Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-29
River.

Weather moderate and sultry. The river
mel between here and Cairo. At st. Louis the
river is falling. with feet in the channel out
to Cairo. The Ohio is rising from. Pittsburg
down. with feet inches in the canal. and 7
feet on the bars in the lower Ohio. The Ar
kansas is receding. with 81 feet in the channel
from Little Rock out to the mouth. White
river remains unchanged,
boats IN PORT.
Des Are, W. A. Caldwell, Legal Tender. St.
Francis. Mississippi and Sallie v.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mississippi. Captain Nat. Green. arrived
this morning from New Orleans with fair
trip. She Is the regular Wednesday packet for
New Orleans. and Is receiving at the wharf for
arsturn trip. The Mississippi has no superior
in fare, speed and comfort. Cock Creighton.
q clever gentleman. does the honors Of the
Office.
The St. Francis. from St. Francis river.
brought in large list of cotton. She leaves
to- morrow evening with return trip Tor St.
Francis river. Captain Bowman commands,
with Messrs. Paine, Clark and Conant, in the
Office,
Ths Norman. Captain Barclay. leaves this
evening for Cairo and Evansville. Captain
Henry Miller. a worthy gentleman. presides at
the desk.
The Spray. Captain Brown. sails at five pm.
for Cincinnati.
The Minneols will arrive to-day from Gin
cinnati. and leave tomorrow evening With q
return trip.
The splendid passenger steamer Mollie Able.
Captain Dar. Able. will leave this evening for
New Orleans and the bends. John Leaven-
worth is her accommodating and obliging clerk.
The Legal Tender. Captain Elliott, came in
from White river with fair trip. and leaves
tomorrow evening for all points on White
river. Messrs. Joe Elliott, Watt Glass and
Arthur Fislds, have charge of the office.
The Belle Memphis and St. Joe will arrive
at noon from St. houis. and will leave this
eyenins with return trip for Cairo and St.
Louis.
The Julia, Captain Callahan. will pass down
this evening for Vicksburg.
The good steamer Ozark. Captain Ad. Storm
in command. will arrive this evening from the
Arkansas river, with 574 bales of cotton. She
will not arrive in time to leave this evening
With return trip,
The splendid passenger steamer w. A. Cald-
well, Captain Harrison Blssdel on the roof. is
receiving at the wharf for all points on the Ar
kansas river, and will leave tomorrow at five
D N, going through to Little Rock. The Cald-
we'll has unsurpassed passenger accommoda-
tons, and is in charge Of experienced officers.
Captain Garrett Huls. an afable gentleman
and efficient officer. has charge of the efiee.
She brought in this trip a large list of cotton.
The Fort Gibson will arrive tomorrow and
leave on Wednesday with a return trip for the
Arkansas river, through to Little Rock.
The Sallie ". Captain Hiram Dean, will
leave at 5 !. m. for 0scsola and the bends. Mr..
Stephens has charge ofthe office.
The elegant and swift passenger steamer
Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Geo. Malone. leaves
this evening at Eve m. for Friar's Point and
the bends. The Cheek willremain permanently
in the trade, running in connection with the
General Andersen. both steamers making til
weekly trips. and leaving port on opposite
days. thus forming daily line. Frank Con-
terman has charge Of the Office.
The Edibburg, Captain Jerkers, will arrive
to day from Cincinnati.
The old reliable packet Commercial, Captain
John B. Davis. e the regular Tuesday White
river United States mail packet. She viii be
In rort this evening. and will leave tomorrow
evening for all points on White river. Charley
Sharpe. one Of the best fellows in the world.
has charge Of the nee.
The Natoma goes to White river on Friday.
The Des Arc. Captain Marsh Miller. is the
Tuesday Frai's Point packet.
The nightingale. for Arkansas river. and
Nick Longworth. for New Orleans. are due
from the Ohio river. o
The Kate Ksarney. over due from ST. Louis
for New Orleans. i reported aground be ov 81.
Louis.
The Arthur is due from New Orleans.
The Great Republic leaves he'e IN Wednes-
day next for New Orleans.