Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-22


Dardanelle, Il. P. Walt, A. j. White, Phil
Allin, Il. G. Elliott, Colorado.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Napoleon. .............A. }. White.........5 ,. m
st. colorado. p. m
RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS.
The swell in the river since our last report
was inches. and now the water is over II
feet above the lowest mark of the season, and
the huge bar opposite the city is nearly out Of
sight. The changes at other points are as
follows: Cairo, declined inches Louisville.
inches; Nashville. IL inches; Pittsburg, 6
inches; Shreveport, inches St. Louis, 2
inches. and at Evansville it rose inches;
Cincinnati. % inches: Leavenwerth. inch ;
New Orleans, ] inch Omaha, 2 inches. and
Vicksburg, inches. White river is falling.
with feet out from Jacksonport. and the
Arkansas is down to two feet below Little
Rock and Is inches above there. A heavy
snow began falling after midnight and cen
tinued until am. when itturned to sleet.
PORT NEWS. sf-oFg
The Dexter passed Down loaded to the
guards last evening......The City Of Chester
took fair trip for st. Louis, and the Sioux
City got away for White river fairly laden.
and will get l25 tons of the Merrill's freight
at Napoleon. The Dardanelle brought a
good trip of cotton and people. and the Cheek
left with big load of passengers......Th The
Belle Lee departed with $500 bales of cotton
and over 5000 sacks of oil cake-ths largest
trip taken South since 1860. She had but a
light trip of people. however. and would add
some freight below......The A. J. White. from
Napoleon, brought in 81 bales of cotton, 672
sacks of seed and sundries to order..The E.
C. Elliott, from Cincinnati, came in with q
good trip of produce and sundries, and has
1914 packages for reshipment......The Phil
Allin. from Friar's Point. arrived with IS
bales of cotton and GAG sacks of seed - The
J. H. Groesbeck, Pauline Carroll and Mary
Mcdonald passed up early this morning with
fair trips. The Louisville, from Cincinnati.
passed down this morning loaded to the
waters edge. She had all the freight she
wanted .... The Colorado came in at noon with
heavy trip Of grain and produce. -
l a MISCELLANEOUS.
The Missouri broke at Sioux City, It's miles
above Omaha. yesterday, ana the water rose
8 feet in 20 minutes, and is full of floating
ice. The rise win reach Omaha by to-mor-
row evening. as the current above there is
very rapid.
The Silver Moon goes out on Monday next
for the Ohio.
Captain Lew Hates of the Nick LSngworth
was compelled to refuse 800 bales Of cotton for
the Ohio river yesterday. as the profits on the
freight would not have paid the wharfage
charges. Another reason why the wharfage
tax should be abolished.
The Emma Elliott will get away tomorrow
evening for Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Pittsburg coal feet has arrived at Gin
einnati and pork packers are happy.
The Shannon turns back from Evansville,
and will get full load there. I'M.
The Arkansas is lower now than at any time
this season.
The Capitol City. Captain Crapster, leaves
this evening at four o'clock for Yieksburg
and all way landings. Mr.. James r. White
will attend to the wants of passengers.
The Dardanelle will not get away this even
ing. but leaves tomorrow evening for al
points en- the Arkansas.
The X. P. Walt is the White river steamer
to leave Tomorrow evening.
The Salvor came up yesterday from tn,
wreck of the Kate Kearney at Island Eighty
two.
The Belle Lee had several race horses Ell
route to New Orleans yesterday.
A mild attempt at suicide was made BY {
fashionably dressed female yesterday. Sh'
wanted to throw herself overheard from thu
Belle Lee. Unrequited love. the loss of I
canary bird, and several other reasons arr
assigned as the causes of the rash attempt.
The Clarksville Is lying at Spadra Bluff
| one hundred and seventy miles above littl'
Rock, with nearly 1900 bales of Gotten, await
! ing rise in the Arkansas.
Night before last there NPs large meetinl
| held in st. Louis, to consider the project 0
providing for deep water on the Mississippi
between there and Cairo all the year round
A memorial to Congress was adopted settin
forth the facts regarding the commerce Of tina
city, and showing that last year over iy
million dollars we're lost to producers an
consumers in this valley. because af the higl
freights during one half Of the year. conse
Qusnt upsn low water. The memorial ask
Consress to order q survey Of the river be
\ tween st. Louis and Cairo. with the view Q
removing distractions 10 navigation, an
making such Improvements as will insure 81
feet depth Of water On the bars during II
low water season. Speeches were made b
] eavaraI prou,inant tnarahau hearfily in