Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-02
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THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
A rise of few inches is reported in
both the upper Mississippi and Ohio,
but all other streams are tending down
ward, and in all the lower streams the
water is falling fast. Here the river is
stationary, with six foot channel to
Cairo, and the same depth from there to
St. Louis. Below this city there is full
eight feet over all bars. White river
has but thirty feet above Augusta and
three feet below. The Arkansas has
two feet to Little Rock. Weather red
hot, and Prob. says it will remain so.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For ST. LoUIs.-That commodious
and magnificent railroad passenger
steamer Emma Elliott, Captain Vickefs,
leaves at five clock for st. Louis, Cairo,
and bend landings.
FoR Arkansas RIvER.-The Fort
Gibson, Captain Griffin, departs to-day
at pm, for all landings along the
Arkansas. She carries the United
States mail. and is sure to go through on
time.
For NAPOLEON only local
packet leaving for the south to-day, is
George Malone's mail packet George W.
Cheek. She goes to Napoleon and
leaves here at FIVE this afternoon.
For New ORLEANS. The elegant and
fast sailing steamer Arlington, Captain
Dan Moore, will be down tomorrow to
leave for New Orleans at pm.
BUSINESS
The Falls Pilot came down last night
with six barges of st. Bernard coal
65, 900 5ushels-and the H. G. Yaeger
went up at late hour for St. Louis. The
Emma Elliott, from St. Louis, brought a
good trip, and goes back tonight. The
Belle Memphis departed last evening
with a light trip and the big James
Howard passed up for St. Louis with 400
tons. The Tolle passed down this morn
ing with full load for New Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. Thomas ]. Grifiths, Surgeon in
charge of the U. S. Marine Hospital at
Louisville, reports the following as the
condition of the hospital under his
charge during the month of August;
Number of patients remaining the last
day of July, 76; number admitted during
August, 70; number treated, l49; num-
Der discharged, GA; number died, 3;
number remaining on the last day of
August, go; nun Der of outdoor marine
patients treated, Ia.
All the paraphernalia belonging to
the Edinburg will be suctioned off by
FARMLAND, ON Thursday, at the foot of
Union street Included in the stuff to
be sold there are three seven.Aued boil
ers, two engines, doctor, shaft, hog
chains, pumps, a bell, and other traps.
The Great Republic chokes a root at
Cairo until there is more moisture in the
river above there.
A telegram from New Orleans states
that Frank Mayfeld the deck-hand shot
BY John Britton is in a fair way to re-
cover.
Captain D. NJ. Pomeroy, Of the
steamer Duke of Edinburg, which runs
on the Amazon river, from Para to San
Antonio, distance of 1900 miles, was
on Change at St. Louis yesterday, and
left for the Ohio river for the purpose Of
procuring the construction Of a steamer
Of 500 tons to carry railroad iron from
Para to San Antonio for q railroad now
being built around the falls at the
latter place to Gusjsra, above
which steamers will be run, and
the vast country Of Bolivia win be
opened to commerce aad travel BY the
Amazon and its tributaries.
The new gates Of the Louisville canal
are up and work well.
There are seven feet Of water in the
Ohio between Evansville and Louisville.
That's Why the LOngvOrth vent through.
The old Appeal has again resumed its
tarpsulin size. -Four Of yesterday morn
ing's issue would cover COO tons Of oil
cake if piled right.
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