Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-01

RIVER. nusINEss. MIsoELLANEnus

} The river is declining at this port a
the rate of two inches per day, and il
now twenty-seven feet eight inches below
high water mark. At Cairo the declin,
yesterday was four inches, while at st
Louis slight rise is reported. The Ohio
is falling all the way to Pittsburg, will
thirty-two inches over the bars to Louis
vile, thirteen inches over the falls and
four feet two inches in the channel al
Cincinnati, but considerably less above
there. Tho Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers are declining, with two feet over
Harpeth Shoals in the latter. White
river is rising at Devall's Bluff and Jack
sonport, with nine feet of water in the
channel to the latter point. The Ar
kansas is rising at Little Rock, aud will
have twenty feet in the channel to that
point before the present rise runs out.
Business at the levee is fairly active
Weather clear and pleasant.
Mr.. W. G.. Patteson. a gentleman well
known to the shippers of our city, and
for several years a resident here has re-
ceived the appointment of agent of the
Memphis and Arkansas River Packet
Company, vice Mr.. Kenneday, resigned.
Mr.. Patteson is live business man, full
of energy and just the man for the
position. Major Adams could not have
made better selection.
On Thursday the steamer Oil City
brought to this port three barges of
wood, in ali $50 cords, for Baxter 4 Van
Alstyne-the largest tow Of the kind
brought here for some time.
DIR. Thos. j. Griffith, Surgeon in charge
of the U. s. Marine Hospital at Louis
vile, 'incloses US the report of that insti-
tuition for the month of September show
ing the total number of patients remain
ing on the last day of August to be:
White, 60; colored, 30. Admitted dur
ing September: White, 80; colored, l6-
Discharged during the month; White,
22 colored, 10. Died during the month:
White, 0; colored, L. Remaining ON last
of the month: White, GO; colored, 43.
The popular steamer Celeste, Tom
Berry, master, goes out on Monday for
all points ON the Arkansas,
The favoriie steamer Geo. w. Cheek
will arrive tomorrow from below, and
departs Monday evening for Napoleon,
Beulah and Eunice.
The Sam. J. Hale arrived here yester
terday and will lay up until the Louis
vile canal is opened.
The A. j. White came up this morn
ing with II bales of cottap, aal sacks Of
cotton seed, and nearly one hundred
passengers.
The Walt viii have big trip this eve
ming All her staterooms had been en-
gagged before II o'clock.
The Mollie Able adds here 100 sacks
of oil cake and l07 bales Of cotton,
The Grand Tower came in with large
miscellaneous list of freight aud a good
passenger list.
The great low-pressure steamer Rich
mond, Capt. Nat. Green commanding,
will pass up tomorrow at 8 am. for
Cairo, st. Louis, and all intermediate
landings, connecting with the railroads
for the North and East. These desiring
to attend the st. Louis fair can find no
better or safer way of going than by Sc
curing passage on this floating palace
The new and beautiful steamer City of
Vicksburg, Dan. Conway, master, will
be in port to leave at 5 pm. for Vicks-
burg and the bends.
The elegant Grand Tower, Captain
Lennox, will depart at pm. to-day
for Cairo and St. Louis, Billy Dill, her
lively passenger agent, has his office on
the wharfboat.
Among the departures for to-day we
notice that Of the elegant side-wheel
United States mail steamer r. p. Walt.
She goes out at pm. for all landings
on White river, and will go through to
Jaoksonport, connecting there with
packets for points above, and at Deyall's
Bluff with the train faF Little Rock.
Captain Ashford commands, and Messrs.
W.T. Butler, John and William Smither
are clerks.
The new and swih-sailing side-wh0el
steamer A. ]. White. Geo. Malone mas
ter, backs out at pm. for Helena,
Friar's Point aud oil intermediate land
ings. She carries the United States
mail, and makes all landings to accom-
modate passengers. Charlie Smither is
purser, and Walter and Andy Granger
clerks. .a.a
The st. Louis and New Orleans packet
companys steamer Mollie Able will pass
down to-day at 4 p. m. for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. She has, as railroad men
would say, Just come out of the shop"
anu ioOho do uut as Nhcu sue hfnb iudut
her appearance at our wharf. Capt. Ed.
Dix commands, and Ross Powell is clerk.
The Louisville and Cincinnati mail
line have chartered the light draught
boats Lenora. Altoona. Juniata and Ar
COSY, besides putting in their extra boats
Potomac and Dumont, and are doing
their best to keep Southern freights
moving.
A deek-hand was startled from his
equilibrium by rolling barrel Of -four
and fell overheard from the Grand Tower
on Wednesday evening, just as the boat
was leaving ST. Louis for this port
There is a three-foot rise coming out
Of the Missouri
Capt Phillips mammoth wharfboat
at Cairo was lighted up Thursday night
with gas from the city gas works. Con-