Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-31
Hight of water above
low water mark.
Stations.
Below high water mark Of 1871.
Blank (......) indicates no report; cipher (0l
stationary.
[0ficiall s. W. RHODE,

eBelow high water mark of 1871.
Blank (......) indicates no report; cipher (0)
| stationary.
[0ficiail s..w. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service. U. S. A.
The river is stationary here, with a
tendency to rise, but will not 90 much
higher, unless there be more heavy rains
above. A dispatch from Fort Benton,
dated May %, reports the upper Missouri
rising slowly, but no indications yet of a
freshet. The lower part of that stream
does not seem to be much affected by
the heavy rains which fell last week.
The worst, perhaps, fell in the country
tributary to the White and Arkansas
rivers, and those streams will be high.
There are ten feet of water in the Missis-
sippi to Rock Island, and falling above
as we'll as at all points below there
The Ohio is falling all the way up, but
has a good stage of water. The weather
is warm and clear.
PORT NEWS.
The City of Chester brought a good
trip and returned to St. Louis light.........
The Louisville added 600 sacks oil cake,
making her a 600 ton cargo.........The |
Sam Hale left with 400 bales of cotton,
lot of beer kegs, rags and other truck |
for the Ohio.........The City of Vicksburg |
went down late with good trip.........
The City of Helena came up this morn
ing, and lays over until evening.........
The A. j. White brought 20 bales cotton,
80 sacks seed and sundries to order
........The City of Helena, from below,
arrived with light trip.........The Phil |
Allin came in with good trip and her
cabin full of people.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following cases were decided in
the United States Circuit Court day be-
fore yesterday: r. r. Packet Company
vs.. steamboat Virginia, dismissed at cost
of libellant; NJ. S. Burns VS.. steamboat
Tom Morgan, debt spd costs paid, dis
missed; A. T. Smith VS.. steamboat
debt and costs paid, dis
missed j. B. Mcdonald VS.. steamboat
Belfast, debt and costs paid, dismissed.
Our account of the storm in South
west Missouri did not over-estimate the
damage done. Further advices by mail
say that all the farms in the valley of
Spring river, Center creek and other
streams, have been completely washed
away, leaving nothing but rocks and
gravel. Live stock of all kinds we're !
drowned. One hundred yards of the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad track was
lwept from its bed into the adjacent
ield. A wall of water FIVE feet high :
oiled down the Spring river valley,
eaving only devastation and ruin be-
nd A f,fN
,ome down through the Arkansas and
White rivers, and will undoubtedly over
low the former even at points above
little Rock.
The Ajax and barges went down last
light.
Captain Henry Dexter, commander of
he steamer Quickstep, and one Of the
ldest steamboatmen on the Western ]
Iaters, died at Evansville, Ind, last !,
vening of an overdose Of morphine, II
administered. F
The Senate bills authorizing the con-
truction Of RAILROAD bridge across the
Iissouri river at Omaha and Browns n
lille, Nebraska, were passed by the a,
louise of Representatives on Wednes- :
ay. "
Our Arkansas-desuned cltlens VIII IN
lease bear in mind that, notwithstand-
q light freights, the Arkansas River A
acket Company will to-day send a
1T the best steamer in the line, the Pat
leburne, for Little Rock. Her popular
,mmsnder, Captain Reese Pritchard.
now on board to receive his friends, AZ
I'd will back out at FIVE pm. =
The Lady Lee is the next Carter Line
lcket for Red river. She will leave !
re Saturday at four pm. II
Rates have not yet advanced at st. M
Duis, owing to the refusal Of the barge
le to advance their figures. n;
The Commercial was damaged on the III
lain in the Wabash on Saturday, and !
ached just below the railroad bridge, va
tn her stern post torn out She will AZ
raised. ur
The back-yater from the Mississippi !