Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-23

zen. Anderson, frlar FOlnt.
Mary Boyd, Arkansas river.
BOATS IN PORT.
St. Francis, X. p. Walt, Minneola
Geo. W. Cheek, Grand Tower.
RIVER, BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.
The decline at this port continues at
the rate of about two inches per day, and
at Cairo five inches per day. The river
is falling from the latter point to St.
Paul. The Missouri is declining as far
up as Omaha, with bafely water enough
between that point and Kansas City to
float the lghtest draught packets. The
Cumberland is stationary; tomorrow it
will be declining, and the next day rise
will be reported. The Ohio is rising
slowly at Louisville, and falling above
there to Pittsburg. White river has
barely sufficient water for our local
packets, but is stationary. Business at
the wharf is moderately active, with a
fair prospect of good trips for to-day
outgoing steamers. The weather is ex-
cessively warm. The Arkansas is again
falling. The decline at Little Rock du-
ring the past twenty-four hours was four
inches.
To-days U. s. mail steamer for White
river is the elegant and commodious r.
P. Walt. She goes through to Jackson
port, connecting there with the Bates
vile for the upper White and Black riv-
ers, and also makes direct connection at
Devalls Bluff with the train for Little
Rock. Capt Ashford commands and
Messrs. Butler and Smithers are her
secretaries.
The George W. Cheek departs at 8
pm, this day, for Helena, Friar's Point
and all way-landings. She is the regular
U. s. mail packet for those points, and
will go through on time. Frank Ganter-
man and Charlie jackson do the agreea-
BILE in the Office.
The Grand Tower--a grand steamer
will leave the wharfboat at pm this
day for Cairo and st. Louis.
The elegant Minneola having dis
charged her cargo, will back out at 5
clock this evening for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati. The Minneola is
favorite boat, and will, as usual, go
with her cabin full of pleasure-seekers
Capt W. B. Miller commands, while the
office is presided over by John S. Jones,
a popular and gentlemanly clerk.
Our White river exchanges are clamor-
ing for the removal of snags and other
Instructions in that stream One of
them says more than 500, 900 in pro-
duce and merchandise is annually trans
ported by White river steamers. The
people along its banks have, according
to our exchange, during the past four
years paid into the National treasury
more than a million dollars. The same
paper continues to say that during that
time vast sums have been expended for
almost every mentionahle ditch dignifed
by the name of river. through the river
and harbor appropriations, while not a
single dollar has been expended upon
White river. This complaint is made by
merchants as well as steamboatmen, and
should be looked to by the proper officials.
An Arkansas exchange wants the Ar
kansas river locked" saying that it
has already been damned in numerous
places.
The warehouse which for number of
years has stood upon the bank of the
river at Little Rock, is being torn down.
The Gazette, referring to its removal,
says: when the city gets the ground
heretofore occupied by this old building
graded down, the levee will present
much better appearance than it now
does, and will greatly improve it in
other respects"
The reception of the new steamer Pat
Cleburne at Little Rock-was fully equal
to that she received here. A band of
music went down the river to meet her,
and on her arrival Capt Pritchard was
fairly stormed by the citizens of that
burg" Reese entertained them, how
ever, becomingly, Notwithstanding the
Capt. D. N. Greenleaf, Superintendent
of the Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company, died at Keokuk on Wednes-
day last. His remains were taken to St.
Louis, where they were inferred yester-
day.
A British ship in the Mississippi river
loaded with cotton, which caught FIRE |
and sank some time ago, was raised a
few days since by the wrecking steamer
Usage.
Capt McManus, formerly President of
he Memphis and St, Louis Transporta-
ion Company, leaves for St. Louis to-
lay. He will, while there, negotiate for
he sale of the NJ j. Wicks and c. B.
Church.
Capt. Jas. Pepper is lying quite i'll at
Cincinnati.
The Mound City Journal, of Monday,
ays;
The entire feet of snapboats for the