Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-10

Edinburg, Red river.
Chas. Bodmann, New Orleans.
Potomac, Cincinnati.
s. s. Merrill, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Armadillo, G. w. Cheek, Phil. Allen.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TODAY.
Friar,s Point.....---G. W. Checking Pm.
RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The swell in the river opposite the city
since our last report is IL inches, and
now the water is over Is feet above the
lowest point of the season, and continues
to ascend the banks steadily. The i'm
mense rise, or rather wave, from both
the Cumberland and Tennessee, and that
from the Licking river opposite Cincin-
matt, will, with the rise from other tribu-
taries of the Ohio, make the lower por-
ton of that stream not unlike vast
lake, and the effect here will be to cause
rise of or feet, even should the
Mississippi above Cairo be declining
and, with rise from the Illinois or Mis-
souri,, an overflow along the low lands
would result. 1t is expected that to-
nights reports will bring intelligence of
rise in both streams last mentioned.
Should they do SO, it would be advisable
for planters to take warning in time.
The rise and fall reported in the rivers
above and below since our last issue is
as follows: Evansville, rose Z feet;
Cairo, 3 feet; Cincinnati, Is feet; Lou
isville, % inches; Nashville, II inches;
2ittsburg IA inches; Shreveport, 4
inches; St. Louis, 5 inches; Vicksburg,
IA inches. At Leavenworth it fell |
inch; New Orleans, s inches; and at
Omaha, stationary. There is a fair
coal stage out from Pittsburg, and both
rivers are rising above there. The Ar
kansas has over three feet below Little
Rock, and White river has an excellent
stage to Jacksonport. The weather is
clear and pleasant.
PORT NEWS.
In all there were nine arrivals and a
dozen departures yesterday, making
things look somewhat active........The
local packets A. ]. White, Legal Tender
and St. Francis went out we'll laden
.........The Tolle stopped only to coal
......... The Bismarck went out late with
an 1900 ton trip.........The Oeeanus and
Belle st. Louis went up light, and the
Marble City got away with fair way
trip. The Mollie Moore had lot Of
sugar fer st. Louis.....-.The Alaska
went up without landing, and the Edin-
burg passed down with all she could
carry ....... The Phil Alln came in this
morning with l3 bales of cotton, 24S
sacks of seed, and the G. W. Cheek
with 10 bales of cotton, and sundries to
order. cocoon. The Charles Bodmann, from
Cincinnati, arrived this morning and
put off 10 tons of freight here, and de-
parted for New Orleans we'll ladened
.........The Potomac, from New Orleans,
four and a-half days out, added 400 bales
of cotton here, and left for above with
fair trip.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Elliott passed Louisville yester-
day. The Robert Mitchell went above
the falls to load for New Orleans.
The Iron Mountain struck three
barges-one coal, one coke, and one
of iron against pier 81 of the railroad
bridge at Louisville yesterday, and all
sunk. The coal and coke will be total
loss; the iron will be recovered when the
river falls. Loss about 100000.
The Wabash and other lower Ohio
tributaries are pouring out an immense
wave that will swell the river almost to
food height.
Both the Allegheny and Monongahela
are swelling above Pittsburg, and now
have plenty of water to float the largest
coal tows. Nearly 100000 bushels of
coal will leave Pittsburg this week.
The heavy rain day before yesterday
extended as far below as Helena and
that little village came near being swept
into the Mississippi. The lower portion
of the town was covered with water.
Those patent medicine advertising
water boxes on the bluff are being
caulked this morning.
The G. W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, leaves at FIVE o'clock for Friar
Point and way landings.
The Colorado, Captain Luker, departs
at fire o'clock tomorrow evening for
vicks,urg. H. Dietrich is clerk.
The underwriters have abandoned
work on the wreck of the America, OPP |
posite Madison.
The Charmer is again ahoat, and on
her way 70 Evansville for repairs.
Several boats will leave Louisville for
points below, with full tows Of coal,
within the next day or two, viz: Sam