Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-26

tafies, which, considerin z the present
dry weather everywhere, would lead An
outsider to the belief that low water aud
light draught boats would be the next
thing TO talk Of Davenport and Shreye-
port are the only points where there is
any rise. and from each Of those stations
we may expect TO hear of a decline dur
ing the coming week. The only stream
not mentioned is White river and that is
falling all the way down, with, however, a
large stage to Jacksonport. The weather
is cloudy and cool. l
BUSINESS.
Yesterday the A. J. White brought 70
bales Of cotton aud 4Os sacln' Of seed
and the Phil Allin had % bales Of cot
ton, both going beck moderately laden.
The Nick Longw'brth, on her way down.
had 1900 tons on board, loading her
deep, but found room for 100 bales Of
cotton here, s.nd g,,is 300 bales below
she had also AN elei CAN'T pa ssenger trip,
including n number Of Kentucky excur-
sionists. The Ms,hawk and barges
passed up, and the Cheek left at sunset
for Obion river to bri ng down log raft.
The James Il. Rankin, the new purchase
Of the Southern Oil Works, came down
just before dark wit h good trip, aRd
after adding some here, left for Pine
Bluff, into which trade she goes. The
Grand Tower came down this morniug
with 800 tons, including 1865 dry bar
rels, 287O sacks Of graz and iced, l3I
wet barrels, SO casks o.f bacon, 2s half
casks of bacon, 23I ba les Of hay and
424 kegs Of beer. l
BOATS To LEA We.
For VIcKsBTEG.-7-To.r morrow at 10
am. the Colorado, Captain George W.
Boyd, Henry Dietrich clerk, leaves for
Vicksburg and way points. She has
been thoroughly lrepaiRted, ard the st,
Louis papers say. looks as neat par
lor.
For NEW ORLEASs.-The Henry
Ames, Capt ain Jacobs, W. G. Aiken
clerk, leaves. for New Orleans at 10 am.
tomorrow. The merrs announcement is
sufficient to secure TO her good trip.
FoR LOUISVILLE The great r. Z.
Lee, will pass up at pm. to-day.
For ARKANSAS Ri yER.-The regular
United States mail pl Icket Anna, in com
rnand of Captain r. ,ese Pritchard, de-
parts at this even ng for Pine Blut,
Little Rock, and al l,oizts on the Ar
kansas river. Mr.. 10 hn CO,Neil is chief
secretary.
FoR WHITE RIvEs. The LEGAL Ten
der leaves this afb ,rlloon at d o'clock
for Devall's BlEf, ] acksonport and way
landings on the White river. Capitals
Milt. Harry comma nds, and Messrs. Al
coke, Miller and G illespie are secreta1
ries. 4
For ST. LoUIs..-The Grand Tower
leaves as above this evening at 8 o'clock
for Cairo and st. Louis. Captain Len
nox is her commander
For CINCINNATI. The Pat Rogers,
Captain Skunk, departs this afternoon
at sharp o'clock fsr Cincinnati and all
way landings.
For WHITE RIvER.-The Batesville
leaves this afternoon at 5 o'clock for De-
wallis Bluff, Jacksonl)ort and the usual
way landings. Captain A. B. Smith
commands.
For SHREvEPoRT.-T The Lady Lee,
Captain Green Shields, will be- down on
Monday to leave at pm. for Jefferson,
Shreveport and all landings on Red river.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-By teleI ram from
Helena, to John Forbes, Esq, agent, we
learn that the champion steamer of
western waters, Robert E. Lee, has
passed Helena, and will be he re to leave
for Cairo, Evansville and Louisville at
precisely o'clock this afternoon. 1t is
useless for us to say anythin e in praise
of this magnificent floating palace. She
is the best in the world.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Four inches of snow covered the
ground on the south shore of Lake Erie
on Wednesday last.
Captain Dick Lightburne has first
class Holly squirt in his yard with
which he threatens to wet his-friends.
Mrs. Captain w. P. Walker was
down yesterday on the Nick
+,
Dan Sullivan, of the Anna, gets up
the neatest manifest that comes to this
port. We have a copy of his last effort,
and for style it will be hard to beat.
Clear or fair weather is reported
throughout the Nerth to-day.
Major Weitzel, of the engineer corps,
has been directed by the Secretary of \
War to submit plan for the completion
Of the Louisville and Portland canal,
underline appropriation of$lOO, 900 made =
by the last Congress.
Snow fell to the depth Of two inches at =
Carthage, eight niles from Cincinnati, Z
and in the short space Of IF i
teen minutes. :,
The barge Belle st. Louis eollided with :
he barge Maude Lowery above Com