Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-08
The Port Of Memphis.

lHe IOrL vi MtMpulS'
River rising. Business dull. Weather
clear Mud plentiful.
The following are the arrivals and de-
partures:
Arrivals.
Ruth, st. Louis.
Platte Valley, st. Louis.
Marble City, st. Louis.
Dan Able, Vicksburg
Rubicon, Vieksburg.
Des Arc, White river
J. S. McCune, St Louis.
Amazon, New Orleans.
Henry Ames, New Orleans.
Luminary, New Orleans
Departures.
Ruth, New Orleans.
City Of Cairo, ST. Louis.
Rubicon, st. Louis.
Luminary, ST. Louis.
Amazon, Cincinnati.
Henry Ames, Louisville
Natoma, ST. Francis river.
Us. McCune, White river.
Platte Valley, Yicksburg.
Boats in Port.
Des Arc, Rose Hambleton, Minneola,
Dan Able, Guidon, Centralia, Marble
City.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
Cairo and 81 Loais.-Captain Jim
Tschudi's clipper, the Marble City, leaves
this evening for st. Louis. She is fine
craft, runs fast, lives well, and has gal
liant set of officers. Those travelling
Northward would do well to travel on
her. Mr.. Charles NJ Parsons is her eff
Gent clerk. fi9H.
Helena and VickSdurg.-The magnifi-
cent steamer Dan Able sails for Vicks-
burg and the bends this evening, in
charge of Capt Ed. Hart, who knows
well how to look after the comfort Of
passengers. Geo. o. Hart and Geo.
Deane are her clerks They know their
biz
Louisville and Cincinnati The Dean
Line steamer Minneola leaves for the
Queen City this evening in charge of
Capt. Lew. Hates. Mr.. VIM. Grnbbs
attends to her official duties.
arkansas Rirer Capt. Ike Whitaker
leaves with his mail packet Guidon for
the Arkansas this evening Johnny Lang
lois and Andy Granger preside at her
desk.
White Ricer.-Capt. W. J. Ashford,
commander of the Des Arc, will Leave
with his craft for White river this eve
ming, at FIVE o'clock. J. Lee Finney and
Charley Smither are clerks.
arkansas Rirer. The light-draught
steamer Rose Hambleton will leave for
the Arkansas this evening, in charge OF
Capt John Claycomb. A pleasant boat
to travel on.
Miscellaneous.
Captain Hicks has returned from New
Orleans. He concluded not to purchase
the Magenta on account of the high
price asked for her, which was 5000
Captain Hicks will hrve the Die Vernon
fitted up fer the Vicksburg trade.
The Centralia, when near White river
cutoff, run on stump, which Knocked
two holes in her hull on the larboard side
about midships. Fortunately for the
boat, the stump struck her above tlts
water line. A bulkhead was built, which
enabled her to proceed on her journey
The Ohio is rising at Pittsburg, with
twelve feet in the channel At Cincin
natl and Louisville it is rising, with
eleven feet in the canal. At St. Loui:
the river is reported stationary. White
river is reported rising at Duvars Bluff
with twelve feet in the channel. The
Arkansas is rising at Little Rock, with
ten feet in the channel.
STEAMBOAT PRINTING. We respectfully
ask our steamboat friends to call and ex'
anime the specimens of fine steamboat
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
who take in work they are not prepared