Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-27


I0Hieiail S. W. RHODE,
Observer SIGNAL Service. U. S. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river is falling at the rate Of one
inch each day, and is now six feet above
low water with six feet of steamboat
water over the crossing at Island 30
above here and eight feet at other shoal
places. There is plenty Of water below
for the heaviest laden boats, and is likely
to be for some time. The Arkansas,
White and ali other lower streams are
shallow, and but little business is doing
in any of them. The Ohio is very low
and the Illinois not navigable. The
weather continues hot. Mercury at s
an 500 and rising fast.
BUSINESS.
The John Kyle went up yesterday
afternoon with 1000 tons and took her
barge up from here. The Elliott got out
with light trip and the Clarksville got
off with a slim trip. The City of Helena
came up last night aud laid over until
this morning adding very little freight
and few people. The Future City went
mp last night, and the Ozark Belle,
ferryboat for service in the Arkansas at
Ozark, passed down this morning. The
Oil City arrived last night from the Ar
kansas, and the Lawrence, from Cincin-
natl, arrived this morning at 2 o'clock
with 800 tons of freight.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For CYp!Ys4FI.-That leet and pop
ular passenger packet Nick Longworth,
Captain Lew Hates, leaves tomorrow at
IL m. for Cincinnati, louisville and way
landings. Our friend Captain E. f.
Bowers has charge of the office.
FoR CIScINEATI.-The Lawrence, be-
ing detained by fog in the Chic, will
leave for the Ohio Tomorrow at clock
in the afternoon. Captain John Ferrell
commands, and James Millen is her pop
ular purser,
FoR VIcKsBURG. The Capitol City
will leave the elevator at pm. to.mor-
row.
FoR New 0RLEANs.-The Glencoe,
Captain Calhoun clerk, Owen G. Gates,
is the New Orleans packet leaving at
noon tomorrow for Vicksburg, Natchez
and all landings to New Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Great Republic left New Orleans
last night and will pass here Saturday |
night for st. Louis.
The West Wind will be due from New
Orleans tonight
The st. Louis papers claim that the
and Bodmanu will soon be in a
line from there to New Orleans.
Says yesterdays Courier Journal:
There is an immense amount of steam
boat work being done at Jas Howard &
Co. 5 sbip-yard. They have constantly /
employed over two hundred workmen,
and are as much througed with work as
at any time in the last twelve months"
The canal at Louisville was closed
yesterday morning to put in the new
gates, which work viii be completed to.
The FIRST Bessemer steamship-that
ingenious contrivance for keeping peo-
pie from becoming sea sick during trans
Atlantic voyages-is nov building at
Hull, She will be three hundred aud
fifty feet long, forty feet broad inside Of
her paddle-boxes, aud Of two thousand
seven hundred and fifty five tons Of bur
len. The saloon is in the csater Of the
hip, suspended on massive piyots at the
center and extremities. her draught Is
90 light for general sea service, but
should she be successful in RAINING be-
ween Dover and Calais, others will Be
built on the same model
Madison, Indiana. is gaining eonside-
iable notorietY for the large number Of
and loAfers that assemble ct
he landing every time boat stops A
short time ago lady passenger on one
81 the Uniisd States mail line steamers,
When she landed at that point, feared te
walk Up town alone on account Of -
-oudy conaaei aid aPpeargs-s o. The
sharfrats eongreFstei, - the vicinity Of