Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-29
METEOROLOGICAL REcoRp.
I. j. BRowY, Observe


WASHINGTON. D. c.. May %, 1871.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES No material
change in the weather is indicated, nor Is any
severe extended storm probable for Monday.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river has fallen over two feet since our
last report, and is now going down at the rate
Of nine inches per day, being now fourteen
feet below the high water mark of 1867. At
Cairo the decline continues at about one foot
per day. and at st. Louis the river is about
stationary, with slight but unimportant
swell coming out of the Missouri. The upper
Mississippi is falling. as is also the tributaries.
as far up as ST. Paul. The Ohio is gradually
declining its entire length. and even now is
about at n low water stage. White river is re-
ceding. with not more than seven feet to
Jacksonport. The Arkansas is falling slowly,
with nearly eight feet to Little Rock. Bust
ness opens moderately active and with fair
prospects for the week. The weather was
cloudy with light showAs yesterday and last
night, but is clear and pleasant to-day.
The Sam j. Hale goes out on Wednesday for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The st. Francis gets away on Tuesday for
all landings on st. Francis river.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. Crane. with Billy
Blanker in the office, leaves to-day for Cairo
and st. Louis. She goes at SPIN.
The Legal Tender. Capt. Elliott. leaves to-
morrow for all landings on White river. She
is the regular Tuesday packet.
The Belfast and Leonidas passed up this
morning with good trips.
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis, came in
this morning with fair trip.
The Al. White, from Napoleon. brought up
70 bales of cotton and 1876 sacks of seed, be-
sides large trip Of people.
The George W. Cheek came in to-day well
laden.
The Legal Tender, from White river. came
in to-day with Isl bales of cotton and 1900
feet of lumber.
The r. ]. Lockwood, Capt. Coshill COM
manding, and Joseph Widen at the desk, will
pass down at pm. to-day for Shreveport.
Jefferson and all way landings on Red river.
The carter line packets are all having large
&C" placed between the chimneys. 1t is
painted red. which is the uniform color
adopted by the line, and stands out in bold
relief.
The Colorado, Captain Mckee. leaves at
landings.
The elegant new steamer, A. j. White, Geo.
Malone commanding. backs out at o'clock
this evening for Helena. Friar's Point. Ma
poleon and all way landings. Barney Bar
inds is her clerk.
The gay steamer Phil Allin, Captain James
Lee, will depart at 5 pm. to-day for Helena,
Friar's Point and all way landings. Stacker
Lee is clerk.
The United States mail packet Celeste. Cap
tain John llarbin. will get away at p IN. for
Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all way landings
on the Arkansas She is an excellent passen-
ger packet, and goes through in forty hours.
Walker Outlaw is clerk. Shippers and pas
sengers will please bear in mind the fact that
the Celeste is one of our home boats, and
should be patronized and sustained in pref
erence to any transient boat that passes. BY
this course only can we expect to retain the
rich trade now coming here from the Arkan-
sas river.
The City of Alton will be dueup tomorrow.
The new White river steamer Emma @.
Elliott. built by the Elliott Brothers of this
city and launched at Jacksonville day or
two since, will have capacity Of seven hun
bred and fifty tons. Rumor says she will be a
clipper in point of speed.
An up river exchange says Major Allen has
lust returned from the 0uachita river. having
examined that stream from Arkadelphia
down to Trinity Bar. The river was found
susceptible of improvement. though in places
full of snags. logs and sandbars. The flats
and one Of the snagboats will be put to work
on this stream. The water in the upper por-
ton of ii is from to feet above low water
mark, while in the lower part it is from % to
Is feet above it. a
An engineer is about to examine and report
upon the praetieability Of crossing. the Missis-
sippi river at hatcher by a bridge and a steam
ferry Of sufficient capacity to transfer loaded
cars without breaking bulk.
The water no low in the upper Ohio that it
took the Brill three days to go from Wheeling
to Pittsburg. and then about half hefcargo
had to be discharged at different points on the
way up.
The steamboat built for the transportation
Of ore across Salt Lake was launched on Rear
river, at Corinne, Utah, few days since.
The City Council Of Evansville, without a
dissenting vote, few days since abolished
the wharfage tax on towbOats landing there
for supplies. That is move in the right dr.
reetion, and doubtless will soon be followed
| by all other commercial river cities. except
Memphis. Towboats are afraid to land and
purchase supplies here because the city charge
| them twenty-five dollars for that privilege,
and rather than pay that, and to save money.
they ship stores by rail FROM their starting
poiut TO other points on tho river. "Oh.