Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-18

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Observer SiEnAl Service. U. 8. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river is now stationary at this
point, and is thirty-two feet seven inches
above low water mark. White river is
falling nearly two feet each day, but is
yet eighteen feet above low water mark,
The Arkansas is falling, with a fourteen
foot channel to Little Rock The upper
streams, as will be seen by the statement
above, are falling, with the exception Of
the Mississippi, which is rising. The
weather to-day is clear and pleasant.
BUSINESS.
during the afternoon and evening yester-
day was better. The Commonwealth
passed up during the afternoon, but did
not land. The City of Vicksbug came
down at dark and laid over until this
morning, adding 20 tons, discharging 5lS
sacks corn and l25 packages for the Ar
kansas, and left with good trip. The
Grand Lake and tow passed up during
the afternoon, and the r. Z. Lee came
down soon after dark and laid over until
noon to-day to give her passengers en-
opportunity to attend the hop" She
made the run from Hickman here in
eighteen hours, and has good trip and
got 300 bsles of cotton here. Her prin
cipal freight items for New Orleans are
572 hogsheads tobacco, 400 sacks corn
1878 barrels pork, 80 hogsheads bacon
400 barrels meal, Is bales cotton, SOC
sacks oats, and has besides 100 tons way
freight. The White brought 81 bales
Gotten. The Legal Tender brought lSi
bales and reshipped 60. The City Of
Helena discharged so bales cotton. The
Phil Allin was well laden.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoR CISCINSATI.-The Belle Vernon,
Captain James Remission, leaves as
above this evening.
For CINCIYNATI.-The Arlington, now
at the wharfboat, departs at 8 pm. to-
morrow.
FoR NAPOLEON The A. ]. White,
Captain Mark Cheek, leaves for above
this afternoon at o'clock. Z. c. Pos.
tai and Charles Sharpe, clerks.
For NEW 0RLEANs.-Ths Bismarck,
Captain John Spane, will be down to-
day on her way to New Orleans.
FoR FRIAR's PoIST.-The swift and
regular Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
departs as usual this evening" stopping
at all way freight and passenger land
ings. Stack Lee is chief clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Some of the local packets ran thirty
five miles an hour up stream yesterday,
to got here in time for. the masked ball
last night. 1t was a splendid affair, and
the river fraternity generally was well
represented. EVERYBODY wanted to con-
tribute dollar to the orphans, and done
so by purchasing ticket.
Last night a negro reuster named
John Black, belonging to the Arlington,
got obstreperous, and not liking the &C
tons of some of his fellow-laborers,
went up town and staid all night, return
ing at breakfast time this morning and
fiourishing a huge bowie, threatened de-
struction to all who came in his way.
Unfortunately for Mr.. Black, Ed Lam
caster, another leather colored 'rouster,
happened TO drop remark that Black
didn't like, and he at once preceded to
carve him up in regular slaughter-house
style, but before he had made his first
cut, Lancaster brought him down by q
well directed blow from a stick Of cord
wood, and split his head vide open, max
ing a assure in his Uranium through
which the brains protruded, and Black
was carried Otto the hospital in dying
condition.
Captain Dick Lightburue is nov pre-
pared 10 furnish through bills Of lsding
and ticket passengers through TO all
points on the upper Mississippi via the
great consolidated K. n. line.
Rrovn 4 Jones, Of this city, bought
The government tug Migoneite at the