Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-13
BOATS IN PORT.

BOATS IN PORT.
MI. Wicks, General Anderson, r. p. Walt.
Silver Moon, Gallatin, L. II. Allen. Colorado.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river continues to decline rapidly here
and at all points above, with every prospect
of low water in some of the upper streams.
The Missouri is cutting out, making naviga-
ton somewhat easier in that stream. The
Ohio Is stationary at Louisville and at Cincin-
natl, the recent rise having reached the latter
point. 1t will not, however, cause much of a
rise. and will be Of short duration. The
Arkansas is falling slowly. with Ave feet scant
to little Rock and thirty inches above there to
Fort Smith. White river is unchanged. Bust
ness on the levee was fairly active this morn
ing.
We are under obligations to the gentlemanly
officers, Captain Lee and Stack Lee, Of the
General Anderson, for the particulars Of the
double murder committed at Favorite Island
on Tuesday night, and also for an account of
the murder at Hamlin's Landing, full reports
of which will be found in the local columns
The R. P. Walt came in this morning from
White river with l6O bales Of cotton, large
miscellaneous freight list and fair trip Of peo-
pie. She returns to White river tomorrow at
five pm. f Hm
The NJ. ]. Wicks arrived from St. Louis this
morning with nearly 900 tons of freight, the
rates on which were 20 cents per Dbl on flour
and Is cents per 100 pounds. A still further
reduction will perhaps be made in Memphis
freights at st. Louis to-day. The contest
opens lively and shippers will take advantage
Of the low rates. We may. therefore, expect
full loads to this port ON all regular packets.
The Gallatia verified our prediction by COM
ing to this port from Duval's Bluff in twenty
hours, She returns this evening. leaving
here at s o'clock. and will make direct con-
nection at the Bluff with the Little Rock train.
The Colorado departs this evening for Cairo
apd st. Louis.
The Mollie McPike, Capt. Perkins, passed
up this morning from the Arkansas.
Mr.. Butler. the sentlemanly clerk of the r.
P. Walt, has our thanks for late Arkansas
papers.
The Cincinnati Times says Capt. Bachelor,
of the Crescent Insurance Company, received
a dispatch from Helena stating that the cargo
Of the kenton would be saved, but the boat
was doubtful.
The regular U. S. mail steamer for the Ar
kansas to-day is the Thos. H. Allen, Capt. Ed.
Rowland. The Allen having been refitted Is
a No. passenger boat, and is so constructed
she can run in very shallow water. She makes
the trip to Little Rock in IS hours, including
the delays oepasioned by making the way
landings. Morrison, Sullivan and Mussel- |
man, her polite clerks, are ever ready TO ae-
and untiring in their efforts to ]
secure for their passengers pleasant trip.
The Richmend left New Orleans Tuesday
evening with i25 cabin passengers. 200 deck
passengers and nearly 1000 tons Of freight.
The steamer Colossal has been sold by Can't.
NJ. A. Cox TO Capt. T. Deyins for the sum of 1
-, 800 for the Little Rock and Fort Smith l
Railroad Company, aud viii be used TO trans !
port iron and railroad supplies for that road.
Captain Worthmgton, Of the steamer Mil
,res, plying between paducah and Cairo, is a
Radical Of the intense kind; but he met with
, sample Of the working Of the Fifteenth
amendment the other day that will perhaps
'ause him TO east straight Democrat vote
hereafter. A negro woman, thiek-lipped. slab
ided. and. as tho Captain says. las ugly as
JaRa fence, /" seated herself in the ladiesi
abin to go from Cairo TO Mound City, There
'eing white ladies in the cabin, the Captain
eQuested her 70 so inta tks ehamber-maid's
Dom, but the e0lared woman refused 10 90.
aging she had lies as good a right to ride
a the ladies' cabin - anybody since the IF
had been adopted. The
'aptain then took her BY the arm and cam
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