Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-15
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.

THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The old adage, that it never rains
but it pours, has been forcibly verified
du ring the past twenty-four hours in this
loo. lily, and snre more the landing is
load. with mud and free from all kinds
of yeh. icles. A light rain set in after dark
last mig ht and about midnight the water
came sh aight dowA in torrents and so
continued until nearly daylight, flooding
the lower . ortion Of the city and swell
ling the bay on eight or ten feet. Mem
phis, though, is about the only location
favored with SO much water, and the
only other vain" reported by the signal
kilograms is at St. Louis. The weather
is much warmer at all the principal
cities, however, and general Sprinkle"
may vet occur before the day is over.
The rain fall here was over an inch and
half to the square foot. The rivers
above are all rising, as will be seen by
the statement above, and there is every
reason to believe that some Of the low
lands below here will be inundated be-
fore the present swell subsidies, as
already there is following it down rap
idly another rise frcm the streams Of
Southern Indiana, Illinois and all those
running to the north in this State, AT
Nashville the rise was four feet in one
dsy and the Tennessee is just within its
banks. The Arkansas and White rivers
are beginning to feel the effects of the
rains and both are rising steadily, with
eight feet of boating water in each, and
other lower tributaries are doing their
best to again food the lower part OF the
city of New Orleans.
BUSINESS.
Was fully as active at the landing yes
terday afternoon as in the morning, The
Chester, for St. Louis, took 400 bales
cotton. The Henry johnson went up
light. The City Of Quincy was loaded
fat. The Maude got 1000 bales of cot
ton and 100 tons oil cake, and was well
filed with people. She adds HOO bales
at Helena. The City of Cairo had a
fair up trip, and the local packets went
out well freighted. To-day, except the
discharging of the boats that arrived
this morning, there is nothing doing, the
rain suspending business almost en-
tirely. The Belle Shreveport came down
on her way to Red river with 1900 tons,
and drawing over seven feet. She is
putting out here ITO tons of bulk
meat for C. W. Goyer Il Co.,
that being about all she has for
this city. She reports freight abund-
ant and tonnage scarce above. The
Bismarck, five and half days from
New Orleans, came up early, and has
for this city nearly 1000 boxes of glass,
furniture and miscellaneous freight
about hundred tons in all--and also
5O2 bars of railroad iron for the Louis
vile road, which she discharges at the
upper landing. She has also 400 tons
for Cairo and St. Louis. The City of
Vicksburg and Fannie Lewis are at the
elevator, the former with good trip for
points below, and the latter with 500 tons
for this city. The Legal Tender and
Potomac are receiving slowly.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For Arkansas RIVER. - The Mary
Boyd goes Tuesday.
For ARKANSAS RIVER. = The Pink
Varble leaves for Pine Bluff to day at
SPIN. John Fenwick is in command.
For ST. LoUIs.-The Grand Tower,
Captain George Lennox, leaves as above
this evening. Thomas Il. White and
John Crane clerks.
FoR WHITE RIvER.-The Legal Ten
der, Captain John D. Elliott, leaves for
Jacksonport and all way landings this
afternoon. George Alcoke and Frank
J. Martin clerks.
For CIScISSAT-The fine steamer
Potomac, Captain Bachelor, leaves as
above this evening, stopping at all points
along the way for freight and passengers.
Captain Stein is chief clerk.
For MARDI GRAs.-The Anchor and
White Collar lines bring passengers at
half fare.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following coal tows left Pittsburg
Yesterday: For Cincinnati - Bengal
Tiger. with ten barges. 10000 bushels;
Little Giant six barges, 10000; Lake
Erie No. 3, nine barges, 100000. Lou
isyille-Sam Roberts. nine barges, 90
600; Geo. Roberts, eight barges, $4,000.
White river rose two feet yesterday.
Capt. ALI Grissom yesterday bought
3s7 shares Of the John B. Maude trans
portation line stock for 50, 900, paid for