Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-24
7. j. BRowS. Observer.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.


RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river fell ten inches during the |
past twenty-four hours, and is now seven |
feet ten inches below high water mark |
Of 1861. At Cairo yesterday the decline
was two feet; at st. Louis, eight inches.
Above the latter point there is ten feet
to Quincy, and good stage to Keokuk,
with declining river all the way up.
The Missouri is falling rapidly, and even
now is so low that nothing but light
draught boats are serviceable. The
channel depth to Kansas City is three
and half feet Away up in the noun
tains, however, rise is reported The
Arkansas is falling at Little Rock.
White river is also falling, with seven
feet to Jacksonport. The weather is
cloudy and close. Business at the wharf
is dull.
A farmer named Cayce, living on Wolf
Island, near Columbus, KY, was shot
day or two since by man named Nor
ton, whom Cayce had discharged few
days previous to the occurrence. Nor
ton escaped from the Island in a sllif,
Yesterdays St. Louis Republican, and
in fact all of our up-river exchanges, are
complaining of dull times. The Repub-
lican says: Business on the landing
continues dull. There is no prospect of
a revival. Steamboatmen feel discour-
aged, and they have good reason so to
feel, for we venture to say that there has
not been a parallel to the present unusu-
ally dull times at this season of the year
for the last five years.
The great low-pressure Richmond will
pass down tomorrow evening for New
Orleans and the bends.
The yearly emigration to the Northern
lakes has fairly begun, and nearly every
steamer upward bound has passengers
destined to the different watering places
and lakes in the North.
The Memphis and St. Louis Packet
Company have reduced the rates on
-four from st. Louis to this point from
thirty to twenty-five cents per barrel.
All other freight companies remain I'M
changed.
The r. J. Lockwood is the next
packet for Red river. She will pass
down on Saturday.
The Thos. II. Allen will be the next
regular White river packet, leaving here
ON Saturday.
Capt. Reese Pritchard informs us by
telegraph that his Pat Cleburne will ar
rive on time to-day, and go out on Fri
day evening for the Arkansas.
The Cincinnati Gazette says;
A new wire cable ferry is in process
Of erection across the Ohio river at
Smiths ferry. The cable is Of steel
wire, | Z inches in diameter, manufac-
tured by Roebling's Sons, Trenton, New
Jersey, and is over 5000 feet in length.
The boat is manufactured at Rochester,
by Scott, Boyle & Co.; is IS feet in
length, l6 feet in width and 3 feet in
depth, with ample capacity for the heav-
lest teams, or Transporting droves. The
machinery is manufactured by A. Hart
upee, of Pittsburg, with shoisting power
of 20 tons The cable is l0l feet above
the high water mark Of 1852.
The New Orleans Picayune learns
that a compromise has been effected be-
tween the Red River Packet Company
and the independent steamers John I.
Moore and Lotawanna
The Minneola, Captain Miller in COM
mand, viii leave at five pm. to-day for
Cairo, Louisville and all points on the
Ohio.
The gay steamer Phil Allin, Captain
James Lee, will depart at FIVE pm. to-
day for Helena, Friar's Point and all
way landings. Stacker Lee is clerk.
The Mary Houston came down this
morning with good trip, and left for
New Orleans, after adding some cotton
and miscellaneous freight
The H. S. Tur-er, from st. Louis, ar
rived about 10 IN. loaded to the guards,
and got away shortly after dinner for
New Orleans.
The Nashville came in at noon from
Cincinnati with a good trip.
The Arkansas rose seven inches at