Word: mississippi
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There has been a further rise in the Mississippi at New Orleans. Steamers laden with supplies are being sent out for the relief of the destitute and to secure refugees...
...Congress yesterday debate continued on the Mississippi levee and postal bills. J. Russell Young was confirmed by the Senate as minister to China, and the report of the committee on appropriations investigating the alleged treasury abuses was submitted through its chairman, Mr. Alison. Many irregularities and false entries have been brought to light...
...overflow of the Mississippi is much more serious than at first thought. Fifty thousand people are destitute, and $100,000 has been appropriated for the alleviation of their suffering...
...Mississippi river yesterday showed the highest record of the season, but is now falling...
...floods on the lower Mississippi are becoming more extended and disastrous. Louisiana's richest sugar district is overflowed and great losses and terrible suffering are inevitable. Many families are destitute, and rations have been issued to them...