Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-06


-four feet Of water from Little Rock out
and twenty-three inches above Little
Rock. White river commenced falling
at Augusta yesterday and has nearly
four feet of water to that point. The
Cumberland is getting extremely low,
but is stationary with another rise ex-
pected. The Ohio is declining at Gin
cinnati, and is stationary at Louisville.
The Upper Mississippi is rising slowly.
The Missouri river is so low that moth
ing except the lightest draught boats go
above Omaha.
Billy Houston, pilot of the steamer
City of Cairo, which passed down this
morning reports the Cornelia aground
at Jefferson Barracks. He also states
that the Pauline Carroll is hard aground
at Hat Island, where there is but five and
half feet of water. The II. f. Lee is
still hard aground opposite the foot of
Island "a, and is laying straight. A new
channel is being formed on the outside, I.
and the sand is piling up rapidly on the
opposite side of the boat, which, it is
feared, will greatly interfere with her
getting loose unless pulled off by the Belle
Memphis, which steamer was to have
given her pull last night
The Carrie V. Kountz has gone to the
aid of the Susie Silver, which boat is lay
ing above Island "a, and will, it is
thought, succeed in tightening her over
to-day, as the Susie Silver is drawing but
six and half feet of water.
The Legal Tender backs out at 5 pm.
to-day for all points on White river, go
ing as far up as Augusta, where she
makes close connection with light
draught steamers for points above and
also connecting at Devall's Bluff with
the train for Little Rock. Captain John
Elliott commands, and Joe Elliott is
clerk.
The Anna will arrive to-day. and de-
part for Cincinnati on Thursday.
The St. Joseph is the regular Cairo
and st, Louis packet, leaving at p, m.
to-day. Captain Corbett commands.
Should the A. J. White not arrive in
time to depart at her usual hour, the
George W. Cheek will take her trip to
Helena and Friar's Point, departing at
s pm. Captain Newell win go as com
mander, and Frank Gonterman will pre-
side al the desk.
The Nick Longworth is due from be-
low She has 80 bbls and 4S casks wine
and 100 boxes sugar,
Freight rates from New Orleans to
Shreveport are zoe, on -four and box
goods and SOC. per Dbl for pork, whisky
ETC.
The Wheeling (Va) Intelligencer, of
Wednesday, says;
Capt. VIM. Dillon, who went, several
months since, to the Beeuf river to SUI
perintend tho raising of the Salado, re-
turned few days ago, having success
Auiiy accompaniment hC
river had become almost entirely dry
where the boat went down. This neces-
STATED the digging of canal thousand
feet long to get it to water of sufficient
depth to float the hull The Salado was
taken to New Orleans and put on the
dock to be repaired
The wharfage receipts for the port of
Louisville for the four weeks ending
September 3, 1870, amounted to $2s5S.
Captain Broadwell, of New Orleans,
through the medium of whom Mollie
Digby was restored to her parents, has
notified the Governor that he will claim
the $500 reward offered in behalf of the
State for the restoration of the child.
The notification is said to have been
given because it was understood that
Captain George, Of the Board of Police
Commissioners, had claimed, or intended
to claim, the reward 1t is also stated
that it is Captain Broadwelrs purpose,
should he obtain the reward, to bestow it
upon charitable institutions.
The body Of the late Ed Corben, of
who fell overheard from the
Fleetwood, near Chic, was found at Ne y
vile, four miles below Chic, Wednes-
day, and after the usual coroner's in
quest, inferred at Neville The body
was too much decomposed and swollen
70 permit its removal to Cincinnati.
The sternwheel steamer Fleta is rival
ng all time yet made by boats Of her
lass. She left New Orleans Saturday,
August 81, at $3.50 pm; was detained
wo hours by fog first morning out; lost
hree hours repairing wheel; made "a
reight and passenger landings, and ar
lived at Monroe Tuesday, both, OF am.
Time from port to port, 81 hours and 30 {
minutes. Running time, sc hours and
20 minutes.