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


Fort Gibson, Arkansas river.
Virginia, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Geo. W. Cheek, Celeste, Belle st. Louis.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS
The decline continues at this port, Cairo
and St. Louis. The upper Mississippi and the
Missouri are declining, with indications Of
difficult navigation in the latter before long.
The Ohio is stationary at Louisville and rising
slowly at Cincinnati. There is no rise reported
at Pittsburg, SO the squirt of rise at Cincin-
natl comes from the streams Just above there.
The Cumberland is again ON the rampage and
rising two feet per day. White river has
fair boating stage, and the Arkansas is falling
quite slowly. The weather continues cloudy
and warm, with indications of rain. Business
is quiet, with light receipts and shipments.
BY an advertisement in another column il
will be seen that the Memphis and Arkansas
River Packet Company send out the Celeste
tomorrow for all points on the Arkansas.
The X. P. Walt will be in port tomorrow to
leave on Saturday for all points on White
river.
The George w. Cheek came in this morning
Helena and Friars Point.
The Belle St. Louis is the regular Cairo and
st. Louis packet, leaving at FIVE pm. to-day.
Billy Dill. her Passenger Agent. can be found
at his office on the wharf-boat, where state
rooms and passage can be secured.
Our friend. the river man Of the Avalanche.
is in high glee over the result of the race, and
is not bankrupted near as badly as he ex
pected 10 be. but ON the contrary bags about
$1,000 on the race.
The Natehez left st. Louis yesterday for
New Orleans, and the R. E. Lee departed for
Mound City.
By dispatch to Major John D. Adams, we
learn that the Arkansas river declined two
inches at Little Rock last night, and is falling
all the way up to Fort Gibson. There is now
but thirty-two inches of water to Pine Bluff,
twenty -seven to Little Rock, and sixteen to
Fort Smith.
The new steamer Pat Cleburne, built at Gin
cinnati for the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company, viii leave Cincinnati for
this port on Saturday. the sth. All those or
dering freights from Cincinnati will consult
their own interests by shipping on this boat.
She comes here to enter the Memphis and
Little Rock trade, and, being sidewheel
steamer, will prove a valuable acquisition to
the popular company in whose interests she is
to be employed.
Ten or twelve steamers were engaged in the
excursion Mt st. Louis on the fourth. Cincin.
natl and Louisville also sent out quite num-
Der of Iiver excursion parties on the same
day.
The banquet given the officers of the Lee and
Natehez at the Southern Hotel, st. Louis,
Tuesday evening, was magnificent affair,
and reflects great credit upon those who got it
up. About two hundred persons attended,
among them number of prominent citizens.
steamboatmen and others. Yesterday Demo- !
crat. in referring to the affair. says:
There were three tables in the hall. At the |
head Of the principal or center one sat Captain |
Daniel G.. Taylor, the President, supported on |
the right by Captain Isaac Jones, and on the |
left by Captain Matt ). Green, of the steamer |
Richmond. At the head Of the first table sat |
Captain p. W. Clarke, Harbormaster; on his |
right was Captain Cannon, of the Robert n. |
Lee, and on the left Captain Arson Phillips, |
of the keokuk Packet Company. Atthe head |
of the third table sat Captain W; W. Green,
supported on his right by Captain Leathers, of |
the hatcher, and on the left by Captain Bart |
Able"
After full justice had been done to the ban
quet, Captain d. S. Taylor made few re-
marks, closing by proposing toast to Captains
Cannon and Leathers. Colonel Matt Cleburne
in behalf Of Captain Cannon. draw
ing vivid picture Of the enthusiasm the race
had created. He said that hundred thou
sand people Of Louisiana had lined the banks
Of the river. reaching from point to point. and
keeping as close communication al the way
up az could b. dane BY means of the teie-
graph, watched with eager interest the pro-
gress of the two boats. The Democrat says:
The Captain then worked himself into
state of excitement in descanting on the
merits of name. He quoted Juliet nemor-
name; but departing aen tbs theory. the
speaker said thc. rhere was a great deal in the
names Of hobert Z. Lee and hatcher. The
md he sketched the history Of the Lees
through several generations; The asme was
lear 10 eight millions Of Southern hearts, who
iad prayed for the success OF the boat.
He continued, saying;
AaieneE, too, was glorious name. II was
lear 70 the people Of Mississippi - name that '
'elonged 70 those who at one time owned that
PORTION Of the country which bears the name =
The Captain then aPelegiEed for any ofense ;
' Inch bis remarks might have caused 20 those g
ho differed from his views, and urged that Z
pc past should be buried IN oblivion. :
Capt. Bart Able followed in 3 few appropri- :.
We remarks. after which Mr.. W. W. Greene I
made some complimentary observations on I
he captains and their boats.
Mr. Joseph II. Conn proposed the health Of (
'aptain Converse. Of the I, N. White, who b
ras the champion ''tiaest' for quarter Of {
entury, and antil the Lee and hatcher had s
eaten Il. a
Capt. Nat. S. Greene. Of the low pressure
teamer Richmond, was loudly called on for a
poech, bui could not be prevailed on TO give
ne.
The Alton wharfboat sunk al 81. Louis Sun +,
ay morning. TWAS an Old affair and worth
ut little.
Capt. WiliiamI. o. Madison. has. il is stated.
urchased the old side-vheel steamer coua-
IS for $500,