Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-30

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stationary.
Hight Of water above low water mark, %
feet and IA inches.
RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The rise in the river ae points below
here has nearly ceased, and with the ex-
ception of slight rise in the lower Mis-
souri, the streams. above are all falling.
There is, however, good stage of water
in the upper Mississippi to st. Paul, in
the Missouri to Omaha, and in the Ohio
to Pittsburg The lower tributaries have
q moderate depth, except the Arkansas,
which is less than three and half feet
to Little Rock and two feet above there.
The weather is warm and sultry, with
fair prospects Of a shower.
PORT NEWS
The departing packets yesterday had
good trips, especially was that the case
with the 7. II. Allen for the Arkansas
........T The Belle Memphis had a fair
way trip, and the Julia, for Vicksburg,
was well loaded. The Susie Silver
went up after dark with over three thou
sand bars Of railroad iron.
Business to day light The outgoing
packets are getting fair trips. ........ The
Marble City, from St. Louis, came in
with fair trip of grain, produce and
lumber.........The City of Alton passed
down early this morning, loaded Aat.....
The NJ. J. Wicks passed down without
landing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The records Of one of the Chaneery
Courts to-day show transfer of the en-
tire stock in trade--tackle, skiffs, hooks
and lines, craw6sh bait and worms-re-
Gently smuggled together by those en-
terprising fish mongers, Dill and Gala
way, to a new firm styled Storm, Hall
& Company, the firm comprising AID.
Storm, Clarence Hall and Chris Sharp.
The great demand for fish rendered it
necessary that heavy weights should
90 into the business, and being of
speculative turn of mind, the three gen.
tlemen named will employ themselves
during Ely time" in the retail fish trade.
Messrs. Hall and Storm will attend the
Beal and Poplar street markets regu-
larly, while Mr.. Sharp will keep the
books. AS Mr. Dill has been very sue
cessful in the way of orders, and hav-
ing an extensive acquaintance, both on
land and water, his services have been
secured as solicitor.
There was fair attendance of river
men at the races yesterday.
The Cumberland has five feet over
Harpeth shoals; the Ohio four feet six
inches in the channel at Pittsburg; six
teen feet at Cincinnati; six feet over the
falls at Louisville, and the Mississippi
seven and half feet between Cairo and
st. Louis and four feet thence to st.
Paul.
Brown & Jones new iron harbor tug,
N. M. Jones, went down to the mouth of
White river yesterday with five barges of
coal for their yard at that point.
Five-eighths Of the entire amount of
cotton received here this season was
brought by boats. Is it right, then, to
impose heavy tax upon the steamers
for being the largest supporters of the
commerce of the city?
The water did not this year reach the
hight of 1867 at Evansville by six feet
eleven and three-quarter inches.
The I. f. Eckert took an excursion
party of Odd Fellows from Cairo to
Friday, and grand time was
had.
The tug Montank caught FIRE at Cairo
Friday, but was extinguished with very
little damage.
W. II. Browns coal and coke ship
ments for April from Pittsburg amount
to 2, 40e, 900 bushels.
John X. Neil has been appointed
United States local inspector at Pitts
burg. vice Samuel Walker, resigned.
Mondays st. Louis Republican gives
a brief history Of the veteran steamboat
man, General Ranney, which, had we
the space, we would gladly publish.
A somewhat novel case was decided
in the Superior Court of Boston, Mass,
on Monday, involving the right of a
steamboat to detain passenger for the
non-payment of fare. 1t seems that a
person took beat at Fall River for New
York, and that while on the passage he
either lost his ticket or gave it to the
wrong officer Of the company. When
the boat reached New York the officer |
of the company demanded the ticket,
and upon his refusal to deliver it or pay |
the fare of four dollars. detained kim,