Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11


Toficiail s.w. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service. U. S. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river is declining slowly opposite
the city and is now but Eve feet five
inches above low water mark, and has
but little over eight feet of water to
Cairo and nine feet over Reeves bar
below. A decline is reported in all
streams except the Cumberland and
upper Missouri, the former having
swollen two inches and the latter one
inch. The lower tributaries are getting
very thin, and without rain some of them
will soon present a most forlorn appear
ance. The Arkansas is down to nine
teen inches over Fourche bar below
Little Rock. and has only ten inches
above. White river is also exceedingly
low. About nine o'clock a shower of
rain set in and an hour later the water
came down in torrents, effectually laying
the dust, but it came too late, we fear, to
benefit the crops. 1t had the effect,
however, TO reduce the temperature from
$50 to 800 in short space of time.
BUSINESS.
The City of Alton put out her railroad
iron, ETC., and got away last night for
St. Louis with 400 tons, including 900
packages of sugar. The Walt, for White
river, left, drawing nearly four feet, and
was well freighted. The 7. Fl. Allen
took all she wanted, and will reship on
the Little Rock at the mouth of White
river. The st. Francis, A. j. White
and Cleburne, for Helena and Napoleon,
each had fair trips, both of freight and
passengers, and the St. Joe had fair
trip for st. Louis To-day business is
dull. The Phil Allin came up this morn
ing with % bales of new cotton and l23
sacks of seed. The j. II. johnson came
up with 400 tons fer St. Louis, and lays
over until evening. The La Belle passed
down before noon loaded fiat. The
Glasgow, from White river, and Clarks-
vile, from the Arkansas, were fairly
laden.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The popular tri-weekly packet Phil
Allin, Stack Lee master, will back out at
5 pm. to-day for Helena and Friar's
Point.
The good steamer Julia, Capt. Boyd |
commanding, will be found at the ele-
vator, foot of Bsal street, at FIVE o'clock |
this evening, ready to leave for Belmont,
Cairo and St. Louis, making close con-
1ections with the railroads and opposi-
lion steamers for the Upper Mississippi.
James Thompson, gentleman we'll
known to travellers as an agreeable and
courteous officer, has charge of the office.
The ]. H. Johnson, frst-class steamer,
S now at the landing at the foot of
Court street, and will leave at pm.
his day for St. Louis, carrying excur-
iionists to st. Paul at the rates adver-
Used. Andy Dearth commands, and
Mr.. Hutehins is clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Arkansas River Packet Company
re now taking freight to Pine Bluff and
'oints below there only. The water has
ecome so low in the Arkansas river
hat even the lightest draught boats can
OF go above Pine Bluff.
Major John D. Adams has gone over
, Little Rock to look after his plantation
bove there.
Capt. Will Walker went out last night
/ command of the I. H. Allen, and
i'll exchange trips with the steamer |
title Rock at the mouth of White river.
Capt. Will Walker is having his new
urcbase, the wharfboat, repaired and
xed for heavy fall business. The Gin S
matt packet line, whose representative
: is, will run a semi-weekly line Of boats 7
J soon as the water and canal at Louis
lie will permit, and expect to do large {
,tton business. For the convenience j
the boats a gangway has been con d
ructed from the cabin floor of the q
harf boat down to the gangways lead
& to the shore to facilitate the unload y
& of furniture and other light freight
at may be stored on the hurricane
offs or cabin decks Of the boats arriving, :
ID thus it viii do away with the usual =
,w method of carrying such stuff down W
e boats stairway. ma
The St. Joe yesterday put out 1900 =
ekages of Little Rock freight at Hope +,
Id, to 60 by raj, .as the water is so low
the Arkansas.
The dry docks are now and have been I:
e for some time. n,
The Tale, Jasper, and Crescent City All
d barges left New Orleans last night frsS
St. Louis. b lsI
There are some four or FIVE boats =,
round il the Ohio above and below
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The LaBarge and Yaeger, for New NJ
leans, and City of Helena, for Yicks- so
e, left st. Louis last night. The lat aD