Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-30
poATs LEAVING TODAY.
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.

Change since last report t05
fbeTo ~ Iest 81 3
Relative humidity............. .
Direction of nd,...,...............-......... )
Velocity of wind (miles per h0url.-....
Pressure of wind Obs. per square FOOT. OIL
Force of wind beaufort seal )..-..-...... Genti
Amount of cloud..... .............. 2
Rain fall in last "a hours (inches). 90
State Of Cloud!
t. j. Brown. Observer.
WASHINGTON. d. c., May %, 1871.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES 1t is probable
that fresh southeast and northeast wind will
be experienced on Lake Superior, and threat
ening weather. with light rains, south and
east Of Tennessee. Noimportant changes in
dicated from Illinois eastward to the Atlantic
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river has fallen inches since our last
report, and is now II feet below the high water
mark. The decline at Cairo is about checked.
and by tomorrow, perhaps, the river at that
point will be stationary. At st. Louis the
water is stationary, with decline reported
above. Tho Ohio is falling at all points to
Pittsburg, where it is stationary. White river
is rising slowly at Jacksonport. but falling be-
low. Tho Arkansas rose feet at Little Rock
since Sunday morning, and is rising slowly
to-day. Business is dull and the weather
cloudy, with Indications Of rain.
The Pat Cleburne goes out on Friday next
for the Arkansas.
BY a telegram to Messrs. Elliott q Miller.
we learn that the Cincinnati and Red river
steamer Edingburg. Captain Fenton COM
manding, will pass down to morrow at IN.
for jefferson. Shreveport and all intermediate
landings.
The Sam J. Hale goes out tomorrow eve
ming for Cincinnati.
The Legal Tender, Capt. VIM. Elliott COM
manding. with Ed. Postal. Dan Sullivan and
Arthur Field in the office, is the regular Tues
hday White river United States mail packet.
leaving to-day It pm. for al points on
White river, connecting at Devc'ps Bluff with
the Little Rock railroad.
The st. Francis. Capt. Tom Bowman. backs
out at pm. to-day for Helena, Madison and
all points on the St. Francis. She has tip-top
accommodations and docs n general planta-
ton business. Messrs. PANE, Be-. y and Clark
are her secretaries.
The elegant little steamer Geo. w. Cheek,
| Capt. Mark Cheek in command. will depart
at o'clock this evening for Helena. Friar's
Point and all way landings.
The City of Vicksburg leaves at pm. to-
day for st. Louis.
The Colorado camo in last night and passed
down this morning well laden.
Major Adaps, of the Arkansas River Packet
Company, will doubtless return from Little
Rock tomorrow.
Capt. Lawrence CaI ter, of the Edinburg,
was quite III at Cincinnati on Saturday.
The 0uachita and other lower rivers were
rising rapidly on Saturday last.
Miss Lucy A. Smoker, daughter of Capt.
John Smoker, was married at New Orleans the
other day to Mr.. Alexander Hunt.
The immense wharf boat built at Jefferson
vile for service at Shawneetown wo7 success
fully launched on Saturday.
The Glencoe. Captain Calhoun. will be
down tonight to leave at 8 am. tomorrow
for vicksburg and New Orleans.
The great topic in steamboat circles at pre-
sent, says the New Orleans Bulletin of Thurs
day, is the projected race against time to be
under aiken by the magnificent steamers, the
Natchez and the Katie. The precise date for
the trials of speed has not yet been determined
upon. but it is limited that the Natchez may
next one. Exciting times may be expected,
and in order to give an idea Of the feeling in
the mat er we viii state that we heard gen.
tleman say he would risk sllOO on the Natchez,
that being the amount he won by betting
against her during the late races.
Capt. Pink Narble, by the use Of swc Fps,
successfully rOwed the new boat Emma q.
Elliott over the falls, and landed her at New
ALBANY WhnTp Is "a lp ~ mi afa n
ing her machinery and cabin at that place.
She viii be completed by the 18th Of next Au-
gust, and then enter the Memphis and White
river trade.-Courjr Journal, 9Th.
The secretary Of the United States treasury
yesterday sent kilograms to the different SUI
pervising inspectors Of steamboats, in the
United States. to convene at Washington |
on the 18th of June next to reorganize under
act appointing supervising inspector gem
eral. "a
A Cairo exchange says: "a storeboat. con-
tanning about 5000 worth Of dry goods. lodged
in drift pile near Golconda. one day last
week, with no living creature on board of it.
II is eorjectured that the owner got drunk,
fell overheard and was drowned. or was muir
iered. The former conjecture is strengthened
by the fact that bottle and glass of whisky
NtIo On lut cOuuNcIs
On Thursday last a number Of citizens Of
in company with Captain Dodge,
visited the point above the city where the cut
1ff is threatened, and proceeded TO a point
much higher than any Of the previous inspec-
ions have been made. Soundings were made
1t different points, and Captain Dodge ex-
blamed his views at length. His plan Of
operations are about as follows: To commence
It point above Grants canal and build three
lykes, or break-waters. of piles, one below
he other, extending down the river about
hree-quarters Of mile. thereby turning the
urrent gradually toward the opposite bank
{ the river. This is somewhat similar to the
Ian adopted to save the city Of st. Louis from
be rapid encroachments Of the Mississippi
liver. Several break-waters Of stone we're :
uilt above that city, under direction Of the
ate General Lee, in 1919. which accomplished
be object sought, and gave them a channel
{ an average depth of sixty feet in front of
he city. This plan vas also adopted at st. {
oseph, Missouri. which was being rapidly
Tashed out by the eddying current Of the ]
lissouri. JEFF Thompson built several break
Taters Of piles above that city. which accom-
iishsd the desired result. Il seems that at
he point named the river Is rapidly cutting
way the peninsula. and parties living there
late that about two hundred feet Of the bank
ad cut away. rear the Burney House. during
be past three weeks. At this rate Il would
OF take long 10 cut entirely through the Pc
ineuI, a. II IL not rnurh over hale n rnfia =