Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-19


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lOficiall 5. W. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service. U. S. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river opposite the city is now but
four feet three inches above low water,
and is falling an inch per day. There
are eight feet below, seven and half
feet to Cairo, five and half feet thence
to St. Louis, and about three feet all the
way to Keokuk. There is also in the
Missouri depth of three feet to Omaha,
and in the Ohio twenty-seven inches of
water is only found over some of the
bars below Louisville. White river is
down to twenty-nine inches below Jack
sonport to Augusta, and at Little Island
there is but twenty-nine inches. The
Arkansas is so low that in some places
above Little Rock it has been fenced in
and is used as a stock yard. The weather
is clear and comfortably cool.
BUSINESS
was light last evening. The Susie Silver
came up late with 1894 bars Of railroad
iron for the Louisville road, and the
Phil Allin got away with comfortably
filed cabin and good list of freight.
The City of Quincy went up during the
night with 1000 sacks of salt for St.
Louis. The Chester came down early
with 400-ton cargo Of produce. The
Cleburne brought bales of cotton, and
the st. Francis brought Is bales of cot
ton. This is all that transpired up to
noon.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The Batesville, Captain Albert Smith,
will go out this evening for Augusta,
Jacksonport and all points on White
river.
The semi-weekly passenger steamer
St. Francis, Captain T. r. Bowman,
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Helena, Mariana and all the usual way
landings.
The elegant City of Chester, Captain
Zeigler, will back out at FIVE o'clock this
evening fer Cairo and st. Louis, making
all usual landings. She will alss con-
meet direct with the trains at Belmont,
Cairo and St. Louis, and at the latter
point connects with the packets for Keo-
kuk and St. Paul.
The Cleburne leaves this evening at
five o'clock for Helena and Friar'
Point. Captain James Lee commands,
and Messrs. Harris, Booker and VIM.
Elliott are her clerks.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Car
ter, will be down tonight to leave at ten
o clock tomorrow morning for Vicks-
burg and all lower landings.
The Fort Gibson goes TO the Arkan-
sas Saturday
MISCELLANEOUS.
The towboat Bee and barges passed
up yesterday.
A Keokuk dispatch sent last night
says The steamer j. F. Merrill, of the
White Collar Line, burned this evening
while lying at the wharf at Warsaw, III. |
The fire originated in the texas, and as
a stiff gale was blowing, all efforts to
subdue the flames were unavailing. The
boat and cargo are a total loss. One
hundred tons of hay on the levee also
burned. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an ineendiary."
IL costs eleven dollars to 20 from
to St. Louis and return Meals
not included.
The City Of Helena will be up at ten
clock tomorrow morning.
In consideration of the liberal expen- |
iiture of Captain j. ID. Elliott with st. |
Louis firms, in the repairs to his boat, |
The Legal Tender, which amounted to |
about $4,000, the Anchor line sent him
home last evening with every pound Of
freight he could carry, 100 tons Of which
was White river freight.-St. Louis Re
DablicGR, lSth.
The bar on the George c. Wolf has
been sold for the boats lifetime for
$500. Wolf and Hines are the pur-
chasers.
The stage Of water reported in the
Ohio last Tuesday was as follows; Three
ieet at Puppy creek; three feet two
inches scant at French Island; four feet
II Scuffletown: three feet at Three-mile
Island; on the Grand Chain, three feet
TX inches, at Cottonwood, three feet;
Jaseyville three feet; Shawneetown,
hree feet; Henderson, two feet six
inches. The prospects at Henderson
re good on account Of the water form
ng channel through the lower reef Of
be bar.
Marshal Packard, Of New Orleans,
publishes this: In obedience TO three
dniralty warrants, TO me directed, /
ave Seized and takan into nv noezes-