Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-05
METEoRoLoGICAL RECORD.
n. ]. BLOWN, Obseryer
RIVER, BUSINESS, MIscELLANEoUs.

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS. %
The river has fallen six inches since our last
report, and is now seven feet one inch below
high water mark. The decline has set in
again at Cairo. where. yesterday. the river
fell two inches. At st. Louis the decline was
three inches. The upper Mississippi is fall
ing, and the upper Missouri rising. The Ohio
is falling at Evansville and Louisville. and is
stationary at Cincinnati. Above the last
named point decline is reported all the way
TO Pittsburg. White river is falling slowly,
with nine and half feet to Jacksonport; and
the Arkansas is falling. with nearly twelve
feet to Little Rock. Business at the wharf
this morning was light. The weather con-
tinues clear and pleasant.
The Belle St. Louis will pass down to.mor-
row for Vicksburg.
The Batesville defers her departure for
Black and the Little Red rivers until to-mor-
row evening. She lays at the foot of Jefferson
street.
The City Of Chester will get away tomorrow
evening for st. Louis.
The Silver Moon, Capt. Merrillees. gets
away at S pm. to-day for Cairo. Louisville
and Cincinnati with 500 bales of cotton. 200
tons Of oil cake, and other miscellaneous
freight. She has excellent accommodations
for passengers, and will go crowded with them.
Mr.. Higgins is the attentive secretary.
The Olive Branch. Captain McCord, will
pass down tomorrow evening for New Orleans
and the bends.
The popular steamer John Kilgour, Captain
0glesby master, will depar. at 5 p. m. to-day
for Vicksburg. New Orleans and all the lower
landings She has splendid accommodations
for passengers.
We understand that movement is on foot
here looking to the organization of an eleva-
tor company among some of our merchants
and business men. We say success to all home
enterprises Of similar character.
The gay steamer Celeste. Captain Jno. Har-
bin in command, will back out at 5 pm.
to-day for Little Rock, Fort Smith and all
intermediate landings on the Arkansas. She
is the regular U. S. mail packet, and will go
through in quick time. Messrs. Outlaw and
Gillespie are clerks.
The bridge over White river at Devall's
Bluff will, it is thought. be completed in two
weeks.
Dubuque, Iowa, was visited on Sunday by
small tornado, which spread things gene
rally. The wharfboat was blown to the Illi-
nois shore. but not damaged. l
A Cairo telegram Of the Sd says;
The Minneola reports part Of Simpson Hor-
ner's tow aground at kletcher's, on the upper
bar, 200 yards above the channel. ~,
Rumor says the John Kyle took -four from
st. Louis to New Orleans at twenty cents per
barrel.
Mr.. Moses Gibbs, mate Of the Wade Hamp-
ton. has been summoned to appear before the
United States Court at Little Rock. on the
10th Of the mouth, to answer in the case Of
the W. R. Arthur's damage suit.
The Great Republic passed up at noon to-
day, four and half days out from New Or
leans, with an immense trip. She put out
here 2l3 boxes oranges aud lemons and a few
small lots of freight, and has for st. Louis
1900 tons Of freight, including 1880 bars rail-
road iron, $50 boxes tin, 81 crates croekery,
2S5 hogsheads sugar, and large miscellaneous
list.
The Potomac and City of Cairo passed up
early this morning. The Atlantic and barges
also passed up for ST. Louis.
The Cincinnati Times of recent date
makes the following ludicrous attempt at
the original style of Mr.. Barney |
Hughes Railway Record in describing steam
boat racing;
The Telegraph let 60 her headline last /
evening two minutes twenty seven and a
quarter seconds before the st. Charles, and
her steam wasn't exhausted when she left. /
The 81. Charles then pulled out and started
after her, but gained the two minutes twenty |
ieyen and a quarter second back by firing her |
run, pointed aft, which recoied with such /
,orce as 70 drive her alongside the telegraph.
They both steamed gaily toward JimtOwn,
he wonder and pride of many spectators on |
he landing, when the X. X. Hudson slid out /
lfter them,
The mate had daubed black lead along her
Fater-line so that she made no resistance in
he water and her pilot being n knowing one.
ised the rudder to seull with. The last seen
u them, they were passing JimtOwn Point,
With their guards crowded with passengers,
III looking the essence of yindictiyeness at
zach other.
The Phil Allin came mp from Friar's Point
his morning with 1856 bales of cotton. S52 sacks
# cotton seed, and good trip of people. She
makes three trips week hereafter, leaving
Iere on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
By telegram from Little Rock to Major
harden, we learn that the Arkansas river de-
lined thirteen inches at Little Rock last night.
The United States mail packet Phil Allin de-
arts at pm. to-day for Helena. Friar's
'Oint and all way landings. Capt. James Lee
) in command. and Messrs. Stack Lee. James
!. Harris and Neil Booker are clerks.
Freights are getting scarce at New Orleans,
nd indications are that " hy time " will open
nuch earlier this season than il did last year.