Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-31

The Mississippi Tell three inches at
Cairo yesterday, and rose two inches at
ST. Louis. There are twenty inches of
water at Quincy, and the river is rising
slowly. Business at the wharf was ac-
tive yesterday, and is fair to-day. The
City of Alton passed up during the
afternoon with barge in tow. The st.
Luke and LaBarge left at night for St.
Louis with good trips. The Mary Nc
Donald arrived this morning, five and a
half days out from St. Louis, and was
aground fifteen hours at Stewards bar.
She added fifty tons Of freight here and
left before noon. drawing FIVE and half
feet. The Cheek, from Friars Point,
brought 254 bales cotton and 1894 sacks
seed. The W. j. Lewis, from st. Louis,
passed down after adding fifty tons of
freight, and was drawing four and half
feet of water. A heavy rain set in be-
fore daylight and continued for n couple
of hours, when it cleared up a little, and
at noon commenced raining again.
The Indiana will leave here tomorrow
evening for New Orleans.
The representation in the Steamboat
Convention to be held at Louisville on
the Sth prox., will be upon the basis OF
one delegate for every steam vessel nav
igating the inland rivers and lakes of the
United States, and every ocean steam
vessel sailing under authority of the
United States; and while it is not ex-
pected that there will be delegate from
every steam vessel, it is requested, in
view Of the important subjects which
will come before the Convention, that
the steamboat interests of the country
will be fully represented in the Conven-
ton. Our Memphis steamboatmen
should hold a meeting at an early day,
and select delegates to attend the Con
vention. 1t will be the most important
/ ever yet held in the interest OF steam
boatmen, and nothing except the com
bined effort of the river interest will
even modify the many outrages now in
flicted upon our marine, under the name
of laws.
The Belle Lee will leave the landing
tomorrow evening for New Orleans and
the, bends. Larry Harmstad 4 Co. are
her agents.
The flags of the steamers in port were
displayed at half-mast yesterday, in re-
spect to the memory of Mrs. Capt Bow
man.
James Franklin, clerk of the Indiana,
came down ahead of his boat by rail, to
attend to some freight matters.
The fine passenger steamer St. Francis,
Captain W. B. Berry, leaves to-day at 3
pm, for St. Francis river and all way
landings to Phillips Bayou. Sam. c.
Paine is her popular secretary.
The Alice, Captain Cartright, leaves
to-day at pm. for Cairo and st. Louis,
and is the regular mail steamer.
The W. J. Lewis leaves to-day at ) p.
M, for vicksburg and all way landings.
The gay and festive little steamer
George W. Check, Captain Mark Cheek,
leaves to-day at pm for Helena, Fri
ar's Point aud all way landings.
A meeting OF the boat owners OF st.
Louis is to be held to-day to elect dele
gates to the convention 20 be held on
November Ssh in Louisville.
Yesterdays ST. Louis Democrat con
tains the following PERSONAL A l..
Cummings, formerly of Memphis, and
secretary Of the Wicks and Church Fer
ry Company, has again become a citizen
of st. Louis. He is book-keeper of the
great grocery house Of David Nichol
son.
The amount Of wharfage collected al
Louisville for two weeks, ending Satur
day, October %, 1871, was 1928 30.
Up to date eleven pilots, twenty-onC
mates, nineteen captains and thirteen
engineers, have received licenses at the
hands Of Local Inspectors Fisher and
Devenny, at Cincinnati.
Mr.. ]. H. Carter, river editor Of the
St. Louis Times, the author Of Commo-
dore Rollingpin's marine illusions, is
getting up humorous almanac for 1872
to be entitled Commodore Rollingpin !
River Almanac" 1t will be illustrated
contain very few dry statistics, and will
be issued in four or FIVE weeks, and sold
for twenty-five cents per copy.
The last issue Of the Railway Record
is minus a river column. What's up
Where's the editor-in-chief2
BuREISG or The SrEANER HURoN.-W
have intelligence, says the st. Louis
Republican Of Monday, to the effect that
the steamer Huron, while lying at the
bank at St. Johns Island, three miles
above Washington, on the Missouri river,
caught FIRE on Saturday night last and
burned to the waters edge and then
sunk. It is supposed that the boat vii
prove to be a total loss, The Huron va
q sternvheel tovboat l4l feet long, 26i
feet wide, A feet depth Of hold aud wheI
leht draws two feet She has thre'
b.,;le-s % feet long and 40 inches diane