Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-15
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
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Memphis, April Is, 6.43 am
IT, BRowN. Observer.
RIyER. BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

The river is declining gradually. and is
now about fourteen feet lower than when at
the highest point reached by the recent rise.
The decline at Cairo yesterday was two inches;
to-day, however. it is reported Chat n rise has
set in. The river rose five feet at st. Louis
yesterday, and is rising to-day at the rate of
one inch per hour. This sudden rise will
check the decline here. and cause rise OF
perhaps one foot, but will not last long. and
when the decline again sets in it will be more
rapid than before. The Ohio is falling rapidly
at several points and slowly at others. Low
water is anticipated in that stream soon. and
all boats above the falls are making hasty
preparations to come below. White river is
again booming with a rise of nearly fifteen
feet at Batesville. The Arkansas is station
airy, and another rise is expected in n day or
two. Business at the landing is fairly active
considering the weather. A drilling rain
set in at midnight and continued at intervals
until late hour this morning.
The Mary Boyd win come to the wharf to-
day and load for the Arkansas. She departs
on Monday.
According to our neat and sprightly cotem-
porary, the Helena Clarion of the 18th, the
river at that point was declining ten inches a
day. the total decline being seven feet nine
inches. The river then was eleven feet six
inches below high water mark. and twenty
nine feet one inch above the lowest point of
the season.
The rapid decline in the Ohio has caused
quite stampede among the boats above the
falls. and many are leaving with light trips for
deep water.
The coal merchants at Louisville were noti-
fed yesterday that only barges would be al
lowed to go through the canal, and boats at
the head Of the canal were towed back to
Pumpkin Patch.
The railroad and wagon bridge crossing the
Mississippi river at Keokuk, Iowa, the only
wagon bridge crossing the Mississippi, was
completed Tuesday. Its cost was about 81. 0Oo.-
900. The bridge has eleven piers, two abut-
ments, and the longest draw-span in the
world, being Ssi feet in length In the center
are two spans. each $50 feet wide. for the
passage of RATS.
1t is said that over Is, 600 bales of cotton are
yet above the raft on Red river. Navigation
Ia good up that way. and the staple is coming
on rapidly.
The r. P. Walt. Captain VIM. Ashford com
handing, gets away to-day for all landings on
White river. She is the regular United States
mail packet, and is one of the finest passen-
ger steamers adoat. She connects with the
train for Little Rock. and with the Fort Smith
for upper White river. Messrs. Outlaw and
Smithers are her clerks.
The elegant and palatial Grand Tower is the
regular Cairo and st. Louis packet to leave at
5 p.m. to-day. and makes all the railway con-
ncctions. Captain Lennox commands. and
Mr.. White is clerk.
The Alice Dean has 400 bales Of cotton on
board, and will doubtless oil out before leav-
ing.
The repairs to the shaft of the ST. Francis
will be completed in time for that boat TO
leave on Tuesday.
The tow-boat Joe Fleming passed up this
morning with tow Of barges.
The Kilgour passed up this morning with a
light trip tor the Ohio river.
The Grand Tower came in from above this
morning with good freight trip.
The Julia, Captain Townsend on the roof.
and Jimmy Thompson at the desk. will pass
down to-day at pm. for Vicksburg and the
bends.
The elegant passenger and freight steamer
Alice Dean backs out at 5 pm. to-day for
Cairo. Louisville. Cincinnati and all interme-
date landings on the Ohio. The Dean has
excellent accommodations. and Is in every
respect a No. packet. Captain Metcalis
commands. and W. P. Walker is clerk.
The City Of Quincy. the first through boat
from New Orleans, arrived at St. Paul yester-
day.
jim Franklin is rasticating in the country.
The James Howard arrived at St. Louis on
Thursday with GOO bars Of railroad iron. SO
boxes oforanges and lemons, 81 sacks Of coffee,
rs hogsheads Of sugar. 50 barrels Of rosin. is6
eases Of elaret. 500 cases Of wine. 100 boxes Of
preserves. besides considerable other freight.
Thirty thousand dollars was the price paid
for the Emile La Barge instead Of $1,000 a.
reported. The purchasers weres David IL.
Silver, one-half; james W. Gunsallis. one
quarter; Thomas W. Shields. one-quarter.
The Minnie loads al New Orleans with rail-
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