Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-31


RIVERS. BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.
The river continues to rise at Vicks-
burg and at this port, and is declining at
Cairo and St. Louis, At Quincy it is
stationary. A Dubuque telegram says
the river has risen ten inches, and
continues to rise rapidly" The Chip
pewa has risen ten feet. A big rise is
also reported above St. Paul. Dispatches
from that city state that boats have plen,
ty of water, and are mostly on time. The
present rise in the upper Mississippi will
not improve navigation between Cairo
and st. Louis to any great extent. The
Ohio is falling at Louisville, and rising
one foot per day at Cincinnati. The
Arkansas is declining slowly, with four
feet to Pine Bluff and six inches less to
Little Rock, above which point twenty
two inches is reported to Fort Smith.
White river has fair boating stage to
Augusta. Business at the levee is dull,
with limited number of arrivals. The
weather continues cool and pleasant,
Captain Dick Lightburne is receiving
freight for the r. L, Lee, which steamer
will pass down on Saturday for New Or
leans. The horns worn by the Princess,
j. NJ White, and the Shotwell, are in the
cabin of the Lee, tastefully decorated,
and silk flag, presented by St. Louis
ladies, is in glass case, with solid sill
yer tea service presented by citizens of
Louisville. Captain Cannon says that
if Captain feathers makes good his
boastof winning the Princess horns, he
cannot keep them longer than one trip,
The Norman, Captain Kennedy, mas
ter, will back out to-day at three pm.
for Cairo, Evansville and all interme-
date landings on the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers She is a splendid freight
packet and has excellent accommoda-
tons for passengers. Lon Morris.
clever gentleman and agreeable official,
presides at the desk,
The Gen, Anderson came in this
morning and departs at 5 pm for Hell
ena and Ffiar's Point.
The regular line steamer Julia, Cap
tain Townsend, is due from below and
will leave at 5 pm. to-day for Cairo and
St. Louis.
The R. P. Walt goes out on Saturday
for White river.
The David Watts cost $4,000 instead |
of s2l, 900, as stated in this column
yesterday.
During the next session of Congress
a bill will be introduced asking an ap-
to remove the raft " in Red
river.
Freight rates from ST. Louis to Vicks-
burg have been advanced to the follow
ing figures: Flour 81, pork 81 60, whis-
ky SO per barrel, bacon soc and hay 75c.
per lUO POUNDS.
The Government snag boat DeRussy
will work in White river this winter.
Patent corrugated wheels, to be placed
inder steamboats,, thus enabling them to
oil over the sandbars, is the latest in
lovation spoken of in connection with
liver navigation. A. Z. Jerome, of
saginaw City, Michigan, is said to be the
nventor.
The friends of Gen. n. Ranney, of the !
iemphis and StLouis Packet Company,
re urging the General to become an in '
ependent candidate for Governor Of !
lissouri. :
A green river reporter on one of the )
forming papers states that the Julia will :
ave to-day for Cincinnati and St. !
'ouis. The gentleman attended Dick 1
ightburne's opening yesterday, which \
ccounts for the confused condition of {
is Uranium. K
Capt George Sweeney, an old and ;
ighly-esteemed steamboatman. died al v