Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-07
The Port of Memphis.

NJ. s. Mepham, New Orleans
Lady, Osceola.
Mollie Hambleton, ST. Francis river.
City of Alton, St Louis
Justice, White river
Gov. Sharkey, st Louis I'D
Departures a
Adam Jacobs, ST Louis
Mississippi St. Louis.
Louisiana, st. Lon 8.
NJ. s. Mepham, St. Louis.
Naugatuck, Cincinnati,
Gov Shsrkey, Arkansas river.
Boats in Port,
Mollie Hambleton, City OF Altoa,
Lady, Flora, Centralia, Justice.
Boats Leaving To-day
The St Louis packet this evening is
the far-famed City of Alton, one of the
heetest boats on the river, and manned
by as gallant crew as ever trod plank,
On her hurricane deck will be found her
affable Captain Elem Calvert, whose
popularity among Memphans extends
to all classes; in her office will lie found
the genial Sheckley and the fascinating
Dukes, two of as gay ducks as you would
wish to know; at her wheel, engines, etc.,
will be found competent s'eAmhoatmen,
whose names are synonims With jndg-
ment and caution. The Alton leaves AT
5 clock, punctually. Ticke's aud state
rooms can Le obtained at the Union
ticket office, No Jefferson street, or Of
that prince OF good fellows, ihr pipular
Billy Dill. whose headquarters ar. on the
wharfboat at the foot of Court street
Boats Leaving To Morrow. 2.
Passengers bound up stream are in
formed that the fne steamer Albert
Pearce leaves at : clock to morrow
morning for Cairo and St Louis. Capt
Jas. F. Luken commands, and Capt P.
A. Feldman presides at her desk, and in
their hands the comfort and safety of
passengers will be well looked after,
Messrs. Levy & Miller are agents for the
Pearce, office No. l3 Madison street.
The Molie HambIeton will leave for
St Francis river, with Capt. Bowman,
tomorrow evening
Kate Robinson is advertised to leave
for Cincinnati tomorrow.
The Northwest leaves for Helena and
Mariana tomorrow s.-.v
One hundred dollars reward is offered
for the recovery of the tody of Frank
Perdue, late pilot Of the steamer City OF
Memphis, by VIM Dill, Esq, of the ST.
Louis Packet Company.
The Atlantic and Mississippi Steam
ship Companys boat, the Mary Z. For
syth, from New Orleans with the Sd
Michigan on board and her cabin full Of
passengers, blew out her larboard cylin.
der head Tuesday morning, FIVE miles
above Friar's Point The CONSERVATION
caused by the escape of steam SO
frightened the deck passengers and sol
diers as to cause three priyates aud one
negro to jump in the river The soldiers
were rescued, but the poor negro found a
watery grave. The accident damaged
the machinery of the Forsyth. She
transferred her passengers to the steamer
Mississippi She came up on one
wheel, and proceeded to ST. Louis for re-
pairs.
St Louis papers of yesterday say The
river is still rising slowly here. There
have been more rains here and above.
The Illinois and upper Mississippi are
on a stand, or may be rising slowly from
the rains Business is in a quiet state.
The Magenta arrived in our harbor
from New Orleans yesterday afternoon.
Time from port to port, days, Il hours,
Is minutes we believe the best time that
has been made for considerable length
of time-some years, although her time
to Cairo was not so good as on pre-
vious occasion. The Magenta made some
thirty-four business landings below Cairo.
1t is, we believe, pretty generally known
that she left New Orleans with, the fast
Atlantic. The Magenta has good deal
Of dash about her She is great on the
run. .... ....
The Missouri, which has been enlarging
its proportions for the past week, is still
rapidly rising, and the June rise is
now coming down. The rise has made
its appearance sooner than has been
known for years, as it generally COM
mences about the 10th of June.
The Marble City boys are sharp. They
are always on the look out for thieving
gentry who infest steamboats,. In the
last four weeks thirteen have been caught
on board. The majority were made
spread eagles Of on board, and some
were put in charge Of the police. a.
Seven steamers have gone into sum-
mer quarters at Cincinnati. The papers
of that city say it requires three or four
weeks for boat to get load, and then