Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-08
'" METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
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Rain fall in last "a hours linches)......... g.QO
State Of Fair
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 7. 1871.
WEATHER PRoBABrLITIEs: Rain win proba7
bly, cease tonight on the Atlantic coast. and
be followed by brisk southwest winds. Par
tally cloudy and clear weather. with westerly
winds. are probable for Thursday from New
York to the Mississippi river and Gulf.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river came to a stand this morning and
is now rising slowly. At Cairo and st. Louis
the river is stationary. Above the latter
point the decline continues in the Mississippi
but the Missouri is rising. The Ohio is falling
at Evansville and is stationary at Louisville.
At Cincinnati and Pittsburg the decline goes
steadily on. White and the Arkansas rivers
are falling, with fair stage in each. Bush
ness at the landing is dull.
The City of Chester leaves at FIVE pm. for
Cairo and st. Louis.
Thu City Of Cairo gets away at five o'clock
this evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
The elegant little steamer Geo. W. Cheek,
Capt. Mark Cheek in command, goes out on
her regular card time at pm. to-day for
Helena. Friar's Point and all the plantation
landings Frank Gonterman is her gentle
manly purser.
The Pat Cleburne. Capt. Reese Pritchard in
command leaves at 5 pm. tomorrow for
Little Rock and all other small towns on the
Arkansas.
"WHAT WILL He DO WITH IT?"-A Little
Rock exchange. in mentioning the many SUI
perior qualities Of the steamer Pat Cleburne.
refers to her commander as follows:
1t was noticed by the Memphis papers that
Capt. Pritchard purchased in Memphis very
handsome child's carriage, and brought 1t
round to the Rock. From the fact that the
Captain. although blessed with an estimable
wife. is not equally blessed in having the need
of such an article as child's carriage and
being called papa to the knowledge Of his
most intimate friends, " What will he do with
itY" is the all absorbing question of the river
men.
The President of the st. Louis and New Or
leans Packet Company. Stevenson & varlen-
der, agents Of the Merchants Southern Packet
Company, and ]. 7. Burdean. agent of the
Mississippi Valley Transportation Company.
telegraph from New Orleans that they will
not hereafter receive for transportation goods
| In bond, under the present regulations, Sc
cured by the custom-house at New Orleans.
The Natchez reached st. Louis last night,
making the run in three days and twenty
three hours. which is four hours and thirty
minutes behind the time made by the r. Il.
Lee last July on her famous race trip. The
Natchez lost forty minutes coaling here and
the same time at Cairo. and made twenty
five business landings, besides running under
slow bells part of the way above Cairo. Dis
lance from port to port 1860 miles. Average
time over III miles per hour.
T. oHaoI aN NJ
Main street. has all the latest novelties in
the way of literature.
The General Council. at its regular monthly
meeting yesterday. adopted a resolution to
pave the landing from Union to Beal streets;
also, to pave Beal street from the river to
Shelby street. This, when completed. will
give us about twice the wharfage length we
now have. and is a move in the right diree
ton.
Wharfage collections at this port for the
month of May were $4,000. instead of $500.
as previously stated by the LEDGER and copied
by the other city papers.
A resolution looking to the reduction of the
wharfage tax and extension Of the time from
two to six hours for short wharfage"
steamers, was introduced at the meeting
of the Board of Aldermen yesterday by a
member who has been resident Of the city
for over twenty years. and who well knows
the value Of our river rs well as railroad
traffic, and who would increase the business
Of the city. Unfortunately, however, objec-
ton was made by another member, and the
matter again lies over indefinitely. In the
meantime. st. Louis, Cincinnati and other
cities will reap the benefits Of our stubborn
ness and delay in such important matters.
The Lawrence, Captain Farrell, will leave
Saturday for the Ohio. H
In the Common Council yesterday the Ele-
vator Committee made yoluminous report.
giving the conditions upon which the city
will receive proposals for the lease Of portions
of the landing for the construction Of eleva-
tors. A synopsis Of the same will be found
in our local columns. The conditions are
rather severe, and we doubt much If the bids
received under them will number over
bakers dozen.
John McGrath, Pittsburg steamboatman,
died at the Charity Hospital. New Orleans,
on Sunday. from the bite of q viper, received
at Kennersville, Louisiana. He left family
at PittsburE in destitute circumstances.
Flour is carried by the Northern Line from
St. Louis at 40 cents per bbl.; grain, 20 cents
100 lbs. This is a reduction from the original
tariff of 10 cents per Dbl. OF -four. and cents
per 100 lbs. on wheat.
The Indiana claims to have made the
quickest time on record since the war from
Louisville to New Orleans. viz: three days
and twenty-five and one-half hours from port
| to port.
The City Of Chester from St. Louis. A. ].
White from Napoleon, Lawrence from Gin
cinnati. and Geo. W. Cheek from Friar's
Point. arrived during the night and this
morning, each having fair trips.
Work on the new Memphis and St. Louis
Packet Company's new steamer City Of Hele-
ma. now being built at Jacksonville. is pro-
crossing satisfactorily. SIZE win be completed
within period Of three months.
A recent New Orleans dispatch referring 10
the inundatiOn Of that city. sayss
Every available boat and skif has been
brought into use and policemen are moving
1 in almost every direction. rendering such as
! sistance as they can. moving these who are IN
danger. and distributing 70 those who need
provisions. The DAMAGE hy this overflow