Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-17
Stations.


Eject below standard. below high water
mark Of 1871.
Blank GIL indicates no report; cipher 10Y
stationary.
[The decline at Vicksburg is from the
18th inst.
Heavy rains are again reported at
number of places on the Mississippi
above st. Louis, and throughout the
western portion of Iowa, in northern
Missouri and southern Nebraska, which
would indicate another rise in the Mis-
souri,. Rains have also fallen along the
Ohio, but not sufficient to warrant pre-
diction of heavy rise in that stream.
The Illinois is rising slowly, and all
things taken into consideration, the
probabilities of an early June rise are
favorable. The Arkansas rose eight
inches at Little Rock yesterday, and is
rising to-day, with over twenty feet out.
White river is rising, as is also the Qua
chita, and another rise is looked for in
Red river. The river here is now sta
tionary, and ten feet FIVE inches above
low water mark. The rise at Cairo, up
to last night, was three feet eleven
inches, and that to- day estimated at two
feet, will make rise here of four feet.
In all we shall probably have five-foot
rise from the present swell. A light
shower fell before dark last night, and
during the night heavy rain poured
down, soaking the ground and effectually
laying the dust. From present appear
ances there will be more to day.
PORT NEWS.
The Boyd came after dark last night
with a good trip.........The Chester took
100 bales of cotton to st. Louis, and had
fair passenger trip.........The Cora
Bell come down to 90 in the upper White
river. Lady Lee went up from
Shreveport, having been out but eleven
days from this port. She put out some
freight here and about twenty passen-
gers. The Julia came up this morn
lug with moderate trip, and lays over
until evening. ........The Colorado went
down for Vicksburg last night, after dis
charging 100 tons and adding 70 tons
The A. j. White, from Chicot,
brought to-day "A bales of cotton, l2O
sacks of seed so sacks of corn and
host of people. She returns tonight
.........The Emma Elliott, from Cincin-
natl, brought 600-ton cargo.........The
Edinburgh went down before daylight
with full trip........The Alice Dean
went down at ten o'clock last night,
loaded to the guards. She got 20 pas
sengers here.........The Phil Allin
brought moderate trip.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Armadillo, after re shipping her
Arkansas trip, loaded at Louisville for
the Cumberland, and only got as far as
Harpeth Shoals, where she again had to
re-ship. She passed Evansville last
evening on her way up the Ohio com
pletely disguised.
The great low-pressure Richmond left
St. Louis yesterday, and viii arrive here
to-morrnw on her way to New Orleans.
Light draft boats are to be placed in
the Nashville and Cairo trade.
The Robert Burns left Cincinnati yes
terday for this port.
The Peytona is due from above.
The mail brought by railroad from
Southern points, especially those along
the river, are very irregular, and often
do not reach their destination at all
The Vicksburg mail should be car
ried by the Anchor Line, and the
New Orleans mail by such boats as the
Richmond, Belle Lee, Thompson Dean,
ETC.; then it would be certain to get
through.
The telegraphers make some queer
mistakes with the signal service re-
ports.
On Tuesday the iron steamer John
T. Moore left the New Orleans landing
to hug a stump until her turn comes to
load for Red river.
The Carrie V. Kountz, from below,
will be due tomorrow. She has for st.
Louis 400 boxes sugar, 1000 sacks salt
and so tons miscellaneous freight.
The Picayune man compares the new
steamer St. John to new made bride.
The Dictator, Captain Chapman, came
down this morning with three barges
containing one thousand four hundred
tons of water pipe for the Water Com
pany. Msssrs Charles and James Seeds,
pilots, guided her safely from Cincinnati
to this port.
The Shreveport Southwestern, of Sat
urday, says;
"The bayou atJefferson was falling fast
when we last heard from there, with six
feet above low-water mark. The lakes
this side are falling fast, with only four
feet in the cut road across Albany Point
and the same in Bots dare Pass. The
Moore, on the up trip, was drawing hive
feet, and had to follow the deep channel
through the lake.
1.-THE Hamilton's day of sale has been
postponed until Tuesday, the 18th, but |
she did not care a cuss for her short re-
prieve. The Hesper is also up in the
bayou. The Little Fleta, Bossier and
Flirt are also at the boneyard, and the
Clifford Just on the outskirts. A little |
shove would do the work for her. The
steamer Frank Morgan maintained her |
position at the landing"
There is less than eight feet of water
in the Ohio from Cairo to Evansville.
The Nightingale passed Cairo without
landing.
Wednesdays Cairo Bulletin has the
items: "The H. c. Wilson
passed down for New Orleans with tow
Of freighted barges. The picnic boat
T. F. Eckert went to Caledonia and
back with a large picnic yesterday, and
the affair was enjoyed by all who went.
Colonel Hacker was in town Monday, \
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