates
sad of the Teams Bal Ditrine
drlang the peat er has geastly I
ispreved the kuaes m Dasha sed
Claest seitles, sad while the Has
l san set eatilty m.teihatery.
there o a better praspeae t hm s er
belere that seh Seeds mas 6a thsm
far bhee espertleed may be mi
stressed mad every seas to bipr
mad believe that eltbhl a sw lyers
mere, shea the wat as s e.
tusplateJ by the gOerml gakero.
meat, csd to a e.edderMsM iest t
stready entradted er. esas be ee.
plated, the aste: t lenes dag
the upper Teans free will he as
bhgh and atresg as that t may due
trist is Artae.e., NeIuppuui o6
Leldmas.
Im appeadis A vrll be fead
tabmlated slatmetet aheiueg de.
tails of the levee k Wart the peat
tWe ear is thia ditrista
IPTPE LOUISlanA L.V I eger.
This dlrist~at.empiraeg the
Sparles et Beet Osirell, Madiasa
TuAae musd Oseedum--snes. sepa
I Ilue In 1iiS. The beIts at se
Iriver for a ditames ef sheet 313
aItre, from the Upper sad of the
distria t the lawer sod of the
lesteavely mt d raphidy Sr a us.,
Ihr of years thma thU o e y
'a lte teragtb a tShe satire imse
,ippi river, whel is g~ag y tI a
lrge doegr a se se geees If the
Neet ab'" wkhit ave eseered
Sthis trreetb ef er d artlg the
l as twetyreIght pars. This a
I eJssve' ea" of the bhast has
n vsqaredk the regert eesstraleso
a of see IBoe of hlevr earerity w
a nwer garead lkamn thee they i
lbesd, mad his made thi adilea
en uo wise the mutlssaeo ot ma
, adequate qatee if buses mad il
lO t, o theauerd o d deem
,d esesary hr semshby bea
8 alwas hues so ae usius sold eas
r aadettslag. The dietr t is smb
jrnteum eslsw as est ealy Ib
a vse alseg las We 5 hek but
, i* a geami rae stest ker Ie
o that senp sesa le Deehead CMheet
Seeoeslae, le Ark.
I at ueawlshetsedis he tiLel.
'latgeans if the dllistmi, k tdaisg
. sdaatI IOf ad the reamueaIm hr
i ehtasald meusaeo mad me. W.
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