Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-03

Louis but four feet. The Missouri is
rising at Sioux City, but falling below
The Ohio is falling at all points, with
twenty-nine inches in the channel at
Pittsburg, five feet at Cincinnati eleven
inches in the chute at Louisville, and
four feet thence to Cairo. The Arkan-
sas is declining slowly, with thirty inches
to Little Rock, and White river is fall
ing, with three and half feet to Jack
sonport Business is dull and the
weather excessively warm.
A cage containing live animals was
lost overheard from the Cheek on her
last down trip.
We regret to learn that Captain Mark
Cheek is lying i'll at his residence Capt
Dave Hakill is in command of the Geo.
W. Cheek during Captain Cheek illness.
The A. j. White came up this morn
ing fully laden, and the Geo. W. Cheek
from Frar's Point had an excellent
freight and passenger list. The former
boat returns tomorrow, and the latter
will leave at five clock this evening
for Helena and Friar's Point, connect
ing with the MARITIME for all points on
the st. Francis.
Wharfmaster Good collected $2266 9G
wharfage during the month of July.
A resolution allowing the Wharfmas-
ter 1925 per month was introduced in the
Common Council, last night, and referred
to the City Attorney That is certainly
small salary for the arduous labors of
the position.
A motion was introduced in the Coun.
Gil last night authorizing the Mayor to
hold an election on the question of grad
ing the bluff, but was laid on the table.
The Mayors veto on the bluff grading
was sustained by the committee to whom
it was referred, and the report of the
committee adopted.
The Pauline Carroll arrived last night
and left early this morning for New Or
leans.
The Dexter passed up last night four
days out from New Orleans.
The Marble City, for Vicksburg will
pass down this evening.
The Fort Gibson will be in to-day from
the Arkansas, and return tomorrow
evening
The City of Chester will get away at
five o'clock this evening for Cairo and
st. Louis.
Larry Harmstad yesterday removed
to his new quarters on Jefferson street.
The Spray and Shannon have laid up
at Louisville for more water.
The Carter Line Red River Packet
Company have advanced freight rates
from st. Louis to Shreveport, and are
now charging 81 on -four, 81 so on
whisky, and 65 cents per 100 pounds on
other freights.
The Warren Belle is to be dismantled
and her machinery transferred to a new
boat being built by James Howard &
Co., for the Attakapas Transportation
Company.
Yesterdays St. Louis Democrat con-
lains the following:
1t need not be supposed that to-day
there is more than FIVE and half feet
Of water out to Cairo A little further
decline and barges will be taken in tow
10 Cairo by passenger steamers They
are already being introduced into the
keokuk trade.
Captain John T. McCord, of the de-
unct Olive Branch, will command the
Jity of Alton. The Capital City will
AXE the place of the Olive Branch in
he New Orleans trade for awhile.
The st. Louis and Omaha line of
packets is suspended-temporarily it is
thought, but for the whole of the season,
no doubt.
The stern-wheeler VIII. S. Hays was
iold at auction at st. Louis on Monday,
md brought $500.