Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-17

Cairo and St. Louis. The rise at Cairo
yesterday was two inches and at St
Louis one inch There is seven fee
eight inches between the points last
named, and total rise at St. Louis o.
four feet. Above that point there il
abundant water to Keokuk. AT Dubuque
the river is declining rapidly. The Mis-
sodri river rose several inches at Kansas
City few days since, but is again de
clining. Cumberland river has thirty
inches over Harpeth Shoals and con
tinues to fall The Arkansas has fallen
one foot at Little Rock above which
point there is FIVE feet to Fort Smith and
seven feet from Little Rock out White
river is in a deplorable condition, with
but three feet scant to Devall's Bluff and
thirty inches above. The channel is
becoming narrow and crooked, and very
hard to find, The Ohio is falling at
Pittsburg and Cincinnati and is station
airy at Louisville, with twenty inches in
the chute at the latter point. Business
at the levee was active this morning,
with good prospects for the outgoing To-
cal packets. The weather is clear and
pleasant.
The steamers Louisville, Nick Long
worth, and Mohawk and barges, for New
Orleans, and City of Vicksburg for
Vicksburg, passed Cairo yesterday,
The Kate Kinney left st. Louis last
night for New Orleans.
The Rubicon, for St. Louis, left Vicks-
burg yesterday.
The Minneola, for New Orleans, left
Louisville yesterday evening.
The new steamer Grand Tower, Len
nox commanding, is at the wharfboat,
and will depart at pm. for Cairo and
St. Louis, making all the important
railway connections,
The new and light-draught steamer
Celeste, Capt. Tom Berry, leaves this
evening lin place of the Pat Cleburne)
for all points on White river, going d.
rectly through to Jacksonport, where she
connects with light-draught packet for
points above; also connecting at De-
vail Is Bluff with the train for Little Rock.
W. I. Butler is her obliging secretary.
The new and elegant sidewheel
steamer Pat Oleburne, will leave the
wharf this evening, as advertised, carry
ing the U, S. mail for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock and all way landings on the Arkan-
sas, connecting at Little Rock with the
stages for Hot Springs, and with light.
draught packets for Van Buren,, Fort
Smith and all points on the upper Ar
kansas. Reese Pritchard is her com
mander, and John Hardin, clerk.
The City of Vicksburg will pass down
at pm. to-day for Vicksburg and the
bends. Ed. Conway is master, and Andy
Isaacs clerk.
The regular Memphis, Evansville and
Louisville steamer Norman, Kennedy,
master, gets away at pm. to-day for
Cairo, Louisville, and all intermediate
landings on the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers. She is fast sailing craft, has
excellent accommodations for passen-
gers, and will go through ON time, max
ing all connections. Lou. H. Morris is
clerk.
The Richmond leaves st. Louis this
evening for New Orleans. The St. Louis
Democrat says of her. "The whole APP
pearance of the vessel 10 magnificent,
and closer inspection shows that she
has been renovated, reprinted and re6t.
ted at great cost. We believe it is not
possible to "get up" a finer looking
steamer than this swift. long and com
modious craft. Capt. Nat. Green and
his associates may well feel proud of
her"
The Cincinnati and Louisville Mail
Line steamers are crowded both ways
with freight and people. That Com
panys stock rs quoted at 200, with none
to be had.
The Underwriters Wreoking Company
of Cincinnati. held its annual election
for directors Wednesday, and the follow
ing gentlemen we're elected; Thomas f.
Eckert, Kyle. Chas, Bonsall, James W.
Bachelor, John Burgoyne. The direc-
tors will not elect officers for the coming
year at present, in consequence of the
absence of some. Captain Eckert will
not again accept the Presidency, on ac-
count of i'll health.
The following dispatch received at
Cincinnati, refers to shipments by the
Morgan Line Of steamers, and indicates
the prevalence of yellow fever at Calves
ton, Texas: NEW ORLEANS. Sept. IL.
THos. S. RoYsE-Twenty-fve days
quarantine in Galveston. Stop ship
ments until further orders"
Thursdays Cincinnati Commercial
says:
The late meetings held at the Spencer
House, in this city, advocating free
wharfage, has advocates in Louisville,
st. Louis, Evansville, Madison, and
other points, which cities propose hold
ing a convention at the Spencer House
during the meeting Of the National
Board Of Trade, TO further the object in
cities bordering on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi rivers.
The river at Pittsburg is now lower
than it has betn at any time this season.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of the
10th says: The river fell one inch
during the twenty-four hours ending last
evening at Eve o'clock. The Little
Fleta went down yesterday to assist in
raising the Texarkana, which Captain
Noah is sarguine Of doing"
The following dispatch from Helena
Wis received this morning By Capt. Geo.
W. Cheek; The A. J. White is of the