Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
The Port of Memphis.

partures since our last:
Arrivals.
j. S. McCune, ST. Louis.
Marble City, St Louis.
Lady, New Madrid.
Liberty No 2, Louisville.
Memphis, White river
Departures.
Southerner, ST. Louis
Cleaner, Little Rock.
NJ. Hambleton, St Francis river
Northwest, ST Francis river
Boats in Port.
Petrolia, Lady, Liberty No. 2, Mem
phis, Linnie Drown, Minneola, ]. S. Nc
Cune, Marble City, ST. Patrick. . aai
Boats Leaving To-Day.
The celebrated Marble City is the St.
Louis packet this evening, leaving at
o'clock, in charge of Capt James H.
Tschuji Mr.. Charles NJ Parsons is her
clerk, and will be found in the Office
ready to attend to passengers. The
Marble City connects with the cars at
Cairo. Tickets can be obtained at the
Union ticket Office, 5 Jefferson street
The clipper-built steamer Liberty No
2, one of the fastest crafts floating on
the Mississippi, leaves for Cairo and
Louisville this evening at o'clock.
Capt Sam. Archer is her popular com
mander, and Capt Ed Judge, general
favorite, presides at her desk in man.
ner pleasing TO all.
Capt. Lew Hates steamer, the neat
and commodious Mnneola, sails for
Louisville and Cincinnati this evening
at 5 0 clock. She was built for her pres
ent trade, and has become quite popular
with travellers, which, in measure, is due
to her gallant officers Mr.. Grubbs is her
clerk.
At 5 o'clock this evening that we'll
known and popular floating palace, the
St. Patrick, leaves for Vicksburg and the
bends Capt James Lee will be found
on her roof, and Messrs. Geo. o. Hart
and Clay Rice in her Office Those de-
string pleasant trip on good boat,
with clever set of officers, should travel
on the St. Paddy.
Arkansas river bound travellers are in
formed that the Linnie Drown leaves for
that stream, going as far up as Pine
Bluff, this evening at 5 O clock. Capt
John Claycomb commands the Linnie
and knows how to manage her in style
that satisfies all her passengers. Mr..
George n Baker is her popular clerk
The light-draught, swift-running steam
er Petrolia leaves this evening for all
navigable points on White river, in
charge of Capt Oris Colby. Her Office
is in charge of Messrs NJ A. Knox and
R B Myer, who will do all in their
power to make passengers comfortable
and have freight handled in satisfac-
tory manner. -.
The Memphis and Cincinnati Packet
Company's steamers Darling and Clifton
have laid up in the mouth of Licking
river 81 81 n - ~
The Judge of the Probate Court, of St.
Louis, on Monday last, accepted the bid
of s2s 900, made by H. L. Henry, for the
steamer Clara Dolson. ftt
The hull of a new boat for the engine
of the Tom Morgan will be launched in
few days at point below Weimer She
is one hundred and five feet long, and
will be two feet wider than the Morgan
James Morgan, now mate of the McGill,
it is said, will command her.
The steamer New State has been sold
at Pittsburg to Messrs. Boothe, Battelle
& Co., of Wheeling, for $4,000. 1t is
reported that the new owners intend
placing her in the Pittsburg and Wheel
ing trade.
The ST. Paul Press, of the LIST, reports
the river still falling, with 81 feet water
thence to Hastings The Minnesota was
falling, with only two feet on Mendoza
bar
The St. Louis Democrat, of yesterday,
says The vagaries of the river being
constant, forbid extended comment. The
rise aud decline of the Western rivers
the movements of gold and
other articles Of merchandise, but from
totally different causes. The river here
has increased about three feet since our
last, but not from the tenor of the late
news from Europe 1t will soon be on
the decline again. Meantime, the Mis-
souri, has been rising considerably.
STEAMBOAT PRISTIEG We respectfully
ask our steamboat friends to call and ex-
anime the specimens of fine steamboa
printing daily executed at the PUBLIC
LEDGER Office. Our prices will be found
to compare favorably with those Of Gin
cinnati 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
whs take in work they are not prepared
to execute. I