Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


TF Fekert, .Mollie .Gratz, St Francs, G W
Cheek, Silver Moon, Legal Tender, st Joseph.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river continues to swell at this point at
the rate of about FIVE inches per day. and is
to day one foot and eleven inches below the
high water mark of 1867. At Cairo yesterday
the river rose one inch. AT st. Louis it is ris-
ing about four inches daily, and was Sunday
evening twenty-five feet six inches above low
water mark of 1868, and eighteen feet ten
inches below high water mark of 1874. rise
Of one foot per day is reported at Dubuque,
while at st. Paul the heavy rise continues in
undating large tract of country below that
city. There has been more heavy rains in the
North and West. The Missouri continues
bank full at Omaha, and rise of three feet
per day is reported at Sioux City from that
point to its headwaters away up in the noun
tains raging rise is reported coming down
the tributaries of that stream emptying floods
from their sources, and again the alarm is
sounded that an overflow must occur. The
Allegheny and Monongahela are both rising
again, and will rise enough to let out another
large feet of cOal-boats. At Louisville yes
terday there was ten feet ten inches in the
canal and eight feet ten inches over the falls,
and the river falling. Al Cincinnati there
was twenty=nine feet in the channel, and the
river falling. The Illinois is again booming.
and the Cumberland and Tennessee falling.
The Arkansas is unchanged. White river is
stationary, with four and one-half feet to
Jacksonport.
The weather continues warm and beautiful.
Business at the levee dull-very little freight
being discharged and shipments light.
The pride of the Arkansas, the Mary Boyd.
is due, and will be here in time to leave on her
regular day-Thursday.
The river man of the Cincinnati Commercial
being printer has had the pleasure of setting
up his own column for several days on account
of the strike in that office.
The Viola Belle left st. Louis yesterday for
the mountains with all the fseisht she wanted.
The Legal Tender came in on time, notwith-
standing the immense trip she took from here.
and will go out this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Jaeksonport, Augusta, and all points on
White river. connecting at Devalps Bluff,
with the train for Little Rock, John Elliott
commands. and Joe Elliott, with whom all
the young ladies ON White river have fallen
in love, and Arthur Fields are the officiating
clerks.
The peoples favorite. the Geo. W. Cheek
departs this evening, at five O'Clock. for
Helena, Friar's Point, and makes all way
landings TO distribute the United States mail
the contract for carrying the same having re-
Gently been awarded the owners of that boat
Mark Cheek is master, and Barney Barinds,
aided by Charlie Jackson. at the desk.
Guerrilla warfare has again began up the
Cumberland river as well as the Missouri.
Morning dispatches state that the steamer
Burksville. while on her way down from the
Upper Cumberland last night, was fred into
by unknown persons at WrightsbOro. Ky.
Several shots struck the boat. hut no one was
hurt on board. The captain returned the IRE
and drove of the party,
The Local Inspectors OF this port have sus-
pended for thirty days the license Of pilot J.
L. Young for unskilfullness and negligence in
the case Of the collision between the GaIlatin
and the tug Jennie Sutton.
Drift wood is very heavy at St. Louis, eaus-
ing great annoyance to the employees of the
dry docks.
The Nick Wall took $50 tons freight, and left
81. Louis for Benton Saturday.
The bottom lands en- the Missouri. below
Sioux City as far as Omaha. are overaOwed.
The committee appointed by the Cincinnati
Chamber Of Commerce to secure an appropria-
for the completion Of the canal at Louisville,
are now in Washington doing their level best
to accomplish the object named
The steamers Northwestern and Milwaukee
have been completed nj Cincinnati .nd IN.
former Is due al Louisville to-day. en- route to
st. Louis. where she will take her place in the
Northern Packet Line.
The Thompson Dean is having her texas
heightened. She is advertised to leave St.
Louis tonight.
The towboat Collier has been sold for 900.
Capt. ]. T. Stoekdais. Of st. Louis. has con
tracted with Porter, at shoustoWn. for hull
for a mammoth side-Wheel freight steamer.
Dimensions as follows: Length on deck. 800
feeti IS feet beam; feet depth Of hold; ca
paeity, 300 to $50 tons. She will be com