Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-23
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Observer Signal Service. U. 5. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
Since our report Of yesterday, and as
anticipated therein, the river began to
rise last evening at the rate of an inch
per hour, and has swollen ten inches,
the level being now twelve feet nine
inches above low water mark. The Ohio
| is now rising at every point accessible
by telegraph from its mouth to Pitts
burg, and at .he latter point swell is
expected that viii send all of the ice
4, nut of the Allegheny, as well as Monon-
2, ,hela, and let out more coal. The
bio river is falling at Cairo but
risip g at St. Louis from seven
foot swell in the Illinois. Yes
terda.ys rains will also swell the
Missod ri, and we hear already that the
Arkansas rose over two feet at Little
Rock yesterday, giving stage of nearly
seven feet in that streHm. White river
will also catch the rise, "a it seems
contagious just now, an d to hear OF an
eight or ten foot channel 10 that
stream would not surprise us. The lower
streams are likewise swelling, and navi-
CATION to all points is what steamboat
men term first class" The rain con-
tinued until late last night, and to-day
the wind has changed to the west, caus-
ing decline of a few degrees In the
temperature.
BUSINESS.
The A. j. White left with a big trip
last night. To-day the ice has been
running so heavy and crowding down
the current against the landing that 1t
was with the greatest difficulty the large
boats made a landing, while the smaller
craft, including the ferryboat Overton
and Frank Forrest, after trying for sew
eral hours. gave it up in despair. The
Phil Allin came up ea.;ly with 2l4 bales
Of cotton, 1880 sacks of seed. The Legal
Tender, from White river, brought 778
bales of cotton. The ohm Kyle arrived
from Cairo and has 200 tons to put out.
The James d. Parker, from the Ohio,
brought full trip. and the Shannon
passed down without landing.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For LITTLE Rock AND FoRT SNIrH.-
The GAINESVILLE will positively depart on
Saturday evening.
For CIScINNATI.- The Potomac, Cap
tain Bachelor, leaves on Saturday.
FoR CIScINNATI.-The Jas. ID. Parker
will be here to leave on; Friday evenin g.
For VIcKsBURG.-Tbe City of Vicks-'
burg will pass down tomorrow evening.
FoR WHITE RIVER. Captain Ash
fords favorite steamer P at Cleburne goes
out ct precisely five clock this evening.
Shippers and passengers will bear in
mind that she is fixture.in White river,
and excels in comfort, speed or safety
anything in the sh ape Of a boat running
in that stream.
For ST. LOUIS The Emma Elliott,
Captain Robert Ri ley, is the packet for
Cairo and St. Louis this even ing. Tom
Whitledge is chief clerk.
NIsCE LLAYEoUs.
The Mollie Moore, from New Orleans,
for the Ohio river, has 1900 barrels of
molasses, 700 hogsheads Of sugar and
other miscellaneous freight. She also
has number of wage MS containing wild
beasts and forty horses belonging to
John Robinson's circus.
The Appeal wants the city dads to go
down the river and be- blasphemed, but
the fathers cant see 1t.
Captain VIM. Blake has bought the
Julia for $1,000 fror the Anchor Line,
and loads her for Vicksburg. What
singular thing it would be if Captain
Blake's new purchase and the John b.
Maude should enter the Greenville and
Memphis trade, or even extend their
trips to Vieksburgl
Raining at Louisville to-day alter
severe snow. Rain is also reported at
other points on the Ohio.
The Potomac is due from the Ohio,
and will arrive this event g.
Cottor, rates to Evansville are sixty
FIVE cents per bale From this city to
New Orleans a dollar and twenty-five
cents.
The Adam Jacobs, the first boat OF the
season, arrived at st. Louis yesterday
from Grand Tower.
The Richmond left St. Louis last night
for New Orleans, drawing seven and
half feet. Now is the time to make up
pleasure parties for trip to New Or
leans by this splendid boat.
Several more coal tows Left Pittsburg
yesterday, and one or two tows came
over the falls at Louisville.
A dispatch sent from Louisville last
night say:
In coming over the falls with two
barges and one fuel boat, The Acorn
struck the coal boats at the head Of the
chute, causing them to take water. They /
we're run down and sunk close to the
bank on Sand island, in three ieet o.
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