Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-24

Rock. White river is rising, with
. a big stage of water from Jackson
. port to the mouth.
miscellaneous.
The rains have done considerable
damage.
A severe storm visited Cairo yes
terday, unroOing houses and doing
other damage.
The rain storm yesterday put 4
quietus on leyee business, in conse'
quence of which the packets laid
over until to-day.
Arkansas river is rising rapidly
from Fort Gibson down. The rain
of the past few days has done much
damage to the crops along that
stream.
Wolf river is swollen into a large
stream and doing much damage
along its banks,
The Ben Franklin from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday and
leaves there tomorrow with a re-
turn trip for Memphis.
The James D. Parker for Mem
phis and Thomas Sherlock for New
Orleans left Cincinnati last evening.
The Port Eads and barges left
Cairo last evening for New Orleans
The Commonwealth for New Or
leans passed Vicksburg yesterday
morning at 3 o'clock,
The John A. Soudder will pass
up this afternoon for st. Louis.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday noon for st. Louis.
The Capitol City passed up last
evening for st. Louis with a mode
rate trip.
The Katie Hooper left Little Rock
yesterday for Memphis, and viii ar
rive Friday.
The City Of Vicksburg left st.
Louis last evening for Vicksburg,
and leaves here Friday morning at
10 o'clock.
The James W. Gaf, bound for
Cincinnati, passed Evansville yes
terday morning.
The Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon and should be here to-
morrow.
The ferryboat Sterling White,
bound from Louisville to Shreve-
port, left this morning.
Corn shipments for New Orleans
are offering freely along the lower
Ohio, though freight rates are very
low.
The Mark Twain came 10 last
night from Deer creek. She vii
re.enter the st. Francis river trade
next week in place of the West
Wind.
The Golden Crown for Cincin.
natl, II. G. Yaeger for st. Louis anC
the Liberty No. 4 and barges, anC
also the Rapid Transit, in tow fol
the Ohio river left New Orleans las
evening.
The st. Louis and New Orleans
Anchor Line packet, City Of Alton
leaves St. Louis to-day for New
Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell passes VI
this afternoon for the Ohio river.
;. The rains have destroyed til.
. railroads, and the river route is no7
the only safe and reliable way o
transportation.
, The Greyhound with a tow o
five boats and three barges of Goa
/, for Messrs. Brown & Jones is du.
to-day from the lower Ohio.
The fine steamer Golden City
Captain Hegler, leaves Glenn
wharf boat this evening for New Oh
leans. Captain Glenn will max
. engagements for her.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G
Andrews, is the regular mail packe
n leaving this evening for 0sceol
/ and the upper coast, giving speci'
attention to all way business. |
0. Michel and Cyrus Fay do tn
honors of the office.
The A. J. White, during her rc
. tirement, has been put in complet
running order, and will start out o
= Saturday next in tho Arkansi
City and lower bend trade, leaviD
here on Wednesdays and Saturday
/. The Yint Shinkle, Captain Ker
niston, will arrive this eveniu
F.. from the Ohio river with a fu
cargo of Western products, and r