Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-04

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THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The Geographic statement at the head
of this column contains all the informa-
ton necessary as to the rivers. The
weather is scorching hot the mercury at
8 am. standing at 92'.
BUSINESS.
There wasn't much fuss at the landing
last evening, but the arrival of several
steamers during the night made things
more active this morning. The John B.
Maude went up during the night, dis
charging $50 tons here, of which so tons
we're for the Batesville. The Maude
didn't remain long, but left for ST. Louis
where, it is said, she lays up. The John
Kyle was the next frst-class steamer to
arrive, and she brought up 1910 bars of
iron, which she got out and was ready
to leave at ten o'clock this morning.
Then came the Richmond also from
New Orleans, with even 1000 bars of
railroad iron for the Paducah road,
which she is discharging at the foot OF
jefferson street, and besides that she
had l2O packages of vegetables and
fruit to come out here, and has so pas
sengers and 100 tons of freight for the
Ohio. The Batesyille left at am. with
good trip for White river, and the
Julia passed up light at 10 I'm. from
Vicksburg
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For LoUIsvILLE.-Passengers for the
North, East or West are notified that
the great low-pressure steamer Rich
mond, Captain Nat S. Green, is now at
the landing at the foot Of Jefferson street,
and will leave at four pm. this day for
Cairo, Evansville and Louisville. Messrs.
B. A. Cougar and j. Langlois have
charge of the office. Mr.. John A. Fer
rem holds forth in the saloon, while Mr..
Wainey, a prince of caterers, presides
over the commissary department.
For CINCINNATI.-The Robt. Mitchell
will be up Saturday morning.
For New ORLEASs.-The Longworth
will be down to leave at five pm. to-
morrow.
For CINCINNATI.-The Kittie Hegler,
j. D. Hegler commander, will leave the
big red wharfboat at five o'clock this
afternoon for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati.
For VIcKsBURG. City of Vieks-
burg is the Anchor line boat to leave for
Vicksburg tomorrow evening.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The City of Chester
is the regular Thursday steamer for St.
Louis in the Anchor line.
Agent Lightburne has a telegram from
Judd West which says his boat, the City
of Quincy, will be down tomorrow even
ing for New Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A st. Louis telegram, last night, says
that John NJ. Leavenworth, a well-known
steamboatman, and rather a prominent
local politician, died there suddenly yes
terday of apoplexy. Mr.. Leavenworth
was at one time a member of the bank
ing firm of Gaylord, Leavenworth & Co.,
and was quite popular in river circles.
George Collin, a passenger on the
steamer Rock Island, bound for La
Crosse, fell overheard and was drowned
on Monday night, when the boat was ten
miles above Savannah. Owing to the
storm and darkness all efforts tohnd the
body we're unavailing.
Among the many passengers on the
Richmond are Colonel Casey, Of the
custom-house in New Orleans, and Capt.
Gus Hodge, postmaster at Vieksburgr
each gentleman being accompanied by
their families.
Captain JOhn T. Washington, agent,
is back from Newport KY, and looks
quite young again.
TIE Richnond has eighty cabin pas
seueers and the Kyle ssyeuty-siK. Il