Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-06

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In all, the river has risen 16 inches since
our last report. caused partly By the heavy
rain of last night. There is now full Is feet
below Cairo. and many Of the boats going up
run the chutes and make better time. Changes
at other points are as follows: Cairo, rose I
inches; Cincinnati. % inches; Davenport, !
inch New Orleans. inches; Shreveport. II
inches. Evansville declined inch; Louis
Vile, inch; Nashville. inches; Omaha. ;
/ inches; Pittsburg. II inches; st. Louis. 2
inches; Vicksburg. inches. heavy rain
set in during the early part of the night, and
continued until midnight; to-day, however.
it has cleared eff and is pleasant.
PORT NEWS.
The local packets left yesterday with good
trips......The Elliott had 500 bales cotton for
the Ohio and the Belle Lee added nearly 400
bales Of cotton.
MISCELLANEOUS. M
By private telegram we learn that the
Arkansas rose seven inches nt Little Rock
last night and is rising fast.
The 7. H. Allen goes out on Monday for the
Arkansas. N
The Ames is due from below with q cargo Of
1900 bars iron. The Indiana. John +. Tolle
and City of Quincy are coming from the same
direction. the former with a miscellaneous
cargo and the ToIle with lot Of Havana su-
gar, while the Quincy has a fair freight and
passenger list.
Unless the Kanawha and other streams be-
low come out pretty well. it is feared that the
coal feet will experience considerable diff
Guilty above Cincinnati. Thus far there have
been but very few disasters.
Additional coal shipments from Pittsburg
are as follows; For Cincinnati. $4,000 bush
els; for Louisville. 900 bushels; for ST.
Louis, 5000 bushels. Total shipments this
water, "a steamers and 100000 bushels Of
coal.
The G. W. Check, Captain George Malone,
leaves at FIVE o'clock this evening for Friar's
Point and way landings.
The Minneola, Captain W. B. Miller, leaves
for all points on the Ohio this evening at Eve
o'clock. John s. Jones chief clerk.
The fine steamer R. P. Walt. Captain VIII
liam Ashford, leaves for White river this
evening. stopping at all points between this
and Jacksonport. Walker OUTLAW. very
competent and popular clerk. presides in the
Office.
The new steamer John 0verton. Captain
II. W. Sebree. leaves for all points on st.
Francis river this evening at five o'clock.
The Julia, Captain Boyd, leaves this even
ing at five o'clock for Vicksburg and all way
landings. Mr.. James Thompson, prince
among steamboatmen, is her popular secre-
tary. RI
The Grand Tower, Captain LennOx. leaves
this evening at Eve o'clock for Cairo. St.
Louis and all way landings.
The new civil rights bill. introduced in the
Mississippi Legislature, was finally killed
yesterday. and steambOatmen may rest easy
as to compulsion in giving negroes access to
the cabin and seats at the first table.
The U. S. House Of Representatives yester-
day authorised the construction Of a bridge
over the Mississippi at Fort Madison. Iowa.
Senator Clayton also introduced bill for the
erection Of bridge over the Arkansas. at
Little Rock.
Cotton rates to Cincinnati are down to
ffty cents per bale for compressed.
The Missippiis open 10 McGrsEOr. Iowa. all
the gorges having broken. Heavy ice passed
Dubuque Thursday. f... IaL
The Great Republic left 81. Louis Thursday
night with 100 tons freight and 1o7 cabin pas
sengers. She flls out below.
tix inch dssline At 81. Louis Is reported
to-day, while here the river has gone mp four
teen inches. Heavy rains are reported AZ
Nashville, New Orleans and Omaha. to-day.
The new Northern Line steamer Clinton.
was successfully launched at 81. Louis day
OF two ago.