Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-21

Steamer Marble City, St. Louis.
Gen. Anderson, Friar's Point.
Hesper, 'Osceola.
T. II. Allen, Arkansas river.
Henry Ames, New Orleans.
Mary Houston, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Belle ST. Louis, st. Francis, George W.
Cheek.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is declining about two inches
per day at this port; one inch per day at
Cairo, and oneinch per day at St. Louis.
The Mississippi is falling all the way up.
The Missouri is declining slowly all the
way up to Sioux City, and cutting out as
it declines. There is no change for the
better in the Ohio. That stream is de-
clining slowly its entire length. The
Cumberland is the only stream now re-
ported rising. White river is falling
slowly. The Arkansas continues to de-
cline slowly. The weather continues
excessively warm. Business at the levee
is dull
The r. P. Walt is the regular mail
steamer for all points on White river,
and departs on Saturday at pm.
The fine light draught steamer Mary
Boyd, Rube Haynes, master, gets away
tomorrow evening for all points on the
Arkansas.
The Geo. W. Cheek arrived this morn
ing from below, and departs at p. m.
with the U. S. mail for Helena, Friar'
Point and all way landings.
The elegant and spacious steamer
Pauline Carroll will be in port to depart
at 4 pm for Vicksburg and New Or
leans. Captain Carson, veteran steam
boatman, is in command.
The Belle st. Louis goes out tonight
for Cairo and ST. Louis.
The City of Alton, Carter, master, will
arrive from above to-day, and leaves
here at pm. for Vicksburg and the
bends.
Wilkes Spirit of the Times having
been appealed to for decision as to the
claim of foul by the Natchez' hackers,
they asserting the Lee was assisted and
her speed accelerated by the Pargoud
being dashed to her while supplying her
with fuel, gives the following answer,
which settles definitely this question.
The editor says: "The point made by A
is by no means frivolous one, but upon
full consideration of the facts involved
we must decide it against him. 1t ap-
pears that the mode of wooding is not
invariable. Sometimes the wood is
taken On from the wharf, and sometimes
boat containing it is taken in tow, so
that there is in the latter case no stop
page. Now, if by diligence and shrewd-
ness the Captain of the r. Z. Lee Sc
cured boat to supply him with fuel, SO
as to avoid some delay, we do not hold
that to have been foul. 1t is not pre-
tended that the wocd-boat towed the Lee.
If she had done so, it would have been a
| foul. We cannot find a technical foul,
and on the merits the Lee won, for she
beat the Natchez more time than the
former and the Pargoud were dashed to-
gether
Three men and boy, while crossing
the Ohio in skif at California, few
days since, were run over by a steam
boat and one of them, named Rench,
was drowned. The others passed under
the barges and swan to the shore in
safety.
A meeting of the Transportation Com
mittee of the Board of Trade, was held
at Cincinnati on Monday in reference to
the closing of the Louisville canal. No
definite action was taken on any of the
plans proposed to transport Southern
freight after the closing of the canal
The Louisville canal will be closed ON
Monday next
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican
says;
The most remarkable mirage wit
messed in this country was recently seen
from Ashland wharf The steamer
Fleetwood, seven miles distant, was re-
produced, as if reflected from a mirror,
on the clouds. So perfect was the re-
Election that the Fleetwood was immedi-
ately recognized by those who saw the
image in the haze.
The following memoranda of the last
trip of the Natchez from New Orleans to
ST. Louis, we take from the st. Louis
Democrat of yesterday:
Left New Orleans 18th, Is minutes
past pm; had over 100 passengers.
Time to Natchez, l9h. 80 min, including
u landings. No boat ever made
it so quick and so many landings.
Time to Vicksburg 2sh. SO min. up
to there 20 landings. Napoleon, Id.
22h. 30 min. Arrived at Memphis at
1880 on the 18th. Arrived at Cairo,
Monday, 18th, S:45 am. Arrived at ST.
Louis, 18th, 3:45am Made 80 landings
on the way; fast and successful business
trip. Part of the time had 100 passen-
gers in cabin; brought nearly 100 to St.
Louis.
The Minneola leaves on Saturday for
Cincinnati
The steamer Golden Era was pur-