Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-08

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White river. ...-.......R. ?. Walt.........5 pm
st. Grand Tower p. m
Friar's Point........A. j. White..........5 ,. m
Vioksburg. Colorado. .,.......5 p. IN
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is rising three inches pei
day, and is now twenty-seven feet eight
inches below the high water mark Of 81
The rise at Cairo yesterday was two
inches, while at st. Louis the river is re-
ported stationary, with an abundance Of
water above and twelve feet over the
bars to Cairo. The Missouri is again
getting low, but has enough water to
Omaha for the light-draught packets.
Boats are coming out Of that stream
now drawing four and a-half feet water.
The Ohio is stationary at Louisville,
with thirteen inches in the chute and
three and a-half feet over Portland bar,
and is rising slowly at Cincinnati, with
six feet eight inches in the channel.
The Cumberland is declining, with less
than thirty inches over Harpeth shoals
White river is falling slowly, and has five
feet TO Devall's Bluff and three and
a-half feet thence to Augusta. The Ar
kansas is declining somewhat rapidly;
there is to-day but five feet of water in
the channel to Pine Bluff, four and
a-half feet to Little Rock, and three feet
above there to Fort Smith. The weather
continues warm during the day, but cool
at night. Business at the landing is
fairly active.
Three hundred and sixty-three dollars
we're expended during the month of SOP
TENDER in improvements and repairs
upon our wharf and landing, while the
wharfage collected from steamboats, was
1885 CO.
The Louisville passed mp and the h,
NJ. Shreve passed down this morning.
The new and elegant side-wheel pas
senger steamer r. P. Walt is now at the
landing, loading for all points on White
river, and gets away at five pm. to-day,
going through to Jacksonport with the
United States mail, connecting at De-
wallis Bluff with the train for Little
Rock, and at Jacksonport with light
draught steamers for points on the Up
per White and Little Red rivers. W. j..
Ashford commands and w. I. Batter
presides at the desk.
George Malone's pet the A. j. White,
will back out at FIVE o'clock this evening
for Helena. Friar's Point and all inter
mediate landings, carrying the U. S.
mail Passengers going below cannot
fail to be pleased with the White, her
accommodations and her officers.
Charley Smither and the Granger broth
ers are her secretaries.
The new and palatial steamer Grand
Tower, Captain Leunox, will back out at
five pm. this day for Cairo and St,
Louis. Thomas II. White is clerk.
The gay steamer Colorado, Mckee,
master, will pass down at FIVE o'clock
this evening for Vieksburg and the bends.
The Norman will arrive tonight from
above, and departs Monday at noon for
Cairo aud Evansville. She has become
quite popular in the trade, and Captain
Kennedy says she will continue in it as
long as he can make living. Lou Nor
ris is the Normans clerk.
The swift sailing steamer Thomas II,
Allen, Clay Rice master, is new al the
wharf loading, and will depart this even
ing for all points On the Arkansas, going
through 10 Little Rock where she makes
direct connection with the Dunham Cor
points above, and also with tAe stages
for Hot Springs. The Allen carries the
U. s, mail, aud makes good time.
The Mary Boyd left here last hight
with good trip of people and a large
miscellaneous freight list and when in
the bend Aelow Presidents Islaud she
sirnck the wreck of the Confederate gun
boat JEFF. Thompsoa knocking two holes
in her hull 'he largest being about eight
lAeAes in diameter. She began to ill
and was Immediately headed for the
shore and nan into shoal water, when the
cSew were set at work to keep her aaoat,
The Walt came UP about this time aud
went to he Boxda assistance, removing
her deck freight. etc. Word was imme-
diatey sent 10 Major Adams, who at
once chartered the towboat Little Alps,
and taking the Thos. H. Allen in tow,
proceeded to the Boyd and assisted in
removing her deck freight and pumping
her out, using the pumps Of the Boyd as
well as she two Siphons pumps Of the
Little Alps, and kept her afAoat until the
deck freight aud part Of that in the
hold, had heen removed, when a bulk
bead was CONSTRUCTED arcnnd the holes.
The Boyd was then hshed between the
Allen aud Walt. and the entire fleet
came UP the river and TO the city, ar
irving here about three o'clock this
morning, aud are now at the landing
where the work Of removing the
freight in sue Royd's hold is
prOgressiAii rapidly The injury TO the
Boyd viii hardly exceed two thousand
dollars, and is fully covered hy insurance.
The injuryts the cargo IS comparatively
small, there hsing but eighteen inches Of
wafer IN hee hold and will not exceed
ten thousand dollars, aud Is NE learn,
nearly all covered ~ Insurance. That
portion Of NE cargo that escaped injury
4 being transferred to the Allen, which
steamer viii leave fog The Arkansas this