Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-13
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
SIGNAL SERVICE U. S. ARMY,
Memphis. May II. 6.43 am.
T. J. BRowS. Observer
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

T. j. BRowS. Observer.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The rise here during the past twenty-four
hours amounts to seven inches, that at Cairo
yesterdPJ was two inches. and at St. Louis
five inches. A rise is reported above the latter
point TO Keokuk, where there is fifteen feet of
water. The Missouri has slight swell at
Kansas City and Omaha and las was stated in
yesterdays LEOGER) is rising rapidly above
Sioux City. The Ohio is swelling at all points
below Pittsburg. having risen two feet at both
Louisville and Cincinnati yesterday. The
Cumberland is now rising rapidly, as was an
ticipated by the LEDGER, and from present in
dications the swell will exceed the recent rise
several feet. Fears of general overflow from
the early June rise are entertained by
many. while others do not seem to think the
rise will exceed that Of last month. White
and the Arkansas are falling, as are also all
of the lower tributaries Of the Mississippi.
The weather is clear and uncomfortably warm.
Business at the levee is moderately active.
The United States mail steamer Thomas Ii.
Allen will arrive to-day from the Arkansas
and return to that stream on Monday next.
The George W. Check came up this morn
ing. bringing $1,000 feet Of lumber and a num-
Der of passengers.
The Utah passed up this morning from the
Arkansas, and discharged here 200 bales of
cotton.
The John,Kyle passed down at noon, adding
here several hundred bales of cotton and some
oil cake.
Captain Sam Shock returned yesterday from
the wilds of Arkansas, whittier he has been
in the interest of the Memphis and Arkansas
River Packet Company.
The high-Ayer George W. Cheek, Mark
Cheek master. gets away at her usual time
this evening for Helena. Friar's Point and all
the lower landings. Frank Gonterman is her
genial secretary.
| The United States mail steamer X. p. Walt
is the regular Saturday packet for White river,
4 and will get away at five o'clock this evening.
She connects with the Little Rock train at
Devall's Bluff, and makes railroad time to
that point. W. j. Ashford is master. and e.
W. Outlaw clerk.
The Grand Tower. Captain Lennox. will get
of at five O'Clock this evening for Cairo. St.
Louis and all intermediate points. Mr.White
is her secretary.
The City of Vicksburg. Captain Carter mas
ter. will pass down to-day for Vicksburg.
The gay steamer Robert Burns, Frank
Skunk in command. will back out to-day al
five m. for Cairo, Evansville and Cincin-
natl, and goes through without delay. Will
p. Walker is clerk.
The Arkansas is on her way up the river,
and is going to St. Louis. She will probably
pass here on Monday. Her officers report the
cotton trade between the Arkansas river and
New Orleans about over for the season.
Aleck Mcconnell, her clerk, passed through
the city yesterday on his way to Little Rock
to settle up her business.
The magnificent passenger steamer Pauline
Carroll. Capt. Pat Yore. will pass down to-day
at 6 pm for Vicksburg, hatcher and New
Orleans.
The entirely new and elegant steamer Lady
Lee, Capt. Rea, is the regular Carter Line
Red river steamer to leave on Monday at noon
for Jefferson. Shreveport and all intermediate
landings on Red river and the Mississippi.
The Burns has nearly 1000 bales of cotton
engaged for Cincinnati, and will go well laden
with miscellaneous freight.
Captains Lloyd 7. Bell and Harry Brolaski
have purchased about three-fourths. or $780,
900 worth at par, of the stock of the st. Louis
and Peoria Packet Company. The property
of the company consists of three sternwheel
steamers, four barges, interest in wharfboai
at St. Louis and warehouse at Peoria. Capt
Bell will take the position Of General Super
intendent and General Agent Of the line, and
Capt. Brolaski will be secretary and agent.
Elliott L MiIler's White river boat now being
built at Louisville will be launched on thu
9th.
The Commonwealth is coming up with 25O'
bars of railroad iron.
The river rose fourteen inches at st. Louii
on Thursday.
The Sam ]. Hale, for this port. added SO'
barrels cement and 400 bales hay to her cargo
at Louisville.
The City Of Alton and Glencoe are coming
up; the former with $500 sacks salt. and the
latter with 1900 bars railroad iron.
We call attention Of river men to the local
notice of the Western Foundry in to-day Is
issue. The foundry and machine shop OF
Messrs. Nicholson 4 Mcconnell is situated on
Shelby street. opposite the Gayoso House.
Special attention is paid to repairing steam
boat engines and machinery. and iron and
brass castings Of all descriptions are made at
these works. Promptness, dispatch and rea-
sonable terms. are the rules Of the Western
Foundry. We commend the Proprietors to
our river friends.
Capt. Cannon, Of the steamer Robert Il. Lee,
has instituted legal proceedings against the
city Of New Orleans to recover Si2l0 paid for
Wharfage dues at the rate of ssi per week.
Petitioner claims that the levee front is a pub
lie place common to everybody; that the
charges are Illegal, and the ordinance, under
the authority Of which the charges are made,
is unconstitutional; that the Constitution Of
the United States declares that =" No State
shall. without the consent of Congress, levy
any duty upon tonnage" and after The five
paragraphs, section 9. article /. says; MOI
shall vessels bound to or from one State be
Obliged to enter. clear or pay duties in an
other" and on other grounds. A rule nisi
against the city was ordered to be issued to
show cause why it should not be restrained
from further proceeding in the collection Of
levee dues, and why they should not be con-
demned to pay the amount sued.
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