Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-04

81. Louis ..............S st. Joseph. D. m.
New Olive Branch.......4 pm.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is declining here about three
inches per day, and is now twenty-eight
feet four inches below high water mark.
The rise from the tributaries below con-
tinues, and causes slow rise at Vicks-
burg. The decline at Cairo yesterday
was four inches. The rise continues at
St. Louis at about the rate of three inches
per day. Reports from above that point
mention heavy rains as having fallen
along the upper tributaries. The Mis-
souri, is improving somewhat all the way
up. The Cumberland is rising rapidly,
with four feet water on Harpeth Shoals.
Tennessee river is also rising. The Ohio
is stationary at Louisville and Cincin-
natl, but rising above the latter place.
White river has an excellent boating
stage to Jacksonport, and is stationary.
The Arkansas fell six inches yesterday,
and continues to decline with full five
feet above Little Rock to Fort Smith,
and about twelve feet from the mouth to
Pine Bluff, and ten feet thence to Little
Rock Business quite active; the arri-
walls yesterday evening and to-day
brought good trips, and the departing
boats went out well laden. Weather
clear and pleasant.
The Magenta came in last night, and
is now at the foot of Court street loading
for New Orleans and the bends. She
gets away tomorrow evening
The new and elegant side wheel
steamer A. ]. White, backs out at 5 P. m.
to-day, with the U. s. mail, for Helana,
Friar's Point, and all way landings.
George Malone commands. Charlie
Smither and the Granger brothers are
clerks.
The Oil City is the regular. packet for
Shawnee Village and all upper landings,
leaving tomorrow evening.
The popular St. Joseph is at the wharf
boat, and viii leave at pm. to-day for
Carlo and st. Louis. Capt Corbett
commands, and Theo. Zeigler is secre-
tary.
The regular White river line side-wheel
steamer, Legal Tender, Capt. John D.
Elliott commanding, gets away this eve
ming for all points on White river, going.
through to Jacksonport. where she con-
meets with the Fort Smith for points
above; also connecting at Devalls
Bluff with the train for Little Rock.
Billy Miller and Dan Sullivan are her
obliging clerks,
The Sallie came in last night from st.
Louis loaded to the guards, and was to
have left at 2 pm. for the Arkansas.
Henry Corbyn, formerly clerk of the
Marble City, and more recently Treas
urer of the st. Louis Packe, Company,
now devotes his time to the interests of
the Sallie, in which it is said he owns an
interest.
The famous steamer Olive Branch,
Capt, MoCord commanding, failed to get
away last night, but leaves at p. m. to-
day for Vicksburg and New Orleans.
She is now at the foot of Court street
loading, and will leave without fail at
the time stated. Ed. Hawks presides at
the desk.
The new steamer d, l., Tally will
pass down tomorrow evening for New
Orleans and Red River, making all way
landings to Shreveport and Jefferson,
Larry Harmstad, her agent, willreceive
freight for the points named up to the
hour Of her arrival,
Rumor says the Des Arc win soon
take the place of the Gen. Anderson in
the Friars Point trade.
The fine side-wheel packet, Pat Gle.
burne, goes out tomorrow evening for
all points on the Arkansas, connecting
at Little Rock with steamers for Fort
Smith aud points above. The Cleburne
will take freight and passengers for all
way landings.
ANOTHER STEAMER SUNK.-The steam
er Anna, en- route from Portland to this
port, struck snag atthe foot of Slim Is
land, in the Ohio river, about 3 o'clock
on Saturday night, and sunk in FIVE feet
feet Of water. She is badly bent, but
will probably be raised. She is owned
by Capt. Williamson and others. Of
was valued at $4,000 and
insured in Cincinnati Offices for $1,000
Her cargo consisted ofgeneral merchan-
disc, the principal portion being for this
,ity, and We understand, insured for its
full value.
Joe Locke. the veteran newsletter, is
supplying the river trade with the I
attest Northern aud Eastern dailies. He /
also keeps a large assortment Of maya
lines, pictorials and miscellaneous read
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