Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-09
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
SIGNAL SERVICE U. s. ARMY,
Memphis. NAV 9. CAB a m
T. ]. Brown. Observer.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.


The river rose four inches during the past "a
hours, and has risen nearly five feet in all.
Tho water is now less than five feet below the
highest point reached in 1867. and will un-
doubtedly swell several feet more, as nearly
all the upper streams arc rising. A rise of
seven inches was reported yesterday at Cairo.
and the swell at st. Louis was about two
inches. Tho upper Mississippi is at flood
hight, and is out Of its bank at many places.
Tho Ohio is-fising Mt all points as far up as
Pittsburg, where q decline set in on yester-
day. White river is falling slowly. and the
Arkansas rapidly. Business at tho leveo is
quiet. The weather is cloudy and warm.
Quito number Of river men attended the
German Maifest at James Park yesterday.
Since last Friday morning ten steamers with
/, 9SS, 900 bushels of coal have left Pittsburg,
the largest coal run ever made at one time
from that point. Of the number four are fol
New Orleans with $4,000 bushels. and ono fol
Baton Rouge with 10000 bushels.
The Tom Reese tried to butt down the Gin
cinpati and Newport bridge the other night,
but instead of striking the bridge with her
ram she used her chimneys, and lost I'm to-
gether with her pilot house. III
Tho elegant little steamer Geo. W. Check,
Capt. Mark Cheek in command, will depart
at five o'clock this evening for Helena, Friar's
Point and all way landings.
The Legal Tender, Capt. William Elliott
commanding. with Ed Postal. Dan Sullivan
and Arthur Field in the Office, is the regular
Tuesday White river United States mail
packet, leaving to-day at pm. for all points
on White river. connecting at DeyaIl's Bluff
with the Little Rock railroad.
The Pat Cleburne goes out as usual on Fri
day for the Arkansas.
A heavy rain set in at noon, and continued
up to the hour of four going to press.
The St. Francis. Capt. Tom Bowman. backs
out at p. IN. to-day for Helena, Madison and
all points on the st. Francis. She has tip-top
accommodations, and does general plan
tation business. Messrs. Paine. Berry and
Clark are her secretaries.
What a God-send it would be if tho columns
of the LEDGER and the Appeal were the same
size, as then the Appeal could borrow our
matter and save the trouble and expense Of
composition on our items of news. Hardly o
day passes that portion Of tho river column
of the LEDGER does not appear rerbdtiH in the
Appeal the following morning.
Tho Julia passed down this morning. dis
charging here a large amount of produce.
The City Of Cairo will pass up at 5 pm. to-
day for Cairo and st. Louis.
Tho Nashville will leave tomorrow fol
Louisville and Cincinnati.
The John 7. Moore is making some " tai
time" on her last trip. She ran from New
Orleans to Shreveport in less than two days
and eighteen hours.
The John Kilgour is to be laid up at Cincin-
natl until the canal at Louisville is com
pleted. In the meanwhile she will receive a
thorough overhauling.
The New Orleans Times. of recent date,
says:
We learn that n collision was imminent last
evening between the steamer Katie and one OF
the Morgan Line steamers. Our informant
states that the steamship was rounding out
| from her wharf when the Katie was getting
under way; and the Katie, in order TO avoid
n collision. turned her bow towards Algiers,
and ran nearly across the river before she
Strengthened up. The Katie had on board
about 500 guests for Carrollton, and if 4 coils
ion had occurred she would probably have
been sunk, with perhaps great loss OF life
but fortunately this was ayerted by the course
the Katie took.
At certain point on the Licking river,
says the Cincinnati Commercial, short dis
lance below Fleming Creek. in Nicholas
county, KY. there is a fog all the time-night
and day, the whole year round. It has ex-
listed there for some years, as all those living
in that portion of the country can testify.
and as. says the editor of tho Carlisle Mer-
curry, We personally know to be a fact.
Strange as it may seem, it is apparent as
much at noontide Of the brightest day as it is
at early morn. Indeed, it never disappers al
any hour.
OF the sale Of the Great Republic. yester-
days st. Louis Times says:
"a few minutes after 10 o'clock, Deputy
United States Marshal Sauer started her al
sixteen thousand dollars, when Capt. james
S. McCune Immediately raised it TO thirty.
Doc. Hsstetter, of Pittsburg, advanced this
one thousand, when Captain w. III, ThQrwe-
gan raised il to thirty-two thousand dollars.
The bidding now continued spirited between
Captain McCune, Doc. Hostetter and MI.
ThOrwogan, until forty-six thousand dollars
had been reached. when bid Of one thousand
was added. and responded to by captain
ThOrwegan making f0rty-eight thousand dol
lars rs the figure now reached. The marshal
being unable to get another bid she was
Knocked down to W. ii. Thorwegan for forty
eight thousand dollars, just one-sixth OF her
original cost. Capt Thomas Morrison, seere-
tary and treasurer Of tho Merchants SOUTH
ern Line Packet company. being a joint owner
In her with Can't. TherWegan. she will proba-
bly, follow the John Kyle in that line tor New
Orleans, leaving Thursday. Her commander
has not yet been named