Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-28


is the stage reported over the bars be-
tween those two points. The Upper
Mississippi is falling. The Missouri
continues to decline slowly, White river
is falling slowly, and has perhaps nearly
four feet to Devall's Bluff. The Arkan-
sas is declining rapidly, and has to-day
twelve feet in the channel to Little Rock.
The Ohio is declining at Louisville, rising
at Cincinnati, and stationary at Pitts
burg, above which point heavy rains are
reported. The weather is clear and
warm. Business active.
The r. T.. Lee beat the time Of the
Natchez yesterday, 10 Natchez, four
teen and one-ha!f minutes. Go 'Wdy,
Ndtchezi -,
Captain Nat Green is on visit TO this
city and was in attendance at the races
yesterday.
The Silver Bow passed down this morn
ing for Red river with good cargo.
The Mollie Able got 80 bales of cotton
and 1000 sacks of seed here, 600 sacks Of
grain at Madrid, and departed for New
Orleans last night with her guards dip
ping the water,
A rumor prevails that $4,000 dam
age suit will be brought here against
certain St. Louis and New Orleans boat
for injuries to passenger on recent
down trip.
The receipts of cotton by river to-day
we're All bales; the Cheek bringing l22
bales of cotton and 1918 sacks seed;
the st. Francis brought 239 bales and
700 sacks seed, and the MARITIME fifty
bales and les sacks seed.
The City of Alton passed down at
noon.
The Colorado, Ike Mckee master, de-
parts at 5 pm for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Mary Boyd has been repaired and
is now better and stronger boat than
ever. She will leave at pm. this day
with the U. S. mail for all points on the
Arkansas, connecting at Little Rock
with the Fort Smith packets. Ned Out
law and Robert Shields are her clerks,
Capt. N. c. Silby's hght-draught and
fast-sailing steamer Pink Varble will
back out at 4 pm. to-day for Cairo,
Evansville, Louisville and Cincinnati.
She is of extremely light-draught and
will 90 through without detention.
Shippers or passengers for the upper
points will find her just the boat they
want. Dick Fuller, clever gentleman,
will be found in the Office.
Capt Dick Lightburne has telegram
from Capt. Kennedy, Of the Norman, to
the effect that be will arrive in the
morning with big trip, and return to-
morrow evening.
The U. s. mail packet George W,
Cheek leaves at q pm, this day, for
Helena, Frlar's Point, Napoleon, Eunice,
and all way landings. Capt. Mark
Cheek is in command, and Messrs. Cont
erman and Briggs secretaries. 7
The Olive Branch is due from above,
and will doubtless pass down this even
ing for New Orleans.
The R. P. Walt is the regular U. S.
mail steamer leaving tomorrow evening
for all points on White river.
That splendid little packet, the Oil
City, Capt. Randall, departs at 4p.m.
to-day for Shawnee Village, and all the
uppeE landings. She is swift, and has
excellent passenger accommodations.
NJ. ". Quinln is her agreeable purser.
The St. Francis came in with an excel
lent trip, and returns this evening snder
command of Capt. Bowman, going to
Mariana on the St. Francis, making all
the intermediate landings. This steamer
carries the U. s. mail and possesses I'M
equalled accommodations for both pas
sengers and freight. Sam. G. Paine, the
gentlemanly and popular clerk, gives
his individual attention to the comforts
of his passengers, aqd always makes
them feel At home. Don't forget the
hour, pm.
Capt. Alfred Bellwood, the Oldest
steamboat pilot on the Wabash river, and
perhaps in the Mississippi Valley, died
at his residence in Lawrence county, |
Illinois, few miles above Vinoennes,
on Wednesday last,
The Board ofU. s. Engineers, sent by |
the Secretary of War, are now at Cincin-
natl engaged in examining the Newport
bridge, relative to Its being an obstruc-
ton to navigation.
The Louisville Pilots Association,
after keeping up the lights at Grand
Chain for one year at their own expense,
have concluded, unless they receive as
sistance from other points interested ip 4
this enterprise, to Withdraw them.
Capt. Jameg Resa came up this mora
ing on the George W. Cheek, and left at
4 a m. for Cincinnati, dropping us the
note:
/ arrived from the wreck of the steamer
Maggie Hays this morning, on the G. w.
Check, having recovered the money all |
right excepting a little wet, We burned /
the hull up aud cut away the wheel and |
boilers, aud left all right SO that they can |
be gotten out very easy. One sheet was |
blown out of the larboard boiler; other
wise they were all sound. leave on the |
am. train for cipeinasth
REEFS, JR.
A Pittsburg telegram of the 18th says: |
Captain Garrett Boly is to have com
mAnd Of the May Lowry, Commodore
W. j. Kountz' new mountain steamer,
the hull of which was 10 have heon F,