Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-16

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The above statement shows rise of
no little importance at the head waters
of the Mississippi, and although slight
decline has set in at st. Louis, rise is
reported at nearly every point between
there and Lake Pepin which will now
soon be open. The Missouri is gradually
rising, and may swell much more than
is anticipated. The Ohio is falling at
Pittsburg, and nearly stationary at Gin
cinnati, with slight decline at Louis
vile, and continued rise at Evansville;
its lower tributaries are still on the ram
page, and no decline is looked for at least
for several days. White river has seven
feet full to Jacksonport, but is falling
The Arkansas has fallen nearly six
feet, and has nine feet scant to Little
Rock. Other lower tributaries are in
good boating order. A heavy gale Of
wind sprung up last evening, rendering
it next to impossible to manage boats,
and to-day it is chilly and uncomfortable
PORT NEWS.
The John Kilgour went up last even
ing with cabin full of people and we'll
freighted. 1.-THE Mary E. Poe followed
with trip of cotton. ........The Church
went down after dark deeply laden and
towing fuel barge. The Utah, down,
had 450 tons for the Arkansas. ........T The
Jasper put out 246l bars railroad iron at
Chicot, Ark........The Belle Memphis
had good passenger trip out.........
Business to-day is fair.........The Shan
non, from St. Louis, bound fer New Or
leans, passed down this morning loaded
to the guards.........The City of Alton,
from New Orleans, three and half days
out, discharged 80 packages of merchan-
disc here, and left with 200 tons OF
freight for ST. Louis.........The Marble
City, from st. Louis, brought in fair
trip of grain and produce....... The
Legal Tender, from White river, arrived
with 5S7 bales of cotton, $50 sacks of
seed, and sundries to order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Several accidents we're caused by the
heavy wind last evening. The Cleburne
thought to drop down short distance,
but got her wheels foul with drift so that
she could not use them, and before clear
ing them hoated down to Presidents
island. Some thought she had gone to
hunt John Gents log RATS. In backing
out from the wharfboat the Belle Mem
phis got her guards under those of the
wharfboat, and before extricating herself
broke one or two tenders and scraped
her wheelhouse badly. During the gale
it was next to impossible to land boat
safely The Church, when rounding to
with her barge, had the nose almost COM
pletely knocked off the latter by the
Mary E. Poe, which boat was going up.
A tarpaulin was spread over the bow of
the barge, and the result was not serious
as was expected.
The time occupied by boats in land
ing here last evening was from one to
three hours.
The Mary Mcdonald, en- route to Fort
Benton, is hard aground four miles be-
low Atchison with hole in her hull.
The Cheek will be laid up for the
present to undergo a thorough over
hauling.
The following item from the Shreve-
port Southwestern, of the 9th inst, will
give our readers some idea of the extent
of the rise in Red river:
"In the forty-eight hours since our
last report the river opposite this city
has risen one foot-three inches on Sun
day, and nine yesterday. This places it
two feet and two inches above the high
water mark of the season"
The So Louis Republican of the 18th
says
" A large number of steamboatmen
attended the funerals yesterday of Alex
Connaty and Charles Worsham of the
0ceanus. The pall-bearers of Mr.. Wor-
sham we're six second clerks, all intimate
friends of the deceased The flags Of
the steamers in port were at half mast
yesterday in honor of the dead"
A year ago to-day the tow-beat Dia-
mond arrived here with 240,009 bushels
of coal for Brown 4 Jones.
The Omaha bridge squabble was no
ticed by the United States Senate yes
terday, and the Lower House authorized
another bridge over the Mississippi at
Quincy.
Messrs. Elliott and Miller authorize
the refutation Of the report by the Jack
sonport Statesman that they charge s.
freight per bale on cotton from that
point to this city.
The recent decision of the Local In
spectors at Louisville in the case Of the
collision between the G. W. Garrett and
Falls City, revoking the licenses of Capt
Davis and Pilot Alex Boss, of the for
mer, it appears, renders Captain John
Booth, owner Of the Garrett, liable for
suits for the loss of the Falls City, and
that gentleman proposes 10 appeal the
case to the Board of Supervising In
spectors.
The 0cesnus, when she exploded,
was running at the rate Of ten miles an
hour
The Missouri Democrat, of the llth
inst, says Cairo is threatened with in
How some people are given
to telling falsehoods. There is no more
danger Of Cairo being inundated than
that the Democrat man will ever be
known to tell the truth.-Cdiro BUlls-
tin, 1874.