Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-19
CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD. li
RIVER, BUSINESS. MIscELLANEoUs.


The decline goes on at this port at the rat,
Of nearly six inches per day, and it is probable
viii continue to fall, though at less rapid
rate, for some days. The rise at st. Louis ha,
run out. and it is again falling at that port
The Ohio is falling. White river is rising from
Jacksonport out. and the Arkansas is swelknl
below Fort Smith. A good stage of water ex.
lists in all the streams, but at no distant day
low-water crafts will be trumps. The weather
is clear and pleasant, and business at the leveC
moderate. r. .s.r.,aa .fr
The Batesyillc, Captain Smith. goes out on
Thursday for White and Black rivers.
The Memphis and Little Rock railroad will
ii is said, commence running trains on Mon
day. The Usage and Sallie V. will connect at
DeyalPs Bluff for all points above.
We learn that the owners of the A. j. White
and Geo. W. Cheek have possession of the
charter of the old Memphis and Vieksburp
Packet Company. and will soon have line Of
boats in the trade. .. vo lI.....
The City of Yieksburg will pass down to-
morrow evening for vicksburg. She is the
United States mail packet. 81. .4...
The fine steamer Phil Allin. Captain Jim
Lee. gets away this evening for Friar's Point
and all way landings. Stacker Lee is chief
clerk. i ~ ataf .a
The Virginia passed up since our last. She
put of here some race stock for the spring
meeting. Irha# .f .-sy
The City Of Chester is the next regular st.
Louis packet. She leaves tomorrow. .af
Howard * Co.. Of Jacksonville, have com
menced another steamer for the Memphis aud
st. Louis Packet Company. Tho boat will be
a duplicate Of the Grand Tower, built for the
same company last fall, The hull will be q.
feet long. a feet beam, 8 feet hold, ulllength
cabin. and will be ready for work September
LIST.
A number of salt and coal barges in the
canal are waiting for the locks TO be repaired,
which will probably be finished to-day.
John 0iler, pilot on the Cincinnati Mail
Line. married Miss Bright. of Louisville, yes
terday.l r.U
A suit for over $4,000 has been brought
against the Great Republic for stores alone.
furnished during the past year.
The regular Memphis and Cincinnati packet
Minneola. Captain Miller. viii back out this
evening for Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati.
She makes all way landings and is frst-rate
passenger packet.
The Olive Branch passed up last evening.
She had good trip. and put of here a few
tons Of miscellaneous merchandise,
The big James Howard passed down this
morning. She had only about leo tons and
was comparatively light. She got S7S hogs
heads tobacco at Hickman, and added so bar
rels whisky here. r0ail ...a
The Minneola has engaged 800 bales cotton
and 900 sacks oil cake. The latter goes via
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad 10 Baltimore.
The Phil Allin came up with Y bales cotton
and lot Of cotton seed.
The tugboat Kate Ellis was taken out on
the dry docks to-day to be overhauled. The
docks are now ready for business Of all kinds.
The Richmond will pass down Tomorrow
for New Orleans. i
By a dispatch from Washington We learn
that George w. Cheek. Esq, Of this city, has
been awarded the mail contract from here TO
the mouth Of White river and Napoleon.
The new boat Captain Clay. just completed
az Louisville. fOE the Missouri river trade. LEFT
Monday evening for st. Louis. She took in
TOW the hull Of new boat, designed cor the
above stream, which il to be completed at ST.
Louis.
Captain James W. Campbell, Of ne Rock
Island, has nicely framed. in the cabin Of the
boat. an autograph chart % nearly all the
boat captains and clerks who have nayigated
the upper Mississippi. The list embraces
some who manned keelbOats, before steam
was used on the river. Several Of these keel
boats were designated as packets from st.
Louis TO "JOhnsOn's Lead Mines " later
ward known as Galenal. They were the fash
ionable packets fifty years ago. The first
steamer 70 eros the keOkuk Rapids and as
cend this part Of the river was the General
Pike. in 1sz7. We bclisse Captain CampbelPs
list embraces boatmer who nayigated these
waters from the year 1919 10 the present time.
Captain Campbell obtained thcse autograph
from bills % ladine in the possession Of his
father. who vas for many year a shipper on
Ihc river.