Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-06
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
SIGNAL SERVICE u. S. Army,
Memphis, May 8, 6.43 am.
T. J. BRowN. Observer

Force Of wind beaufort scale).. Fresh
Amount Of cloud, a
Rain fall in last "A hours Gnches)........ OH
State Of weather.. ........-.."-..-...... Fair
7. j. Brown. Observer.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is again rising here, and from
present indications we shall have a swell Of
two or three feet at least. At Cairo. up to
noon to-day, the river had risen seven inches.
At st. Louis it rose four inches. Above the
latter point steady rise is reported all the
way to Davenport, and the upper tributaries
are bank full and overlooking. At Dubuque
the river rose two feet on Wednesday. and is
now nearly at the average hight of the spring
rise, but seven feet below that Of last season.
The Missouri is swelling slightly at Omaha
and Kansas City. The Illinois is rising again.
The Ohio is rising its entire length, with a
small food reported in both the Allegheny
and Monongahela above Pittsburg. All the
side streams below that point to Cincinnati
are swelling rapidly, and big water" and
cheap freights will prevail on that stream for
some time. The Arkansas is falling to-day,
but another rise is expected. White river is
out Of its banks at many places and swelling
slowly. Business at the levee is fairly active
the weather clear and cool.
The great low-pressure Richmond. Captain
N. s. Green in command. will pass down to-
morrow at noon for New Orleans and the
bends. Cook Creighton and John Langlois
are clerks.
The high-hyer Geo. w. Cheek, Mark Cheek
master, gets away at her usual time this even
| ing for Helena, Friar's Point and all the lower
landings. Frank Gonterman Is her genial
secretary.
The elegant steamer Mary Houston, Dun
ham master, will get away at five o'clock this
evening for Vicksburg, Natchez and New
Orleans. Harry Walker is her charge d GGaires.
The United States mail steamer R. P. Walt
is the regular Saturday packet for White river,
and will get away at five o'clock this evening.
She connects with the Little Rock train at
Devalrs Bluff, and makes railroad time to
that point. W. j. Ashford is master, and E.
W. Outlaw clerk.
The Dean line steamer Minneoa, Captain
Miller, has her cargo engaged, and will leave
as advertised-at FIVE o'clock this evening-for
Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati, making all
landings on the Ohio. w. S. Jones. Esq. a.,
presides at the desk.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, will get
off at five o'clock this evening for Cairo, st.
Louis and all intermediate points. Mr.. White
is her secretary.
The Colorado, Captain Mckee, will pass
down at five pm. for Vicksburg and the
bends.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. Aleck f.
Power has retired from the Office of the Dean
line steamer Robert Burns. and hope to see
him on another boat soon. lie has hosts of
friends here, and is one of the most popular
officers on that line of boats. VIII P. Walker
will probably be his successor.
The cabin furniture for Captain Peppers
new steamer. now being manufactured in New
York, is Of ebony and gilt, and will be covered
with French moquette worth S. per yard.
Fifty thousand dollars will not cover tho
damages to the steamers on the lower Missis-
sippi on Tuesday last. The Leonidas encoun-
tered the storm at Bayou Sara. and the for
ward part of the upper works is a complete
wreck. The Pargoud encountered the storm
at the foot of Grandview reach; also the En-
terprise and kellogg. The W. S. Pike was at
Baton Rouge and suffered severely. The
Orleans some time to repair damages.
The New Orleans Pieayune says the levee on
either side Of Bonnet Care crevasse is still
giving way slowly. although unremitting Ia
Dor is being made to stop its further spread.
1t is now fully half mile wide. and the roar
Of the waters at the break as it PUSHES through
can be heard for mile.
Captain John N. Bofnger leaves st. Louis
tomorrow for New Orleans, and will remain
there several weeks.
Galveston is to be quarantined after the 10th
inst.
On Wednesday the st. Johns collided with
pier No. Of the new bridge at Davenport.
Both guards were crushed in and the boat was
badly wrenched, displacing the boilers. A
leak was sprung, but she was able 10 reach the
wharf without difficulty and was unloaded
for repairs.
st. Louis exchange has the following:
a" A proposition to form a company to build
and run iron barges for cotton. etc., between
New Orleans and Memphis is being favorably
entertained by the business men Of New Or
leans. Il is proposed to build forty barges
and four tugs. We observe no connection be-
tween this enterprise and the Gaty line"
The Nashville Union and American calls
Captain o. W. Davis the great marine corn
merchant and immense single trader.
The Charles Bodman has gone to Cincinnati
for repairs.
The ST. Louis papers are not noisy enough |
over the huge Red river trade. and TO add 70
little blowing" and "pufing" one Of the
boats in that line is to have cannon and
brass band. and make noisy trip in order to
set its name up.
the Great Republic viii be sold to-day at
St. Louis. Quite a number Of prominent /
stesmboatmen from other cities are there 10 /
attend the sale
The Excelsior brought over about one hun
dred and iiy persons this morning FROM tie
Little Rock train,