Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-20

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| Observer Signal Service. U. S. A.
A two inch decline in the river since
our last report, and now the water is
nearly stationary, with fully eight feet to
Cairo and ten feet below. There is
scant four feet over the shoals in the
Arkansas to Little Rock, and the same
depth in White river. The tributaries of
the upper Mississippi above Dubuque
are swelling slowly, and the upper Mis-.
souri, is getting down to summer stage.
The Illinois is rising slowly. The Ohio
is swelling some, but the bars below Lou
isville and to the mouth are troublesome
Red river is low, as also is the Yazoo,
Ouachita and other Southern streams
Business at the landing is some better
and to-day we have four boats an
nounced to leave. The Belle Memphis,
for st. Louis, left last night with fair
trip. The Vicksburg went down after
dark we'll laden, and the Utah put out
$50 bales of hay before leaving for the
Arkansas The Cheek came up from
below on one wheel, having broken her
shaft on her down trip at Prentiss, oppo-
site Napoleon. The weather is dry and
hot, with the mercury at $50 in extreme
shade. .... ..... .-I.
A St. Louis exchange reports seven
feet to Cairo, and the river bottom very
lumpy, and says the river below Cairo
will also be troublesome in short time;
8 feet at Bulletin and Island 80. The
channel is deep enough, but outside is
quite Shoal.
The Dexter has fuel barge in tow,
and left St. Louis drawing feet of
water.
The City of Quincy follows the John
Kyle from st. Louis, and the Bismarck
the Dexter.
There sre three stern.wheel steamers
and one Side-wheeler contending for the
Tennessee river trade, as follows; The
Florence Lee, plying from Evansville to
Waterloo; the Rapidan, from Paducah
to Florence; the Dick Johnson, from
Danville to Florence, and the P. W.
Strader, from St. Louis to as far as the
water will allow.
1t is now said that there is no truth in
the report that Captain Cannon has pur-
chased the steamer Katie, but that Cap
tains Cannon, feathers and Tobin will
probably buy her to keep outside parties
from getting her and running in opposi-
ton to them. If they purchase her they
will run her as Thursday New Orleans
and Greenville packet, and also run the
Frank Pargoud between Natchez and
New Orleans, making two trips week
The government is about to contract
for the building of an iron snag boat
The specifications have all been made
out and approved, and bids for its con-
struction win soon be advertised for.
The boat is to be us feet long, bulls &c
ieet beam each, and foot hold. The
lulls, cabin, deck and all Of the boat ex-
,ept her cabin and upper works are to
,e of iron. The J. ]. Alert or s. H.
long are 10 be wrecked, and the ma
,hinery and cabin Of the one torn up
will be placed in the new boat, which, it !
s thought will only draw two feet. p, 1
The Falls Pilot arrived in New Or
cans on the l4th with 1875, 900 bushels Of :
oal, the largest tow ever taken down the Z
liver by boat Of her power.
Mr.. Roush has the contract for the re.
loval Of the sand bar in front OF Evans
lille, and will commence work on the
rst Of September. lc.l 2
Last Wednesday night somebody set i
re to the schooner Louisiana at New
)rleans, but it was discovered in time to a
reveut serious damage, cFH