Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-29
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lOnclall \. W. RHODE,
Observer SiEnAl Service. u. ). A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The rise in the river here is inoreas-
Jag some. and during the last twenty
four hours the swell was six inches.
The Ohio rose fifteen feet at Cinein-
matt yesterday, bntsat Pittsburg il is fall
ing. The Arkansal is falling at Fori
Gibson, and station ,ry At Little Rock.
White river is fAlIii &, with five feet
through to Jacksonpo IT. The condition
Of and changes ia ollDer streams is given
in the table above. Il he weather to-day
is clear aud pleasant
BUsNRss.
The City Of Helena and Emma Elliott,
the foru' err for Vieksburg. with good
trip, a,ad the latter for st. Louis, left
light last evening. The Oil City came
up and went back to the Arkansas. The
CT ty of Cairo passed up during the night
: or Louisville with fair trip. The new
Pat Rogers ca NE down yesterday after
noon, loaded as deep as she could swim,
and will get her i.teight out to go back
this evening. The Crescent City and
barges passed down. last night. She
added barge containing q 900 bushels
bulk grain, which was loaded at the ele-
vator at Cairo in four HOURS. The Henry
Ames went up at IL am. after dlseharg-
ing 100 sacks salt and % barrels here,
and had for St. Louis 1900 saN cks salt and
500 packages sugar and molasN ses. ies-
terday afternoon she passed the,O Ohm ..
Maude aground at the chute on lslcod
62. The Grand Tewer from St. \ Louis
came down early with 900 tons. The
river rose six inches from 3 pm. y ssteSr-
day to 10 am. to-day. The Penilnat,
from the Arkansas passed up this m orr
ing, discharging Gil bales of cotton here
and put out 500 bales at the mouth Of
White river for New Orleans. She goes
in the Mountain trade. The Grand
Towers freight comprised 1872 sacks
corn, ITO barrels potatoes, III sacks
oats, SAG barrels meal, le4 head of stock,
l5l sacks bran, L52 kegs beer, Al casks
bacon, l647 barrels -four and GALL paclI-
ages for reshipment
BOATS TO LEAVE i
For ST. LoUIs.-The Grand Tower, !
Captain Lenno:K, departs at five o cloc
this afternoon for Cairo and St. Louis.
Mr.. White is clerk.
FoR CINCINNATI. = The Pat Rogers
leaves as above this afternoon at five
o clock for Cincinnati direct. Captain
Skunk commands.
For WHITE RIvER.--The Legal Ten
der leaves this afternoon at four o clock
for DevaPs Bluff Jacksonport ard way
landings on the White river. Captain
John ID. Elliott commands, and Messrs.
Alcoke, Miller and Gillespie are secre-
taries.
For ARKANSAS RIvER.--The United
States mail packet Mary Boyd departs
at five o'clock this evening for Pine
Bluff, Little Rock and all way landings.
Captain John Myers commands, and
Mr.. A. H. o'Neil is chief clerk.
For CAIRO Ann LoUisvILLE.-The "a
nous R. L. Lee, Captain Cannon, will
be up tonight for Cairo, Evansville and
Louisville, Mr.. John Mossop is her Sec
'etary.
For New ORLEANS. - The clipper
Nary E. Forsythe will be down to leave
It ten am. tomorrow for Vicksburg, !
Natchez, New Orleans and all way land :
ngs. Captain John Greenough, polite
md attentive gentleman, walks the roof,
md Mr.. Mccullough is her secretary.
For New ORLEANS. The unsurpassed
teamer Bismarck, Captain John Spane,
md Ed. Hawks clerk, is announced to
cave tomorrow for the South.
For ST. LOUIS. - The magnificent
teamer Great Republic, Captain Thor
,egan in command, will pass up at noon L
o.morrow for Cairo, St. Louis and inter
nediate landings. The cabin Of the
republic is spacious, and her state
ooms are large and comfortable, and q
err staunehness of build and the relia- W
ility, prudence and skill of her officers y
eyond question. Philo Young, her at :
sntive and deservedly popular clerk, is L
n board to welcome all who desire to
ourney on his floating palace, ;
MsoELyAsNOvs,
The SEsia Silver, On Ter way down,
IS driven ashore at Island lO9, and
ID to lay up there for Two hours on
ecount of Wind storm. n
The hate Captain James Miller, of
Nashville, was a remarkable bluG, hon v
st, straightforward boatman, aud ives +
nown by She City appropriate name fS
Gibraltar" This soubFi9aeL Bua tells N
$, had its origin thssly, In the fall and
inter of lsaG the Cumberland river was p
rovOkingly low, and Capt. Miller made |
sversl unsuccessful efforts, with the fr
leonia, to reach Nashville. Having -
,-shipped his freight and passengers
We times, he returned to g. louis and :
aAyeF1ssd for Nashville.
poa shis occasion a shipper asked him 81
he would sign through, when he Y
lughlY renlied. "Yes. send down Yoal ~