Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-20
INSTRUMENTATION RECORD.
=. ]. BROwN. Observer.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river at this port is falling at the rate Of
five inches per day, and is now fifteen feet two
inches below the high water mark of 1857 as
per record kept by Capt. John Zent, at the
saw mills mouth Of Wolf river. The decline
Is more rapid than it will be probably for a
few days to come. and should 1t become sta
tionary we would not be astonished; but
when the next fall sets in it will go down rap
idly and the June rise will find low river to
operate upon. The Arkansas and White
rivers are rising steadily and both streams are
at good stage. The weather is warm and
pleasant and business on the levee is moder-
ately brisk.
The tow-boats Boaz and Mary Alice passed
up yesterday afternoon.
The Batesyille arrived since our last report.
She brought in 1856 bales Of cotton. and re-
shipped III bales at the mouth of White river
for New Orleans.
The Minneola got away last evening for Gin
cinnati with $50 bales cotton. 200 sacks oil
cake. 200 beer barrels, 400 hides and 60 bales
rags.
The Pat Cleburne came in from the Arkan-
sas last evening. She brought III bales cotton
and 100 hides.
Hereafter the Memphis and Arkansas river
packet company will run but two boats per
week from here to Little Rock. While the
water is good the Pat Cleburne and Mary
Boyd will run in the trade, aud will connect
with the Dardanelle and Fort Gibson for Fort
Smith.
The elegant City of Chester, Capt. Alex.
Ziegler. with j. W. Baskette in the Office,
leaves to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
The City Of Vicksburg, Capt. A. Jack Car
ter, is the regular Vicksburg packet to day.
Andy Isaacs is her clerk.
The Batesville, Captain Smith, will back
out this evening for all landings on White.
Red and Black rivers to Powhattan. She is
the regular Thursday packet.
The elegant low pressure Richmond will
pass down this evening for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. She is one of the finest passen-
ger steamers anoat. and is very popular with
travellers. Her master, Capt. Nat S. Green,
is citizen of Memphis, and is well known to
every one in our city. and Cook Creighton,
her chief clerk, is also popular Memphian
By a telegram to her agent, Captain Light
burne, we learn that the new and elegant
steamer Susie Silver, Capt. Thomas Shields
in command, viii arrive from above, and de-
part at six o'clock to-day for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. Mr.. Armstrong. an agreeable
gentleman, is her secretary.
The A. ]. White came in this morning with
12l bales of cotton and ;55 sacks of cottor
seed.
The MARITIME, from 0sceola, brought in 27c
sacks cotton seed. So bales of cotton and Is
bags seed cotton.
| The tow boats Simpson Horner and Dictator
passed mp with a tow of empty barges.
The Belle Lee arrived from New Orleans
early this morning and put off here "a barrels
sweet potatoes, 50 sacks coffee. 127 barrels
molasses, 3 hogsheads sugar, 80 bundles ties,
20 boxes lemons. casks. barrels cider, /
iron shaft, 10 race horses, 10 barrels onions, 80
bundles hides, so boxes claret and % bales
cotton. She had 500 tons of freight for St.
Louis.
A large amount Of money has been wagered
in New York on the result of the respective
trips of the Oceanic and City of Paris, not
outstanding the assertions that vessels are
not now racing across the ocean, When
spoken by the Virginia. between eight and
nine o'clock Saturday night, the Oceanic was
leading the City of Paris about four and a
half miles, and the fact that the Pennsylva-
mia, which sailed at the same time, was no
less than twenty miles astern, shows that both
steamers were going at their best speed.
Joseph 7. Nimms, of the Treasury Depart
ment, has been appointed General Supervis-
ing Inspector of steamboats,. There were over
twenty applicants from the West for this po-
sition, which has recently been created by
Congress in the new steamboat law.
Randle & Heath. of this city. will cast the
cylinder of the Geo. W. Cheek this evening at
five o'clock. All who have never witnessed
the operation of casting such n monster affair
should go and see it.
Col. Bob Forsyth is in our city on briei
visit. lie is vel known to many of our old
river men.
W. C. Postal and the Nevada are looked for.
He was cordelling her up at the rate Of one
mile per hour when last heard from.
A well-known river editor on morning
paper, accompanied by lady. went to sec
De Castro last evening, and drew as prize a
pair of ladies' hose. worth probably ten cents.
Several boats are aground in the Ohio below
Pittsburg.
1t is said that the Natchez will make four
trips to St Louis this season.
Captain Donaldson having failed with the
Great Republic, talks Of starting a newspaper
as the only sure way Of getting his money
back.
The st. Louis Republican says:
The Great Republics difficulties will not be
removed. 1t is now conceded on all hands
that she must change owners. Captain Don
aldsOn has been exceedingly unfortunate in
this venture. When he commenced building
that magnificent steamer he was the possessOr
Of no less than 500. 900 in cash. This is gone,
and four years of hard labor, and Captain
Donaldson is four years older, and has that
much less time in which to ascend the difficult
hill of fortune. We hope Captain Donaldson
will not experience the same rebuffs which
most men receive when clouds lower and for
tune frowns.
The st. Louis Democrat says:
The decline goes steadily on. It falls eight
inches per day or more. Deep water yet to
Cairo; so deep that there is no talk yet of get
ting 50 cents per barrel on -four to New Or
leans, and even the Memphis Packet Com
pany has to be content without advancing
their rates. Good water through TO st. Paul,
and not much complaint as to the Missouri.