Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-22
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
SIGNAL SERVICE U. S. ARMY.
t. j. BRows. Observer.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

II. D.. 0ROWNs OOfoINeI.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river came to stand yesterday, and is
now slowly declining, after reaching hight
but feet inches below the high water mark
of 1867. A rapid decline has set in at Cairo,
which promises to continue until the usual
summer stage is reached. which, at the present
rate Of the decline, will be in a few days.
White and the Arkansas rivers are falling
slowly, with about feet to Jacksonportin the
former, and feet to Little Rock in the latter.
The Ohio is falling at all points above Cairo.
All of its lower and upper tributaries are also
declining. The Mississippi is falling at Quincy,
Dubuque. and as far above as st. Paul. The
Missouri. too, is declining at all points above
Kansas City. Business on the levee is fair.
The Minneola goes out on Wednesday for
Cincinnati.
The Legal Tender. Capt. Elliott. leaves to-
morrow for all landings on White river. She
is the regular Tuesday packet.
The st. Francis gets away on Tuesday for
all landings on st. Francis river.
The Belle Memphis. Capt. Crane. with Billy
Banker in the Office, leaves to-day for Cairo
and St. Louis. She goes at SPIN.
The United States mail packet Celeste. Capt.
John Hardin. will get away at pm. for Pine
Bluff. Little Rock and all way landings on the
Arkansas. She is an excellent passenger
packet, and goes through in forty hours.
Walker Outlaw is clerk.
The peoples favorite, Belle st. Louis, Capt.
Blake, of the st. Louis and Vicksburg line.
is announced to leave to-day at 5 pm. for
IL nj oil tr2a late
ALI. Grissom and John Blake are her clerks.
Shippers and passengers will please make n
note of the fact, and consult Rear Admiral
Billy Dill as to passage. etc. lie will be found
on the wharfboat.
The gay steamer Phil Allin. Captain James
| Lee, will depart at pm. to-day for Helena,
| Friar's Point and all way landings. Stacker
| Lee is clerk.
| The elegant new steamer A. j. White, Geo.
Malone commanding. backs out at 5 o'clock
this evening for Helena, Friar's Point. Napo-
leon and all way landings. Barney Barinds
is her clerk.
The Henry NJ. Shreve passed up from Red
river this morning, discharging here a large
number of Texas cattle and sheep.
We learn that Mr.. e. d. Cobb, of the firm
Of Patterson & Cobb. No. 266 Front street. has
received from the Dean Line Packet Com
pany the appointment as agent Of that line
at this port. vice Larry Harmstad. resigned.
| Mr.. Cobb is young man, good looking, en-
ergetic, and in every way capable to do full
justice to the position.
The elegant and commOdious steamer Susie
Silver, Captain Shields master, will pass up
to-day at five pm. for Cairo, Louisville and
all points on the Ohio. Mr.. Armstrong pre-
sides at the desk.
Freight thieves infest the wharf at Louis
Vile. causing much annoyance to steamboat
men.
dispatch from Little Rock, under date of
the 18th to the st. Louis Press, states that the
freight by the Colorado, from st. Louis,
reached there inside of forty-eight hours.
Freight from this city reached the same point
in less than twelve hours; so merchants over
there can save thirty-six hours by purchasing
here.
The City of Alton. Captain Sheble in com.
mand, will pass down at six pm. to-day for
Vicksburg and New Orleans. She is the regu-
lar st. Louis and New Orleans packet, and
goes through without delay. p. W. sheckly
is her secretary.
On the second trip of the Natchez to St.
Louis this summer, she will make a run
against time. Captain Leathers having con-
cluded to leave New Orleans at four O'Clock
am. in order to have the benefit of day
light run up the coast. In the light of past
experience the Natchez ought to be faster this
season than she has ever been. She leaves
New Orleans June 4th on her first trip.
Captain John S. Tennyson is on his way
} from st. Louis to Arkadelphia, Arkansas. to
superintend the construction of boats for the
improvement Of the 0uachita and Little Mis-
souri, rivers. lie says it only costs eight dol
lars per bale to transport cotton from upper
Red river via the Little Missouri, while II
costs twelve dollars per bale and additional
insurance by Red river raft; at least he is SC
} informed by those who should know.
By a telegram to Captain Dick LightburnC
we learn that the Great Republic will arrive
) tonight and depart at eight o. clock tomorrow
morning for Vicksburg, Natchez and New Or.
; leans. Captain Thorwegan commands. ant
Philo Young is clerk.
Captain Reese Dugan. of the 7. +. Eckert
has gone to GAINESVILLE to examine the wrecl
5 Of the steamer John Lumsden, sunk in Cum
berland river few days ago.
Z We have heard it said, says the Cairo Bulle
I tin, that the Robt. E. Lee. Katie and Natche
Z propose to leave New Orleans on the last o
3 July, all bound to St. Louis, and as the stor
Z has been so often repeated we almost begin t
consider it a fact The rumor further state
that the stage planks once drawn in at NeV
[ Orleans are to be launched only at st. Louis
One year from the date of the old race woul
be frst-rate time for such trial of speed.
Z The John Lumsden was insured for SIS, 90
in Cincinnati offices. Her cargo when sh
s went down consisted of 3l7 hogsheads Tobacco
for New Orleans. 1900 cedar posts, the race
a horses Barney Williams. Jennie Nichol, 10
| Aiken. Melrose. Lizzie Wick and Bette Lewis
/. also, -. 600 pounds pig iron. 5000 pounds ca
wheels, 30 tons miscellaneous freight, an'
: about forty passengers. The horse Barne
Williams is reported lost, but all of the res
were saved. Her cargo was principally 70
81. Louis and New Orleans, and was nearl
IT If not quite all insured.
, Quite a severe rain fell on Saturday night
and yesterday afternoon the dust was effect
ually laid by a shower that lasted nearly a
hour.
The elegant packet 0ceanus. Captain Bixby
viii pass down at 5 pm. to-day for Jefferson
Shreveport and all intermediate landings o
Red river and the Mississippi.
The Nightingale passed up early this morI
ing from the Arkansas. discharging hel
eight bales Of cotton and adding ninety-eigl
bales.
The Geo. W. Cheek came mp to-day fro
Friar's Point with fourteen bales Of cottol
forty-one sacks seed and fifteen barrels
fire water"
The A. J. White came in from Napoleon {
time bringing one hundred and twelve bal
of cotton and six hundred and twenty-thr
sacks Of seed.