Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER

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THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river here is now nearly station
airy, the rise since our last report being
hardly two inches, and is now twenty-six
feet eleven inches above low water
mark. The Arkansas, White and Red
rivers are falling, as also are the South
ern tributaries, and the Ohio is declin-
ing from Pittsburg to Cincinnati. The
Cumberland recedes as fast as it rose,
and the Cumberland is falling all the
way down. The changes at points on
the above named streams will be found
in the tabulated statement above. The
weather is clear and pleasant.
BUSINESS.
The Capitol City took $50 bales OF
cotton for St. Louis last night. The
White had frst-class trip out, and the
Rankin, for Pine Bluff, was loaded to
three feet. The Garrett and barges and
Alice Brown passed up during the after
noon, and the Maude laid over to com
plete her cotton engagements. The
Grand Tower came down early this
morning with 600 tons. including 2497
dry barrels, 23l6 sacks grain, 81 wet
barrels, 81 casks bacon, SO tierces hams,
40 kegs lard, 22S packages butter 2O7
packages beer, 81 bales hay. The For
rest brought So bales cotton, 200 sacks
seed. The R. e. Lee came up soon after
dinner, on her way to Louisville.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For ARKANSAS RIvER.-The regular
United States mail packet Mary Boyd,
Captain R. L. Haines, leaves at sharp
FIVE o'clock this evening for Pine Bluff,
Little Rock, and all points on Arkansas
river. Messrs. A. H. O'Neil and Robert
Shields are her secretaries. The Boyd
is fast, staunch and reliable, and her
officers are gentlemen in every sense of
the word, The Boyd carries the Arkan-
sas river mail, and is bound TO 60 through
on time.
FoR WHITE RIvER.-The Legal Ten
der, in command of Commodore Milt.
Harry, leaves at FIVE o'clock this after
noon for all points on White river.
Fox ST. Is.-The Grand Tower
leaves at five o'clock this evening for
Cairo and St. Louis. Captain Lennox
commands, and Mr.. White is clerk.
FoR VIcKsBURG.-The Colorado, Cap
tain Boyd, departs at six o'clock this
evening for Vicksburg and bend land
ings. II. Dielrick is her clerk.
For CNcINNATI.--The elegant pas
senger steamer Louisville, Capt. Aleck
Powers in command, will be up on Mon
day evening for Cairo, Evansville,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Freight will
be received on the big wharfboat until
the hour Of her arrival.
FoR NEW COMMISSIONING to her
business engagements, the John B.
Maude was compelled to lay over until
this evening, when she will get away at
FIVE o'clock for New Orleans and the
bends. She is new, and has 6rst-class
accommodations and fare. Captain j.
F. Noel and Messrs. Grissom and
Fields, the officers of the boat are well
and favorsbly known.
FoR CNcNNAT.-Geing to-day. The
Pat Rogers, one of the fastest boats in
the Old Reliable Line, is now at the
landing at the foot of Court street, and
will leave for Cincinnati and all inter.
mediate landings precisely at FIVE
o'clock this afternoon. We have no
desire TO disparage the merits of any
irstelass steamboat, but when we state
hat the Rogers is one Of that class Of
,oats, we are bound to give her credit,
while in charge Of such
gentlemen as Captain Skunk on the
hurricane roof, assisted in the Office by
ir. Mullen, one Of the best fnsnciers
N the river. The Pat Rogers has ex-
client accommodation for the carry
ng Of freight and passengers, and
makes regular time.
MISCELLANEOUS. IA
Captain Cannon, Of the R. E. Lee,
from Helena this morning
hat the Lee would arrive here at noon,
md she did arrive just three minutes
last twelve, making the run from Helena
isre in the unprecedented time Of ak