Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-31


There was very little business transacted
at the landing this morning. The weather
was clear and decidedly hot. sis3
The following are the arrivals and de-
partures since our last 7fl l-
dils aiqsal Arrivals.
Luminary, ST. Louis. hs.faaf
Guidon, Arkansas river
n. Longworth, New Orleans
Belle St Louis, St Louis
Departures.
Belle Memphis, st Louis.
n. Longworth, st. Louis
Luminary, New Orleans.
Ella Faber, Louisville,
Boats in Port.
Belle st Louis, Commercial, Guidon,
Minneoa, Northwest, Des Arc
Boats Leaving To-Day.
The famous Belle st. Louis is the reg
ular packet for St Louis at five o'clock,
in charge of Capt Alex. zeigler. Her
Office is in charge of Mr.. VIM. C. Banker.
A good boat with frst-class officers.
Tickets can be obtained at the Union
ticket office, Jefferson street.
The fast Yicksburg packet Des Arc,
travels this evening at FIVE o'clock Capt.
W. J. Ashford commands, and Messrs.
John Sullivan and Chas Smithers pre-
side in her clerical department. A fine
boat with superior officers.
Captain John B. Davis starts with his
steamer the reliable Commercial, foI
White river this evening. Messrs. Geo,
c. Blish and Clary Rice are her clerks
and they manage business in style that
please passengers and shippers.
Louisville and Cincinnati bound trav
elers should remember that the Minneola
leaves this evening, in command of Capt
Lew, Hates. This is good low-watel
craft, and has No. | officers. Mr. VIM
Grubbs has charge of her office
Miscellaneous.
The Pauline Carroll left Cairo at five
clock last evening, and the Darling a
midnight. The river was rising at tina
point yesterday.
The Arkansas is receding slowly, witt
three feet to Little Rock There is eigh
feet in White river to Duvalls Bluff.
The Illinois has improved considera
bly, The rains extended to the heaC
waters, and there is q swell of some two
feet at Peoria.
The Cincinnati Commercial, of Satur
day, says the weather still continues hot
with the mercury at ninety-iive degrees
yesterday. At Pittsburg the river il
falling, with -four and half feet in the
Kanawha, and falling. Here the rive
has fallen four inches during the pas
twenty-four hours, with twentyfour fee
in the channel. There is five feet t,
Louisville, with two feet nine inches il
the pass over the falls. There is fou
and half feet on the shoalest bars alonI
the Lower Ohio 5sar. SOTO
The wreck of the steamer Magnolit
was sold Saturday. at public auction, a
ST. Louis. Giles F. Filley bought tn,
hull for 1880 The boilers, six in nun
Der, were sold to Belcher's Sugar Re
fnery for $4,000. John Riley bought tn
shafts for Sl1O0. These shafts cos
originally over $4,000, and we're no
damaged by the fire. The balance of tn
wreck was bought by various parties.
The ST. Louis Democrat of yesterda!
says. No rain; dry and dusty; hot as tn
Sahara desert River falling steadily
Nine, or eight and half feet water t,
Cairo. The Upper Mississippi fell a
rapidly as it rose; twenty-eight inche
water between St Paul and Prescott
only four feet hence to Keokuk, and W,
are obliged to expect some more stern
wheelers soon running in the Keokul
trade. The Missouri river is falling al
the way from the mountains to the
mouth. Business is fair for the season
Missouri river boats have really gooC
trips both ways Dull and low to Gin
cinnati. The Cora S. is loading for tina
stream. About forty steamers are laiC
up in this vicinity, and about eighty are
running constantly to and from this port
STEAMBOAT PRINTING. We respectfully
ask our steamboat friends to call and ex
anime the specimens Of fine steamboa
printing daily executed at the PUBLIC
LEDGER office Our prices will be found
to compare favorably with those of Gin
cinnati or St Louis, and to be greatly
below those asked by other city offices
Bring your orders directly to us, and
save the commission charged by parties
who take in work they are not prepared
to execute. Y..
Monotoru ond Gnmunnpnio