Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-11

the Ohio, will, perhaps, increase the
stage here some four or FIVE feet. The
Cumberland, Tennessee, and other lower
tributaries of the Ohio, are pouring out
immense volumes of water, and the
small streams in Tennessee and Ken
lucky are at food hight. The Ohio river
is rising rapidly at Evansville, and the
rise continues at Louisville, Cincinnati
and at other points as far up as Steuben-
vile, above which point a decline is re-
ported. White river is rising again at
Jacksonport, but falling below. The
Arkansas fell six inches at Little Rock
yesterday, and continues to decline.
The weather is cloudy. A slight shower
fell during the night. Business at the
levee is quiet.
VIM. w. Marsh, the engineer of the
Belle Of Alton, who was recently ar
rested in St. Louis and taken to New
Orleans, charged with setting fire to the
Belle of Alton, had preliminary exam
nation at the latter city yesterday and
was committed for trial without bail
Among the many nominations sent to
the United States Senate yesterday by
Useless Grant, was that of Joseph Bel
KNAPP, to be Supervising Inspector Gene
raj of steamboats, Mr.. Nimms, the re-
cent appointee, didn't know the exact
number of square yards of Tennessee
boiler iron it took to make pound Of
steam, hence the decapitation. The re-
cent nominee is, perhaps, twin brother
of the Secretary of War.
The Pat Cleburne goes out tomorrow
evening for all points on the Arkansas,
and makes the trip to Little Rock in forty
hours.
The magnificent steamer R. P. Walt
will get away on Saturday evening with
the United States mail for Devall's Bluff
and all way landings She makes direct
connection with the railroad, and goes
through in good time.
The Edinburg, from Red river, passed
up to-day, adding some cheap rate cot
ton for the Ohio river.
The Robert Burns, Frank Skunk mas
ter, will leave on Friday evening for
Cincinnati and all other points on the
Ohio.
The Cheek arrived at noon with 400
sacks of seed
The Indiana passed up for the Ohio
shortly after noon with cargo of rail-
road iron.
The Ohio river rose two feet eleven
inches at Cincinnati during the twenty
four hours, ending at noon to-day.
The elegant packet Olive Branch will
be down to-day and leave the wharf at
six pm. for Vicksburg, Natchez and
New Orleans. Captain j. T. McCord is
in command.
The peoples favorite, Belle St. Louis,
of the st. Louis and Vicksburg line, is
announced to leave to-day at five pm.
for Vicksburg and all intermediate land
ings. Shippers and passengers will
please make note of the fact and con-
suit Rear Admiral Billy Dill as to pas
sage, etc. He will be found on the
wharfboat.
The City of Chester backs out at 5
pm. this day for Cairo and st. Louis.
The United States mail packet Phil
Allin, James Lee master, will leave at
five o'clock this evening for Helena and
Friar's Point. She has an excellent
cabin and makes splendid time. Stack
Lee does the honors of the Office.
Freight rates from Cincinnati to New
Orleans are 25c for bacon and lard; 3Oc
for light freights; Coo for pork; 75c for
whisky, and SOC per Dbl for -four.
OF the little craft Try Us, which takes
the United States Engineer corps on an
exploring expedition up the Wabash, the
Evansville Courier says: She will
have seventeen persons in all on board,
twelve of the surveying party and five
of the boats crew. She left early Mon
day morning"
The Glencoe carried into New Or
leans S12 bales cotton, 1851 sacks corn,
and Ill hogheads tobacco, in all lS,402
packages.
The Commonwealth is comingup with
1900 bars railroad iron.
The Arkansas river fell six inches at
Little Rock last night.
In speaking of freights, the New Or
leans Bulletin says: "Boatmen here
are running short of freight, short of
people and short of money, and yet they
are not happy" Who says the river
man of the Bulletin didn't have a D. H.
ticket to the Lydia Thompson con-
sorts2 "
As previously stated in the LEDGER,
the Great Republic viii continue in the
St. Louis aud New Orleans. trade. Yes
,ordovis CT Ionic Ranublican saws.