Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-14
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.

velocity OF Wt0u klnlles per nOufl...
Pressure of wind Tbs. per square fOoD... 90
Force Of wind beaufort scale Light:
Rain fall in last "a hours Unches)......... 0.52
State OF Rainy
7. j. Brown. Observer.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river has fallen seven inches since our
last report and is now thirteen feet nine
inches below high water mark. Our dis
patches from above give the following report
of the rivers and weather: Cairo-cloudy;
river fell five inches up to noon. st. Louis
clear and warm; river rose three inches.
Louisville-warm and cloudy river fell four
inches. Cincinnati-warm river fell one
foot. Pittsburg-clear and cool; river fall
ing, four feet below. Business at the wharf
to- day Is moderately active. with fair list of
boats in port receiving. heavy rain fell
during the night which effectually laid the
| dust upon the levee and streets. and at the
present writing there are indications Of clear
weather.
The r. P. Walt. Captain Ashford in com
mand, will get away tomorrow evening with
the U. s. mail for all points on White river.
The elegant steamer Pat Cleburne, Reese
Pritchard master. is announced to depart at
pm. to-day for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and
all landings on the Arkansas, connecting
with the packets for Van Buren, and Fort
Smith. The Cleburne carries the United
States mail. and goes through in excellent
time. Creed Walker and Joe Thomas are her
clerks.
The Alice Dean goes out tomorrow for all
points on the Ohio.
| ha ITntta1 QfafaS mail noakat pbu AlIin
departs at pm. to-day for Helena, Friar s
Point and all way landings. Captain James
Lee is in command, and Messrs. Stack Lee,
James C. Harris and Neil Booker are clerks.
Tho elegant steamer A. j, White. Captain
| George Malone in command, will depart at 5
p m. to-day for Helena. Friar's Point and
Napoleon, making all the usual landings.
Barney Barinds and Charley jackson are her
clerks.
The elegant steamer City Of Vieksburg, A.
j. Carter ON the roof, win pass up at 5 pm.
to-day for Cairo and St. Louis. Messrs Isaacs
and Parsons are her secretaries.
A morning cotemporary classes the City Of
Alton with tow-boats.
Capt. David A. Silver and James Gunsollis
purchased the Emile La Barge at st. Louis
on Wednesday for $4,000.
On Monday night the Mollie Ebert collided
with the Cowan and barges below Salt river,
sustaining considerable damage, which she is
repairing at Evansville.
On Wednesday last. while the H. Clay Will
son was descending the falls at Louisville with
nine barges of salt, the barge Lioness struck
the left hand reef above the bridge. and sunk
| Il. e To- Nv uhara
the Bodmann lies. The loss will be about
$1,000, including cargo of about 1000 bushels
of salt.
The City of Yicksburg came up this morning
with good trip. Among her passengers were
Hon. jefferson Davis and family. General
Wade Hampton. General Clark. Ex-Governor
of Mississippi, and General Stark. were pas
sengers on the same boat. but got off at heir
respective plantations.
The R. P. Walt came in this morning with
S29 bales of cotton and good trip Of people.
The R. J. Lockwood will probably pass up
/ tomorrow.
The Great Republic has gone to the bank at
St. Louis and will there remain for the
present.
Mr.. James Hardy, the energetic passenger
agent Of the Keokuk and Memphis, Packet
Companies, was yesterday presented with. a
fine riding horse, saddle and bride. Captain
VIM. ii. Blake, of the Belle 81. Louis, fur,
nished the horse. and Captain Dick Love and
others. of the Memphis Packet Company, the
equipments Louis Times. 18Th.
Captain Billy Dil's famous trotter "Old
Cream Is about worn out, and we should
not be surprised If some Of his friends were to
make him present similar to that given Mr..
Hardy. Billy Is fearfully hard on shoe leather,
and prefers the saddle any time to footing it
up and down the levee. Capt. Dave IukilPs
f. lends propose to present him with mustang
saddle-pony, when be and our friend Dill will
doubtless pursue their avocations together.
The steamer Welcome is offered for sale at
New Orleans.
The iron steamer John T. Moore on her last
trip up made the run from New Orleans to
Shreveport in two days and eighteen hours
the quickest time Of the season.
The City of Alton passed down this morning
well laden. She added here 800 bales Of cotton.
The tow-bOat Atlantic passed up this morn
ing with tow Of empty barges.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican antici-
pates four foot rise at that point. ana says:
The river was stationary at this port yester-
day morning. but late at night a rise was re-
ported, though the swell ut the hour Of
closing this report had not reached so much as
one inch. The Missouri Is coming down with
q considerable rise. At 81. Joseph kilograms
report a four foot rise. At Kansas City Tues.
day evening the river had risen two fe0t. AT
jefferson City yesterday morning the river had
risen one foot. II is likely that we shall have
a four foot rise at this point. as the upper
Mississippi is rising at Quincy. keokuk, Du-
buque and La Crosse. The Illinois is falling.
with a good stage yet. River business on the
Missouri is brisk. On the Mississippi above
business has improved considerably within the
past week. The opening Of Lake Pepin has
given an impetus TO business quite satisfactory
to the Northern line Of steamers, which boats,
though not having all that they can do, yet are
doing a very remuneratiye business. There are
heavy receipts Of grain and produce from the
Missouri and illinois, while the keokuk and
Northern line packets are daily adding % TIE
stock arriving Shipments south are said 70
have increased perceptibly; rates are still low.
and many consumers below are laying ~
stocks at The present low rates for freight.
The Addie johnson had the honor 20 be the
6rst steamer to pass ihrupgh Lake Pepin this
season, She passed through the lake Sunday
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