Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-14

RIvER, BUSINESS, NIscELLAsEous.

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In the river during the past twenty-,oar
hours. Reports ffoa The river below
annoyance but five feet two inches over
Reeves and six inches more at Choctaw.
There is about five and a half feet above
to Cairo, and but little aver four feet
thence to 81. Laais, The Ohio is down
so low that the large fish are all leaving
that stream, a sure indication that il will
dry up. There is but twenly-elght inches
from its s,outh 10 Evansville, and sixteen
inches thence to Louisville. Business
improves but slowly, and with low water,
foggy weather and the river full of snags,
steamboatmen have difficulties TO con
tend viii seldom, il ever, met before,
and with all their difficulties and hard
work our local packets have not as yet
said a word about advancing freight
rates or passage. Such course is
truly commendable, as It bpings 10 our
city trade thai otherwise would go else
where. The A. j. White came up at
dark last night with a large trip of peo-
pie and freight, and was the only arrival
up to late hour. The Frank Forrest
came in from 0sceola with 2l3 bales Of
cotton, 56l sacks seed, and q good pas
senger list The Mary Mcdonald from
Vicksburg arrived early this morning,
ard discharged here II bales cotton and
554 sacks seed. The Alice came in from
st. Louis with a good trip Of grain and
produce, including ,23i bbls -four. The
Mcdonald reports the Cleburne aground
at Reeves The weather is warm aud
cloudy with Indications Of rain
The Rubicon, on her way up, passed
Vieksburg last night.
There is but six inches Of water in the
chute at Louisville 17n
The Mountaineer, Susie Silver, Silver
Bow and Glasgow are due from above,
having passed Cairo yesterday aud last
night
The Belle Lee has not passed over
DOg,tooth bar yet. Captain Hicks was
at Cairo yesterday after more barges to
place under her guards.
The st. Louis Packet Company will
not receive freight for Vicksburg until
further notice is given.
Captain Dave Hukill went out in COM
mand of the Legal Tender.
Clarence Hall is expected back from
Chicago in day or two.
The daily decline in the river at St.
Louis is three inches. and is now but
three feet four inches above low water
mark at that point. At Quincy it is but
eleven inches above low water mark.
Rumor says that the Carrie V. Kountz
goes into the New Orleans and Arkansas
river trade in place of the Arkansas,
Capt. Marsh Miller of the A. j..
White, reports the channel below here
full of snags and, with all the rest of
our steamboatmen, urges the necessity
of having snag-boat sent to take out
at least the most dangerous of them.
Since writing the above we learn that
the snag-boat S. s, Thayer passed St
Joseph last Saturday en- route for the
Mississippi and Arkansas rivers, Capt.
Doyle commanding. The Thayer has
been operating between st. Joseph and
Omaha, since June last, and has re-
moved six hundred and forty snags from
the river aud cut away eight hundred
or nine hundred trees from the caving
banks Of the river.
Rates from St. Louis to this port we're
advanced yesterday as follows: Flour
SOC, pork 81 40, whisky 81 Is, lime 9Oe,
bacon, lard, etc, zoe, ale 75e per half
barrel, hay SOC, dry goods 75c, light
pound Zoe, heavy GOc per 100 pounds.
The p w. Strader makes trip to
New Orleans '"H Hl'o"
All Of the boats lying at the New Al
bany wharf are aground.
Yesterdays Courier Journal contains
the following: lafs aa
Mr.. James Howard, Of the firm Of
Howard d Co., steamboat builders, at
Jefersonville, was in the city Wednes-
day night on Official BUSINESS. After
getting through he was over-persuadtd
BY Captain Keiser, Of ST. Louis. and
Captain Pink Yarble, Of this city, 10 &C.
company them to the Black Crook. He
very reluctantly consented, but after the
performance commenced we are satisfied
TINT no man Of his age ever enjoyed any
thing more, especially the can-ean,
amazonian march, and the ballet gener-
ally. We commend him 10 Mr.. Cons
Miller, Of the Commercial, who will see
that he does not go to the Race street
Varieties.
The latest reports from the Virginia
are that she is lying across the current
with her starboard guard abaui two feet
lower than her larboard. She lies in
about eighteen feet of water forward
and twelve feet aft. II is thought that
her bottom is out from the jaekstad to
the wheel-house. and that there is no
chance Of her being raised. The yir-
Einia was owned entirely by Captain
Schultz, Of Louisville, and was valued at
$50 900, aud was insured in Pittsburg
Offices for $4,000. There was also
$1,000 insurance on her freight list.
The lively Geo. W Cheek, Capt. Marx
Cheek leaves to-day At eve pm. for
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