Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-08


| The changes in the rivers at other
points are reported as follows; At 0ma-
ha, rose three inches-twelve feet eight
inches above low water; Keokuk, fell one
inch-four feet four inches above; Cairo,
stationary-eighteen feet four inches
above; St. Louis, fell one inch-seven-
teen feet above; Cincinnati, fell nine
inches-nine feet one inch above; Louis
vile, fell six inches-fye feet one inch
above; Memphis, eleven feet nine inches
above; Nashville, stationary-three feet
above low water.
The draw in the bridge over the Ten
nessee river at Jacksonville is closed
until the new iron one is completed.
The job of frightening the Gladiola
will most probably be done at Cincin-
natl instead of Madison, as heretofore
announced.
Captain ]. D. Elliott was in Louisville
on Friday last. His new boat being
built at New Albany for the White and
Black river trade is about completed.
He has named her the City of Augusta.
She is of very light draft, and has the
capacity for 800 tons.
Crossjoints for the water pipe now be-
ing laid down by the Holly Water Com
pany, were distributed over the city to-
day. Already number of fre-plugs
have been erected.
The T. Fl. Allen is due from Little
Rock, and will be here in time to go out
tomorrow evening.
The feet and entirely new steamer
George W. Cheek, Captain George Ma
lone, will leave punctually at five pm.
to-day, for Helena, Friar's Point and all
way landings. G. H. Wildberger and
Charles Jackson are her clerks.
The Julia, Captain Boyd, leaves this
evening at FIVE o'clock for Vicksburg
and all way landings. Colonel James
Thompson holds forth in the office.
Captain Cranes favorite Monday
packet, the Belle Memphis, is now at the
wharf boat, and will leave at FIVE clock
this evening for Belmont, Cairo and St.
Louis making direct connections with
all the railroads and packets for the up
per Mississippi and Missouri. William
Q. X. M. Blenker, an Italian Count, is
her polite and attentive secretary.
The Mary Houston went down before
noon to-day with 800 tons freight.
The Belle Memphis, from St. Louis,
arrived this morning with fair cargo of
produce.
The G. B. Church went up this morn
ing light for Cairo, where she lays up.
She made $500 freight on 400 tons of
railroad iron from New Orleans to
Helena, and will now await the fall
trade.
The Cheek came up this morning with
George Malone on the roof, host of
passengers This friends) in the cabin,
and nearly 400 sacks of cotton Seed be-
sides other freight on deck.
In the mail distributed at the postofice
this morning we're Cincinnati papers of
the I'd inst Better take the contract
from the railroads and give it to the
boats.
The Evansville Journal says: Jim
Matheny, the well known pilot, left by
the Belle last evening for Grand Cham,
where he will rekindle his camp fire and
reilluminate his lights on the Chain.
These lights have proved of great value
to steamboats,, and we commend all
to secure his services in
passing that dangerous point in low
water"
The Anna loads at Cincinnati for
Memphis, after the Lawrence, in COM
mand of Captain John Skunk.
The Nick Longworth chekes stump
at Mound City, where she repairs.
Mr.. F. j. Winburn has been appointed
to the freight agency, at New Orleans,
Of the Bcfnger and Pegram Line of st.
Louis packets, which vacancy was occa-
stoned by the death of Captain J. F.
Allen.