Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-13

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smaller boats will have to, be placed in
those streams unless an improvement
comes soon. Business at the levee is
extremely dull. A heavy rain set in at an
early hour this morning and continued
until nearly seven o'clock.
The General Anderson goes out this
evening at FIVE o'clock for Helena and
Friar's Point, making all way landings.
Captain Jim Lee commands.
All the Nashville and Cairo packets
have laid up for the season.
The stockholders Of the Memphis and
St. Louis transportation Company have
ordered that the Wicks and Church be
sold, Several prominent steamboat
owners Of St. Louis and others from
Cincinnati are expected here in day or
two to examine them with a view to pur-
chasing
The st. Louis and New Orleans Packet
Company's steamer Continental, Capt.
MeCloy, viii arrive from above to-day,
and departs at pm. for yicksburg and
New Orleans.
The Celeste, Captain Berry, master, is
the first boat for the Arkansas, and will
leave Friday at five pm.
The Belle st. Louis goes out tomorrow
evening for Cairo and St. Leuis.
The Mollie Able, Dan Able master is
due from below, and will leave the wharf
at G o'clock this evening for Cairo and
St. Louis. Being the only boat to leave
for those points before tomorrow night,
passengers will consult their interest by
securing staterooms Of Capt. Washing
ton, agent, No. AZ Madison street.
Rates from St. Louis to this port were
advanced yesterday to forty cents per
barrel on -four; corn and oats, seventeen
and half cents per one hundred; hay,
thirty-6ve cents per one hundred, and
other freights in proportion. Vicksburg
and New Orleans rates were not changed.
The Marble City, Capt George Boyd,
will pass down tomorrow evening for
Vicksburg.
Capt. LaBarge, Bob LaBarge and En-
gineer Newell arrived at st. Louis Sun
day from Vermillion, where they were
called to attend the trial of William
Barry, on charge of numbering the
English officer, Speer The trial was
postponed to October 4th.
Yesterdays St. Louis Democrat says:
at is suggested that the fact is not
very well known that the X. K. Lees
preparations to run fast on her way to
this port included the greasing of her
hull at New Orleans. That this was done
we think viii not be disputed"
The "hull" mentioned was perhaps
sponged, but it was on the inside, and
unless Capt Cannon employed divers,
nary grease did she get on the outside.
Parties desiring any information in re-
gard to the machinery, general working,
ETC., of the Lee and Natchez are respect
fully referred to the Railroad Record,
published and edited by Barney Hughes,
Esq, of this city. In its last issue that
able journalist gives graphic descrip-
ton of the causes that prevented the
Natchez passing the Lee. The explana-
ton is perfectly clear, and is generally
accepted by those who went their pile "
on the Natchez.
A Louisville telegram of the 9th says
an unsuccessful attempt to launch Capt.
Trindad's new Attakapas packet was
made this evening at Dan Richards
shipyard, Labor here is exceedingly
scarce, and but half force at work on
the canal, After the closing of the pas
sage 1000 or 2,5OOha will berequired
to complete the work in three months.
The price paid is 81 rs per day, and I'M
less labor can be had, the work will be
greatly thrown back.
The Guidon's machinery, sold at auc-
ton few days since at Cincinnati.
brought 5000.
The Cincinnati Times of a recent date
contains the following;
"The Memphis and Arkansas Packet
Company have spent many thousands of
dollars in bodybuilding here, and are en-
titled to return favors in Cincinnati bus
mess.
The steamer Tobacco Plants reported
on a snag in the bend Of the river below
Ripley, Ohio. There is large hole in
her bottom. The Bostona broke a new
cable in an attempt to pull her off.
Captain Nat Green thinks, since his
return to this city, that his grocers bills
are much heavier than ever before. Dan
Able Green, the Captains youngest son,
says he don't think so. We met the
Captain at ginnies day or two since
laying in supply for the youngster.
Captain feathers, it is reported, is still
confident that the Natchez is a faster
boat than the Lee, as much so as if no
race had been run, The Courier-Jour-
nal thinks it very unfortunate circum-
stance for his friends, who bet their
thousands on it. that he did not take
more pains to prove it on the recent
trial.
The New Albany Ledger Of Monday
says: capt. Yves Conner, pilot of the