Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-24
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IOficiall S.w. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service. U. 5. A.
There is now an abundance of water
in all directions, and further reports of
heavy rains in the north and west are
received. The lower Missouri is bank
full andIthe Mississippi has good stage
to st. Paul. The Ohio is rising, and its
lower tributaries have swollen consider
ably during the past few days. Arkan-
sas and White rivers are falling, as is
also the Ouachita, with a good boating
stage in all. The river here rose six
inches during the past twenty-four hours,
and will 90 up several feet yet before
the decline is checked A heavy rain
fell last evening and during the night.
To-day it is cloudy and cool.
PORT NEWS.
The City of Chester got away for st.
Louis last evening with fair trip.........
The Julia went down late with 600 tons,
putting off here about IS tons.........The
Boyd came in from the Arkansas at a
late hour with a moderate freight list
There were six arrivals this morn
ing. ....... The Phil Allin brought q
bales of cotton and l09 sacks of seed
......... The City of Vicksburg came up
with a fair trip, and lays over until even
ing. The Legal Tender, from White
river, brought log bales OF cotton, and
re-shipped Il bales at the mouth for New
Orleans. The City of Quincy, from
st. Louis, discharged l56 sacks of oats
and left for New Orleans loaded fiat
........ The Shreve, from Red river, went
up moderately laden.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Coal forty cents box, from deck of
covered barges, at Johnson's Landing,
Tenn, three miles above Island 30. rs
The Celeste left today for the Arkan-
sas river where she has huge load of
cotton-seed engaged to take to New Or
leans. Captain Walker, her commander,
is one of the youngest lin years. steam
boatmen on the river, but is an expert
enced officer.
The Legal Tender is announced to
leave for White river tomorrow.
The City of Helena is the Anchor
Line steamer TO leave at five pm. to
day for Helena and Vicksburg.
The R. E. Lee will pass down to-mor-
row evening for Natchez and New Or
leans.
A resolution passed the lower House
of Congress last night, providing that
all bridges hereafter constructed across
the Mississippi river shall be subject to
terms, restrictions and requirements OF
the fifth section Of the act of the LIST of
April, 1872, authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge near Clinton, Iowa.
The Arkansas river should have been
included.
OF the heavy rains in Missouri, and
the probabilities of a.hood in portions OF
that State, a Jefferson City dispatch of
the 22d says: "The heavy and continu-
Gus rains of the past fortnight are
threatening a food in various localities
west and south, and producing no little
cause for alarm along the Missouri bot
toms, especially with those who remem-
Der the scenes Of 1874, and who think
the indications point to a repetition of
the fatal flood of that memorable year.
III Is W Do uOpcu Nndti do not'Sa
they will take sufficient warning and
abundant precaution for the safety. OF
life and property. Arrivals from points
up the Usage river report that stream
and Its tributaries higher than they have
known to be for many years. Travel
in consequence is said to be seriously OBJ
structed.
The steamer Gasconade passed Her
mann. No, day before yesterday after
having been aground twelve months in
the Gasconade river.
The Thompson Dean will get an 1900
ton cargo at and above Cairo, including
10000 sacks corn, 1000 bbls pork, 1000
bbls -four She viii leave here tO-mor-
row evening for New Orleans.
The rainfall at Vicksburg from pm.
yesterday 70 am. to-day, is the heavi-
est known in years. II amounted to
nearly six inches TO the square foot SO
saws the weather telegram 20 Observer
Rhode.
The river at St. Louis declined eight
inches this morning.
General n. Ranney is circulating
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