Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-15

Sunday morning. At st. Louis the river
fell two inches yesterday. The Ohio is
falling rapidly at Cincinnati and station
airy at Louisville. The lower Ohio is
still rising at Cairo. Cumberland river
is rising again, with "A feet on the shoals,
Tennessee river is also rising. White
river is about on a stand. Arkansas
river is falling, with ls4 feet in the chan
mel at Little Rock. Business on the
wharf is moderate, with light shipments
to all points.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t continues to rain.
The landing presented dull appear
ance this morning, with only two boats
in port.
The Pat Rogers backed out last night
for Cincinnati with 4l5 bales of cotton,
40 barrels of tallow and rs tons Of old
iron.
The total rise of the river here since
Sunday morning is eleven inches.
Captain Ad Storm is loading a barge
at the elevator with oil, cotton and oil
cake for New Orleans.
The Mary Alice and barges will pass
down to night for New Orleans.
The Arlington will arrive to night
from Cincinnati with cargo of grain,
produce and merchandise.
The John Kyle left New Orleans yes
terday for St. Louis.
The ST. Francis for Wittsburg, Geo.
W. Cheek for White river, A. j. White
for Napoleon and Belle of Texas for
Pine Bluff, left last evening with fair
trips.
Cumberland river is rising again and
overhowing the bottoms.
The St. Genevieve, for st. Louis, left
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Minneola for Memphis and
Thompson Dean for New Orleans left
Cincinnati last evening.
The Paragon will pas down tomorrow
for New Orleans.
The GAINESVILLE, Captain Reese Pritch-
ard, is receiving for all points on Ar
kansas river, and leaves on Saturday.
The Dictator towboat, sunk in the Hi
nois river about the middle of last month,
has been raised, and will soon be in
running order again.
The towboat Charles Brown is due on
Friday from the Ohio river with IA
barges, containing 100000 bushels of
coal for Brown & Jones, coal dealers, Of
this city.
Frank Stewart, who was scalded by
the bursting of the steam-pipe on the
Sam j. Hale, is recovering rapidly, and
will be able to rejoin the Hale on her re-
turn trip to this port from New Orleans
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise, arrived this morning from Cincin-
natl with full cargo of Western pro-
ducts. She leaves tomorrow evening
with a return trip for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, attending to all way
business, and ticketing passengers
through to New York for S25 and to
Baltimore for $40, including meals and
staterooms. The Parker has superb
passenger accommodations. VIM. Nc
Intyre, an affable gentleman, officiates
in the office.
The little steamer Trader, which has
been running in the tributaries of the
Yazoo, is due tomorrow from Vicksburg
en- route to Paducah, parties of the latter
port having purchased her for the Ten
nessee river trade.
The Kitty Hegler, Captain Hegler,
will be found in port tomorrow morning
to receive for Louisville and Cincinnati,
and will leave at twelve m. Mr.. Nc.
Intyre is her chief clerk.
The Charles Bodmann, Captain o. P.
leaves tomorrow at three
o clock for New Orleans and the bends.
Captain Frank Stein is her prime min
ister. Captain Dick Lightburne will
make engagements for her.
The good steamer Ashland, Captain
VIM. Kyle, will leave this evening for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. Mr.. |
a clever gentleman, presides
in the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
is the regular Wednesday Friar's Point
and bends packet leaving this evening,
to all way business. Captain
Stack Lee, clever and accommodating
gentleman, presides in the Office.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
S the regular Anchor Line packet for
Cairo and St. Louis, leaving the eleva-
or at sharp FIVE.
The river at New Orleans is from FIVE
o seven inches above high water mark.
The water is over the levee at Orange
treet, and over foot deep on the Mo-
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