Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-01

cline with an abundant stage In all d.
rections. The Missouri is about station
airy, the Ohio and Illinois falling and
the Upper Mississippi rising slowly, but
dry weather has set in and at present
prospects for June rise are not favora-
Bile. The Arkansas is again out of its
banks and rising an inch per hour.
White river is rising and high water is
expected for some time in both those
streams. The weather is clear and hot
'T PORT NEWS.
Lady Lee, from St. Louis, passed down
this morning bound for Red river, with
$50 tons of freight. Grand
Tower, from st. Louis, arrived with
fine cargo of grain and produce.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A white man named Gabell, employed
as a roustabout on the City of Helena,
fell overheard as that boat touched the
wharf boat yesterday and was drowned.
Senator Sumner in his speech yester-
day agitated the negro equality subject,
and said that Fred Douglass (black) was
repealed from the first table on Poto-
mac river mail boat while his brother
commissioners (white) filled themselves
with the good things, leaving the crumbs
for Fred, who didn't make half the fuss
over it as did the negro-loving Senator.
The Tom Jasper bound to New Or
leans, passed Davenport day before yes
terday with 700 tons, 1000 packages,
freight for the Crescent City.
The steamer II. McNulta passed St.
Joseph day before yesterday for this
city with heavy cargo
The Bodmann gets 1000 bbls pork at
Louisville for New Orleans.
The Mitchell left Louisville with all
the freight she wanted and turned over
rs tons to the Kinney.
The Burns will lay up at Cincinnati.
The investigation of the collision be-
tween the Wild Boy and the Kanawhs
No. 2, March 18th, two miles below Cat
lettsburg, resulted in the revocation of
the licenses of Captain Tattoo G. Vim
son, Pilot James Welch and Engineer
Thomas J. Fortune.
With her cargo Of iron the Belle Lee
went into White river drawing ten feet
forward and eight feet aft. 1t is said
now that she reships at Devall's Bluff.
Total decline at Little Rock seven feet,
and to-day the river is as high as on the
former rise.
lTEMs.-The steamer Mary Miller got
400 tons railroad iron at New Orleans
for White river. The Tolle is coming
up with 800 tons railroad iron and 200
tons miscellaneous freight for st. Louis.
The Richmond didn't get the 400 boxes
sugar she is credited with. The c. B.
Church has 700 tons including 1884 bars
iron. The r. Z. Lee is coming up
again.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Cairo and St. Louis. Mr.. White is clerk.
This is one of the best boats in the An
Choir Line and makes all railway connec-
tons.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ashford,
departs this evening at five o'clock for
Devalrs Bluff, Jacksonport and all
points on White river. Ed. c. Postal
and Dan Sullivan are clerks.
The swift and elegant steamer Belle
St. Louis will be off this evening at sharp
FIVE o'clock for Vicksburg, Passen-
gers viii find her accommodations and
fares of the best, while Captains Blake
and Grissom will do all they can for the
comfort of the guests. 1t is a treat to
travel with them and on their fine boat.
Mr.. George Tod, the well-known caterer,
has charge of the tables of the Belle.