Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
River.


Weather cool and cloudy. The river here is
receding. with seven feet in the channel be-
tween here and st. Louis. The Ohio Is falling.
with three feet on the bars from Louisville
down. Arkansas river continues to decline,
with eighteen inches in the channel from Pine
Buff out to the mouth. White river remains
at low tide.
Bears IN PoRT.-Mississippi Des Arc. Nor
man. Glasgow. St. Francis. George W. Cheek,
Ozark.
MIsoELLANE0Us.-The week opened out with
a brisk business doing on the wharf, though
the river business is much retarded on account
of the low stage of water in all the rivers.
TIE Des Arc, Captain Marsh Miller in COM
mapd. came in from Friar's Point with $50 bales
of cotton and 1000 sacks cotton seed. She is
the regular Tuesday Friar's Point and bends
packet. Messrs. B. P. Fields and Andy Gran
ger are her clerks.
The Des Arc. on her way up, picked up a
snag. which entered the cook house. tearing
away part of it and the guards. No other dam
age was sustained by the boat.
The magnificent passenger steamer Missis-
sippi, Captain Nat Greene in command, will
leave the wharf day for New Orleans and
the bends. She has superb passenger accom-
modations. Messrs. Cook Creighton and John
Lanslois, two affable and clever gentlemen,
have charge of the Office.
The 7. L. McGill, which left here yesterday
morning, grounded at Clark's towhead, and
was pulled off by the Des Arc and sent on her
way rejoicing.
The splendid passenger steamer Guidon. Cap
tain Clay Rice in command, will leave the
wharf to-day at five pm. for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport. connect
ing at Duvall's Bluff with the Little Rock rail-
road. She has good passenger accommoda-
tons. Mr.. VIM. Morrison. courteous GENTLE
man and efficient clerk. presides at the desk,
assisted by Aleok Waddell.
The Dexter will pass down to-day for New
Orleans. She enters the Leathers line in the
vicbsburg trade.
The Belle Memphis. Captain Crane, is the
regular Monday St. Louis packet. leaving at
five pm.
The Cornelia passed down for New Orleans
Sunday evening. She cutters tho 0uachita
river trade. The passengers Of the Louisville.
sunk at Deyil'a Island, came down on her.
The 1t. Francis. Captain Bowman. came in
from St. Francis river with $50 bales Of cotton
and 2lse sacks cotton seed. She is the regular
Tuesday St. Francis river packet.
The Norman, Captain Barclay, sails at I'VE
pm. to-day for Evansville and points on the
Ohio. CAPTAIN Henry Miller, clever gentle
nam, does the honors of the Office.
Tha Call,a napta;p M;u.r l.aro, - G..
pm. for Gayoso Landing and all way points in
the bends. Mr.. Stevens is her attentive purser.
The Glasgow. Captain Skunk. is announced
for Cincinnati at five pm.
The Natoma came in with AS bales Of cotton
and ss4 sacks cotton seed, Sac lays up for the
present.
4he elegant passen ger steamer Rubicon. Cap
tain Blake, will leave the wharf to- day at FIVE
pm. for Vicksburg and the bends. ALT. Girls
som. an ursane and clever gentleman. has
charge Of the Office.
Messrs. Netillwell, Powell & Co. and Captain
seism have bought the Commonwealth for
$:5.0CA
The splendid passenger steamer Indiana will
pass down Tomorrow for New Orleans.
The fine steamer Ozark. Captain Ad. Storm,
is receiving at the wharf for all points en- she
Arkansas. and leaves tomorrow az ave pm.
Thomas Brasfear has CHARGE Of the Office.
The Liberty 10. is the regular Tuesday
Whi.e river United States mail packet. She
will be in port this evening to receive. and will
leave on time tomorrow. Jimmy Thompson
and Chbrley Sharpe are her gentlenanly clerks.
The COED steamer Geo. w. Cheek. Capt. Geo.
Malone. il the Tuesday 0scsola and bends
packet, leaving 10 morrow at ave pm. Frank
|; an iernan has charge Of the Office.
The Silver Bow passes down this evening for
Red river.
We learn that the Memphis and Arkansas
PacAe Company will offer for sale the steam
rrs Natoma. W. A. Caldwell, American and
Ozark. The Company now have several new
packets, and contemplate building others more
,uitsble for the trade. The boats above named
are all frst-rate low water boats.
The work on the WeitIel dam. at Louisville.
has been suspended. owing to cold weather.
md will not be resumed till spring.
The upper Mississippi is virtually closed for
he winter.
Large class steamers viii be compelled to
make Memphis and Cairo the head f HAviga-
ion for the present.