Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19
,oATs LEAVING TODAY.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is rising slowly at this port.
The rise at Cairo yesterday was inches,
and at St. Louis inches. The Ohio is
declining at Louisville and Cincinnati,
with 20 inches in the chute at the former
and feet 10 inches at the latter point.
Reports from Pittsburg state that the
Ohio is falling there and below, with no
immediate prospects of rise White
river is cutting out very slowly, and is
becoming difficult to navigate above De-
wallis Bluff. The Arkansas is falling all
the way up. The weather is clear and
pleasant, Business at the landing is
fairly active.
The good steamer Mary Boyd, Reub,
Haines, master, gets away at pm. to-
day for all points on the Arkansas to
Little Rock, where she connects with
light draught packets for Van Buren, and
Fort Smith, also with the stages for Hot
Springs The Boyd carries the U. s,
mail, and will go through on time. E.
W. Outlaw is her secretary.
The new side-wheel steamer, A. j.
White, leaves tomorrow with the United
States mail for Helena and Friar's
Point.
The Belle Memphis, Crane, master,
backs out at pm. this day, for Cairo
and St. Louis, making all railway con-
nections. Billy Blenker, the favorite
clerk of the st. Louis line, presides at
the desk.
The Oil City, j, d. Randall, master,
will leave as advertised this day for
Shawnee Village and all intermediate
landings. Her first week in the trade
has been a profitable one, and she is
there to stay.
The City of Cairo will arrive from
above during the day, and departs at
pm. for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Legal Tender is the regular Tues
day steamer for all points on White river,
A barge containing l6O tons freight
for this port left Cincinnati yesterday.
The Richmond left St. Louis yesterday
for New Orleans.
Brance Jones and several other leather
colored disciples of Beast Butler, few
days since stole all the silverware, in
olr1;n, ,,o.n. Io;vo. on1 fo.l.. g..
the Pat Cleburne. Jones, fearing the |
law more than Butler teachings and ex-
amples, "blowed when arrested, and !
gave information that led to the recovery
Of large portion Of the plate and the
arrest of his partners.
The Sam. j, Hale leaves Louisville to- !
morrow for New Orleans.
Nine feet of water is reported over the |
worst places between Cairo and st. Louis
St. Louis and New Orleans rates have
been reduced to fifty cents per barrel on
-four and thirty cents per hundred on
pound freights.
The Missouri river is rising at Sioux
City.
The New Orleans Local Inspectors
nave revoked the license of second en-
yineer Henry A. Moore, who was on
watch when the Right Way exploded her
boilers July II, near Thibodeaux. The
in their report, states
After careful review of the testimony
and evidence before us, sufficient has
been elected therefrom TO place the
prime cause of the sad disaster to neg
ect in cleaning the boilers, and mat
IGNITION to a dangerous leak in the bot
tom Of the boiler that exploded, thereby
causing burn, which resulted in an ex-
plosion, and its melancholy effects. II
IS in evidence that burn had previously |
in the same locality, and that |
a part Of a sheet had been put in which /
had commenced to leak about fifteen 1
hours previous to the explosion, and con-
tinued to increase up to the occurrence
Of the disaster 1t is also in evidence
that the foregoing facts were well known
10 both engineers, and that no attention
appears TO have been by them paid to
said defects, whereof a total disregard
Of their duties is clearly evident"
The Mobile Board of Trade is discuss
ng the subject of the city purchasing
he public wharves. The price asked is
the gross income averaging
go, 600 per aRnum. Heretofore the
entail amounted to $4,000 per annum.
The A. ]. White brought up 40 PEG
,le and eight bales new cotton
We learn from a telegram 70 Major ,
Adams that the Durham made regular
inc to Pine Bluff. and has proved her