Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-24

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the RIVERS AND WEATHER.
Since Saturday and up TO nine o'clock
this morning the river here rose jinchet,
the rise from three p m. yesterday to nipe
am. to day being 8 inches, aud the water
at that time star ding Is feet inches
above low.water mark. The river at
Cairo is rising. but at st. Louis n decline
has set in, and above there the prospects
for high water are anything but favora-
BILE. The Ohio is rising slowly and has
plenty Of water all the way up even over
the falls at Louisville, and at Cincinnati
has risen 8 feet in two days. The Ar
kansas is very low, having but 3 feet over
the lower bars aud feet over Rob Roy.
White river has feet to Jacksonport
and is falling. The weather is cloudy,
with an occasional shower.
BUSINESS.
Sixteen boz its have arrived since Sat.
urday night. The Capitol City. down
yesterday morning, was loaded deep.
The Susie Silver, for Red river, was
loaded fiat. The Esperanza, from Cairo,
brought 300 tons for this city, and goes
back tonight. The Anna, from the
Arkansas, brought l72 bales cotton, re-
shipping 81. The Thompson Dean,
with her cabin full Of people, went up
early, only three days, seven hours and
ten minutes out from New Orleans. and
will reach st. Louis before noon to-mor'
row. The Phil Allin brought 372 bales
Of cotton, 1872 sacks seed. The W. j.
Lewis, from St. Louis, arrived late last
night with 800 tons, including $500 sacks
Of oats, 1900 sacks corn Ice hogsheads
of meat, 1000 barrels Of -four and meal,
and goes back to night. The John Kill
gour, from Cincinnati, went down late,
loaded to her guards, and was full Of
people, getting a number Of people here,
but wanted no freight The Shamrock
passed up at noon yesterday without
landing. The Indiana, from New Or
leans, went up late last night with
good trip for the Ohio. The John Kyle,
from St. Louis, went down at eight
o'clock this morning loaded to the
guards; she had 1900 tons of freight,
getting nothing at Cairo, and adding
1000 sacks of corn below there; her
principal freight items for New Orleans
were 10000 sacks corn, $50 barrels
meal, 3O4 head Of stock, 5000 sacks oats,
900 bales hay, 600 barrels pork, 300
casks bacon, and had 60 cabin passen-
gers. The Kittie Hegler, from the Ar
kansas, arrived at three o'clock this
morning with lis bales cotton, 81 sacks
seed, 22S sacks seed cotton aud reshipped
lO8 bales cotton for New Orleans; she
goes through to Cincinnati, and has on
board now $4,000 pounds Arkansas oil
stone, 10 tons scrap iron, 80 barrels tai
low and 300 empty barrels. The A. ).
White, from Napoleon, brought lOS
bales cotton, 1874 sacks seed. The
Frank Forest, from Osceola, brought u
big cotton trip; her cargo was l75 bales
cotton, 552 sacks seed and 50 sacks seed
cotton. The William j. Lewis had 300
tons reshippng freight. The John Kyle
put out 200 barrels of -four. The In
diana discharged 80 packages, and had
100 tons for the Ohio. The Lewis
brought "a bales of cotton. The Dex-
ter went up early, and the Bee and
barges passed up early. The Belle Mem
phis came down at noon loaded fiat. She
has a large lot of corn, oats and hay.
BOATS 70 LEAVE.
FoR FRIARs PoINT. - The regular
coast packet, Phil Allin, Captain James
Lee, will leave this evening at five o clock
for Friars Point and all the usual way
landings. Stack Lee and Wynne Can
non are clerks.
For ST. Louisville Belle Memphis,
Captain John Crane, leaves as above this |
afternoon at five o'clock for Cairo and |
st. Louis. Mr.. William Blenker is clerk. |
For Arkansas RIVER. = The Anna
goes tomorrow.
For CAIRO. Esperanza leaves as
above this afternoon at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo direct. Captain John B. Conway
commands and George Splane is chief
clerk
FoR CNcNNATl.-The fsyoFite steam
er Kittie Hegler, nov at the landing,