Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-10
RnArs LEAYINn TODAY.
METEoROLoGIcAL REcoRp.
SIGNAL SERVICE u. s. Army, /
Memphis, April 10. 6.i3 an.
7. ]. BRowN. Observer.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river continues to decline here, and is
now ten and half feet below tho highest
point this season. At Cairo yesterday the
river fell one foot; ut st. Louis ii is station
airy; at Louisville it has risen four inches
since our last report; at Cincinnati rise of
six inches is reported; at Pittsburg IT is sta
tionary, with seven feet below. White river
Is falling, with good stage to Jacksonport.
The Arkansas is declining all the way to Lit
tie Rock. with nine feet Of water in the chan
mel above Pine Bluff. Business at the levee
Is fair, but somewhat retarded by the threaten
ing aspect of the weather. Shippers do not
like to send their goods to the boats in the
rain, and as there is a prospect Of a wet and
disagreeable day shipments will be light.
The st. Francis goes out to- morrow evening
for Wittsburg.
Tho U. S. mail steamer Legal Tender de-
parts tomorrow evening for all points on
White river.
The elegant Belle Memphis. Captain Crane
in command, backs out at five o'clock this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
The popular packet ii. NJ. Shreve is posted
to depart at 6 o'clock this day for Jefferson.
Shreveport, and all intermediate landings on
Red river and the Mississippi. Captain Car
ter is in command.
The United States mail packet Phil Allin
departs at 5 pm. to-day for Helena, Friar's
Point and all way landings. Captain James
Lee is in command, and Messrs. Stack Lee,
James C. Harris and Neil Booker are clerks
The elegant steamer A. j. White. Captain
George Malone in command, will depart at
pm. to-day for Helena, Friar's Point and
Napoleon, making all the usual landings.
Barney Barinds and Matt. Glass are clerks.
The swift steamer Dardanelle. Captain Tom
Berry master. and Messrs. Haines and Banks
clerks, will get away at o'clock this evening
for Pine Bluff, Little Rock. and all landings
on the Arkansas. connecting at the latter
point with the Fort Smith packets and the
stage for Hot Springs.
The City of Cairo will pass down at p. m.
to-day for Vicksburg and the bends. Captain
Luker commands. and Chas. Hough is secre-
tary, assisted by Mr.. Blake.
Captain Thos. Poe's new Red river boat is
approaching completion rapidly and will
leave Cincinnati in about ten days.
Several second clerks expect to organize
barge club this summer. Instead of taking
TO " Robinson county" for pastime they will
take to water Cincinnati Times, III.
HO. FOR 0scEOLA.-Captain Jack Sands
invineible packet MARITIME backs out from the
feot Of Union street this evening at o'clock.
Captain Sands knows the people and the
people know him. He is one Of them. and
Train in himself. Can Accommodate all with
an Arkansas bill of fare. acceptable to his
guest of all aboard" Walker Mason is her
clerk. and if courtesy renders his merits on
the square. then he is n Mason. McCauley is
at her wheel-a Cumberland pilot, with an
eye and heart as clear as its waters. Rcmem
Der tho MARITIME as the boat for the trade.
Hemphill Is always on hand.
The James Howard and H.. S. Turner passed
up this morning for st. Louis. The former
had large cargo of railroad iron, sugar and
molasses, and the latter a full cargo Of sugar
and molasses. Both discharged considerable
freight here. including 400 sacks Of salt put of
by the Turner.
The A J. White came up this morning with
l55 bales of cotton. l9l sacks Of cotton seed,
and 5000 shingles.
Capt. Andy Byers. Of the Charles Bodmann,
has been confined to his house. in Cincinnati.
for some time with a severe cold. and his boat
is still on the recks at Louisville.
The St. Marysis coming down the Ohio, and
will enter the New Orleans and Arkansas river
trade.
On her last trip out the Pat Cleburne ran
from here to Helena, against strong head
wind. In four hours and forty-fve minutes.
Mr.. John A. Scudder. President Of the Mem
phis and St. Louis Packet Company. arrived
here yesterday, and is the guest Of Commodore
Elem Calvert.
By a special telegram to Larry Harmstad q
Co.. agents Of the Dean line. dated Paslucah,
we learn that the Sam j. Hale has been re-
paired. and left Paducah last night for this
port. She will be here tomorrow morning in
time 70 leave on her regular day-W Wednesday.
She did not blow up as was rumOred. bat burst
a steam pipe. killing six deck hands and FIRE
men, all Of whom we're sons Of Ham,
The Cheek brought up IS bales cotton. 100
sacks seed. and the largest passenger trip Of
the season.
The towboat Dick Fulton No. G passed down /
last night for New Orleans. and the Grand |
Lake passed up yesterday with tow Of empty /
bargos.
The Belle Lee leaves New Orleans on Satur-
day, and will bring TO this city several stables |
Of horses that are entered for the coming /
races over the Chickasaw course.
The Usage came in yesterday from White /