Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
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and now we learn by Telegraph mat
all throughout the North the weather is
warm to-day, with light rains at one or
two places, and Omaha being the cold
est point recorded, the mercury there
standing at twenty-four degrees above
zero. The rivers are all reported open,
and navigation in nearly all Of the
streams is once more resumed for a
time at least steamboatmen will have an
opportunity to regain a portion Of the
losses they have met during the past two
or three months, unless those, more
greedy than wise, shall wade into freight
rates, as is generally the case, and cut
them, as they usually do, when business
takes fresh start. The river here is
falling, and decline is mentioned at
Cairo, but we may safely expect that
within the week we shall have a large
stage Of water in all directions. The
Arkansas is about stationary, and will
be rising in day or two, and the gorge
at Union City has, we learn, broken so
that navigation to Fort Smith will soon
be uninterrupted though just now there
is but three feet scant to Little Rock.
The weather to-day is clear, and warm
breeze comes from the southeast.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoR CINCINNATI. = The Minneola,
Captain Miller, will leave at pm. to-
day.
For ST. LoUIs.-The City of Chester
will leave the elevator, and without
doubt will go through.
For WHITE RIyER.-The Legal Ten
der backs out at 5 o'clock this evening.
George Alcoke is clerk.
For CINCINNATI. - The Arlington
Captain Moore, will be here to leave to-
morrow evening.
For LITTLE RooK.-The Mary Boyd,
Captain Haines, goes at pm. to-day.
For MADISON A. j. White
gets away at 5 o clock this afternoon.
For ST. FRANCIS RIvER.-The st.
Francis gets away this evening, and
goes through to the cut off.
FoR WHITE RIvER.-The good steamer
Pat Cleburne will leave at five o'clock
this afternoon, and goes through to Lit
tie Red river.
For CINCINNATI.-The Nick Long
worth will be at the landing to leave at
5 p. m. for Louisville and Cincinnati.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Cleburne came up this morning
with 4l3 bales of cotton.
The Grand Lake No. 2 starts down
this afternoon with her tow.
The Legal Tender came up at noon
with S55 bales of cotton, and reshipped
1872 bales.
The Desmet will get her wheels re-
paired and leaves this evening.
The Fort Gibson cut her way through
the gorge above Union City, Arkansas,
on Saturday, and went to the bank be-
low.
Nashville river men and steamboat
men were largely taken in by the failure
the other day of the Traders Bank.
James C. Porter, well-known White
river pilot, died here at the hospital ON
Friday of smallpox. He was for many
months on the Batesville, and is well
known to all river men, as he has served
on the Legal Tender, Cleburne and other
White river boats. His remains we're
inferred at Elmwood this morning by
undertaken Hoist.
The Grand Lake No. and tow Of coal
came down last night and left three of
her barges with $4,000 bushels Of coal
here. Now steamboats, can get all they
want, and will find some in a day or two
at the mouth of White river.
A heavy rain was falling this morning
at Pittsburg. Prospects were never bet
ter for a large supply Of coal.
The James Howard is at Cairo, taking
load for New Orleans.
Several huge gorges are about to give
way above st. Louis, which causes some
little uneasiness among river men there.
A telegram from that city last night says:
The river has risen slightly, and il this
weather continues il will be booming and
clear Of ice, not only south, but long
distance north. A very heavy gorge,
said to be ten feet thick, which passed
st. Charles, on the Missouri, last Tues
day week, is now lodged at the mouth Of
the Missouri, aud steamboatmen are
anxiously looking for it here. If Il is as
formidable as represented, il viii no
doubt DO damage. Boa. OwRers fear its
coming. The ice az Herman, on tha
Missouri, started at $50 this evening,
and other gorges are expected 70 break
ID any moment The underwriters re-
sumed taking risks to-day, and the packet