Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-12

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observer SIGNAL Service. U. S. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The Mississippi is open to Davenport,
the Missouri to Sioux City and the ILL
nois to Peoria, and business has fairly
opened above. The Ohio is rising at
Pittsburg and Cincinnati, and there will
be steady stage of water in all diree-
tions, not excepting the Arkansas, which
just now is extremely low. White river
has fair stage, however, and will not
get very low before another swell sets in.
The river here is falling quite rapidly.
Weather clear and pleasant. Mercury
4O'; at st. Louis, 90; Keokuk, 24O;
Pittsburg, 280; Davenport, 230; Chicago,
49,, at six o'clock this morning, and the
weather clear everywhere.
BUSINESS.
The Lawrence arrived last night from
Cincinnati with 400 tons. The Noun.
taineer passed down for the Ouachita
without landing. The Alice Brown, for
the Ohio, got away at dark, and the
John Kyle went up late with good trip.
The Simpson Horner, with a large feet
of coal, went down during the night.
The movement of freight at the landing
to-day is rather slow. The Augusta
went down to the elevator and got about
thirty tons for White river and came up |
to the landing again, and departed with
a big trip. The Dardanelle laid over
until noon to repair her machinery, and
had full trip out. The little Lookout,
from Green's Landing, on Hatchie river,
seventy.five miles above the mouth,
came in early with fifty-one bales of
cotton, and was to have gone back at
,ne o'clock this afternoon. The Robert
went down fully laden at mid
night last night, adding a few people
lere. The Colorado passed up early
his morning light.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For CIScNYATI.-The regular Ohio
liver packet Andy Baum, with Captain
linton on the roof, leaves this afternoon
t five o'clock for Cairo, Louisville, Gin
innati and all the upper coast landings.
'harlie Woodbury., a gentleman well :
nown and popular too, is her Secretary.
For CINCINNATI. = The Lawrence,
'aptain Terrell, departs at FIVE o'clock
ais evening for Cincinnati and all the
ay landings.
For New ORLEANs.-The splendid
ew sidewheel steamer Charles P. Bod
ian, Captain o. P. Shinkle, will arrive
ON Cincinnati this afternoon, and leave v
n New Orleans at four o'clock this
'ternoon. She has large number Of
assengers, several OF whom will make v
lie round trip on her. The Bodmann 3
IS superior passenger accommodations {,
I'd fares sumptuously.
FoR ARKANSAS RIVER. = The Anna R
YES out Saturday.
FOR WHITE RIVER. = The Pat Gle 8.
Irne departs on Saturday. Y
FoR New ORLEANS. - The elegant
thompson Dean will be down to leave Pl
the morning. :,
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Nashville paper Of Friday last says pl
Eddyville knocked her boilers down T
her way in. Was there any hot water n;
themS or was she using green wood -
II you own two one-hundredths Of a n
amer and want to sell it go to Nash IT
lie. They retail more steamboat stock i
re than any other place in this coun- d
+. w. +. Bowman sold his interest in
} Ella Hughes, five tweniy-fourths, to :
.nueI Sloan and others for $3.50. So
70 the ST. Louis Globe. ~
The passengers Of the Inflated 6lss- "
, publish card bearing testimony to
efficiency, esPAbHiiy, care. prudence
} caution Of Captain W. 2. IAnothe n,
fnfiv erouerate him f-oun ali blanal 4