Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-25

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observer Signal Service. U. 5. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The decline in the river at this point
continues at the rate of six inches each
day, and will be more rapid next week,as
the rivers above are all on the wane, and
no indications of enough water to check
the decline in any. White river is fall
ing fast, and the Arkansas has about
reached its summer level The weather
is clear but rather cool, the mercury
standing at 450, and the wind blowing
high from the northwest. There is some
change in the temperature throughout
the North to-day. The mercury at Chi
cago stands at 39O Davenport, &c; Lou
isville, 49, Nashville, 400; Pittsburg, $50;
St. Louis, 800, and Keokuk 370, and fair
weather prevailing at the points named.
BUSINESS.
The George G. Wolf passed down yes
terday on her way to Shreveport with a
full trip. The Thompson Dean went
down fully laden, her guards dragging in
the water, and only tarried here mo-
ment to take few passengers. The
John B. Maude got ls49 bales of cotton,
1851 sacks oil.eake and forty or fifty
cabin passengers, and left late at night.
The Legal Tender brought lOl bales
cotton, reshipping So bales at the mouth
of White river.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For WHITE RIvER.-The Legal Ten
der departs on Saturday.
For WHITE RIvER,-The Batesville
will arrive to-day, and returns to White
river on Saturday.
For CINCINNATI Pat Rogers lays
over until tomorrow evening, when she
departs for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin-
natl.
For Arkansas RIyER.-The Anna,
Captain Pritchard, backs out at five pm.
tomorrow, going through to Little Rock.
For PINE BLUFF.-The James L. Ran
kin leaves as above this afternoon at five
O clock for Pine Bluff and all points on
Arkansas river. Captain John Fenwiek
is her popular commander.
For HELENA AND NAPoLEoN.-The
regular semi-weekly mail packet A. j.
White, Captain Mark Cheek IN com
mand leaves at FIVE clock this evening
for Helena, Napoleon and all way land
ings. Messrs. Postal, Sharp and Smith
ers are clerks.
For FRIAR's POIET. - The regular
coast packet Phil Allin, Captain James
Lee, will leave this evening at five o clock
for Friar's Point and all the usual way
landings. Stack Lee and Wynn Cannon
are clerks.
For LOUISVILLE. That favorite Ohio
river steamer Mary Houston, Captain
Charles Miller, will be up at nine o'clock
on her way to Cairo, Evansville and
Louisville. She is commodious and fast
and her officers well versed in the
science of hospitality.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A St. Louis dispatch says freights
there are offering sparingly and at fam
inc rates, so that there is no money for
boats in any trade.
The Anchor Line will soon begin to
carry a tri-weekly mail between the
mouth of White river and Vicksburg, as
we'll as tri-weekly river mail between
this city and St. Louis,
The Fort Gibson had 54l bales of cot
ton when she reached Little Rock day
before yesterday from Fort Smith.
At st. Louis the City Fathers think
enough of the landing and health of the
city to clean the filth from the levee
when the river falls.
The Wabash river has fallen two and
a half feet since Saturday.
Emanuel Sloan, Of Cumberland county,
Kentucky, last week purchased the one
twenty-fourth interest belonging to Will
liam Austin in the Ella Hughes. Nash
vile should have the credit of the trans
fer; there hasn't been boat sale there
for a month.
The Glencoe was caught in the storm
Tuesday night and blown hard aground
at the barracks below St. Louis. The
Dexter went to her relief.
Says the St. Louis Republican; Bet
ting on the coming race between the
Natchez and the Robert E. Lee is begin
ming to create considerable stir Amongst
steamboatmen, and vagers are already
being made. Yesterday three bets Of
$500 each and two Of 5000 each vas