Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-02
RECORD.
RIYER. RusINEss, MIsoELIANEous.

The decline continues here and at Cairo.
but is rising slowly at st. Louis. The Ohio
rose few inches at Louisville yesterday. but
is falling to-day. A decline has again set in
at Cincinnati. and the river is falling at all
points above there. White and the Arkan.
sas rivers are falling slowly, with a good stage
in each. Business at the levee is dull the
weather clear and warm.
The Thos. II. Allen goes out tomorrow
evening for White river.
The City of Cairo departs tonight for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The st. Louis and New Orleans steamer
Pauline Carroll. Pat Yore in command, leaves
at pm. for Vicksburg. hatcher and New
Orleans. Gorge Miltenberger is her secretary.
A telegram from Capt. Miller, Of the Sam j.
Hale. to e. D. Cobb. Agent. states that the
Hale will arrive tonight. and leave to-mor-
row us advertised.
Wharfage collections made by Wharfmaster
Goode during May we're triae les than $500.
The nightly Pat Cleburne goes out as
usual to- night FOR Pine Bluff. Little Rock and
all landings on the Arkansas. Capt. Reese
Pritchard is her master. and Creed Walker
clerk. Forty hours is the cleburne's schedule
time to Little Rock
The staunch and new steamer A. j. White,
Capt. George Malone master. backs out ut
five pm. to-day for Helena. Friar's Point and
Napoleon. going through on railroad time.
Barney Barinds and Charley Jackson are
clerks.
The clipper-rigged steamer Phil Allin. Jas.
Lee master, is in port, and goes out at five
pm. for Helena. Friar's Point and all the
plantation landings. She is now run on
schedule time, and arrives and departs as
regularly as the trains. Stack Lee. an ac-
commodating gentleman. docs the honors of
the Office.
The Sam j. Hale gets away tomorrow even
ing for Louisville and Cincinnati.
The snagboat s. S. Thayer win pass down
to-day for Ouachita river. whittier she goes to
open war upon the snags.
The palatial packet Belle st. Louis goes
down tomorrow at five pm. for Vicksburg
and the bends.
3 The City of Cairo came up this morning
with good trip.
Gustavus Erhart, a German deck passenger
on the Thos. IL. Allen, fell overheard and was
drowned about 6 o'clock this morning, just
below Presidents Island, while attempting to
get bucket of water from the river. The
Aliens yawl was lowered TO go TO his rescue.
but the unfortunate man sank before it left
the side Of the boat. Capt. Ashford then
backed the Allen down distance of mile
or more. but could find no trace Of the body.
Ehrhart lived at Devall's Bluff, where it is
said he leaves family.
The I. II. Allen came in this morning with
"a bales of cotton for this city, and put Of "a
bales at the mouth Of White river for reship-
ment.
Capt. Reese Pritchard wanted to lay over
until tomorrow with the Pat Cleburne, in
order to call upon and attend Horace Greeley's
lecture, but as the Cleburne has such large
trip and the Arkansas is falling. he thought it
best to go out tonight.
A foot race will soon take place between q
couple of we'll known passenger agents for n
huge diamond pin worn by portly steamboat
agent of this city.
The La Belle broke her shaft and ran
through herself opposite Bonnet Care few
days since, and returned to New Orleans for
repairs.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of tho 9th
ult. has the following:
Captains Roots and Readman, of the steamer
Lightcst, inform US that their boat, on her last
trip in the upper river, reached the highest
point attained by any steamer this season.
The point reached is called Carpenters Bluff,
and is fifty miles below Preston. On her way
down she had to stop at Mright's landing.
short distance above the mouth of the Kiami-
tia river, on account of low water. She laid
there seven days. during. which time very
mi al of that inf nd oh m
casioning the rise upon which she came out.
Capt. Roots does net know the extent Of the
rise. as he left the stream rising rapidly all the
way behind him. but is confident he can go
back to Carpenters Bluff and come out again |
before the rise becomes exhausted. He re- |
ports the Kiamitia, and all the other tributa-
ries below that stream, very full. with swim |
currents running cut Of them.
Captain John Penson, late Of the John Kill |
gour, is in the city and will remain some
days. 1t is given out in gossip that he offered |
S85, 900 for the elegant steamer PargOud, but |
that the owners would sell her for no less than |
500, 600. Not being willing TO pay so much |
for her. il is said that he is now trying to get |
the Belle Lee.-,S. Ions Democrat, LIST.
Hughes-the telegrapher. passenger agent. |
and editor-says somebody |
will get hurt if he is not handled lightly by |
will not enter the contest for the Presidency /
with Greeley, and as for being candidate for
hull inspector. he says that old ''Huls" Gar
ret) is too much for him. r-
) The elegant steamer Mary Houston, Captain |
Durham in command and Harry Walker
,lerk. will pass up tonight ct ten o'clock for
Ill points on the Ohio river.
By telegram to Dick Lightburne. agent,
Eo learn that the Virginia, Schultz master
md Miller secretary, will pass down at eight
''clock tomorrow morning for Vicksburg.
Satchez and New Orleans. taking passengers