Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14

RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS.
The decline has been checked for thu
present, and the river is now rising
The rise since our last report is on,
inch, the river now being nine and hal
feet above low water mark. The change
at other points, as reported by telegraph
are as follows: At Cairo rise Of two
inches; Cincinnati, four feet three Inches
Louisville, eight inches. At Leaven
worth decline of four inches; Pitts
burg, twelve inches; Shreveport, two
inches; st. Louis, two inches; and Vicks
burg, three inches, while at all othei
points it is stationary. The weather il
cloudy and warm. A light shower fell
before daylight.
PORT NEWS.
Eight arrivals and departures yes
terday, and business fair........The tow
boat J. S. Neal arrived from above will
2 barges of salt.......The Robert Burns
departed for the Ohio with 295 bales o.
cotton and good passenger list........
The Mary Huston, from Louisville
passed down with 900 tons of freight
drawing 8 feet.........The Julia got of
for St. Louis at dark with a fair trip Of
way freight.........The Pink Varble
from the Arkansas, came in with 74s
bales of cotton and 1900 sacks of seed
and added 40 bales of cotton, and left
for the Ohio, whittier she goes to repair.
The Batesville also left for the Ohio
1.-THE City Of Helena passed down
late loaded fat to the guards. She put
out lot of stock here. Five arri
walls and two departures this morning
.........The A. j. White brought from Ma
leon 70 bales of cotton, 664 sacks Of
seed and cabin nearly full of people
.......The Continental, up G days from
New Orleans, discharged 10 tons and
had 100 tons for points above, including
1928 bars of railroad iron..".....The
Mollie Moore passed up from the same
point, I days out, with $50 tons Of
freight, including 1896 bars of iron and
900 packages of sugar........The Phil
Allin and Cheek came in from Friar's
Point. The latter brought large trip
of cotton and seed, and was full Of PEG.
ple..".....The Mary Boyd came off the
docks this morning.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain William Blake, of steamer
Belle St. Louis, left for St. Louis by rail
yesterday.
The towboat Warner and barges passed
up at dark last night.
The iron bridge over the Missouri at
Omaha was tested yesterday by passing
over it train of ten cars, loaded with
thirty tons Of stone each.
The bridge over the Missouri river at
Leayenworth, Kansas, was finished yes
terday.
The Emma Elliott passed Louisville
yesterday for Cincinnati, where she will
Immediately load for the South.
The Spray has finished taking freight
out OF the hold of the Falls City, and
the wreck will be abandoned till low
water.
The Sam j. Hale goes out tomorrow
evening for Cincinnati.
The Thos. H. Allen is the next regu-
lar packet for the Arkansas to leave to-
morrow evening.
The Allegheny is still closed by ice at
Oil City.
Captain Isaac II. Jones has resigned
command of the Dexter on account Of
i'll health.
The City of Chester, new boat and
one Of the best in the st. Louis Packet
Line, will back out at Ave o'clock this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis. That
courteous gentleman, Captain Zeigler,
commands, and j. W. Bassett is clerk.
Durfee & Peck have bought the
steamer Mary Mcdonald, from William
Fitzgerald, for twenty thousand dollars.
She will go into the upper Missouri trade.
The G. W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, leaves at FIVE o'clock this even
ing for Friar's Point and all way land
ings.
The Kellogg and barges passed down
yesterday.
The Il. S. Turner left Evansville last
evening for New Orleans with all the
freight she could swim under. Freights
at that point are still largely in excess
Of the tonnage.
A chap who "has been there, and
glories in anything for the protection Of
Benedicts, says: The war department,
in addition to its weather signal system,
is about to establish an electric social
system of storm signals in all the larger
cities of the country, including Mem
phis, by which every married man who
is on the magnetic belt can, by watching
the signals on his chimney-top or ridge
board, tell just the moment when it viii
be safe for him to leave port Tor cham
o.gnaA for home A black fac hyinp
signifies "crOss as bear-typhoon ap-
A white flag, everything
is lovely-she is asleep" A red. flag
with white center, look out for squalls
baby just spanked" White flag with
red center indicates simply eautionary
on the mart Of the old man"