Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
bOAIS IN POhI.
7 II Allen, W Curtis Sam J Hale, Sallie V,
G b Church. Gen Anderson. Olive Branch.
RIVER. BUSINESS. MIscELLAyEous


RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The upper streams are again rising. and
shc=ld the mild weather continue thaw is
expected ON the Upper Mississippi, as well as
the Missouri and their tributaries. IF the ex-
pectation is realized. we may look for plenty
Of water from st. Louis down for some time
to come. At Cairo yesterday the river fell six
inches. while it rose as much or more at St.
Louis. The Ohio is rising at Pittsburg and
falling at Cincinnati, and ut Louisville with
| twenty-four feet in the channel at the former
and nine feet in the canal at the latter point.
The Arkansas is declining rapidly. and has
now less than twenty inches above Little Rock
| to Dardanelle and about thirty inches
| from Little Rock out. We expect light
| draught boats TO be in demand on that stream
soon. White river remains about stationary,
with nearly four and half feet to Jackson
/ port.
The weather continues agreeable, and n few
days more of the same sort will cause the
planters and farmers to crowd our merchants
with orders for spring supplies.
Business at the levee this morning was prin-
cipally confined to shipping. Very little, if
any, freight was discharged.
! Captain McManus new boat. the NJ. J.
Wicks. passed down this morning with mon
ster trip of grain and produce, and added 100
bales cotton at this port. Her eonsort, the C.
b. Church, arrived last night from New Or
leans with 100 tons railroad iron for the Little
Rock and Fort Smith railroad, which will be
reshipped here. We can't blame the st. Louis
steamboat ring for doing all they could to Sc
cure the Underwriters condemnation of these
two splendid steamers. They would injure
the trade of almost any village, and the st.
Louisians, with their small steamboat inte-
rest, cannot well afford to permit any boats,
except those owned by them, to carry freights
from their wharf.
The W. +. Curtis is loading with cotton for
New Orleans.
The eommodious steamer Thos. ii. Allen
will back out at five this evening for Little
Rock, and makes connections at the latter
point with light-draught steamers for Darda-
nellie. Ferd. Hamilton commands, and the
genial Walker and Sullivan are the Aliens
pursers.
Major John d. Adams returned from st.
Louis Monday, where he has been attending
to the interests of his line.
We have excellent authority for the state
ment that the contract for carrying the mails
on White river will be given to the Arkansas
River Packet Company.
The Belle St. Louis will leave tonight for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Indiana is due from above.
A horse, attached to dray, caused some lit
tie excitement on the levee this morning by
taking french leave" of its driver and going
down the levee at a 80 :4O'' gait, made a carom
on lamp post and n pile Of skids. Nobody |
hurt.
The Ozark will arrive to-day. and go out to-
morrow for White river.
Ryans large smokehouse. situated on the |
evee at Dubuque, Iowa, and worth about I
SIS, 900. was, with large amount of provis-
ions. destroyed by fire on Monday. Loss. !
$4,000.
ST. Louis rates to New Orleans are firm, and |
freight abundant.
The Thompson Dean is coming down with
1000 tons freight.
A telegram from Shreveport says there is six
feet inches water at Grand Ecore; three feet
scant in the lakes. and falling steadily, and
twenty inches in Potato Bend.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican, referring
10 the contemplated line Of steamers from that
,ity 10 the Arkansas and White rivers, says;
The Line is one which. though much agi-
ated. has not yet fully met with the concur
-ence Of the shippers, Though the point is
we'll taken. and the view correct one. yet
here is in its suddenness clash that causes a
holding aloof among our merchants which IN
fhrfr "a |
ure the assertion that the merchants of that
lily are too sagaeiOus to invest money in an
that cannot possibly even pay the
interest ON the investment for years to come,
md give them credit for more shrewdness than
> accredited to them by the river editor of the
Republican.
Capt. Vim. Massie has purchased a one-half ,
interest in the steamer Ida Stoekdale. Terms
'riyate.
The 3. IT. Durfres, burned az New Orleans,
ras owned hy Durffee and Peck. of Leaven-
forth. and was valued at So, 600; insured for
alf that amount.
The toWbOat Little Alps passed Louisville
londay with tow Of coal for Bigley & Mel
nrsh. Of this city.
The George Thompson viii brinn 10 this
ONT fron Jefersonviiie barge loaded with
ars fer TIE Little Rock and Fort Smith rail !
oad.
The sale Of one-third interest in the Thomp-
IN Dean By John W. CAT. Of Cincinnati. to
tillWcli. Powell 4 Co.. Of 81. Louis. has been
scorded At the customhou-e. 81. Louis. The
mount paid was $500.
Supervising Inspector Houston has issued
rders to the Local Inspectors. in his District,
iat all steamboats, inspected in the future are
.quircd to have a life-doat. made Of some I
rht wood. four feet long. fourteen inches
iie and two inchcs thick. Cor each deck pas ]