Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-13
RIVER. BUSINESS, WEATHER.

1lb Ilac aAttiAooh anu UP W ANSh
to day was trife over two inches. and now
the bar opposite the city, which has for the
past few months been an eye-sore 10 energetic
steambO atmen, is about to go under water
again. The condition Of the upper streams
as per yesterdays stage taken at 8 pm.
throughout the country, indicates a rise of
one inch at New Orleans. two at Cairo, twenty
at vieksburg. twelve at Nashville, and de-
cline of eight inches at Pittsburg, six at Lou
isville. twenty-five at Cincinnati and three at
st. Louis. The Arkansas is rising slowly and
White river is stationary. The weather con-
tinues mild and pleasant. A heavy fog set
tied upon the river last night.
RIVER TELEGRAMs.
EVANSVILLE, January 12.-The river is fall
ing slowly. The weather is clear and bright.
CAIRo, January l2.-Arriyed: Glencoe, st.
Louis. Departed: S. S. Merrill, st. Louis;
James Howard. Evansville; Dexter, New Or
leans.
ing slowly, with eight feet four inches in the
canal, and six feet nine inches on the falls.
Weather clear and mild. Port list: r. q.
Gray, Arkansas river to Cincinnati; j. f.
Rankin, Evansville to Cincinnati; Argosy.
New Orleans to Cincinnati; C. b. Church.
to Cincinnati; Nashville, Memphis to Cinein-
natl. Departed: Peyton and barges. New
Orleans; Falls City. Green river. The Picket
sunk one Of her boats. containing 2J,0JO
Boaz, Baker and Dick Fulton left for poiRts
NASHVILLE, January 12.-River fallen four
feet one inch on Harpeth Shoals. Weather
fair and pleasant.
feet fallen two feet in the last twenty four
hours. Departed: Ironsides and barges. New
Orleans. Weather clear and mild.
PITTsBURG. January R.-Weather clear
and pleasant. Monongahela four feet seven
inches and stationary.
ST. LOUIS, January l2.-Arrived: Bon Ac-
cord and Lucy Bertram, from Cairo. Belle
Memphis, from Memphis; City of Helena,
Helena City Of Vicksburg, from Vicksburg.
Departed st. Joseph and Alice, for Mem,
phis. River stationary. Weather clear and
mild.
NEw ORLEANS, January 12.-Arriyed Mary
Houston, Louisville; Tom Jasper, st. Louis ;
Kate Kinney, Evansville. Departed; Tx
change and Esperanza, CINCINNATI; susie Sill
Quincy. St. Louis; John Howard, Arkansas
river.
PORT NEWS.
The Louisville. from the Ohio. came down
yesterday evening with fair trip...~..The new
Thompson Dean made her debut about dark
to an admiring crowd of hundred or more
gathered on the bluffs, and as soon as she got
out her stage plank she was besieged with adj
miring visitors. She added here l03 bales Of
cotton, and got in Madrid bends 1900 sacks Of
corn, and at Cairo 500 tons Of freight, chiefly
-four and meat. all of which loaded her down
to ten feet. She also got some twenty cabin
passengers here. and left at daylight for New
Orleans. She will stop only at Chicot, Vicks-
burg, hatcher and Baton ROuge.-.....Tht
Burns, for Cincinnati. took 9l5 bales of cot
ton, and the W. j. Lewis took Ss2 bales fol
St. Louis........The A. J. White had a splen-
did trip for below.....T The Cheek was the only
arrival to-day. She brought twenty four bale
of cotton and ls7 sacks Of seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Thompson Dean arrived last night ant
left at daylight for New Orleans. 1t is IN
necessary to add that she was visited.
At least two hundred Of our citizens paid thei
respects to her. and also to her first officers
Captains Pepper and Fowler. and had it no
been for the lateness Of the hour the number
would have been largely increased. All w
can SAY IL AuAb euD u CNlunltAt u AAeAf
tioulsr. and is certainly one Of the most ele-
CANT vessels that has ever been constructed
She may we'll be termed the peerless queen Of
river palaces. Throngs Of admirers visited
Aer at every point where she stopped on her
way down. and all pronounce her superb and
unrivaled in every department. With car
rying capacity Of nearly BOO tons. graceful
model. beautiful finish. and splendid outht,
she viii be well worth q visit upon her arrival
from all admirers Of marine architecture
The Dean il on her first trip South from Gin
einnati, where she was built during the past
summer by Capt. ]. II. Pepper. her com
mauder, at q cost Of SIS. 900, and will be ad-
mirea as much By those down the river as she
has been at points above. Among her pas.
seuFers were Commodore Thompson Dean
Mr.. Harry Miller. formerly Of the Chronicle
At Cincinnati, Mr.. Miller. Of the Ess Wsrks Al
thai city, and 10 her list was sdded here M
and Mrs.. W. @. Robinson. Of New York city
who are spending the winter travelling In the
South.