Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-18
LONDON stock Market.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


Olive Branch, New Orleans.
Nick Wall, Red river.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Belle Memphis, ST. Louis.
Des Arc, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City of Cairo, st. Louis.
Olive Branch, St. Louis.
I" Natchez, St. Louis,
Nick Wall, St. Louis.
Virginia, Louisville.
Colorado, Vicksburg.
" Susie Silver, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Geo. W. Cheek, Belle Memphis, st.
Francis, Pat Cleburne, Des Arc, Gen,
Anderson.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river at this point continues to
rise slowly. There is no change to re-
port in the streams above; they are all
falling and gradually approaching a
summer stage. Several tributaries of
the Mississippi have, according to our
exchanges, gone dry. The Ohio is get
ting exceedingly low above Marietta.
White river is getting low, but has water
enough to float our local packets in that
trade. By telegram received this morn
ing from Little Rock, we learn that the
Arkansas fell one foot at that point last
night, and had fallen three feet since the
decline set in. The steamer Fort Glib
son, from Fort Smith, reports the river
declining all the way up to that point.
The favorite steamer Des Arc, with
Captain Jno. D. Elliott on the roof, is the
regular Tuesday mail packet for White
river.
By an advertisement elsewhere, it will
be seen that the cargo Of the Fairy
Queen, recently sunk in Black river,
comprising dry goods, liquors, boots and
shoes, glassware, ETC., will be sold at
auction on Wednesday, by A. Z. Frank
land, No. 1871 Main street.
We are und9r obligations to Mr. John
Zeuk, owner, and W. W. Maingault, mas
ter, of the steamer Little Alps, for an in
vitation to participate in an excursion
to be made by that setamer tomorrow.
She will leave the landing at $3.50 am,
and proceed thirty miles up the river,
returning at dusk.
The Belle Memphis, Crane, master,
backs out at pm. to-day for Cairo and
St. Louis.
The fine steamer Rubicon, Capt. VIM.
Blake, departs at p. m. to-day for Vicks-
burg and the bends.
The boat race between three young
ladies at Pittsburg on Saturday is re-
ported to have been splendid affair,
and caused quite sensation. Miss Nc
Alice took the lead at the first stroke,
and kept it to the end Of the mile, which
she rowed in Is minutes and 81 seconds,
beating her nearest competitor lao
yards. Betting was lively, Miss McAlice
being the choice,
The West Wind is to be sold by United
States Marshal Spooner, at Evansville,
the first Monday in August, to satisfy a
claim of 1914 80.
The Paducah Herald says that the John
Lumsden has made, this season, about
S25, 900, in the Nashville, Paducah and
Cairo trade.
The owners of the Olive Branch have
added 500 to the reward already offered
for the recovery of Thos. Digbys child,
stolen short time ago by a mulatto wo-
man, at New Orleans,
There is eight feet Of water in the Ar
kansas to Little Rock, and six feet above
there to Fort Smith.
To-days mail steamer for the Arkan-
sas river is the new and elegant side
wheel packet Pat Cleburne, now lying at
our levee. She will depart at 5 pm,
and carries the U. S. mail. The Pa,
AleDurue was Dulll ~ OAuSAAlAAh hA eAic
Memphis and Arkansas River Packet
Company, is 1924 feet long, 80 feet beam,
81 feet depth of hold, and laa feet be-
tween decks. Her engines and ma
chinery are of the lates, pattern. She
has four boilers a feet long, IS inches in
diameter, cylinders 20 inches in diam
eter, with I feet stroke. Her wheels are
2s feet in diameter, with 10 feet buckets,
She has also steam capstan and freight
holster, and is provided with everything
necessary to a irst-class steamer. Her
cabin is furnished elegantly, the f6rni-
ture being of the most costly make. The
floor is covered the entire length with an
elegant velvet carpet costing seven dol
lars per yard. In the ladies' cabin we
noticed an elegant seven octave piano,
finely carved and finished, and a
solid silver water set consisting Of an
urn. tray, gOhlets, etc, costing at least