Show MORE encouraging REPORT I iso for so 0 of I 1 ire if in texas by flood wot kot so 80 large as ut at galveston tex july 8 reports from a B pedal of the news indicate that while the property loss loa by the decants recants floods has baa been enormous the loss of life his been greatly exaggerated according to the news only five lives have been lost la in the lower hrace flood from 1600 to 2000 2 I 1 colored people were caught in tho the V volley aley in austin waller and fort Fortl vend tend ties and were forced to take to tho the trees and house tops it is believed that nearly all the people lodged in trees and on bouic aa tops have been beca rescue 1 but boats sent from froin calveston Ual veston will patrol tile the flooded dis tract and malce a thorough search for 6 the fhe nar N ar department la has authorized governor sabers ers to distribute 10 army rations among the flooded d suf furrs jn ili addition houston and gal we ston have sent several beveral carloads of groceries into the flooded district it la ili believed there Is a now food enough in transit to feed tho the negro negros s until the waters wa recede rind and they can to plantation work tile the next trouble will be at velasco tile the mouth of the brazos Itra zoa which point the floods reached yesterday the town may inay be out cut oft off fro froni ax communication with the world for a day or wo to but no loss 1098 of lito life Is ia anticipated because the people had two days notice that the flood had broken loose looe above and was coining down |