Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-21
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Cincinnati .-... "a III
LeuiHyllle ..-... I'll Z
Memphis y .
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NaehNille..... III y
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Observer Signal Service. u. ). A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
Last weeks heavy snow and rains
have not as yet affected the upper Mis-
souri, or Mississippi to any great extent,
and the rise in the latter is slow, while
the former is falling. The Illinois and
Ohio rivers are also declining their en-
tire length, and the lower tributaries of
the Mississippi are generally declining,
especially the White and Arkansas, both
of which are going down at the rate Of
three or -four feet each day. The weather
is fair mercury, Coz.
BUSINESS.
There was not much done at the land
ing yesterday. The Bismarck left at
daylight, adding 625 bales of cotton.
The Fl. S. Turner passed south without
doing anything, and the Charles Bod
mann went up with 200 tons. The Cap
itol City was well laden, and left for
Vicksburg before noon. The Belle Men,
phis was loaded fat to the water. The
Andy Baum and James d. Parker, from
the Ohio, brought good trips. The La
Belle went down at daylight well laden,
and the Great Republic passed up about
the same time with good trip Of people.
The Julia came down at noon, and lays
over until morning.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoR FRlAR's PolNT.-The Phil Allin,
Captain Jamss Lee, leave as above this
afternoon. Stack Lee is chief clerk.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The regular packet
Belle Memphis, Captain John c. Crane,
leaves as above this evening.
For VIcKsBURG.-The beautiful Julia,
Captain VIM. II. Blake, and John Z.
Blake in charge of the Office, will be the
Vicksburg boat for tomorrow morning.
For NEW 0RLEANs.-The magnificent
passenger steamer Thompson Dean,
Captain James Pepper, ably assisted by
Captain N. B. Fowler as chief clerks,
will leave tomorrow morning positively
for New Orleans. 1t is well known that
she is not surpassed in her magnificent
appointments for the comfort of passen-
gers by any steamer ahoat. If you have
not secured your rooms, do so at once.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The fast John Kyle,
Captain A. NJ. Hutchinson, w. NJ. Brown,
clerk, leaves tomorrow evening for all
landings up to St. Louis.
For New 0RLEANs.-At s pm. to-day
the Belle Lee departs. Remember her
accommodation for the comfort and
pleasure of Southern-bound passengers
are on a regal style, and cannot be ex-
celled by any boat that plies the vastly
deep osthe Father of Waters" Her
officers cannot be excelled for their kind
and courteous attention to passengers,
and shippers particularly, while such a
noble gentleman as Captain Frank
Hicks commands this beautiful craft and
Mr.. John s. Sullivan is her popular pur-
ser. Frank Smith, than whom more ex-
perienced caterer never lived, supplies
the table with fare that is not surpassed
by any hotel in the united kingdom OF
America. Get your baggage and freight
down by five o'clock this afternoon.
The Belle Lee leaves at that hour.
For ST. LoUIs.-Csptain James A.
Yore's regular St. Louis packet Pauline
Carroll leaves this evening at nine
o'clock for st. Louis, Cairo and bend
landings. The Carroll has unsurpassed
cabin fare and accommodations. Mr..
George Miltenberger is the chief clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Nat Green was a passenger up
last night on the Richmond.
Ben DeBar's theatrical troupe, from
the St. Charles Theater, New Orleans,
we're passengers up on the Henry Ames
Saturday night.
The Keokuk Northern Line Packet
Company will start to-day daily line Of
passenger steamers through, from st.
Louis to st. Paul, and will make the run
in four and a half days going up and
three and a half days down. The dis
lance is 79l miles to st. Paul, 40 miles
TO Galena, and POS miles to Keokuk.
The Iron Mountain, now coming down
the Ohio has in tow six barges, contain
ing $500 tons, il addition to 1900
bushels of coke. She has 1000 tons Of
railroad iron for the Texas aud Pacific
and 500 tons Of miscellaneous
freight, including 1000 boxes bittors.
How many railway cars would it take to |
the Iron Mountains cargof
1t is reported that the Cincinnati, Big
Sandy and Pomeroy, Portsmouth, Nays
vile and Chic Packet Companies arc /
about TO enter into a consolidation. The
steamers owned by the Cincinnati, Big
Sandy and Portsmouth Packet Company /
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