Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-10


IOaiciail s.W. RHODE.
Observer Signal Service. U. S. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river here is rising steadily, and
will continue so to do for some days.
The Cumberland is falling, but all other
lower tributaries Of the Ohio and that
stream itself is rising everywhere ex-
cept at Evansville The upper Missis-
sippi is falling slowly, but the Illinois
and Missouri as we'll as the Arkansas
river, is swelling. The lower streams
are falling, but yet have a good stage.
The weather was cloudy during the
early part Of the day, but clear and hot
towards noon. Mercury $40.
BUSINESS.
There wasn't much done at the land
ing yesterday afternoon. The Julia, on
her way up from Vieksburg, added 100
bales of cotton. The Bee and barges
went up, and the Phil Allin left with a
moderate trip. The Jennie Howell,
fully laden, passed down yesterday after
noon without landing, and the Halle,
from the Arkansas, passed up for st.
Louis with light trip. The City of
Chester came down early this morning
with a moderately fair trip. The Clarks-
vile, from the Arkansas, came up this
morning with a light trip. The Bob
Riley boat City of Vicksburg came
down before noon with a fair freight
trip, and lays at the elevator until six
pm, when she will start for Vicksburg,
stopping at all intermediate landings
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The Nashville leaves for the Ohio to-
morrow evening instead Of Saturday.
The palatial and renowned Anchor
liner, City Of Chester, now here, departs
for Cairo and st. Louis at sharp five
o'clock this afternoon.
The splendid City of Vicksburg, ofthe
Anchor line, with Captain Bob Riley in
command, is the packet for Helena,
and Vicksburg this evening at
five o'clock
The GAINESVILLE is the regulrr mail
steamer to leave on Saturday for the
Arkansas.
MISCELLANEOUS,
A st. Louis telegram received last
night states that project is now on
loot for the consolidation of the An
,hor" or Memphis and st. Louis Packet
Line, the Mississippi Valley Transporta-
ion Company, the St. Louis and New
and the Merchants Southern
Packet Company, the Anchor Line to
purchase at an appraised value all the
steamers of the lines named plying be-
ween St. Louis and New Orleans, as
veil as the barges, paying one-quarter
ash, and three-quarters in stock Of the
lew consolidated stock. Should this
combination be effected, it
Tould make one of the largest and most
Iowerful transportation companies in
be world.
Mr. A. H. O'Neill, one Of the ablest
nd most popular clerks that ever had
be good fortune to employ himself in
be Arkansas River Packet Company. :
as, we learn, retired from the river
usiness for the present, and will rusti- B
ate for a few weeks. He arrived here
n the early traia this morning from
title Rock, and came not singly but
! pairs" With him as his bride he
rought Mrs. O'Neill, formerly Miss
dna Fitzgerald, a handsome and &C
omplshed belle Of Little Rock. and :
ith her a. second he viii pursue '
fes Indifferent ways, which We trust o
i'll be strewn with flowers for the now ,
Apply Aleck and bis charming bride.
The elevator folks have fixed ID a q
ath room 10 the elevator building. and
! the evening when they begin 10 suffer 4
ON the heat, they strip Of their 6xinEs .
nd indulge IN q luxurious shower bath.