Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-19
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Observer Signal Service. U. s. A.
The Ohio is swelling rapidly at Louis
vile and all points above, and with one
or two days more rain there will be a
flood in that stream such as has not
been seen this season. The water rose
over two feet at both Louisville and Gin.
cinnati yesterday, and all the streams
above the last named points are pouring
out torrents of water. At Wheeling the
water rose six feet in two days, andp one
Of the principal streets has been washed
out. Serious injury to smaller towns
are reported, aud that section of country
must have suffered considerably. There
is coal boat rise-nine feet--at Pitts
burg, and the water continues to rise.
| The Missouri rise seems to have been
checked for the time, but the lower trib-
utaries of that stream will again swell
from the recent heavy rains, and with
the rise from the lower tributaries Of the.
Ohio, will no doubt send the river up
several feet here. The Arkansas is on
another bender, and has now twelve feet
of water out from Little Rock. White
river is also swelling. Other changes
are noted in the statement above. The
weather continues cloudy, with an occa-
Sional rain fall both during the day and
night, and as yet there are no signs of
clearing up. Business at the landing is
dull.
An old timer, who has seen upwards
of sixty summers, expresses the opinion
that the heat of the remainder of the
summer will be intolerable; that he has
noticed on many occasions when heavy
rains fall so late in the season, the re-
mainder Of the summer has been very
warm.
The coal run from Pittsburg on the
present water will undoubtedly be the
largest Of the season. Nearly all of the
towboats are at Pittsburg or on the way
there, and a large amount of coal is
ready to come out. Oar dealers have
now good opportunity to lay in win
ter's stock, and will doubtless do so.
The Julia, Captain Boyd, is the regu-
lor packet for Helena and Vicksburg, to
leave tomorrow evening.
The John 7. Moore, upward bound,
passed yesterday, after dischsrging 1000 |
bundles cotton ties and other freight.
The Chester, for St. Louis, had fair
trip out last night, and the Belle St.
Louis went down with nearly 600 tons for
points below.
The St. Louis Globe, a new Radical
Grant organ, the first num-
Der of which was issued yesterday, con-
tains the following: The directors of
the St. Louis and New Orleans Packet
Company and Merchants Southern
Packet Company have agreed to have
peace, and there is now peace and good
will among the New Orleans steamboat
men. May this continue, world with
put end, amen The same programme
hat has been pursued for the last year :
will be continued" Ii
The John F. Tolle left New Orleans
Tuesday evening with $500 bars railroad
ron, leo sacks salt and % hogsheads
sugar
The Lady Lee had $50 tons sugar and
100 sacks of salt.
A special telegram dated the 10th, :
rom Meridian, Mississippi, TO the Vieks- 5
Iurg Herald, says Cahawba river bridge,
n the Alabama Central railroad, be- =
Eeen Marion and Selma, had two spans
-ashed out by the high water, and that
Their bridges we're carried way The
igbee river was rising four inches an !.
our.
Ed. Rylsnd, who has been very sick =
Yicksburg. is up again and o. X.
St. Louis papers give currency to a
lmor that Howard Ranney, a son Of the :