Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-21
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
Tie river at this port came to stand yester-
day, having fallen fourteen feet six inches
since the decline set in. It is now rising
slowly and may go up foot or two, but as
the upper Mississippi. from whence the pres
emit swell comes. is again falling, the rise here
will not amount to much. The Arkansas is
falling, and White river is also declining-the
former dropped six inches last night. The
weather is cool and cloudy. and business on
the levee is fairly active.
The Sallie with Captain Jim Rice in COM
mand, will leave on Tuesday next for White
river, where she will run in connection with
the railroad from Devall's Bluff up. She will
be followed on Thursday by the Usage, Capt.
J. B. Davis.
The Silver Moon, Captain Ben Merrilees.
will get away tomorrow for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati She is an elegant passenger
packet. George Higgins Is her chief secretary.
The A. J. White will leave this evening for
Helena, Friar's Point, Napoleon and all way
landings. She goes out promptly, is very
fast. and one of the finest passenger packets
ahoat. Geo. Malone is master, and Barney
Barinds is chief clerk.
The United States mail packet Pat Gle
burne, Captain Reese Pritchard, will, us
usual, leave this evening for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock and all way landings on the Arkansas.
The Cleburne is one Of the best steamers in
the line, and connects closely with the packets
for Fort Smith. In her Office Mr.. Creed
Walker presides.
The Grand Tower leaves tomorrow for st.
Louis.
The United States mail steamer X. p. Walt
is billed for White river, and will get away
on Saturday for all points on that stream.
The great low pressure steamer Richmond,
Captain N. S. Green, will arrive to-day from
above, and takes her departure at pm. for
Vicksburg, hatcher, New Orleans and all
way landings. As n passenger packet her ae-
commodations are unequalled, and her ca
| pacity as Il freighter IL well known. S. G.
Creighton and John Langlois, two accom-
plished gents, have the honor to oficiate as
| her secretaries.
The Pink Yarble arrived from Louisville
late last night, and put off here 80 boxes but
ter, 50 bales straw. 200 barrels cement. 100 bar
rels lime. 10 boxes glassware and 76 packages
merchandise.
The popular passenger steamer Julia leaves
to-day at pm. for Cairo and st. Louis.
Thos. Townsend is master, and Jas. Thomp-
son is her chief clerk.
Captain w. G. Postal arrived with the Ne
vada yesterday from Vicksburg.
The fine steamer Phil Allin. Commodore
Jim Lee, will back out at five p. m. for Helena.
Friar's Point and all intermediate landings.
She is swift. elegant and very popular. Stack
Lee is chief secretary.
The Indiana passed up from New Orleans
since our last. She put off here II bales cot
ton, 3S sacks coffee. 80 barrels molasses and 2
crates crabbage; also. 20 race horses. She had
400 tons for Louisville, including horses.
The Phil Allin came in with 30 bales cotton
and go sacks seed.
The R. P. Walt. from White river. brought
in 1874 bales cotton and a good passenger trip.
Hon. John Morrissey arrived on the Indiana
to attend our races. He is stopping at the
0verton.
More Ohio river tonnage is wanted at st.
Louis. Three hundred thousand tons iron
ore await shipment.
The Gen. Anderson is running from Me-
tropolis to st. Louis.
Our Local Inspectors have suspended the
following: John 7. Jones. pilot. for sixty
days for violation of rule No. 2, causing col
lision between steamers City of Cairo and
Propeller Pioneer; also. John Reid, engineer
for negligence Of duty on steamer W. r. Ar
thurs also. of Hugh Reid for the period Of one
year for negligence of duty on the steamer w
r. Arthur.
1t is said that the Katie. as well as the
hatcher, will make a few trips to St. Louis
during the dull season.
The matter Of insurance in the case Of the
Mollie Able, destroyed by storm at St. Louis,
will be settled without n lawsuit.
An excellent stage Of water is reported in
the St. Croix, and navigation Of that stream
cannot be better than it is at the present time
During the storm on Saturday last the little
steamer Thomas ii. Benton was blown ashore
at Fulton, upper Mississippi, and sunk.
Captain NJ. S. Hall and 4. NJ. Roberts have
bought from the Northwestern Union Packet
Company the large sternWheel steamer Mollie
McPike for $4,000. and will run her in the
Mississippi above St. Louis in conjunction
with their other boat, the st. Johns.
The following instance Of mutineers meet
ing their deserts we find published in the
Evansville Journal Of the 18th:
When the Susie Silver was here a week ago
with load Of railroad iron, her crew refused
10 unload her or obey the orders Of the mate.
After considerable parley, Captain Green
Shields, who was in command Of the boat. was
about contracting 10 have the boat unloaded
by labOrers, when the crew, who had not done
a DAYS work from New Orleans up, proposed
to dfscharge the iron for i've dollars each, ex-
ira pay. They were told to 60 10 work. which
they did, and had the iron of by daylight next
morning. The boat proceeded 10 Louisville,
where Captain Thomas W. Shields joined her.
Upen learning the circumstances, he had an
interview with the United States Commits
sioner, who promptly counseled him to pay
only the regular wages at which the crew had
shipped. He paid them their regular wages,
and discharged the entire crew. ordering them
to leave the boat, which they did. and pro-
ceeded direct 10 the Office Of Commissioner
Merriwether to ile complaint for wages. Cap
tain Shields was at once advised Of the fact,
and he visited Commissioner Merriwether and
explained the case. when Merriwether ordered
the men 20 leave, with the admonitiOn that
they were liable 10 arrest and punishment for
mutiny. This Is right. and in accordance with
the decision Of the courts in the case Of the
Walter B. Dance, most Of the crew Of which
boat were sent 10 prison for an act Of precisely
the same character. III all Commissioners