Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-21

st. Louis...........W. J. Lewis........ ....5 pm
ST. Louis.........C, ii. Durfee..........~..4 p. IN
White INTERMEDIARY Boyd........."......4 pm
Arkansas river. Celeste ............4 p. m
Friar's Point....G. W. Cheek...-....4 pm
BOATS LEAVING SUNDAY.
Vioksbarg Colorado. .................l0 am
RIVER, BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.
The decline, although not more than
half an inch day, is steady and no
improvement that will benefit this por-
ton of the river is yet reported above.
1t is hardly possible that the river will
get much lower, and unless we have more
water from above there will be more
boats laid up. The rise in White and
the Arkansas rivers has given u sudden
impulse 20 business in those streams,
and Major Adams is rapidly getting his
boats in order to resume business. The
Mississippi is so low, however, that it is
feared the rise in both streams will run
out before the packets make round
trip. At Cairo the river is stationary,
and at st. Louis a decline is reported
The Ohio is falling at all points and no
rain yet Business improves slowly.
The arrivals from below yesterday
brought good trips and report cotton
abundant along the banks of the river.
The Mary Boyd, from White river, came
in during the night with 299 bales of
cotton and good passenger list. The
Lucy Bertram laid here all night, and
left this morning drawing five feet of
water; she added here % passengers and
some freight. The r. j. Lockwood ar
rived late in the night, and after dis
charging about 100 tons Of miscellane-
GUS fret zht here, left for below, drawing
four feet The Tom Jasper, five and
half days out, passed down this morn
ing, drawing four feet IL inches; she
had barge in tow to tighten her over
the sho ais This constituted the business
done up to the hour we 90 to press.
Captain Pattersons new ferryboat,
which was launched few days since, is
rapidly approaching completion, and
will prove fully equal, when finished, to
the wants of the Memphis and Hope6eld
trade.
The Treasury Department bas just
ruled that ferry boats plying in naviga-
BILE waters of the United States must
take out proper marine papers. Tug
boats must carry their certificates of in
spection as well as other vessels, in ac-
cordance with the thirty-frst section of
the new steamboat law.
On Saturday evening last Charles
Johnson, a negro rouster on the Celeste,
stabbed companion named Middling-
ton, with a knife, afterwards jumping
from the boat and escaping.
The Indiana leaves here on Wednes-
day next for New Orleans.
The reliable steamer G. W. Cheek,
Captain Mark Cheek, leaves to-day at 4
pm. for Friar Point and all way land
ings.
The W. J. Lewis leaves to-day at 5
p. IN, for Cairo and St. Louis. Captain
Withledge commands, and Joe Dill Off
ciats in the Office
The fine passenger steamer, Mary
Boyd, Captain William Ashford, leaves
to-day at pm. for Devall'a Bluffs,
Jacksonport and all way landings on
White river. Z. W. Outlaw has charge
of the Office.
The Celeste, Captain Cooper, leaves
to-day at pm. FOR Pine Blua, Little
Rock and all way landings or the Ar
kansas.
The Z. H. purfee, Captain Carlson,
leaves to-day at 4 pm. for Cairo and
st. Louis. Jack Chambers is her sec
rotary.
Louisville collected 1881 wharfage for
the two weeks ending last Saturday.
Several river men drew small fortunes
at the Fair yesterday. One OF them
(who requests that his name shall not be
mentioned had a ticket that drew $50
Captain George H. Aleoke will com
mand the Champion this season in the
Cincinnati and Red river trade.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
One of our best informed coal dealers
and river men gives it as his opinion
that we will have coal rise between
the 10th of this month and the LIST Of
November. He offers to deliver 100000
bushels of coal in thirty days at % cents.
To any one having faith in a coal famine
he offers good chance to make profit
able investment.
A Cairo dispatch says:
The Mary Mcdonald brought the fur
niture and some freight of the Virginia.
The latter is breaking into amidships,
and is being wrecked by the T. +.
Eckert. The break in her bow was Gj
feet long, and 81 feet wide.
Joe Dill, the clerk Of the W. j. Lewis,
is an old resident of Memphis, and at
one time a typo with S. C. Toof
The Colorado will, as we learn by a
Telegram to Capt Billy Dill, pass down
at ten am. tomorrow for Vicksburg and
the bends. Captain Mckee commands.
The Legal Tender will make another
trip to New Orleans, leaving here on
Wednesday next.