Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-12
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
SIGNAL SERVICE U. s. ARMY, I
Memphis, June u, 6.43 am. !

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
SIGNAL SERVICE U. S. AEMY.
Memphis, June II. 6.43 Am.
Barometer' .............................., 29.943
Change since last report. t.164
me NC ~ es 81 Io,,r: o
Relative humidlty....'. 20
Direction of wind. ..................-...... n.
Pressure Of wind Obs. per square foot)... OBS
Force of wind beaufort scale)..- ......... Fresh
Amount OF cloud. ...........::.... q
Rain fall in last "a hours ipches) .........
State OF falr
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The rain has fallen FIVE inches since our
last report. and is now q feet and inches
below the high water mark of 1867. The de-
cline at Cairo since Saturday is one foot. At
St. Louis the river is swelling from the rise in
the Missouri. which stream rose 4 feet at Kan
sas City on Friday last. The upper Missis-
sippi is falling as far as heard from, with no
immediate prospects of the June rise. White
and Arkansas rivers are falling slowly. The
Ohio is falling all the way up, with six feet
of water reported below Evansville. BUSH
ness at the landing yesterday and to-day was
dull, with but a limited number Of arrivals
and departures
The staunch and new steamer A. j. White,
Captain George Malone master. backs out at
five pm. to-day for Helena, Friar's Point and
Napoleon, going through on railroad time.
Barney Barinds and Charley Jackson are
clerks.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, with
Billy Blenker in the Office. leaves to-day for
Cairo and St. Louis. She goes at five pm.
The Legal Tender. Captain Elliott, leaves
tomorrow for all landings on White river.
She is the regular Tuesday packet.
The gay steamer Phil Allin. Captain James
Lee. will depart at five pm. to-day for Hele-
ma, Friar's Point and all way landings.
Stacker Lee is clerk.
The Celeste came to the wharf yesterday
looking as neat as when she first came out.
She departs at five pm. to-day under the
command of our friend Captain Tom Berry,
for Pine Bluff. Little Rock and all landings
on the Arkansas. She carries the United
States mail and goes through on schedule
time. which is forty hours.
The Julia, Captain Townsend, will depart
at five pm. to-day for Vicksburg and the
bends. Jimmy Thompson is her secretary.
| The Columbia is due from above.
! The Lady Lee, Captain Thos. W. Rea in
command and Green +. Shields secretary,
will depart at five p. M. this day for jefferson.
shreveport and all landings on Red river.
There is twelve feet of water between Carlo
| and st. Louis.
Two roustabouts on the steamer Natchez
were knocked overheard and drowned near
Bainbridge Landing Saturday by the parting
of a line. Their names are unknown.
The machinery of the old Sucker State is
to be taken out at st. Louis and placed on the
new boat bearing the same name.
The last pile Of the elevator at Vicksburg
was driven on Friday.
The Richmond leaves St. Louis this even
ing for New Orleans.
The new transfer steamer Illinois recently
made the run from Columbus to Carlo.
around the island. in one hour and forty-nine
and a half minutes, equaling the Idlewild's
best time.
United States Marshal Packard will sell the
Marcella at New Orleans on June II.
The War Department will. before long, es-
tablish telegraphic signal stations at Louis
Vile, Cairo. st. Paul. Fort Benton. Peoria.
Rock Island and various points on the Ohio,
berlaDd rivers.
A barge laden with $50 tons pig iron sunk
at the mouth of the canal at Louisville on
Friday last.
The Mary Houston is due from the Ohio.
and will doubtless pass down to-day.
General Belknap. the new Supervising In
speetor General is a thorough. practical en-.
gineer. One of our Ohio river exchanges, the
Times and Chronicle, says Mr.. David Gibson,
of that city. is well acquainted with him, and
states that he was at one time foreman of the
Novelty Machine Works, in New York, and
built the machinery Of some Of the best steam
ers that land at New York. twill be crafty
ing to steamboatmen TO know that they have
an inspector who has served an apprentice
ship and understands his business.
1t is predicted that the present June rise in
the Missouri river will be the highest ever
known. That stream is out Of its banks at
several points above Omaha and below Sioux
City, and at Yankton the water is higher than
it has been in twenty years,
The Virginia is due from below.
On yesterday the hatcher was hard aground
at Hamburg. She had. however, procured
lighters, and is doubtless between Cairo and
this point to-day.
The Mary Mcdonald from Omaha to st.
Louis, mistook the Missouri bank of the
channel for the river below st. Charles, Mo-,
Saturday, and gave it a fearful butt, which
broke her bow bulkhead and sprung a num-
Der of her timbers. Repairs. were made and
she proceeded on her way, but had only
reached the mouth of the river when the bot
tom of the river suddenly few mp and caught
her fast.
The overflow at New Orleans has subsidized
four inches in the past two days.
s2,52s 90 wharfage was collected at Vicks-
burg in May.
The Continental is due from below.
The Virginia. Capt. Schultz. viii pass up at |
5 pm. to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Mary Houstan. Capt. Durham, will ar
rive tonight. and leaves at 6 o'clock to-mor-
row morning for Vicksburg, hatcher and New
Orleans.
Mr.. Dentzul. the very able river editor Of
the New Orleans Pioayune. arrived this morn
ing by rail from New Orleans.
Capt. Crane. Of the Belle Memphis. and
Billy Dill were on Change to-day.
The Sallie passed up this morning from the
Arkansas.