Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer City of Chester, ST. Louis
Sam j. Hale, Cincinnati.
Capitol City, Vicksburg.
Henry Ames, New Orleans.
P. W. Strader, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer G. w. Cheek, Friars Point.
Phil Allin, Friars Point.
Glasgow, White river.
Capitol City, St. Louis.
City of Chester, ST. Louis.
Henry Ames, st. Louis.
P. W. Strader, St. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT
A. j. White, T. H. Allen, City of Ches-
ter and Sam. Hale.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Arkansas riyer....T Thomas II. Allen......5 p. m.
Napoleon. ........-A. j. White....... Is p. m.
Vicksburg ,. u.
RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS.
The rise yesterday evening, and up
to noon to-day, was two inches, and the
river is now ten feet above low-water.
A heavy swell is coming down the Ohio,
and is now between Louisville and
Evansville, that will, with the rise com
ing out of the Wabash, Cumberland aud
Tennessee, cause rise here Of about a
foot The changes at other points dur
ing the past twenty-four hours are as
follows: At Cairo, it rose. five inches;
at Cincinnati, two feet one inch; at Lou
isviIle, eleven inches; Nashville, two
inches; and at Leavsnworth, declined
three inches; Omaha, three inches;
Pittsburg, six inches; Evansville, three
inches; Shreveport, three inches; St.
Louis, two inches, and Vicksburg, three
inches. Cloudy and falling weather,
with rain and snow, was reported above
last night Here the wind changed to
the northwest, blowing quite cold gale,
and to-day it is cloudy and cold
FORT NEWS.
The Capitol City, with fair trip,
passed up last night.........The Sam J.
Hale and City of Chester came in late,
each with large cargo .".....0f the de-
partures last evening, the Glasgow took
a fair trip, and the Cheek went out with
a splendid trip of people and freight.
On her last trip up she moved some 800
levee laborers up the river about twenty
miles....",,,There were but four steamers
at the landing last night,,o....The Henry
Anes and P. w. Strader passed up early
this morning, the former discharging so
tons freight here. The City of Ches-
ter, from st. Louis, came in with full
trip, including 2lOO dry barrels and l466
sacks seed, and returned at noon with a
fair trip Of way freight,,~,,..The tow
boat Dick Fulton and barges passed up
early this morning.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The ice moved out Of the river at
Minniciska on Wednesday, and the river
is clear as far as can be seen both ways
Yesterday the first locomotive crossed
the new railroad bridge over the Ohio
river between Newport and Cincinnati.
The test was not very satisfactory, as
the bridge was not quite ready for it.
The Signal Service Bereau has deter
mined to make Western river news a
specially, and will incorporate in the
daily reports all sudden changes in the
stage of water. This will indeed prove
of great benefit, especially as the spring
rise is close at hand Such changes
will be bulletined here at the Chamber
of Commerce, Peabody Hotel, several
points on Front street, and at this Office.
In connection with this matter it affords
US pleasure to commend the energy and
efficiency of the weather observer at
this point, Mr.. S. w. Rhode.
The Minneola has gone to the Mad
isen, Ind, docks for repairs.
The A. ], White, Capt. Mark Cheek,
leaves for Napoleon and all intermedi-
ate landings this evening, at o'clock