Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-10

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RIVERS, WEATHER, MISCELLANEOUS.
The Arkansas rise amounted to
two feet six inches, and to-day that
stream is about stationary. with four
feet in the channel from Little Rock
out. White river has at least two feet to
Jacksonport. The 0uachita is too low
for navigation, and Red river, as well as
the Yazoo, are low. The Ohio has five
feet from its mouth to Paducah, and six
feet above there TO Louisville. There is
full seven feet from here to Cairo, and
six feet over the worst places from there
to St. Louis. Here the.river is declining
an inch each day, and is five feet six
inches above low water mark. Weather
cloudy. Mercury 78o at am.
BUSINESS.
The Crescent City went up soon after
dinner yesterday, and the John Kyle,
but three days out from st. Louis, came
into port about four o clock in the after
noon, her captain hummiEg over that
little verse,
Rack back, Davy-the Kyle is coming thar
Right from st. Louis without wetting a
SPAR"
She had fuel and freight barge, the
former to be left at White river and the
latter below Choctaw. Her cargo footed
up about 1900 tons, and she added here
1913 sacks oil-cake and laid here until
midnight. The Emma Elliott got away
for st. Louis with moderate way trip
and few bales of cotton. The Charles
Bodmann passed up at two o'clock this
morning for St. Louis with 300 tons, and
was followed at eight o'clock by the
Thomas Sherlock, but three days and
fifteen hours out from New Orleans,
making the run to Vicksburg in. thirty.
eight hours, and from there to this city
in forty-nine hours, and at the same
time doing her regular way landing busl-
ness. She had a heavy head-wind to
run against for two days, and lost
over an hour on account of a
crazy fellow who climbed up the
yawl derricks, and cut the yawl away,
compelling the stoppage of the boat that
the man might be captured. Consider
ing all these difficulties, the Sherlock is
making excellent time, and will arrive
at st. Louis ahead of the Bodmann,
which left Nov Orleans twenty.four
hours ahead of her. The Jessie was
getting ready to leave for the Ohio this
morning, and doubtless will get away
this afternoon.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For VICKsBURG. The popular Julia
will be down to leave the elevator to-
morrow evening.
For CIYcIxXArI.-The Mary Miller
will be up tomorrow to leave at five
o o'clock in the evening. Captain James
Paul is master.
FoR CrxoIySATI.-The elegant and
light draft steamer Kittie Hegler, Capt.
]. D. Hegler master and Mr.. Mcintyre
purser, will depart this evening for all
points on the Ohio, going through to
Cincinnati with dispatch.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The Colorado, OF
which G.. W. Boyd is master, is the reg
ulsr United States mail and passenger
steamer advertised to leave at five
o'clock this evening for Cairo, st. Louis,
and all the bend landings. The Colo
RADIO is a first class steamer, and has
every accommodation that could be
wished. Messrs. DIETRICH and Perkins
are her gentlemanly and accommodate
ing clerks
The remains of Captain John I.
Shirley we're followed to theis last rest
ing place in ElmWoOd Cemetery last
evening by large circle Of friends and
aequaintanees.
The Glencoe and Mary Miller are the
next boats due from below aud the Kittie
Hegler is due from above.
The Greyhound left Louisville last
night with 10, 900 barrels OF cement for
St. Louis.
TEenty-six suffrage hunters want that
ten per cent commission on wharfage
collections, and in order to get it viii
soon be called upon BY many voters
10 let their names 20 before the public
as candidates for the Wharfmsstery.
Cloud, the scullisi," is expected here
some time in January next, II he makes
good time al the vay down stream.
Harlou J. Phelps viii represent the
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