Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.

Sallie V, I Il Eckert, Mary Boyd, Silver
Moon, Gen. Anderson. Marble City, Des Arc.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river here has risen three inches in the
past twenty-four hours ending at eight clock
this morning, and now stands one foot eight
inches below high water mark of 1867. At
Cairo yesterday decline set in but the rise
continues at st. Louis. where, on Monday
night, the river was % feet inches above the
low water mark of 1868, and sixteen feet below
high water mark of 1874. The Upper Missis-
sppi is falling, and navigation is now open to
St. Paul, where the water is higher than it has
been for twenty years. The waters in the
Minnesota are also higher than they have
been for years, but are declining. The Ohio
is falling from its mouth to Marietta with nine
feet six inches in the canal at Louisville, and
seven feet six inches over the falls. At Gin
cinnati the decline goes on with sixteen feet
eleven inches in the channel. The Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers continue to decline,
while the Missouri is rising. and from the ro-
ports we get from above will be out of It's
banks below Omaha to-day or tomorrow.
The Arkansas continues to decline slowly,
with no prospect Of rise in that stream for
sometime. White liver Is unchanged.
Weather clear and warm. Business at the
levee dull.
The Mary Boyd reached this port twenty
four hours sooner than it was thought she
could at the present low stage of water in the
Arkansas. She viii therefore go out to-day at
five pm. for the Arkansas river, instead of
tomorrow, as advertised, Her trip to this
port proves beyond doubt that she is a No. l
craft in low water as well as high water. She
carries the United States mail, and will make
connection at Little Rock with light-draueht
steamers for Fort Smith. Rube Haines. mas
ter. Outlaw and Shields. clerks.
The Des Arc came to the wharf this morn
ing, where she is taking 1900 bars railroad iron
for the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad.
which she will reshtp at nevall's Bluff.
The Great Republic and Edinburg passed M
this morning with fair trips, considering the
scarcity Of upward bound freight. The Re-
public is on a flying trip, and made excellent
time all the way up.
Pirates are becoming bold 90 The Upper
Cumberland. One day lat week a barge
loaded with produce was attacked few miles
below Knoxville, when the captain. in order
90 tighten his craft over shallow place in
the river and to escape capture, was compelled
to throw overheard large amount of freight.
Barges now leaving Knoxville go well manned
and equipped for fighting.
An evening paper published in Little Rock
contains intelligence that Mr.. Rowland. Of ST.
Louis. designs contracting for a large stern
wheeler for the St. Louis and Arkansas river
trade, and adds; ''Her beam is As or So feet.
ETC." We expect, when she is completed, that
''new company" will gobble her immediately
and take the entire Arkansas trade from
Memphis,
There are no lees taan six boats stuck fast
in the Arkansas, several Of which are above |
Little Rock waiting for water enough to Goat
them out. The crews Of these boats have
splendid times hunting, but say there isn't |
water enough TO fish,
St. Louis rates to this port on Monday were
reduced to IS cents per barrel on -four; 81 q
for whisky, and 20 cents per hundred for
heavy pound freights. /
A paper styled the Fleetwood Reflector il /
now being published on the steamer Fleet
wood. Its first issue found its way 10 the
table Of the St. Louis Times river man when
that individual was in bad humOr. He says
Of the sheet; 1T does not appear to be very
feet in ideas. and roaects but little credit on
either the boat OF the newspaper profession. -
The following special dispatch to the
LEDGER has just been received. and fully con-
firms our statement tAat navigation was open
10 St. Paul;
ST, PAUL, April is.-Naviration has been
ALLY resumed. Two boats arrived here from
-. Louis at midnight last night The waters
IRE higher than they have been for nineteen
Fears. Another break has occurred in the 81.
Anthony Tunnel. and the Summit Flour Mills
IRE being anderuiRed and sill fall. The ma
ihincry win he removed.
The new steamer Idlewild. on hsr trial trip
saturday, made ithe run from Louisville to