Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-13
WEArHER ANp nusINEss.

Frank Forest st. Francis.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cloudy and clustering, with
indications OF more rain, The river
here commenced rising yesterday, and
rose two inches up to this morning. The
rise coming out of the lower Ohio will
bring the river up here about three feet,
or nearly the same stage it attained be-
fore the first decline set in, some ten
days since. In the bends the river is
falling as far down as Napoleon. The
Ohio is falling at Pittsburg but rising
from Cincinnati down. The Cumberland
river is stationary, with. forty-one feet
on the shoals. At St. Louis the river is
falling. Arkansas river is still rising at
Little Rock, with twenty feet in the
channel. White river is also contrib
uting quite freely, the rise being from
the headwaters. The planters are quite
uneasy in the bends, and fear that the
levees will be unable to stand the present
rise coming out of the lower Ohio.
There are some hopes, however, OF
escaping a disastrous overflow in the
bends, if the weather should hold good
for few days. Business on the
landing this morning was fair, with
good number of boats in port,
though shipments are rot very active.
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING OF
Two AMATEUR SAILORS Two men in a
sailboat started out this morning from
the mouth of Wolf river for a cruise on
the Mississippi, but the waves running
high and they not being expert sailors,
their little craft capsized when opposite
Court street, spilling the occupants out
in the river. The boat turned bottom
side up, and when she came to the sur
face the two men were on top. They
chung to the boat and fioated down the
river to nearly opposite the elevator,
where skiff put out from shore and
relieved them from their perilous posi-
ton. The accident drew quite a crowd
of spectators to the bluff.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing presented a lively ap-
pearance this morning, with good list
of boats in port receiving and discharg-
ing.
The Robert Mitchell, up Saturday
night, put off here 30 hogsheads sugar,
l47 bbls molasses, Sc bales cotton and
so packages of freight.
The Susie Silver, up Saturday night en-
route for St. Louis, put of at the wharf
boat 35 hogsheads sugar and 100 pack
ages of other freight.
All efforts to close the crevasse in the
Hushpuckany levee near Sunfower
landing have been fruitless. The water
is rushing through the crevasse with
terrible force.
The river is falling in the bends rap
idly as fer down as Napoleon.
The City of Helena passed up yester-
day for St. Louis with fair trip. She
added here l6 bales Of cotton, lot OF
other freight, and some people.
The James Howard passed up this
morning for St. Louis. She put off here
30 hogsheads sugar and 500 boxes
oranges and lemons, a lot of cabbage
wine and potatoes.
The Arkansas river is still on the
rampage.
The Pauline Carroll and Mary Alice
and barges will pass down tomorrow for
New Orleans.
The Mary Houston for Louisville, City
Of Alton and Mollie Moore for st. Louis,
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Charles Bodmann and Paragon
for New Orleans, and Arlington for
Memphis, left Cincinnati Saturday
evening.
The J. D. Parker, Captain Bob Wise,
will arrive tomorrow morning from
Cincinnati with full cargo of Western
products.
The Nick Longworth will pass down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The A. J. White aud Phil Allin,
bound down the river, when near the
mouth of St. Francis river, Saturday
morning running close together, got
into shoal water in rounding the point
and came together. The White struck
the Phil Allin in the starboard wheel
house, breaking her gallows frame and
wheelhouse. The damage was light and
easily repaired.
The John A. Scudder, from st. Louis,
for New Orleans, came in this morning
with 1900 tons of freight. She put of
here 200 sacks Of oats and corn and
l25 barrels of meal. She added z4o
bales of cotton, and lays here until this
afternoon for more.
The John B. Maude, Captain Noel
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