Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-19

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kansas is falling steadily but slowly. aud
boats end now but three feet OF waiel-
over the bars below Little Rock and
twenty inches above. White river is
rapidly assuming dry weather position.
aud falls foot each day. The rise and
fall Of other streams is given in the
table above. The weather is cloudy to-
day aud cool, 4 heavy rain having fal len
at daylight.
BUSINESS.
The great feature at the landing this
morning was the Great Republic. She
came down near midnight loaded deep,
but has room for couple of thousand
tons more, aud will get over 500 bales of
cotton here. She has on board 200
tons. the following being the largest
items; Corn, 1886 sacks; 1854 sacks
eats, Ill sacks rye, GO sacks bran, 1922
barrels -four, Cpl half barrels -four, 1905
barrels meal, 1908 barrels pork, l45 bar
rels whisky, 30 half barrels liquors, 22t
barrels apples, 10 tubs butter, "a boxesi
eggs, ZOE casks bacon, 10 half casks
bacon, 1873 boxes bacon, 42s bales ha. 7,
IS bales broom corn, 81 hogsheads D.
bacoo, ll69 packages merchandise, 10
half barrels and kegs beer-in all 23,2S3l
packages, and has 81 hogs and 80 shee p,
besides about 100 cabin and 80 deck pa s.
sengers. The st. Joseph had good tri p,
and went back to St. Louis last night. I'll ,e
Henry Amcs had an immense cargo AS
she went down for New Orleans. Tile
Belle of Shreveport had 1000 tons for
Red river, and the City Of Vicksburg a
good trip for Vicksburg and points tn is
side. The st. Francis and Belle of
Shreveport did not get away until mid
night.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoR Arkansas RIvER.-The Mary
Boyd, Captain R. L. Haines, leaves for
Little Rock and all way landings this
afternoon. A. 81. O'Neill, clerk.
For CIXCISEATI-The Henry Pro
basco, Capt. Robinson, leaves as above
this afternoon.
FoR NEW ORLEANS. -Captain Kick
large and splendid passenger steamer
Belle Lee leaves tomorrow for New Or
leans and the Bends. Passengers bound
south should call on board and engage
their rooms.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. Patterson, of the c. B. Church,
entered protest last evening before No
tary. Irrelevant
The officers Of the Mary Boyd report
the Armadillo laid up below Rob Roy,
and the Cheek laid up at Motifs landing,
four miles below. The La Barge was
double tripping, and carrying the Susie
Silvers and her own railroad iron to
Little Rock.
The City of Helena lightened the
Vicksburg off her gravel bed at Island 30. |
The following steamers with lows Of
coal left Pittsburg yesterday for Louis
ville Boaz, 2O3, 1000 bushels Tom Dods-
worth. $4,000; Mary Ann, $4,000;
Ella, $4,000; Evan Williams, 10000;
Kriston, 10000. Total, $4,000. Other
steamers will probably come out to-day.
The Indiana left New Orleans last
night for the Ohio.
The great R. E. Lee will be down to-
morrow.
The John Howard, with 1000 bales of
New Orleans cotton, was aground thirty
miles below Pine Bluff when the Boyd
came out.
Captain Philo Young, of the Great
Republic, has our thanks for copy Of
he 1873 Rollingpin Almanac.
Among the passengers on the Great
Republic for the round trip are Hudson
&. Bridge and family, Colonel George
9. Leighton and family, B. d. NJ. Eaton
md wife, of the st. Louis Dispatch, and
Mr.. Winchester and family, of st. Louis;
DR.. DeLaskie Miller and daughter, Mrs.
McGenness and family, and Mrs. Eugene
Pike and family, Miss Stager, daughter
If General Stager, of the Western Union
Telegraph, of Chicago; Major Cox and
amily, and Mrs. and Miss johnson, of
Keokuk; Mr.. Bailey and family, of Al
on, and Major John W. Walker, wife
md child, of Erie, Pennsylvania. They
are all enjoying themselves hugely, and
tell exactly how well they fare under the
care of Captains Thorwegan and Young.
The Great Republic got here 729 bales
IF cotton for New Orleans.
The Glencoe went up this morning
rom New Orleans. discharging here 26
crates of earthenware for C. N. Erich,
and a few small lots, and had for St.
Louis lis hogsheads Of sugar, CSC boxes
If tin, $50 boxes Of oranges and lemons
md 10000 feet Of lumber.
Regarding Southern freight rates, yes
erday's St. Louis Republican says:
The Barge Line fixed their rates yes /
erday at sixty cents per barrel for -four
md thirty cents aud one dollar on
pound freights. The New Orleans boats r
nave not made any fixed rates yet, and
,uttinr was pretty lively yesterday, al