March 26, 1884, Wednesday

River has fallen about 1 inch since yesterday.  We now consider it 3-1/2 inches above '83 and 8-1/2 inches below '74.  Along levees with Mr. Beirne.
Ploughing and digging stubble on Donaldson, Clark and Conway.  No corn yet planted at New Hope and Ascension. 
Terrible accounts in papers of floods in Louisiana and Mississippi.