Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-12

Red and other smaller western tributs-
ries OF the lower Mississippi are swell
ing, aud will doubtless carry the water
over the banks below. The upper
streams are also swelling, as will be seen
by the statement above. The weather
is clear and pleasant.
BUSINESS
Yesterday closed with a trife more
activity. The City of Helena brought
200 sacks grain and So bales of hay, and
laid over until this morning. The John
B. Maude left for New Orleans with GIG
bales cotton and l4lO sacks oil cake.
The Carrie V. Kountz, from the Ohio,
went down without landing, and the tow
boat J. II. Biglsy went up with a large
fleet Of empty coalboats. The Robert
Mitchell went up about eleven o'clock
last night, discharging 6Oboxes oranges,
II barrels molasses, 9 bales cotton and
20 barrels of potatoes here, and had 100
tors of freight for the Ohio, including
200 barrels oil and 20 tons scrap iron.
The Legal Tender arrived early this
morning with 57l bales cotton, reship-
ping III bales at the mouth of White
river. The City OF Cairo came down
loaded to the guards and put out 28l
plows, and 20 tons miscellaneous freight,
and re-shipped 40 tons of White river
freight on Milt. Harry's boat, the Legal
Tender. The Pauline Carroll went down
at Tam, loaded fat. The R. E. Lee
came up on flying trip, and leaves at 3
.. M. for Louisville. The City of Quincy
went up at noon, discharging &C pack
ages here, and had $50 sacks of rice
for St. Louis.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For ST. LoUIs.-The Grand Tower,
Captain George Lennox, leaves as above
this evening.
FoR CINC1NXAT1.-The swift passenger
steamer Pat Rogers, Capt. J. N. Skunk,
leaves as above this evening. John Null
len clerk.
For ARKANSAS RIyER.-The Anna,
Captain Reese Pritchard, leaves for Lit
tie Rock this afternoon. B. ?. Fields
and Andy Granger are clerks.
FoR WHITE RIvER.-The favorite and
reliable steamer Legal Tender, Captain
Milt Harry, leaves this afternoon for
Jacksonport and all landings on White
river. Captain George H. Alcoke, Mr..
Gillespie and Frank Miller are clerks.
For New ORLEAEs.-The John Kyle
will pass down tomorrow afternoon.
For ST.. LoUIs.-The Thompson Dean
will be up Monday morning on her way
to St. Louis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tie White got away about midnight
last night.
Boughner, with his trained elephant
and imported game ROSTERS, left for New
Orleans yesterday on the Maude.
The Oil City will pump out and raise
the Collier barge in the chute below, and
bring it up.
A couple of late passengers induced
the Natchez to land for them at New
Orleans, after she had once backed out,
by jumping into the river.
The City of Cairo brought down 273
barrels of "Injun Neal consigned to
the Fat Contributor. He won't be here
until next Friday, consequently will
have to pay storage.
HIGH WATER.-A dispatch received
this morning from St. Louis says: An
other heavy swell is reported coming
down from above, causing apprehensions
of a food, which now seems Inevitable.
The Missouri is still rising, and likely to
continue for sometime. The river is
over the banks between this point and
Cairo, and threatening great damage.
The John Kilgour left Cincinnati last
night for the south.
The John Dippold in going up snagged
and sunk a barge of ore in the Ohio.
Loss, about $4,000.
A mischievous fellow no the Arkansas
says that when Captain John Williams,
of the Exporter, heard of the rise COM
ing down the Arkansas he at once mar
shaled his entire crew and held pro-
tracted prayer meeting.
The Sherlock left Cincinnati with 400
tons and cabin full Of people. She
passed Evansville last night on her way
down, and will be here Monday.
Amateur news grabbers Will get things
mixed occasionally, as the following
from Thursdays Yicksburg Herald
will show: "Enoch Taylor, Of Memphis,
has been elected President Of the South
western Publishing Company, At Cincin-
nat"
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