Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-16
RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS

RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS.
The river rose three inches here during
the past twenty-four hours, and is gradu.
ally swelling at maay points above. Ar
kansas is cutting out as fast as it de-
clines, and has three feet below and two
feet above Little Rock. White river is
stationary, with full six feet to Augusta,
and four and half feet above. The
changes at other points are recorded by
the Signal Bureau as follows: At Cairo
it rose seven inches; Cincinnati, four
inches; Louisville, twelve inches; Pitts
burg, two inches; Evansville, seven
inches. At Leavenworth it fell one inch;
Nashville, ten inches; New Orleans, two
inches; Shreveport, one inch; st.
Louis, one inch, and at Vicksburg two
inches. The weather is cloudy and mild.
PORT NEWS.
The Undine brought good trip from
the bends above, last evening. ........the
Bodmann passed down during the after
noon, with an excursion party of ladies
and gentlemen from. Cincinnati. She
had 100 tons of freight from the Ohio
river, and could have got as much more
5000 sacks of grain was refused by her,
as she hadn't the room for it.........T The
T. H. Allen, for the Arkansas, left fully
laden; and the A. j. White, for Napo-
leon, got away with as much freight as
she could handle and make time, and
had also q cabin comfortably crowded
with people. ........Five boats passed up
and one passed down last night and this
morning. 1.-THE Arkansas, seven days
from New Orleans, passed up with 400
tons, including 1923 packages of sugar
for st. Louis...."...The 0ceanus, from
Red river, six days out, went up light
for the same point........The City of
Quincy, four days from New Orleans,
passed up with 400 tons for St. Louis,
including 1871 bars of railroad iron,
and discharged twenty-five tons here.
A young German named William Hor-
tegan fell overheard from her while draw
ing water at Niblett's landing, and was
drowned. He lived at St. Louis....-...
The Colorado, for Vicksburg, passed
down this morning, loaded fat to the
waters edge.........The Marble City
passed up from Vicksburg, discharging
q bales of cotton. She had light trip
for above.......The Cheek came up at
noon with 81 bales of cotton, 375 sacks
of seed and cabin full of passengers
.........The Grand Tower is over at Hope
field.........The Walt passed Helena last
night, coming up on one wheel......".The
Sam Hale takes 500 bales of cotton to
the Ohio this evening.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Dick Fulton and barges passed
up yesterday.
The Katie Kountz passed down yes
terday without landing
The G. W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, leaves at FIVE o'clock this even
ing for Friar's Point aud all way land
ings.
The elegant passenger steamer R. P.
Walt leaves this afternoon at FIVE o clock
for Jacksonport and all landings on
White river. Captain John Edison com
mands and Messrs. Outlaw, Griffin and
Smithers are clerks.
The steamer Sam j. Hale, Captain
Hambleton, will leave for Cincinnati
this evening at five o clock, taking freight
and passengers through to all points on
the Ohie. Mr.. E. C. Miller is clerk.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo, St. Louis and all the way land
ings.
The elegant passenger steamer City Of
vicksburg, A. J. Carter, master, and
Garrett Hulls, secretary, will pass down,
leaving the wharfboat at FIVE o'clock to-
day, for Yicksburg and bends.
The Mary Boyd leaves FOR the Arkan-
sss on Monday next.
There were but three boats at the land
ing last night.
Mr.. George Baily, an old river man,
died Monday at the United States ma
rine hospital, Louisville This is the