Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-20
The Port of Memphis.

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The river rose. a couple of inches du
ring the past twenty-four hours. Bnsi
ness at the landing this morning, wher
we visited it, had stepped out, the onl!
signs Of animation visible, being thu
hands of the Golden Eagle lazily rolling
a few bales of cotton on board. The
weather was clear and warm.
The following are the arrivals and de-
partures since our last: bas sq
.8b ti- Arrivals. ~ .smoh
White Cloud No. 2, New Orleans.
Plain City, New Orleans H''i-IH
Mississippi, New Orleans.
Departures.
Des Arc, vicksburg.
Morning Star, Louisville. ~ !
Commercial, White river. ~
Adam Jacobs, St Louis.
Plain City, Evansville.
Lady, New Madrid.
Northwest, Mariana.
Mississippi, st. Louis
Boats Leaving To-Day.
The clipper-built City of Alton is the
St. Louis packet tomorrow evening.
She is commanded by Capt Elem Cal
vert
Boats Leaving To Morrow.
The Golden Eagle is the only boat
leaving for the North this evening, steam
ing from our wharf at 5 o'clock. Capt
Ben NJ Merrilles commands, and will
look after the comfort of passengers in a
style that will please them. The Eagle
scars along swiftly, and those desiring to
make pleasant trip by water to the
Queen City should travel on her
Capt j F. Lees steamer, the Guidon,
leaves for Arkansas river points this
evening at o'clock, with all the passen-
gers she can get Be on hoard early if
you intend travelling in that direction
Miscellaneous. ~
The Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company have been awarded the
mail contract between Memphis and
Pine Bluff, and will have two boats in
the line, the Guidon and Cleaner
The little steamer Fort Pitt was sold
privately at Pittsburg the other day for
$500.
The following boats are laid up in the
neighborhood of Louisville Wren and
Major Anderson, at Jeffersonville Fan
ME Brandies and B. L. Hodge, at Tow
head Island Hope and Palestine, at city
wharf, Chattanooga and Ella Faber, at
Portland
Captain Hare, Of the Citizen, is about
contracting for new boat, to which he
will transfer the Citizens engines She
will be much larger and finer boat than
the old one.
The St Louis Democrat, of yesterday,
says The river here is again steadily on
the decline, and the Missouri again rs-
ing at ST Joseph 1t seems as if the
Missouri will be in good condition for
boating for Two months more, while the
Illinois is steadily reaching towards the
lowest stage Of water il ever reaches,
and but short time interyenes until the
upper Mississippi will be down to low
water stage In the meantime, the upper
Mississippi is in such an improved con-
dition, that our largest Northern line
boats pass over the rapids, and reach ST
Louis and ST. Paul The Ohio is also in
good condition, but few warm weeks
will send it down with a rush We hear
40 complaint of the Tennessee, Cumber-
land, White, or the Arkansas rivers. |
River business remains unchanged. |
Rates Of freights are better than during |
The beginning of last week.
STEAMBOAT PRINTNG.-W respectfully
ask our steamboat friends to call and ex-
iIRine the specimens of fine steamb oat |
printing daily executed at the PUBLIC
LEDGER Office Our prices viii be found
% compare favorably with those of Gin
;innati or St Louis, and to be greatly
below those asked by other city offices.
Bring your orders directly to US, and
save the commission charged by parties
vhe take in work they are not prepared
. execute I