Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-20

Ohio. A swell, or rather an overflow, is
expected in Red river, and the planters
and others along that stream are pre-
pairing for it. The stage of water and
changes in the different streams since
our last report will be found by referring
to the tabulated telegraph report above.
A heavy shower fell about midnight, but
to-day it is clear and hot.
BUSINESS.
The Turner passed down yesterday
without landing. The Utah had 2O4S
sacks seed, I bales cotton and 10 tons
of old iron from the Arkansas. The
Bismarck went up, discharging nearly
400 packages, and the little Bannock
City passed north, seeking some friendly
dock for repairs. The Capitol City, for
Vicksburg, had 800 tons and went down
at dark The Chester took 1000 beer
kegs, 800 barrels potatoes for St. Louis,
and the Belle of Texas, for Cincinnati,
departed with nearly 300 bales cotton,
10 tons of iron, 40 bales of rags and a
good passenger trip. The Nashville ar
rived from the Ohio with 400 tons, and
the White came up during the night with
l09 bales of cotton. The Phil Allin had
fair trip in. The Augusta arrived this
morning with So bales of cotton, dis
charging 35 bales at the mouth of White
river for New Orleans. The Yaeger
went up for st. Louis with 200 barrels
-four and 5000 sacks salt The Colorado
came up from Vicksburg with 10 bales
of cotton and goes to st. Louis this
evening
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The Nashville goes to the Ohio to-
morrow afternoon. She is now loading
at the foot of Jefferson street.
The Julia will be down for Vicksburg
tomorrow evening.
The Mary Houston will be down Sun
day morning for New Orleans.
The Anchor Line steamer Colorado,
Captain G. W. Boyd, II. DIETRICH clerk,
and William Darby secretary, will leave
for St. Louis at five o'clock this after
noon.
The regular ssmi-weekly coast packet
A. j. White, with Captain Mark Cheek
in command, leaves at five o'clock this
evening for Helena, Napoleon and all
way landings. E. c. Postal is clerk.
The river splitter R. E. Lee passed
Vicksburg this morning, and will be up
tomorrow for the Ohio.
The beautiful steamer Belle Of Shreve-
port, Captain Thomas W. Rea, Fl. A.
DormaR in charge of the office, leaves
for Red river this evening at FIVE clock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Deducting the rebate the cotton rate
by river to Cincinnati is fifty cents for
compressed and seventy-fve cents for
uncompressed cotton. Cheap enough.
Mr.. Mitchell, the proprietor of the
wharf boat at Maysville, will, it is said,
purchase an interest in the Belle of
Texas with Captain WOODBURY., and the
two may take the entire boat, for which
they will, if they buy, pay $4,000.
John Mackie, formerly carpenter on
the F. Eckert, died here day before yes
terday of the prevailing disease and was
buried yesterday.
Agent Cobb says he has a thousand |
bales of cotton engaged for the Nash,
vile, now at the landing. That's first
class start for a boat during these dull
times, even if rates are low.
W. H. Armstrong went up as second
clerk, Harry Smith as steward, and Mr..
Spargo as engineer of the Belle of
Texas.
The Cincinnati Times Chronicle is re-
sponsible for the following;
The Pat Rogers ran away from her
business in the mail trade, or, in other
words, she makes faster time than the
people along the river are accustomed
10, and in consequence many persons in
ending to come up on her were LEFT be-
hind. The States following her, how
aver, set the matter right by landing for
hem.
A called meeting of the Captains
Union Benevolent Association was held
It New Orleans on Tuesday, and mat
ers of grave Importance concerning
teamboats as common carriers we're
discussed.
The tug Rescue excursions a select
'arty on the Fourth of July at St. Louis.
he steamers Muscatine, Davenport, ,
larry johnson, City of Alton, Cont
entail, Great Republic, ETC., are also up '
1r excursions on that day. ,
Nothing can be done with the wreck Of
be Mary Mcdonald until the water falls,
hen probably some Of the boilers and
ne engine can be saved. A small por-
on Of her outfit saved, amounting to ,
w hundred dollars, brought down on
be LaBarge, was to be sold BY the IN
ervriters at St. Louis yesterday. S
The Eokert viii wreck the Belle Of I
Ike a. soon as the water gets low o
nough.
An elevator Of 100000 bushels ca !
aciiy is to be erected At Quincy inside =
{ six months.
A colored man boarded the John D. Z
'arksr st Cincinnati, Tuesday, TO col