Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-08

next thirty days. The Ohio, with its
tributaries, is declining, and from all
other streams, save the Missouri and
Ouachita, similar reports are received.
The former is rising trihe at Omaha,
and the latter has ten-foot channel to
Camden. The Arkansas declines steadily
with channel depth of five feet to Lit
tie Rock, and White river has nearly
that depth to Jacksonport. Although
dry, the weather is pleasant, except dur
ing the middle Of the day.
PORT NEWS.
The City of Helena went up last even
ing light. The Kate Kinney had
slim trip for the 0hio."...The Bismarck
went down with 100 tons of freight, adj
ding small dab of cotton here. ........
The White, for. Chicot had a rousing
trip and the Legal Tender for White
river and St. Francis for Wittsburg, had
fair lists Of freight and passengers.
1.-THE Phil Allin from Friars Point
brought in to-day Is bales cotton and a
few peope.........The Tidal Wave, from
New Orleans, passed up with cargo of
sugar. ........The Sam Hale arrived with
good trip of furniture and produce.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The K. +. Lee turns back from Evans
vile this trip and will pass down Satur-
day.
The Bodmann, Mitchell, Glasgow and
Armadillo are waiting in the new canal
at Louisville for the completion of the
locks.
The good steamer Pink Varble Capt.
Hunt commanding, will leave the land
ing at the foot Of Jefferson street to-
morrow at noon for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock and all intermediate landings.
The Sam Hale failed to get in as carly
yesterday as was expected, and will
consequently defer her departure one
day. See advertisement.
The Mary Boyd goes out on Friday
for the Arkansas.
The weather prophet, Miles, of the
Helena Clarion guesSes there will be yet
this spring a muck higher rise than we
have yet had.
The Dardanelle brings here from Fort
Gibson 300 bales CT cotton.
The crew of Captain Summers new
South American steamer Colombia,
numbering fifteen men, arrived at Gin
cinnati Saturday, from South America
The new packet will leave there next
Saturday.
The Joseph Il. Bigley made the run
from Louisville to New Orleans in eight
days and three and half hours, with
eighteen coal boats containing over
400, 900 bushels Of coal.
The st. Louis Democrat anticipates a
ten foot rise at Berton in week or two,
and thinks the Arkansas will swell some
what at the same time.
Rates from st. Louis to New Orleans
by steamer are Flour Csc, pound
freight 324c, pork 9Oc, hay Acc, whisky
81 rs. To Vicksburg: Flour. SOC, pork
9Oc, whisky 81 IS, bacon 30c, hay 40c,
pound freight 30c to 40c
The City of Chester for St. Louis, and
Belle ST. Louis for Vicksburg, will depart
tomorrow.
The Dexter, Richmond, Pauline Car
roll, City of Quincy and Henry Ames
leave st. Louis in the order named for
New Orleans.
The mails brought here by railroad
from Vicksburg are invariably from
twelve to twenty-four, and often forty
eight hours behind the packets of the
st. Louis line coming from that point.
The contract had better be transferred
to the boats.
The Carrie V. Kountz is due from the
Arkansas.
The Tidal Wave went up this morning
with 1926 tons of sugar and 100 tons mis-
cellaneous freight for st. Louis. She
goes to St. Paul direct.
A decline of nine inches is reported at
st. Lonis since p m. yesterday