Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-18
Hight of water above
low water mark.
Stations.
EJECT below standard. tBelow high water
mark of 1871.
Blank GU indicates no report; cipher O)
stationary.
lOfhciall ). W. RHODE,

mark of 1871.
Blank (.....) indicates no report; cipher (O)
TOficiail S. W. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service, U. S. A.
After coming to stand, the river has
risen fifteen inches, and again the knobs
of the bar on the opposite side are COW
cred with water, and from present indi-
cations are likely to remain so for some
time. Rain is reported at nearly every
point above, and indeed the prospects
for a June rise in May are more favor
able than for years. A swell is reported
in the Ohio at Pittsburg, and continuous
rain is reported from there to its mouth.
A rise has set in at st. Paul, and heavy
rains are reported on both sides of the
river thence to St. Louis. A rise is also
expected in the Illinois, Missouri, Cum
berland, Tennessee and Wabash rivers.
The Arkansas is stationary, but there is
plenty of water yet to come down that
stream. White river is rising slowly.
The Ouachita has seventeen feet to Cam
den, and heavy rains above. Red river
will undoubtedly. feel the effects of the
hard rain that was reported at Shreve-
port and Jefferson yesterday. More rain
fell here during the night, and to-day it
is sprinkling slightly.
PORT NEWS.
The Julia left for St. Louis light.........
The Boyd, for the Arkansas, had heavy
trip for the Arkansas, and cabin full
of through passengers. She was loaded
TO within six inches of her guards.........
The White, for Chicot, had an excellent
trip, too, and the Phil Allin's list OF
passengers and piles Of freight showed
up well ........The Walt came in late with
AZ bales of cotton and a good showing
of people........The Peytona and barges
passed down before dark. IIE
MISCELLANEOUS.
While coming down White river, the
Walt ran into a big tree near Indian
Bay and tore out her larboard bridge
tree and wheel beam, making the re-
mainder of the tripon one engine. She
is unfortunate, this being the third bridge
tree broken on her during the past two
months. s,..
Coal forty cents box, from deck of
covered barges, at Johnson's Landing,
Tenn, three miles above Island 30. %
The Emma c. Elliott will lay up here
for the present Messrs. Geo. Alcoke
and AL. Croxal, her clerks, left for Gin
cinnati, their home, by rail yesterday.
One item Of the Boyd's cargo for Lit
tie Rock last night was q huge mirror
which, as it stood boxed in frame,
measured twelve by eighteen feet and
occupied all the outdoor space on the |
BOYD. We also noticed among the pas
sengers several OF our citizens with their |
families. Major Murphy, of the Mem
phis Bank, and A. NJ. Boyd were among |
the number.
The Thos. II. Allen will be due from |
the Arkansas tomorrow evening and re-
turns on Monday. .ttli.r.
Something new in the way of light
for steamers has been introduced by the
owners Of the A. j. White. 1t is port
able hydro-gasometer that lights the en-
tire boat and occupies but about six feet
square of space. ua
The Illinois is rising fast from heavy
rains, and rise of fourteen inches was
reported at Davenport on Thursday.
The st. Joseph has gone to the bank
at St. Louis.
Walt at Cairo says: Capt. Crapster
received permission from Capt Goddin,
while at St. Louis, to use the Wild Wag-
goners whistle until he should conclude
10 build to it, and while in port to-day it
was placed upon the Capitol City. Her
supply pipe is not quite large enough to
blow the deep whistle properly, and will
be altered, but the tone is excellent any
way.
James Connolly, chief engineer of the
towboat Bee, died at New Orleans
Thursday from the effects Of injuries re-
ceived by the bursting Of the steam pipe
Of the Bee.
The Arkansas rose fifteen feet In forty
eight hours at Van Buren,.
Gus Antenheimer and henry Newell
are piloting the South American bound
steamer. Colombia, down the Ohio and
III New Orleans. The former, It is said,
going to South America to
earn Magdalena river, that he may act
as a pilot on a stream where no govern
ment license is required. no local in
,pectors are employed by government
md the pay is many dollars per month 4
N gold. The Colombia will receive !
coal below Louisville TO run
Ter TO her South American destination. !
)ne painter, one joiner and one engi-
ieer, from Cincinnati, 90 out IN her.
Her cabin viii be set up after she reaches
he Magdalena river. She viii doubt
sss pass here tomorrow.
The Bismarck, coming up. has Tor ST.
louis GOO tons railroad iron and 400