Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-12

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(0ficiall S. W. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service. U. s. A.


To-day the river has risen eight inches,
and since our last report nearly two
feet. A threeloot rise is reported at
Cairo, and, although the Signal tele.
grams report the water declining at
nearly every other point, we expect by
tomorrow to learn of sudden rise in
many of the streams above, as the rain
has been heavy, especially in this State,
and the Cumberland aud Tennessee will
again be on the rampage IN day or
two. The Arkansas is swelling, with
over FIVE feet in the channel to Little
Rock. White river is also rising, with
good stage ell the way to Jacksonport
We have had all sorts Of weather since
yesterday the principal element being
rain, which began falling at midnight
and came down in torrents until day
light, Overlooking hundreds Of cisterns
in the city, and causing sudden rise Of
seven feet In the little bayou that runs
through the city The wind changed
around to the west early in the morning
and with that came light sputtering
Of snow.
BUSINESS.
The rain, the fog and the mud were tie
principal obstacles &c business yesterday
afternoon and this morning; the first
delayed the discharging Of the boats al
ready in port, the second delayed the
boats that were due and the third makes
it impossible to get over half usual
dray-load up the hill from the landing
The Cleburne came up last night with
9S3 bales cotton and discharged for New
ORLEANS l67 bales at the mouth of White
river. The A. j. White and St. Francis
got away with respectable trips. and the
Capitol City went out light for St Louis
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For New 0RLEANs.-The elegant
steamer John B. Maude will depart to-
morrow.
FoR ARKANSAS RIvER-The Clarks,
vile, having been detained by fog, will
defer her departure until this evening,
when she sails at five pm, sharp, for
Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all business
landings, connecting with the steamer
Fort Gibson, now running regularly be-
tween Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Captain Sam B. Adams commands and
Mr.. Holmes is purser.
For WHITE RIvER-The Pat Cleburne,
Captain VIM. Ashford, leaves for Jack
sonport and all points on White river
this afternoon at five N. d. P. Davis
is clerk.
For CISclENATI.-The Andy Baum,
Captain Vinton, is billed to leave at
o clock this evening from the wharfboat
foot of Court street, for Cairo, Evans
vile, Louisville and Cincinnati and will
90 at the hour named. To passengers
going North, we would say beware of rail-
road bridges during continued rains and
secure a comfortable room on 6rst.class
steamboat. Shippers know full well that
it is to their interest to send their goods
by river. Remember the Baum goes at
5 pm.
FoR HALE's PoINT.-The G W. Cheek
goes at p m. today, sharp. The bad
weather and her immense cargo com
PEELED her to lay over one day.
FoR ARKANSAS RrvER-The Pink
Varble leaves for Pine Bluff ON Satur-
day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Smoky City, with tow of coal,
went down yesterday.
The Cheek was detained by the fog
yesterday.
There will be more coal here in the
course Of two weeks than can be used in
six months. just now the indications
are that another feet will be let out from
Pittsburg within ten days.
1t costs city consumers seventy-6ve
...t, a b.rrof 10 dov, for coal and thara