Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-07
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A glance at the above table shows de-
clining rivers at nearly every point
where the signal service has established
stations, and although there is a fair
depth of water now in nearly all the
upper streams, there is q probability OF
a rapid decline and low water much ear
lier than usual. There are feet inches
in the channel of the Ohio at Pittsburg,
| III feet 3 inches at Cincinnati, over 8
feet in the canal at Louisville and 3 feet
from there to the mouth Of the Ohio,
and above Cairo there is | / feet full to
st. Louis, 8 feet to Quincy and feet
above there to st. Paul. The Illinois
has feet to Peoria, the Missouri the
same depth to Omaha, White river 6
feet to Jacksonport, and he.Arkansas
nearly 7 feet to Little Rock. Other
streams below are in fair order. The
weather continues dry and sultry.
PORT NEWS
The T. H. Allen went out last night
heavily laden for the Arkansas..,.....
The Commonwealth went up at noon
with railroad iron........The City OF
Vicksburg came down with good trip
and laid over until this morning, when
she departed for Vicksburg, adding
number of passengers. .........The Belle
Memphis took light freight, but had
fair list of passeDgers."......Ihe City OF
Cairo went down late, loaded TO the
guards. .......The tOwboats John A..
Wood and Bigley passed up and the
Mary Alice went down......... Business
to-day is moderate. ........The Nile, from
the Arkansas, came in early, put out
80 bales of cotton, and left with 100 tons
for St Leuis.....~.The Exporter, from
New Orleans, six days out, put off II
packages Of sundries, and had 4402 bars
of railroad iron for Evansville..".....
The Mary E. Forsythe, from New Or
leans, passed up early this morning
light. shagboat 81. s. Thayer
arrived from below........The towboat
Mohawk and barges went up before
noon .........The Continental, from New
Orleans, five days out, discharged fifty
tons of freight here, and had $50 tons
for St. Louis, principally railroad iron
and sugar........ The Pink Varble, from
Arkansas river, came in at noon with
$3.50 sacks cotton seed for the Southern
vi WORKS. BOO
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Carrie " Kountz, for st. Louis,
is due from the Arkansas. She goes in
the mountain trade. KIN.
Captain Randalrs sternwheel steamer
Oil City sunk on Saturday in Hatchie
river, twenty-five miles above its mouth,
BY striking a snag. She was worth
$500, and was uninsured The captain
thinks she can be raised, as she lies
straight and easy. We trust she may
be, as she has been very useful IN our
harbor for several years, and, although.
trihing compared to some losses, her
owner would feel her loss deeply at this
season.
The Sam Hale will arrive to-day, and
depart tomorrow for Cincinnati.
II was rumored on the streets at noon
that the ferrybOat Excelsior, while try
ing 10 pull the John 0verton from bar
above the city last night, swung down
against a stump and sunk.
Ouachita river is rising, with eleven
feet from Camden out to the mouth.
The John f. TOlle viii be due up to-
morrow with 1900 bars Of railroad iron,
800 boxes Of sugar and ll5 tons OF mis-
cellaneOus freight for st. Louis.
The John Kilgour will pass up to-mor-
row with $50 tons for the Ohio.
The railroads put passengers through I
from New Orleans 10 Shreveport in forty /
hours. and owing to the few packets for
Red river from New Orleans, the rail- !
road Is doing nearly al the business.
The ST IOuis Republican notices the /