Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-26
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer St. Joseph, St. Louis.
Hesper Osceola
Continental, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City of Alton, ST. Louis.
Gen. Anderson, Friars Point.
Pat. Cleburne, Arkansas river.
Continental, ST. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
st. Joseph, Des Arc, ST. Francis, S. c.
Day, George W. Cheek, Hesper.
RIVER, BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.
The river continues to decline slowly
at this port; the bar opposite the city now
begins to loom up formidably. The de-
cline at Cairo and st. Louis continues;
above the latter point slight rise is re-
ported, not, however, sufficient to stop
the decline here. The Missouri is fall
ing as far up as Sioux City, with no pros
poets of rise The Ohio is falling at
Louisville and Cincinnati, and station
airy at Pittsburg. White river has fair
boating stage to Augusta The Cumber-
land is declining rapidly. Business at
the leyee this morning was only mode
rate, with limited number of arrivals
and departures The weather is close
and sultry, with the mercury away up in
the nineties.
The Des Arc, Jno. D. Elliott, master,
is at the wharf loading, and will depart
at pm. for Deyall's hlnff, Augusta and
all landings on White river. She carries
the u s. mail, and will as usual, make
direct connections at the Bluff with the
train for Little Rock, and at Augusta
with light draught packets for points
above. Joe Elliott and Arthur Fields
are the Des Arcs clerks.
The Geo. W. Cheek leaves ct clock
this evening for Helena and Friar's
Point She carries the U. s. mail and
makes all way-lapdings. Mark Cheek
commands, while in the Office Messrs. |
Gentleman and jackson will be found
ready to receive freight and attend to all |
business entrusted to them.
The City of Cairo is the regular Vicks-
burg packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day.
The St. Joseph came in this morning,
and will back out at 5 p. m, for Cairo and
St. Louis.
The elegant steamer Mollie Able, of
the st. Louis and New Orleans Packet
Line, with Capt. Dan Able commanding,
will arrive to-day and depart at FIVE ?. m.
for Vicksburg, Natchez and New Or
leans. Capt. Washington, agent, No.
u Madison street, will receive freight
lntil her arrival
Capt W. J. Kounts has gone into the
newspaper business, and is now the pro
Drietor of the Pittsburg Evening Mail.
The r. Z. Lee resumes her place in
he Viohsburg and New Orleans trade
LIST.
The barge recently launched at Mound
Jity for the St. Louis and New Orleans
Packet Company has a carrying capa,
,ity of 1900 tons.
The steamer Zephyr snagged and sunk
'etween Doniphan and Gearny City, |
Wednesday might She hes in shallow
gater in the Missouri river. The boat
to Morgan & Han, of Leaven-
forth, and was loaded with railroad ties
elonging TO Yandever & Harris, of the
anne place.
John Wilson, recently inspector of
teamboats at Nashville, died in that
ity yesterday. He was one Of the pion-
er steamboatmea of the West.
The paragraph going the rounds of
he press that the West Wind is to be
old by the Z. S. Marshal al Evansville,
J denied by the Courier of that city. =
Numerous saits for damages are to be
Foaght for loss of life and property by
ne disaster 70 the War Eagle. The La
rosse Democrat says;
We undeystaad shat Mr.. W. II. Nc
rayer banker, of Lawrence, Ky,
rother of the late Sanford McBrayer.
no persisted on the Inflated War Eagle,
in the city irf company with S. V. IL
agan, of Harrodsburgh, Ky, looking :
ITO the manner of the disaster aud the
luse. They viii commence suit imme-
ately. Mr.. G, IlsleT Of New York.
no ives Q passenger also on the boat.
i'd lost heavily in sample goods, money, Z
lluables, notes, etc, is in the city tax n
g measures for collection Of damages. p
mother gentleman who lost a brother on IN
e War Easla. Will be on this week to b
lmmenee suit for damages. Mr.. Ulrich
II also undoubtedly collect damages :
r the death Of Miss UlrieA These, -
tn other cases, vii, sake ID rather busy
d warm fos she packet company for a -
lie while. n
A telegram this moyRiAg reports five
ches decline in the Arkansas at Little
'ck yesterday and last night, with five q
II seven inches below and thirty inehes
owe that point,
The Continental passed up at noon
III a good trip. =