Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-12


The weather was cloudy and bs5s:sfy, The
river here ia swelling slowly, The Ohio is re.
cediug. with six and > half Sect liz the chan mel
in the lower Ohio. The Arkansas is declining,
with FIVE and half feet in the channel from
Little Rock out.
BOATS IN PORT.
Dan. Able. Des Arc. st. Francis. Geo. w.
Check. Hamilton. st. Joe. Julia. Magenta,
Sam. J. Hale. A Fafas
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Dan. Able was delayed again on acso ami
of her deck hands jumping her just "a she was
ready to back out. She had on boards spIen-
did way trip. End was to have left at noon il
Ale was fortunate in getting crew. Labor OF
the levee continues scarce and the LEGAL pacK-
cts suffer much delay. owing to tie unreliable
lily and scarcity of labor. One hundred good
white laborers pesld obtain steady employmeat
on the vsarf Loading aud dscharsins boats
here is good opening f5r rhaiBanbsr.
The st. Joe and Julia arrived this mornip z
from st. Louis. The latter goes to Vicksburg,
loaded down, and the former packet, St. joe,
returns q 10 81 81 Louis ;:s .ss ; a:ssy
The splendid steamer Geo. W. Cheek, Capt.
George Malone. leaves III wharf to- day at five
p m. for 0sceols and the bends. Frank Com
terman and Charley JACKSON. two clever gen
tlemep, control the affairs OF The office,
The Sam. J Hale. Captain Walker, viii ieave
the wharf this evening at Ave pm. for Cinein-
natl. Mr.. Miller. clerk. .ff.
The Linton, Captain Reasoner. leaves to- day
for White river. She HIS 100 tons of freight
from Baltimore for Upper White river.
The Bismarck is due from New Orleans. She
has 1000 boxes Ct sugar for St. Louis, and mi
hundred German emigrants.
The elegant passenger Eyes Aer Magenta, in
command " Capt. Frank Hicks, is the regular
Wednesday New Orleans and bends pacs ct.
She Is receiving at the wharf. aud leaves to-
morrow. attending to all bends business. John
Sullivan, worthy and efficient oficer, has
charge of the office. Frank Smith Is her gen
tlemanly steward,
The Edinhurg Captain Yerkers. is the regu.
lar Wednesday Arkansas river packet. She
will be in port to day to receive.
The great ow-pressure steamer Richmond
leaves St. Louis on Wednesday for New Or
leans.
The fine steamer St. Francis, Captain Bow
man, will leave the wharf to-day at FIVE N
for st. Francis river AID way points. Messrs.
Paine and Clark. two clever gentlemen. have
charge of the office.
The mammoth and palatial passer ger steamer
Great Republic, 10 command Of Capt. VIM. B.
Donaldson. will leave the wharf to-day at two
pm. for New Orleans and the hands. She has
no superior in elegance and passenger accom-
modatioRs. An stable and attentive gentle
man controls the affairs Of the Office.
The good steamer Hamilton. Capt. William
Hariwiek, is the regular Tuesday 0sceola and
bends packet, leaving to- day at five p. m. for
all way landings in the bends. She has good
passenger accommodations.
The superb passenger steamer Des Are, Capt,
John Elliot. Is the Tuesday White siVeT packet.
leaving at i've pm. for all points on White
river, connecting at Duvall's Bluff with the
Little Rock railroad. Billy Miller. an atfable
gentleman. has charge Of the Office.
The salado will be down in few days from
Pittsburg en- route for the Beuf river trade.
The Emma Floyd is due from Cincinnati.
Captains Dave Thomas and Thorn have pur-
chased the Enterprise They will place her in
the New Orleans ard Arkansas river trade.
The Thoess II. Allen got eff for Arkansas
5iver last night. full Of people and large freight
list.
Ths Indiana will pap dOwR tomorrow for
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