Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-07

THE RIVERS ASD wEATHHR.
The rise at Cairo has been che eked
temporarily, but that now passiu & st.
Louis from tho Missouri will cause
further swell OF few inches, aud the
water will be plenty deep for several
weeks for the largest boats to come out
from St. Louis with all the freight they
can carry, II they can get it, The Mis-
souri, has a good stage all the way up,
and one boat has already left ST. Louis
for the mountains. The upper Missis.
sippi is low yet, but heavy rains fell ut
and above Burlington last week, aud
there will doubtless be q good stage 10
Lake Pepin, aud we should not be sur
prised 10 hear Of open navigation 10 ~.
Paul during the week The Ohio has
All the water necessary for boats, aud It's
tributaries are in good condition. The
Arkansas is stationary, with five feet to
Little Rock, aud White river has the
same depth to Jacksonport, but neither
of them are sending out much OF the
staple, the planters generally being
engaged in putting the seed into the
ground for the next crop. The lower
streams are low and are not likely TO
rise soon. The weather yesterday was
clear and pleasant. To-day delight
tul breazc was stirring during the morn
ing when, at eight am, the mercury
ST ood at 7S0.
BUSINESS.
Yesterdays arrivals numbered thir
teen. and the departures ten. All Of the !
downward bound boats were well laden, !
ard as rule those going up had light
fr,nghts. Among the local packets IN
was the 81. Francis, with 327 bales Of
co ton. llOl sacks Of seed, and the Phil
Allin had 205 bales Of cotton and 2G7
sacks of seed. The Parker, for Ciucin-
matt left at noon yesterday with I'll |
bales of cotton, and her hurricane bar
ric Aded with empty beer kegs. The
va eyer brought for this city 81 wagons
and. 526 bales Of hay from Cairo. and
add ed $50 sacks of oil cake for New
Orr cans. The Marble City came up last
MIC hi, put off 80 bales of cotton, aud
left al 10 a m. to-day for st. Louis. The
Arrosy, with Dan Rice's circus, arrived
frolu White river, and goes up the river.
The Belle Memphis, now at the elevator,
brought 32l6 barrels flour and meal, 2l63
sacks Of corn. $40 sacks of oats, 40
kegs of beer, 225 head Of stock and 10
bales of cotton, having in all 700 tons.
The Cleburne, from White river, brought
1913 bales Of cotton, aud reshipped 60
bales for New Orleans. She broke her
# head and bent her piston rod twenty
miles above Helena, and came up on
one wheel. The Sam Hale and barges
came up this morning, coaled and left
for the Ohio. The A. j. White brought
up 81 bales of cotton and 100 sacks Of
seed.
FoR Arkansas RIvER-The Mary
Boyd departs tomorrow afternoon.
For WHITE RIvER-The Cleburne is
the regular Tuesday packet.
FoR CINcINHATI-The Andy Baum de-
parts Wednesday afternoon.
For ST. LoUIs.-The Anchor Lines
mailboat for this afternoon is the Belle
Memphis, Captain John Crane, Billy
Blanker and Brannock cashier and sec
Rotary. which leaves for Cairo and st.
Louis at i've p.m.
FoR FmAR's PoNT.-The Phil Allin,
Captain James Lee, leaves as above this
afternoon, stopping everywhere on the
way for freight and passengers. Stack
Lee is chief clerk.
FoRVIcKsBURG.- The popular steamer
Julia. Captain VIM. Blake, leaves for
Vicksburg and Mississippi generally at
ten n m. tomorrow. joan Blake, Esq
is her genial clerk.
FoR New ORLEAYs.--Tne elegant
steamer Richmond will be down to leave
at 5p.m. tomorrow for New Orleans.
FoR NEW ORLEANS We learn by a
snecial telegram that the popular Ohio
river and New Orleans steamer Charles
Bodmann viii be down tomorrow to
leave at 4 pm. for Yicksburg, Natchez
and New Orleans.
FoR New ORLEANS. The departure OF
steamers to-day will be unusually in
teresting. and will serve to attract an
unusual crowd of visitors 20 the bluffs,
the fact being that the grand and unri-
vailed steamer Belle Lee Will be among
them. She leaves the landing at five
o clock this evening for New Orleans and
all way ports. Captain j. f. Hicks, than
whom a more efficient commander can
not be found on the Mississippi river, has
charge oil tNe hurricane IOOl anu 81
all matters in relation to tfe
craft while under way. In the Office
be found j. S. Sullivan, the purser OF the
packet. who will see that you are prop
erly labeled and slowed away in a com. 8
Portable room for the trip. Frank Smith
is one of the ablest providers on the
river.
FoR CtYCIYYATI.-That unsurpassed
packet N. Longworth, Capt. Lew Hates,
leaves Tuesday at p. m. for Cincinnati,
Louisville and way landings. The Long
worth is one of the best managed pack
cts that comes to this port, and ought to
receive a good trip by her hour Of de.
parture. Mr.. Eugene Bowers is the chief
clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mosquitoes we're as thick at the river
asst night as rattlesnakes in the swamps
IF Arkansas-the land of the free and
he home of the brave legislators, who
declare negroes shall ride in steamboat
cabins.
The wreck of the R. P. Walt is once =
more under water.
Tie bluff between Court and Monroe
,troo,s - odorpad VI ith the abandonment