Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-30
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
R1vER, BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.

River, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is declining slowly at this point.
and is stationary at Cairo and st. Louis. with
no perceptible change in the channel depth
since our last report. The Ohio is stationary
as lar up as Cincinnati, and is falling above
there, with three and one-haf feet in the
channel at Pittsburg. White and the Arkan-
sas rivers are falling slowly. Business on the
levee yesterday evening and to-day has been
very light. The St. Joseph got away for st.
Louis with seventy-six bales of cotton and
fair list of people. The Cheek. for Friar's
Point, had q good trip also. The Mollie
Moore passed without landing, and at dark
there was not a boat at the leyee. The Mary
Boyd got away for the Arkansas with good
freight list and fair passenger trip. The Ru-
bicon passed down shortly after daylight this
morning with a good trip. but neither dis
charged nor added anything of Importance
here. The Glencoe also passed down early,
discharging several carriages here. The Phil
Allin came up from Friar's Point with twelve
bales of cotton, s22 sacks cotton seed and a
good trip of people = principally Arkansas
officials. The weather is clear, with cool
breeze stirring.
The Dardanelle lays over one trip at Little
Rock for repairs.
The railroad packet Sallie V will leave De-
Wallis Bluff tomorrow evening on the arrival
of the train from this city. and carries pas
seugers to Des Arc. West Point and Searcy.
James Rice is master. and Charlie Sharpe
clerk.
Governor Hadley. Senator Clayton and other
notables came up this morning on the Phil
Allin.
Captain ]. I. Washington, agent, has a
telegram from Capt. L. 7. Woods, Of the
steamer Andy johnson. stating his fine
packet, now engaged in the st. Louis and
New Orleans line. will pass down tomorrow
! (Thursday) evening at four o'clock for Vieks-
burg, Natchez and New Orleans. The Andy
johnson is fast one. and those desiring a
quick trip should apply at once to No. ~
/ Madison street, where the Office Of the com
/ pany is located.
The Helena Clarion. whose editor is proba-
bly, as well posted on river matters as any
"old resident" along the river, says: The
river at this point is about two feet above the
low water mark of last year, and forty feet
below high water mark. 1t still lacks some
] ten OF elGNen IttA u AAo ANHNaA f'AAN A-~--
ured previous TO the commencement OF the
general levee system Of 1859. 1t lacks some
four feet Of ordinary water"
The Cairo Bulletin lays: An influx o.
Cincinnati pilots is now affecting Cairo. Only
those boats that can navigate on the sweat o.
a pitcher can now run between this city and
Porkopolis, and as consequence the pilots
Of that burg are seeking the deep water"
The Julia isdue fran below. and the salli'
Is overdue from White river.
The Andy johnson will hardly arrive before
morning. as she is towing large Wharf-boai
for the Little Rock railroad, mentioned in the
LEDGER several days since.
The towboats Mohawk and Hero passed NJ
this morning with empty barges.
The Evansville Journal relates the story q
''auother chronic dead-0eat who recently
honored Evansville with his presence, anQ
became the guest Of the Watson House. hs
reurcsented himself as Joe Banhll, Of Mem
phis. and claimed. among other things, 70 ..
. ne clerk Of the Belle Lee. Unfortunately
, for Joe, he had no baggage, and dad not veal