Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-04
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..,.'-i RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The Ohio is rising at Pittsbutg. The
swell from the Missouri has caused a rise
of four feet eight inches at ST. Louis,
making the channel depth below there
fully ten feet. 1t will be Of short dura-
ton, however, and will barely check the
rapid decline here.ai With the excep-
ton mentioned, the streams above are
all falling, and the indications just now
are that the June rise will be but light,
compared to the swell here caused by the
food in the Ohio and its lower tributa-
ries. The river here is falling at the
rate of three feet per day, and has al
ready declined over ten feet in all The
Arkansas began declining at Little Rock
to-day, and has five feet out from there.
White river has fair stage to Jackson
port. The other lower tributaries are
falling. Weather clear and pleasant.
PORT NEWS, le
The Potomac went up last night, and
the City of Quincy in the morning, nei-
their doing much mere. The Burns got
off for the Ohio with 900 bales of cot
ten, and the Elliott, for the same
stream, took 450 balesa..,....Th Fort
Gibson, for the Arkansas, had a good
trip and the A. j White was well
understandable Mary Miller went down
after dark fully laden, and the Belle St
Louis went up with fair trip o..
a'u h4e MISCELLANEOUS. 'li
& Yesterday was a good day for river
men at the races, and many Of them
were lucky in the pools. Clarence Hall $
efforts to sell out his fish interest to DIR.
Underwood, the bookseller, was unavail-
ing. Among the wagers made and won
was bet on the steeple chase be-
tween Captain Elem Calvert and Tom
Herman, in which the latter won a suit
Of old clothes belonging to Dave Hukill.
One of the stipulations Of the bet was
that the winner should, without altera
ton, wear the buds to church tomorrow,
which he will Of course do. .-tl
The Grand Tower, Captain Lsnnox,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock, for
Cairo and St. Louis. Mr.. White is clerk.
The elegant steamer r. P. Walt Cap
tain Edison, leaves this evening at FIVE
o'clock for DevaIls Bluff, Augusta, and
all points on White river. Messrs.
Walker Outlaw, Charles Smither and
Griffin are her secretaries.
Billy Hsines little black-and-tan ter
rier was an interested spectator at the
races yesterday, and sat perched upon
the fence watching the sport for some
time in front of the grand stand
% The Thomas II. Allen goes out on
Monday for the Arkansas. s7ia dlal>
We annouBce to-day as the regular
New Orleans steamer that magnificent
boat, the Thompson Dean, Captain Pep
per, and her hour Of departure is FIVE
pm. We have on more than one occa-
sion called the attention of the travel
ing public to the magnificent outfit OF
this steamer, to say nothing of her fare,
which is equal, if not superior, to any
first class hotels OF the country. Mr.. n.
B. Fowler, q clever gentleman. guides
the office, while Mr.. l. Watson, who can
not be surpassed as caterer, has charge
Of the commissary department. There
fore. again do we admOnish travellers go
ing South and desiring speed, comfort
and safety, to secure rooms on this truly
magnificent steamer.
The elegant and unsurpassed steamer
Belle Lee, Captain Frank Hicks, mas
ter, is announced to leave the landing
tomorrow at ten clock a m. for Vicks-
burg and New Orleans.
The Colorado, Captain Luker, leaves
this evening at Eve o'clock for Yieks-
burg and all way landings. Henry Del
trick Is clerk. lrsa o..
Another coal rise is expected at Pitts
burg. The MoEongahela has already
nine feet Of water in is channel
The funeral Of H NJ. Worsham, late
clerk OF the steamer Oceanus took place
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