Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-20
ETEORoLOGICAL RECORD.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS

The river is stationary at this port,
with scant seven feet in the channel to
Cairo and about the same depth over the
bars below. Between Cairo and st.
Louis there is four feet nine inches of
water only, and the river continues to
decline. Nearly all the streams above
are falling, and the Ohio now contains
less water at Louisville than has been
known before for years. At Cincinnati,
however, there has been swell Of five
inches since our last report, and a slight
rise is alsoreported at Evansville. White
river is getting lower, and has but three
feet of water from Augusta to its mouth
The Arkansas is declining, with not over
thirty inches out from Pine Bluff. Busi
ness is more active. The Cheek got
away last evening with a good trip. The
St. Joseph, from st. Louis, had good
list Of freight, and returned at dark with
light cargo. The GAINESVILLE got out
for ST. louis with what she could get.
The Colorado, from st. Louis, passed
down before midnight, drawing five feet
of water. The Belle Memphis brought
q good trip and laid over until ten clock
this morning. Business to-day was more
active, and at one time this morning
presented quite an active appearance.
The Phil Allin came in with 46 bales
of cotton and 500 sacks Of cotton seed.
The Utah, from Vicksburg, put off here
5 bales of cotton, 10 barrels of oil and
694 sacks of cotton seed, and departed
for st. Louis with $50 barrels Of dam
aged -four from the Vicksburg wharf
boat The Mary Miller, from New Or
leans, put off here $50 bars of railroad
iron, 5l5 bundles of cotton ties, l6 bar
rels of rice, and 29O boxes of tin-plate.
The Caldwell added here 200 tons of
freight for below. The weather is clear
and quite cool.
The popular railroad packet Sallie V
will leave Devall's Bluff, as usual, to-
morrow evening, on the arrival of the
train from this city, and goes to Des-
Arc, Jacksonport, and all points on
White river.
Clarence Hall, the well-known passen-
ger agent, returned to the city yesterday
from a month tour in the North.
The Tom Jasper, Capt McCosh, will
be down to-day, to leave at five pm. for
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans.
She has good accommodations, and
clever set of gentlemen as officers.
The Legal Tender is due from above,
and is en- route to White river. She will
add largely to her freight list here, as the
Little Rock railroad is blockaded with
freight. The Indiana is also due from
above, and will doubtless pass down
this evening. The Southwestern, Mo-
hawk, Tom Jasper, Emile LaBarge and
c. B. Church are also due from above,
and the r. P. Walt and T. II. Allen are
due from below.
Capt. Dodge. the builder of the sPlen-
did elevator at Vicksburg, is now in the
city, and either has or will submit to the
Elevator Committee of the General
Council a proposition to construct an
elevator which will cost its proprietors
$4,000. The proposition viii be acted
upon at the next regular meeting of the
Council, two weeks hence, and it is
hoped that at least some action win be
taken by them upon this OF other propo-
sitions before them without further post
ponement Of so important a matter.
Joseph Nimmo, Esq, Chief of the Ma