Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-08

the city to once more make its appear
ance. at Cairo and St. Louis the river
is stationary. Above the latter point it
is declining, as is also the Illinois, Mis-
souri, and other tributaries. The Ohio
is falling at all points. White river has
but three feet to Deyall's Bluff, but is
cutting out some. The Arkansas has a
depth of three feet to Pine Bluff, and
thirty inches above there to Little Rock.
Business is dull and the weather hot.
The gay Belle st. Louis will be down
at five I'm. to-dayto leave for Vicksburg
and the bends. She has magnificent &C
commodations, and her officers are as
clever as any set of gentlemen that ever
trod shoe leather"
The Dean line steamer Minneola, Capt.
VIM. B. Miller master, and the genial
John S. Jones presiding at the desk, will
get away at five pm to-day for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Grand Tower brought in fair
cargo and returns this evening at five
o'clock, making the usual railway con-
nections at Cairo and st. Louis.
The U. S. mail steamer 7. H. Allen
backs out at five p. m. to-day for Devalfs
Bluff and all other points on White
river. Capt. VIM Ashford commands,
and Mr.. Outlaw is clerk.
The elegant little mail packet Geo.
W. Cheek, Mark Cheek master, will leave,
as usual, at five pm. to-day for Helena,
Friar's Point and all lower landings.
The A. j. White went ont last night
with first rate trip for this season OF
the year, and the Cheek tonight will
have one fully as good.
The last of the cargo of the Leonidas
has been removed.
The Tyrone sunk barge with six
hundred and fifty sacks Of corn at the
shoals, on her last trip up the Cumber-
land.
The Virginia is at Paducah, where she
goes on the ways.
During storm on the upper Ohio on
Monday last, the tow-boat Star, lying at
Wheeling with FIVE or six barges, was
blown from her moorings to the other
side of the river. She was in great
danger for a while, but by prompt action.
on the part of those on board she was
saved
The damage to the cargo of the r. G,
Gray, that sunk above Evansville some
time since, amounts to $4,000, and has
been paid by Captain Shalcross, of the
Louisville Underwriters.
j. r. Stewart & Co.'S new boat, Belle
of Madison, made her trial trip at Madi-
son on Saturday. Everything worked to
entire satisfaction The gas filters are
at present engaged in laying pipes in her
cabin. The Belle is two hundred and
thirty-fve feet long, fifty feet beam, FIVE
and three-fourths feet hold, and has
twenty-twoinch cylinders, seven feet
stroke, four boilers, forty inches in diam
eter, twenty-four feet long. Her cabin
contains ffty-eight rooms, handsomely
finished. -LOuisrille Courier Journal,
tn
The Richmond and Natchez will pass
down tomorrow.
The following items are from yester-
days Louisville Ledger: -.
There is very little business trans
acted nowadays on the wharf. Steam
boating, for the present, is adjourned,
and will doubtless so stand till the fall
business sets in Some of the regular
packets are still at work, but reports are
not encouraging. With a rise in the
river, and reduction of the wharf tax,
it is fair to anticipate a good degree of
activity.
The Arkansas River Packet Company
held its annual meeting on Monday last
and elected the following Board of Di-
rectors viz: James Trabue, John NJ.
Robinson, H. Verhoof, John 7. Fisher,
Arthur Peter, and 10. ID. Allen. 1t is
the intention of the company to work
vigorously to maintain this important
line, and to maintain the trade of the