Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-26
River.


Weather clear AID cool. The river here is
declining with ten feet in the channel. TIE
Ohio continues to decline. with four feet on
the bars. The Arkansas Is receding win
twenty eight inches In the channel from Little
Rock and fifteen inches above there.
BOATS IN PORT.
Magenta. Legal Tender, St. Francis. Fannie
Brandes. Edinburg. Julia.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Dan Able left for Cairo this morning, to
be turned over to her new owners. Captain
James Lee will have suitable boat to take her
place in the Friar's Point trade by next week.
The Guidon did not get out for Arkansas
river until this morning. having been detained
on account of labor.
The Julia arrived this morning from St.
outs. en- route for Vicksburg. with a full car
90 Of produce.
The stesmer Cora s., en- route from NJ enI his
10 Cincinnati with $50 bales of cotton. struck q
snag rear Sbawneetown. and sunk in water up
to her boiler deck. The boat and cargo will
prove a total loss. She was owned by Captain
Hicks King and her clerk. Al. Crozal. Valued
at $4,000; insured for three fourths her value.
The foe steamer Geo. W. Cheek. Capt. Geo.
Malone, is the regular Tuesday Osceola and
bends packet. leaving to-day at FIVE pm,
Messrs. Frank Gonterman and Charley Jack a
son have charge Of the Office,
The Edinburg, Captain Ferkers. is receiving
for Arkansa; =ivsf, and leaves tomorrow eve
nins.
The Fannie Brandles. Captain Murray, Is
~ 20 W. ,n A..
five pm. Mr.. Rudd has charge of the Office.
The st. Francis. Captain Bowman. il the
Tuesday st. Fgansis river packet. leaving to-
dag at ave .. IN. for all points on St. Francis
river. Messrs. Paine and Clark. clerss,
The splendid steamer Maeent., c~ps. Frank
Hicks. is receiving at the whaFf for New err
leans and all veg points in the bends. and
leaves Tomorrow evening. Sha has superb
passenger aecemmodations. John Sullivan. a
gsnial and clever gentleman. has charge of the
office.
The staunch steamer R. G. Gray, Capt. Ike
Whitaker. leaves this evening for Cincinnati.
Captain Anderson dictates in the Office,
The Legal Tender. Capt. John Epiost. leaves
to-day at five pm. for all paints on White river,
connecting at puvalls Bluff With the Little
Rock railroad. Joe Elliott and Arthur Fields,
clerks.
The Liberty No. 2. in command Of Captain
Pat. Wheat. will take her place in the " hite
river trade on Tuesday next. carrying the
United States ms.i. She is undergoing a thar
oush sverhauling from stem t, stem. and will
come off the docks a. good ana staunch as the
first season Shs ca We out. Captain Whent'is a
Tssy popular boatman. and under his manage
Inent. she will r-gain her standard popularity
in the river for good accommodations and fac
fair.
Owing to the lew stage Of water in the QAis,
the Mary houston has gone St. Louis 10 load
for New Orleans.
The steamer Sully struck A.. snag at Smiths
bar. thirty miles hslpv'sf. Joseph. Friday NOR
Ming. about Qiad O'clock, and sunk ia four feet
vGtsr. About half her freight was saved. and
the balance will be taken out in a damaged
condition.
The Bismarck. Opt. Sem. E,tSiken. will
pass down this evening for New Orleans.
The fne steamer 81. Ice is the regular Tues
day Cairo and s.. Louis packet. leaving at five
pm,
pnps TAomss sheerer and Capt. Joe Nc.
p1llough. Two we'll knewu and popular Logis-
VILE stee m hoaimen. are in the city.
The Liizie Gal run into storm While on her
way u. lew miles above New orleans, on
FRIDAY night. aud bad her shimneys blown
overheard.
Messrs Levy a Robbins. the we'll known
steamboat agents. have been appointed agen.
al tue Erie transportation Company in III
city.
Capt. James Lee ircurred much loss in hn 10
ing up the friar's Point trade. and he proposes
TO use every effort TO retain il hy placing in the
trade No. boat as sool as he can procure
one to replace the pan. Abe. The people
aleng the ksnas will sustain him. and they will
seal tie loss Of the Dan Able and its Efficient
oMcers. There Is s,mb TAX OF the Dee Arc
being placed in the trade, but the paDple in the
TO Captain Lee. and irem Whist we can learn,
they prefer him viih ais gallant officers 10 GER
tain others