Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-08
METEOROLOGICAL REOORD.
SIGNAL SERVICE U. S. Army,
Memphis, May s, CAB am.
II. j. BROWN. ObserYor. .
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.


Tho river is swelling here and at Cairo, while
at St. Louis it is stationary. The Ohio lie
rising at all points above Evansville, and has
largo stage at Pittsburg. where the water is
rising rapidly. White river is falling slowly,
with an abundant stage to all points. The
Arkansas is falling, with upward of fourteen
feet in tho channel to Little Rock. Business
opens with fair prospects for the week. The
weather is cloudy and warm.
The Legal Tender is the regular United
States mail steamer to leave tomorrow even
ing FOR White river.
| The United States mail packet Phil Allin,
James Lee muster, will leave at five o'clock
this evening for Helena and Friar's Point.
She has an excellent cabin and makes splendid
time. Stack Lee does the honors Of the office.
The elegant steamer A. j. White. George
Malone commanding, gets away at five pm.
to-day for Helena, Napoleon and all interme-
date landings. Barney Darinds is her sec
retary.
The Mary Boyd will lay up for few days to
repair her machinery. Her placew will be filled
by the Thos. IL. Allen Capt. Berry is MASTERY.
which boat will leave at 5 o'clock this evening
for all points on tho Arkansas. Mr.. A. H..
O'Neil, her clerk, assures US that the Allen
will carry passengers through to Little Rock
in forty hours.
The St. Francis is at tho wharf, and will
leave tomorrow evening for Wittsburg and
all other landings on the st. Francis.
The gay Belle Memphis. Capt. Crane, will
get away at o'clock this evening fer Cairo
and st. Louis. Billy Banker. a clever gen.
tleman. is her purser.
The elegant and swift Carter Line steamer
Ii. NJ. Shrevo, will pass down at pm. to-
day for Jefferson, Shreveport and all interme-
date landings.
The great James Howard will be down to-
morrow, and is billed to leave at noon for
Vicksburg. Natchez and New Orleans. She
has superior passenger accommodations, and
will go through on time.
The popular packet Glasgow win be up to-
morrow morning carly, and gets away at pre-
cisely 10 O'Clock for Cairo, Evansville, Lou
isville, Cincinnati and all intermediate land
ings. N. c. Selby commands. and r. f. Full
| Ter is clerk.
The 0ceanus passed up this morning from
Red river to st. Louis She put out here 8
hoad of cattle and 2O0 head of sheep.
The George w. Check came in this morninl
with 80 barrels whisky. l2l sacks seed. and Q
fair list of people.
The Legal Tender arrived to-day from Whit
river with 2l7 bales cotton and 19l sacks seed
She put off l03 bales Of cotton at the mouth o.
White river for reshipment south.
A communication Of interest to steamboat
| $3.50, - oro4hnr noIuu,n Rad
The Vicksburg packet to-day is the Julia.
She will DO down to leave at pm, and
makes all way landings. Captain Townsend
is master, and Johnny Thompson clerk.
The GAINESVILLE left Little Rock day OF
two since with SEQ bales of cotton for Now
Orleans.
The steamers Utah and Little Rock have
exchanged places. The former is to run from
Little Rock to Fort Smith, and the latter from
Little Rock to st. Louis.
The John II. Groesbeek and Henry Anne:
are due from below.
A negro roustabOut on tho Leonidas was
blown overheard during the gale on Thursday
and was drowned.
The Arkansas carried 1898 bales Of cotton
into New Orleans on Wednesday last from
tho Arkansas river.
During tho storm Tuesday evening the
sehooners Rosa and Geo. Eike collided neal
the mouth Of Bayou St. John. The Eike wa
sunk and the Rosa only slightly damaged.
Some scalawag in the vicinity Of VicksburI
is doing a heavy business in the way Of 70
porting steamers that carry cotton uncovered
Among the boats that have been seized anS
bonded are the following: hatcher. times
Frank Pargoud, s.; Robert E. Lee. 4; Bell
Lee, 2; Katie. l; City Of vicksburg. 1 /; Dex
ter, /: Indiana. 8; John Kilgeur, 2; Oliv'
Branch, l; Robert Mitchell. /; Bismarck. 8
H. S. Turner. /; Mary Houston. 1; Julia. /
Henry Ames, l.; Colorado. I; Continental, 2
John Kyle. 2; Arkansas. 1; Marcclla. 1; Biz
Sun1owor. 2; Lucy Kern, S; 3. Hensley. 81
Countess, 4; Belle Yazoo. 8; Hartford. s.; Mel
lie Thomas. /; Virginia. l.
The Evansville Courier Of the 9Th has the
following;
The Star had another little race with the
| Fayette over the Evansville and henderson
] trottiur course yesterday. The flyctte n1u
/ about two hundred feet start, ana the star
/ wns about that much ahead NJ tho euleome'
HAVING passed the little race nag under way.
The Star Is a little too long N the leg ior any
~ tbe 6ttle ones. il they will give her a fair
show.
The Mary Miller has again gone to sAe bone
yard 10 Esz==siiis.
A Pittsburr telegram Of The iih says
There are thirty five tow-boats in port, and
nearly all Of them expect 10 Get out with tow
Of coal on the present rise.