Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-19
tBelow bench mark.
tBelow high water Of 1871.
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Observer SiRnal Service. U. S. A.

lOmClAll D. W hiOUEs
Observer SiEnal Service. U. S. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The channel Of the river above here
and over the shoal crossings is cutting
out and getting wider, but boats have
considerable trouble in coming down
with heavy loads, and find but little
over eight feet at Island 80. Below
here, the water over the worst bars is
from ten and half to sixteen feet deep,
and they must be run with caution also.
The river here continues its sluggish de-
cline, and is now less than nine feet
above low water mark. The weather is
fair. Mercury 7s0.
BUSINESS
at the landing last evening was mod
erately active. The Belle Memphis
brought 800 tons and went back with l04
bales Of cotton. The Julia put out 100
sacks Of bran. and had 900 tons for
Vicksburg and points above. The Great
Republic came down late at night with
barge, aud laid over until this morn
ing to add l20 tons oil cake and 500
rolls of bagging. The Emma Elliott
brought 500 tons for city merchants,
and lays over until this evening, when
she returns to st. Louis. The II. G.
Yaeger and j. N. Kellogg went down
during the night.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoR ST. LOUISVILLE elegant and
splendidly furnished steamer Emma Ell
lott, Captain Vickers, leaves at five
o'clock this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis. Mr.. Tom Whitledge is purser.
For ST. LoUIs-That commodious
and magnificent railroad passenger
steamer Henry Ames, Captain j. W.
Jacobs, leaves this evening at five
o'clock for St. Louis, Cairo and bend
landings. Mr.. w. C. Aiken has charge
of the Office.
For NAPOLEON. The Geo. W. Cheek,
in command of Captain George Malone,
departs at FIVE o'clock to-day for Napo-
leon and the bend landings, connecting
with the steamer Jessie for all points on
White river.
For New 0RLEAEs.-The elegant side
wheel passenger steamer Susie Silver,
Captain Tom Shields, will be down to
leave at four o clock this evening for
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On her way down the. Republic was
detained twelve hours by the Yaeger be-
ing aground in the channel at Island 30.
The Charles Bodmann, when last
heard from, was aground at the Rising
Sun bar, with the Champion alongside
assisting her to get over.
Day before yesterday, while on her
way down for this city, the Lawrence
struck hidden obstruction near Law
renceburg, Indiana, knocking hole in
her larboard knuckle about ten inches
square. She shipped about eighteen
inches of water, damaging greater por-
ton of freight in the hold. She entered |
protest at Lawrencehurg and started |
again with the bulk of her cargo on two
square barges chartered from r. c. Var
BILE. The bulk of her cargo on deck was
way freight, none of which was dam
aged.
Yesterday, when about forty miles
above here Nathan RobiRson, a negro
fell between the Great Republic
and her barge, and the wheel striking
him he sank Immediately. The boat
was stopped and every effort made to
find his body, but to no avail.
S. w. Cohand and Val. P. Collins, are
the originators of new enterprise at
having in view the docking
and repairing of barges, flats, etc. The
new docks are already in course of con-
struction, and will be ready for business
inside of sixty days.
The officers detailed for the duty of
Galens river, with a view to
its Improvement by the Government, are
now at work equipping the Eliza as an
vessel. She is to be furnished
With canvas awnings to protect the off
GERS from the heat Of the sun, and q
number Of rollers to carry her over sand
Dars.
Twenty men in fatboat are survey
ng the Usage for the Government That
stream will be improved, and will form
! good stream for the MoonstOne or the
Hamburg to navigate.
Captain VIM. ]. Kounts writes as
ollows in relation to the arrest Of F. H.
one Of his employees; " MeCosh ]
vas arrested for embedding $500, and
vas released By my secretary, Mr.. Spik-
ing, BY his delivering up 1915 Of the
aOney." The statement taAi Mr..
McCosh's arrest in Ysati0n vaspfOnpt-
Cd BY spi,e os malice vas made ~ hia-
sef to a reporter Of the ST. L.Sais Dsn-
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