Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-01
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THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river continues to decline about
an inch each day, and is now twenty
inches above low water mark Of last sea
son, with six and half feet over the
shoalest crossings above, and full seven
feet over Reeves The7prospects just
now are that it will not get much lower
this season, as the river is stationary
above here, and the Cutting OUT Of
many of the worst places in both direc-
tons has set in. The Ohio is rising at
Cincinnati and Louisville to-day, and
falling at Pittsburg. The upper Missis-
sippi is low and barely navigable to ke-
okuk; in fact, only Light draught boats
can get to the point The Illinois is as
low as during the summer, and the Mis-
souri, is extremely low. The tributaries
below here are unchanged. The weather
is clear and pleasant, but heavy fogs at
night render it necessary for boats to go
to the bank and lay up.
BUSINESS.
The local packets got out last evening
with very fair trips. The Belle Lee also
had moderate freight to start With,
including 100 bales of cotton. The Belle
Vernon laid over. The ST. Francis came
up with l34 bales of cotton, 372 sacks of
seed. The Mohawk and barges passed
down, and the Celeste came down with
fair cotton trip. Six boats arrived du-
ring the night and to-day. The Cheek
brought 50 bales cotton, 81 sacks seed,
aud had her cabin crowded with passen-
gers. The T. H. Allin, from White
river, brought 247 bales cotton, 2sl sacks
seed. The City Of Chester arrived du-
ring the night, and went back before
noon with 700 bales of cotton. The
Belle Of Pike brought her delayed trip
in, amounting to 400 tons, which she is
now discharging. The Jennie Howell,
from White river, brought sl3 bales cot
ton, l3l sacks seed, and reshipped 1877
bales at the mouth of White river for
New Orleans. The White brought up 26S
bales cotton, and sos sacks of seed.
This comprised the business done up to
noon.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The Little Rock is the regular Satur-
day mail steamer for the Arkansas
river.
The Emma G. Elliott, in command of
Captain Corbitt leaves this afternoon at
o'clock for Cairo, St. Louis and all
way landings.
The A. J. White goes out at 5 pm. to-
day for the lower landings. Mark Cheek
commands, and Messrs. Fields, Smither
and Sharpe are clerks.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stack Lee,
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock for
Friar's Point and the usual way land
ings. Messrs. Gray and Cannon are her
clerks.
The United States mail and passenger
steamer G. W. Cheek leaves this after
noon at 5 o'clock for Friar's Point and
all the way landings. Captain Malone
commands. ,ot
The Nick Lengworth will be relieved
from her grounding" ten miles above
here, and will be found at the landing
ready to leave at 5 pm. for Natchez and
New Orleans. aH
% ii4ig MISCELLANEOUS.
Louisville will be represented by five
delegates at the Cairo Convention.
When will our steamboat owners realize
the importance ofinteresting themselves
in this matter.
The r. R. Hudson will be raised to-
day at Pittsburg.
Sterling Pepper, gentleman from
New Orleans, will attend to discharging
boats here this season.
Captain Joe Carleton of the Katie,
came up on the Belle Lee to prospect
for his fine steamer, which will no doubt
be literally patronized by our mer-
chants.
Little Rockers are building steam
boat. They had better turn their stten-
ton to the construction of wagons. The
bed of the Arkansas above there is a
splendid wagon road now.
Dispatches from Cairo last night an
nounced that the Julia struck shag in
Bird s Bend, Wednesday night, and broke
sixty timbers. Her freight is not dam
aged, and will be rcshipped on the St.
Joe,
When twenty miles above St. Louis
on Monday, the Northwestern broke her
starhoard engine piston.head, and,
strange TO say, did not iujure the cylin-
der at all. The head was broken into
small pieces.
Captain B. c. Levi has been appointed
agent at Louisville for the Cincinnati
and Memphis Star packet line.
Six millions two hundred and sixty
thousand bushels Of coal came out on
the present rise in the Ohio. OF this
amount, Cincinuati gets 2, LAG, 900 bushels
and Louisville 1888, 900 bushels
The Lady Lee sold a day or two ago al
St. Louis for $4,000, and the Mary E
, Poe for $4,000. Both were paper sale
TO transportation companies.
The Great land good Republic viii
leave St. Louis for the south in week.
The Colossalbroke a shsf ai Lily $
and was towed up to St. Loais.
} The steamer Keoknk on her way up
, from ST. Louis, Sunday took hFe few