Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-19

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stationary.
The total rise is 20 feet and inches
the river being 30 feet and FIVE inches
above low water and 4 feet below the
high water mark. There are no impor
tant changes in the streams above The
Ohio is rising trife at Evansville, and
falling thence to Pittsburg, where it is
stationary. The Cumberland and other
lower tributaries are falling nearly as
fast as they rose. Yesterday the de.
cline at Nashville was six feet. The
streams above St. Louis are all in fair
order and stationary. White and the
Arkansas are falling-the former has
nearly feet to Devalls Bluff and the
Arkansas Z feet to Little Rock. The
wind blew a gale yesterday afternoon,
and the landing, like the streets, was
dusty and disagreeable.
PORT NEWS.
Business is Stacking up rapidly and
!" fly time as rapidly approaching. ........
The I. H. Allen came from Napoleon
light........The Julia went down at dark
well laden........The City of Chester had
a, number of people and go bales of
cotton to 90 out with........To-day bust
ness has been more active. The Great
Republic passed up last night, putting
off here 80 packages sundries........The
Susie Silver passed down at noon, only
stopping long enough to put off a pas
senger.........The City of Cairo, from St.
Louis, departed for New Orleans with
1900 tons freight, loaded Aat.........The
Mary Boyd came in with 81 bales cotton,
100 sacks seed, and put off "a bales cot
ton at the mouth of White river.........
The A. j. White arrived with 90 bales
cotton, 100 sacks seed, and sundries to
order.........The City of Vicksburg, from
below, came in this morning light and
lays over till evening. Phil
Allin brought in 80 bales cotton, "a sacks
seed, and 453 sacks corn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Minnie will be due tomorrow from
the Arkansas.
The Minneola passed Louisville yes
terday for this city.
We learn that it is the intention Of
Messrs. Elliott & Miller soon to place
another boat in the Cincinnati trade
with the Emma G. Elliott, to leave here
on alternate Fridays.
The H. s. Turner was sued and an at
tachment issued here yesterday, for
$1,000 The individual bringing the suit
wants that amount for an old carpet-bag
lost a year ago while coming down on
the boat. She easily obtained bondsmen
and was delayed but few hours.
Brown & Jones are selling coal here
to passing steamers at seventy cents a
box.
Clear or fair weather reported above
and below to-day.
The Ohio rose thirty-6ve inches at
Cincinnati last night Here the rise
was four inches, and at Louisville de-
cline of nine inches is reported.
Yesterday in the Senate at Washing
ton Mr.. Chandler, from the committee
on commerce, reported the House bill
relative to the construction Of bridges
across the Ohio river above the mouth
of Big Sandy, with an amendment to
strike out the requirement for authority
from the States, so as to provide simply
tnAt the DIluEeS oFef tHC OHlo may NC
erected by any persons or corporations
having lawful authority therefor. The
provisions Of this bill require the span
to be ninety feet above low water and
forty feet above the highest water mark
measured to the bottom chord of the
bridge; and provides that changes made
in the plan of construction during the
Of the work shall be approved
BY the Secretary Of War, and that
changes made by direction Of Congress
shall be at the expense Of the owners.
The Belfast, from st. Louis, passed
down early yesterday morning, bound
for New Orleans, loaded to the guards.
The towbost Mary Alice and barges
passed down yesterday afternoon.
The passenger steamer A. ]. White,