Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-28

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Rain fall in last "a hours (inches). ...... 0.07
State OF Clear
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river has come to a stand, and
will be declining again by tomorrow.
There is little If any change in the con-
dition of streams above. The river is
stationary at Cairo and St. Louis, with
nine feet large between the two points
The Missouri is swelling slowly at all
points as far up as Sioux City. The
Mississippi is declining at Quincy and
Keokuk. The Ohio is stationary at
Louisville and Cincinnati and is fall
ing above. White river and the Arkan-
sas are falling slowly with five and half
feet in the former to Jacksonport and
FIVE feet to Little Rock in the latter
Business is dull.
Captain John D. Elliott and family
left for Louisville yesterday to spend a
few weeks.
The following special dispatch regard
ing the accident to the Leonidas was
received yesterday just as the LEDGER
went to press
The Leonidas now lies on the snag
that sung her. Her bottom is badly
broken for about forty feet diagonally
amidships. The starboard guard is out
Of water; the larboard guard about two
feet under water. She can probably be
raised. The freight in the hold is gene
rally not perishable. The freight on the
barge is uninjured, which, with all the
other cargo found to be uninjured, will
be forwarded to its destination under
clear bills of lading. 1t is impossible to
estimate the damage at present.
The gay steamer Phil Allin, James
Lee master, will take her departure at
five o'clock pm. to-day for Helena,
Friar Point and all intermediate land
ings. Stacker Lee is her gentlemanly
and popular secretary.
Frank II. Rollins, Esq, late river edi-
tor of the Cincinnati Times, has ac-
cepted position on the St. Louis Daily
journal of Commerce, and Hayden f.
Lyon, well known to all river men as an
experienced river reporter and writer of
ability, has accepted the position of river
editor of the same paper.
The Antelope, recently sunk in the
upper Mississippi, has been raised, and
goes to st. Louis for repairs.
Chas. Wright, of the steamer Big Sun
flower, has secured at Washington a
semi-weekly mail route, re-established
between Vicksburg and Leigh's Land
ing, on SunAower river, the mails to be
carried by the steamer Arrowline. The
Postmaster General also awarded him
the mail contract from yieksburg to
Greenwood, twice a week, for four years.
The Big SunAower will leave Vicksburg
the first week in July with the United
States mail.
A Pittsburg telegram of the oath says
The towboat Webster was sold by Capt
J. e. Smith to Capt John V. Mcdonald
for 1850. She will be employed in
towing coal on the lower Mississippi.
The James Howard will go into the
excursion trade on reaching st. Louis.
The infant son of Mr.. j. N. Silver
thorn, river editor of the Evansville
Journal, died Saturday morning, aged
fifteen days.
Mr.. McAllister, clerk Of the Leonidas,
has returned the bills he had in his pos
session, but no money. They were sent
by mail, and postmarked Cincinnati,
June 49, Cincinnati Times, 26.
Yesterday Nashville Banner says;
The river is about stationary, with
four and one-half feet of water on the
Shoals. Advices from above indicate
an early rise, and all incoming boats are
expected on time.
Mr.. James A. Overton, of this city,
is negotiating to have daily packet be-
tween this place and Cairo put in the
trade. The steamer Alice Dean has
made propositions which, if accepted by
our railroad company, will secure her in
this line"