Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-14


statement above shows rise Of five
feet at st. Louis, while in the upper
Mississippi and Missouri slight swell
is noted. The Arkansas is stationary
and White river falling. The weather
is cool and clear.
PORT NEWS.
The City of Helena went down last
evening, putting off hundred tons here.
She got besides so tons of way freight, a
number of passengers...... Belle
Memphis returned to st. Louis with a
moderate cargo.........The Mallie Ragon
brought from the Arkansas IS bales Of
cotton and had so bales for the Ohio
.........The Tom Jasper went up with
1900 bars of railroad iron. This closed
the days business. Business to-day
was light. The John Kyle, from St.
Louis, passed down well laden.........
The Thompson Dean, from New Or
leans, 81 days out, put off 20 tons of
freight, and had 900 tons for above
.,...,...The towboat Alps passed down
with tow of ice barges.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The little side-wheel packet Cora Belle,
for the upper White river trade, will be
here to-day, if she has not already
arrived.
The Minneola will arrive this evening
and get away tomorrow for Cincinnati.
According to Cairo dispatches the
Belle Lee has gone to st. Louis.
The towboats Simpson, Homer, Joseph
II Il I1h, A al
down yesterday with $4,000 bushels of
coal for points below
Captain Mark Cheek came home yes
terday from the hot regions of Arkansas.
The towboat Hero went up yesterday,
stopping here to clean out and repair.
There is less than nine feet Of water
in front of the wharfboat at Helena.
The river fell ten feet and one inch at
Helena last week
The mail line company are about to
erect an elevator at the foot of Fifth
street, Cincinnati.
A Cincinnati exchange mentions a
rumor that the Andy Baum will enter
the Memphis trade, with Captain Fl. j.
Vinton in command, and probably Mr.
George w. Higgins. formerly Of the Sill
yer Moon, in the office.
The John II. Groesbeck has gone to
stump-choking at Cincinnati for the sea-
son. 1t was the intention of Captain
Hart to engage in the picnic business,
but the law requires so many extra APP
pliances, he has given the matter up in
disgust
Captain D. D. Barnes, who built the
Charles Fowler at New Albany last year,
was arrested in New York ON Wednes-
day, at the instance Of creditors in that
city Barnes owes $4,000 on building
account. He was en- route to Europe.
The Hornet No. sunk two fats of
coal on Guyan bar, in the Ohio. They
were owned at Louisville.
The rise now passing st. Louis is
from the lower Missouri ALL or nearly
their banks from heavy rains which
poured down for three or four days. In
many instances the railroads have been
washed away and trains stopped.
The Legal Tender lays over until Sat
urday, taking the place Of the R. P.
Walt, which boat lays up.
A Cincinnati exchange has the follow
ing: "The Emma G. Elliott and Poto-
mac came together from Louisville here,
making the run in thirteen and half
hours-good time on the present stage
of water. Geo. Alcoke says the Elliott
made the run from the Louisville wharf
boat in four hours and twenty-five min
utes, and from Louisville TO Bethlehem,
thirty-6ve miles, in two hours and thirty
eight minutes.
On her recent trip up the Ohio the
John Kilgour made the run from Cairo
in less than twenty hours, and took two
pulls at the Chas. Bodmann, aground at
Shawneetown. She also went from here
to Cairo in twenty-four hours,
The John Overton is still high and dry
above the city, and is propped up well.
The present swell coming down may
float her off, but it is doubtful.
There is but five feet of water below
Camden in the 0uaehita.
When the Thompson Dean left New
Orleans on Friday evening, every
room in her cabin was taken She has
800 tons of freight, including 5000 bars
railroad iron.
The Indiana is coming up with 250
tens freight and host of passengers.
Saturdays New Orleans Picayune
says. By the instructions issued from
the office Of the United States Inspectors
to all steamers not to take more passen-
gers than the law allows, our citizens
will have to forego their usual trips to
Carrolton during the warm weather.
The Natchez, on account of the restric-
tons, will not land at Carrolltoa this
evening"
The City of Cairo is coming up with
700 tons Of freight, including $500 bars
Of railroad iron for st. Louis.
The Carrie V. Kountz left New Or
leans yesterday with 400 boxes Of
sugar, 1900 sacks Of salt and 10 tons mis-
cellaneous freight for st. Louis.
An exchange says that the famous
whistle of the Wild Wagner is in the
Office of the Cairo city wharfboat, await
ing shipment to Captain A. G. Goddin,
who intends " IN huild To il