Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.


g. w. Cheek, Friars Point
Jas. Howard, New Orleans.
Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
Anna, Red river.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Julia, Vicksburg.
r. ?. Walt, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Mary Boyd, Arkansas river.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
Phil Allin, Friar' Point.
NJ. j. Wicks, st. Louis.
Jessie, Cincinnati.
John Kyle, New Orleans.
r. Z. Lee, New Orleans.
Nick Longworth, Louisville.
H. NJ Shreve, Red river
Jas Howard, st. Louis.
Julia, st. Louis.
Pauline Carroll, St. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Silver Moon. John Overton, Cleburne,
Glasgow, G.. W. Cheek, Grand Tower, r.
P. Walt.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
New 0rleans........ Richmond. p. m
st. Louis................Grand Tower-....5 y. IN
Nicksburg -. .....".-City of Nieksburg - p. m
Cincinnati .........-Silver Moon ...........5 p. m
White river-..-."..-..R. P. Walt.-........5 p IN
RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
A further rise of 25 inches has
taken place in the river here since
our last issue, and the rise and fall else
where is reported as follows: At Cairo
rise Of 46 inches; Cincinnati, 81 inches;
Davenport, inches; Louisville, Is
inches; Nashville, 10 inches; New Or
leans, inches; Omaha, inch; Shreve-
port, 10 inches; st. Paul, 2 inches;
Vicksburg, 20 inches; stationary at
Leavenworth, and declined 81 inches at
Pittsburg; and rose Is inches at Evans
Vile The Arkansas has declined foot
and is falling slowly. White river has 8
feet to Augusta and is declining at
Jacksonport Heavy rains are reported
above night before last, and the rise in
nearly all the streams will continue for
several days. The weather partially
cleared up last evening, and to-day it is
mild and pleasant
PORT NEWS
Though the weather was bad, business
was fair yesterday. The NJ. J. Wicks
passed up before dark without landing,
and the John H. Groesbeck served us the
same way, going down an hour later
..,......The Boyd got off for the Arkansas
and the White for Napoleon, well laden.
.........The Cleburne brought $40 bales of
cotton and 1875 sacks seed from the Ar
kansas, getting in after dark, and includ-
ing the Aliens trip. She towed the Allen
to Napoleon, where she will await her
shaft.........The John Kyle, with heavy
trip, went down, discharging some hay
here ,...,...The Nick Longworth went up,
after putting out few tons miscellane-
GUS freight.........The r. E. Lee arrived
late and added 262 bales cotton to her
trip here. ......... Business fair........, The
r. p. Walt arrived with 225 bales cot
ton ........The James Howard, from New
Orleans, passed up this morning light,
three and half days out.........The An
ma, from Red river, came in this morning
and has gone on the docks here for re-
pairs G. W. Cheek brought in
10 bales cotton and l45 sacks seed. ........
The H. M. Shreve passed down last night
well laden. Grand Tower from
St. Louis, came in with a good trip of
grain and produce. .....,..The Pauline
Carroll from New Orleans, four and
half days out, put off 10 tons freight
here, and had $50 tons for St. Louis
.........The Julia, from Vicksburg, arrived
with SO bales cotton, II sacks seed and
left foI above light.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The water is within six feet of the top
of the bank on the opposite side of the
river, and the ferryboats now can pass
over the bar with ease.
Our friend Cobb-he of the Dean line
has 800 bales Of cotton engaged for
the Silver Noon. t.s r
The coal shipments from Pittsburg for
the first half Of this month will aggregate
l2,000,0 600 bushels.
Six or seven irstclass boats are adver-
tised to leave to-nigk for points above
and below.
Eighteen barges of coal that was car
ried away by the rise in Licking river a
few days ago have been recovered.
A st. Louis telegram says that various
statements we're made there yesterday
by the survivors Of the Oceanus disaster,
but they relate almost entirely to per
sonal experience, and throw little or no
light on the cause of the explosion. The
bodies taken up by the steamer Belle ST.
Louis will be held for inquest. Those of
the wounded not able to take care Of
themselves have been taken charge of
by the city hospitals. Most Of the pas
sengers will remain there. One Of the
pilots states tina. it woald be impossible
for the steamer to ground at the point
where the explosion took place, as is
also asserted by George Keith, first en-
gineer.
There is nearly fourteen feet in the
Arkansas river below Little Rock.
The books and papers Of the Oceanus
we're lost, so that there is no means Of
ascertaining the names of those lost. 1t
is stated that It was the middle boiler Of
the Oceanus that exploded. The gauges
of al were tried FIVE minutes previous
TO the explosion, aud plenty Of water
found in each. One Of the boilers was
blown back to the cylinders, and the
whole forward part Of the boat, iuclud-
ing the pilot-house, texas and forward |
state-rooms, were scattered right aud left. |
The OceaHus was a sternwheel boat, !
frst-elass IN build and appointments. as
already stated. She was built az Cali |
f,rrs, pannevlvania December l4T0 |