Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-07
Rfver.


Weather clear and pleasant. The river con-
tinues to rise. with good stage from Cairo
down. At st. Louis the river is rising slowly.
The Ohio is at high tide, with a good steam
boat stage Of water on the falls. The Arkan-
sas and White rivers are swelling. with q good
stage in each.
BOATS IN PORT.
Guidon. Des Arc, LEGAL Tender, st. Franc's,
Sam. ]. Hale. Cheek. Lizzie Gin. Commercial,
Thomas II. Allen. DardaneiIe.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business on the levee was active, with q large
number of boats in pert receiving and aifcharg-
ing.
The Continental passed down this morning
for New Orleans. we'll laden.
The Henry Amts. from New Orleans for St.
Louis. discharged he large lot of salt. and
left at noon for St. Louis
The Thomas II. Allen came in from Arkansas
river with 400 bales of c,tton and a good list Of
people.
The Comm ercial arrived last night from
White river with 724 bales Of cotton, $50 sacks
cotton seed. a large smount Of game and big
list of passengers. She is the regular Tuesday
White river United States mail packet, leav-
ing this evening for all points on White river.
connecting at Duvalls Bluff with the Little
Rock railroad. Captain John B. Davis COM
mands, with Charley Sharpe, an efficient off,
Ger. in charge of the Office.
The Lizzie Gill. Captaia 0'Eeal. will leave
the wharf at four pm. for New Orleans and
the bends. Mr.. Bowen is her purser.
The new and elegant steamer ardanelle.
Captain VIM. holland. is the regular Tuesday
Arkansas river United States mail steamer.
leaving at i've m. for all points On the Ar
kansas through 10 Little Rock, connecting there
with light drausht boat for F.rtSmith. The
pardanele is a safe ctrrier, and has superb
passenger accommodations. E. Walworth, a
genial and cleve. gentlem an. pr,sides in the
Zoe.
The fine steamer Des Are. Captain Vim. 81
lott, is the Tuesday Frisr's Point packet.
leaving at i've p.m.. attending to all way bust
ness in the bends. Messrs. VIM. Miller, B. Z.
Fields and Arthur Fields. trio Of courteous
ard attentive gentlemen. have charge OF the
Office.
: The Sam. ]. Hale, Captain Walker, sails to-
day at FIVE I'm. for Cincinnati
The splendid steamer Legal Tender, Captain
John Elliott, leaves to-day at i've pm. for all
points on White river. connecting at Duvalls
Bluff with the Little Rock railroad. Msssrs.
Joe Elliott and Matt Glass. two attentive Off
GERS and clever gentlemen. have charge Of the
office.
The Belle st. Louis. Captain zeieler. will
leave the wharf this evening at five o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The regular Wednesday New Orleans and
bends packet Magenta. Captain Frank Hicks.
is at the wherf receiving for New Orleans and
the bends, and will leave tomorrow evening.
She is an A No. steamer. John Sullivan,
Mr.. Mossop and John Chamberln. set Ct
good fellows, have charge Of the Office. Frank
Smith will be on hand to attend the cOmfor.s
Of the guests.
The good steamer George W. Cheek. CAPTAIN
Geo. Malone, is the regular daily line packet
for Friar's PoiHt and the bends. leaving at five
p.m. Frank Gonternan and Charley jackson
hacharge Of the office.
The magnificent passenger steamer Missis-
sippi, Captain Nat Greene in command. will
leave the wharf to- morrow sveninron the ar
| rival Of the afternoon train. Tor New Ofleans
and lac bends. Cook Creishten and Joho
Langiois control the affairs Of the Office,
The p. W. Strader, en- route Tor New Or
| leans, is reported aground at Plum Point and
e1 The 81 Frsacis, captsin Bowman. is the
regular tuesday St Francis river packet.
leaving At i've pm; Messss fS1ns; Eis Ts
re NsrceIla. Captain Hsuey, leaves this
evening for ~ points o. Arkansas river.