Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-15
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MIsCELLANEoUs.

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The rains above here and below Cairo
must have been quite heavy, as there
has been but slight decline in the river
since our last report There is but little
change to report in the depth of water in
the streams above, but a rise is soon ex-
pected in the Missouri and Illinois that
will improve matters between st. Louis
and Cairo, if it does not below. From
telegraphic reports of the weather we see
that rains have also fallen in Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia, so that a rise in the
Ohio may also be looked for. That
stream is now quite low, having but fif-
teen inches in the channel at Louisville,
and a very shallow depth over French
island. The arrivals after the close of
our report yesterday was the City of
Chester from st. Louis. She came in
late, and after hurrying her freight
ashore, took on board about 26O bales of
cotton and 500 empty beer kegs. To
day the arrivals have been more numer-
Gus. The Julia came in from Vicksburg
nearly twenty-four hours late, put out a
few bales of cotton and passed up about
noon, light. The Phil Allin brought up
l62 sacks cotton seed and few people.
The John Kyle arrived from above dur
ing the night and left for the south with
out transaeting any business here. The
Sioux City, from st. Louis to White river,
passed down after adding some light
freight. The weather was cloudy during
the morning, and until one pm, when
the clouds cleared away and the sun APP
peared.
The City of Vicksburg is due from
above.
By referring to the new advertisement
Of the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company, in our steamboat
colum, it will be seen that the Pat. Gle
burne commences to-day to run from
this city to the mouth of White river,
leaving here Mondays and Fridays at
five p. m, and connecting with the steam
ers Fort Smith and Fort Gibson for
points above.
The Mary Boyd goes out tomorrow
evening for White river, in place of the
I. H. Allen.
Capt. George Malone is having excel
lent luck with his fine steamer, the A. j.
White, and runs good trips both down
and up. She leaves at five pm for
Helena, Friar's Point and Napoleon.
Barney Barinds is her courteous purser.
Capt. 7. E. Cranmer, General Passen-
ger Agent of the Morgan line of steam
ers, accompanied by his accomplished
lady, passed through the city to-day en-
route to Philadelphia.
The Cincinnati Commercial names the
birthday of Silverthorn, of the Evans
vile Journal, and says that he is fifty
years old and isn't happy yet.
The following is a list of boats laying
up at Portland: Gray Eagle new,
Mary Houston, Tarascon, Morning Star,
Edinburg, r. C. Gray, Pink Varble,
Glasgow, Emma Floyd, Robert Mitchell;
towboats Boaz, j. S. Mcdonald, Horner,
Lioness No. 2, and William Cowan;
barges Peter and John Baker.
The Alice Dean is on the docks at
The Legal Tender has gone into the postal |
service, and will hereafter leave Memphis for /
White river every Tuesday and Thursday.-
Louisville Ledger. 14fh.
Slightly mistaken again. The Legal
Tender is being repaired at Paducah.
A Louisville correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial writes as fol-
lows: 1.-THE work of improvement along
the canal is progressing slowly, and your
readers may be assured that another
summer and yet another fall, and further ]