Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-02


Hight Of water above low water mark. &c
feet and inches.
RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The river opposite the city has fallen
nearly six feet since the decline set in,
and is now going down at the rate OF
two feet per day. A slight rise is COM
ing out Of the Missouri, and the upper
Mississippi is rising few inches, but as
yet there are no indications Of high
water above, but on the contrary it is
expected that low water will set in soon
in all the streams. The Arkansas had
rise of two inches yesterday, but is
stationary to-day. White river is in fair
packet order. The weather is cool and
pleasant.
tLi Pals PORT NEWS.
The landing was not a scene Of much
activity yesterday afternoon.
Pauline Carroll, for st. Louis, and Mary
Houston, for Louisville, passed up with
fair trips. ........The City Of Chester came
in from st. Louis well loaded .........The
Emma Elliott is discbarging her freight
to-day .........The Robert Burns arrived
late last night with splendid list Of
freight. II. s Turner passed
down from Cincinnati well loaded.,......
The City of Chester came in with fair
trip of grain and produce. The Jas.
Howard, from New Orleans, five days
out, passed up with 1879 bars ofrailroad
iron Tor Evansville. a'.t U.a..
MISCELLANEOUS. f..r
The Henry Ames, with $50 tons Of pig
iron aud 500 bars of railroad iron, left
New Orleans last evening for st. Louis,
and the Tidal Wave leit at the same
time for ST. Paul sit4l ~
The Exporter goes TO Cincinnati and
not to the Arkansas.
Seven bodies of the victims of the
the 0ceanus disaster were found above
Cairo by Captain Conley yesterday.
The new canal at Louisville is still
closed. The Bodmann is waiting above
aud several steamers below. 1t will
probably be opened tomorrow
There was Stormly) time on the st.
Louis wharf boat yesterday when several
gentlemen connected with that craft was
asked by the Chief of Police to get out
license as peddlers, and matters were
not improved much when one or two
hotel keepers and the proprietors Of in
Vulnerable hash houses sent down orders
for large and small quantities Of lake
shad, said to have been recently received
on consignment by the new firm.
DIR. Gritiiths, Of the Marine Hospital
at Louisville, sends us the following re-
port for the month of April Number
patients on last day of March, l02; ad-
mitted during April, Ga; treated, l66;
discharged, go; died, A. remaining, 20;
private patients treated. l6.safl.
The barges sunk by the recent freshet
are beginning to show themselves above
the surface Of the water, and the river
between Cincinnati and Vevay is repre-
sented to be q graveyard of wrecks.
The Coal City made the round trip
from Louisville to this city and return IN
nine days. She brought here sixteen
boats with $4,000 bushels Of coal and
towed back eight empty barges.
Z Wharf master Lightburne collected
$2Sl4 wharfage last month. st. Louis
collected during the same time S7623 05.
Stack Lee returned yesterday from a
two months sojourn in the wilds Of Ar
kansas looking the very picture Of
health. He will doubtless resume his
old position in few days. .....
The Wicks gave Cairo the go-by, as
well as Memphis, and if she has coal
enough Cor ballast she won't stop, per
haps, until she gets across the Gulf OF
Mexico. ...l. IL. ..
Frank I. Chew, agent at st. Louis on
the Memphis wharfboat Of the Memphis
and Charleston railroad, arrived there
yesterday with his bride from Lexing-