Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-11

RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The decline in the river opposite the
city during the past twenty-four hours
was seven inches, and now the huge bar
on the opposite side of the river is again
showing itself. The recent rains above
have caused slight rise in the upper
streams, as will be seen by the report
above. There are no important changes
in the channel depth of the different
streams, save the Cumberland, which
now has but two feet six inches of water
over Harpeth shoals-that being the
lowest point reported this season. The
Arkansas has again come to a stand,
and will doubtless again rise q few
inches. A four foot channel is reported
to Little Rock, and by tomorrow it is
expected that it will have been increased
to five feet. White river has fair boat
ing stage to Jacksonport. A light
shower fell last evening, and before day
light this morning a heavy rain fell, lay
ing the dust and cooling the atmosphere.
PORT NEWS.
The A. j. White got away last evening
with a good trip, and the Phil Allin was
comfortably freighted Colo
RADIO left at dark for St. Louis with a
moderate way trip and but little through
freight. Bee passed down
during the evening with tow Of barges
......... Business to-day light.........The
Grand Tower, from st. Louis, brought a
fair trip of grain and produce.........The
John +. Tolle passed up without land
ing. The II. NJ. Shreve went down
for Red river well loaded.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The monster Thompson Dean left
New Orleans last night with 5000 bars
railroad iron for st. Louis.
Several passenger coaches, baggage,
and a number of freight cars for the
Arkansas Central railroad, are now at
st. Louis waiting shipment by river to
Helena.
Mount Carbon coal is sold to steamers
here at fifty cents per box.
The Appeals river reporter so that
paper SAYS, went to Helena with the ex-
cursionists on the Phil Allin, and nearly
went crazy over the handsome ladies
that were with the party.
The John Kyle was to have left st.
Louis last night, and the Dexter is billed
to leave there tonight for New Orleans.
The big Richmond is billed to leave there
on Tuesday next, and the James How
ard was to have left Cairo last night, all
for the same destination.
The st. Louis Republican says busi-
ness is almost played out there, both in
upper and lower river freights.
The barge sunk by the Bill Hender-
son last Saturday by striking the Gin
ton bridge was named the Minnesota,
and contaiHed 1910 bushels of wheat, all
of which is a total loss.
The Quickstep and Arkansas Belle are
carving passengers from Cairo to Padu-
cab for fifty cents, in war waged either
against the Jim Fisk or Florence Lee.
Rumors are ahoat that a well-known
steamboat captain, engaged in the South
ern trade, is soon TO relinquish the hon
ors of chief commander OF a fine packet
for the drudgery Of editorial life; He
proposes to enter the arena Of politics.
lie has our heartfelt sympathies. 80
says the St. Louis Republican.
The Signal Bureau kilograms, pub
lished in the Northern papers, now give
the stage Of water above low water mark.
Similar dispatches would be greatly ap-
preciated by the river fraternity in this
locality.
The Barge Companys rates from st.
Iouis TO New Orleans have again been
reduced to the following figures: Flour,
soc per barrel; grain, 25c per 100 lbs;
pork, 75c per barrel. The rate on flour
Yesterday by steamer was Csc.
The st. Louis Democrat comedies that
Sioux City has superseded St. Louis as
a shipping point for what are called
" mountain steamers, and adds; Inc
government contractors have their head |
quarters there, and will run boats
through all the nevigable season to and
from Benton and way posts and get a0-
solutely a monopoly of all the private
fra;ght that seeks river transportation
IN Benton. etc" But six steamers have
left St. Louis for the mountains this
season, and they had barely enough
freight TO pay expenses.