Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-22

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Weather cloudy and cool, with indications Of
more rain. The river here and at Cairo Is ris-
ing slowly. At St. Loui, 1t Is falling. The
Ohis is rising at Cincinnati and Louisville, with
three feet zen inches in the canal and three and
half feet on the bars in the lower Ohio. The
Arkansas is rising, with three feetin the chan
mel from Pine Bluff to the mouth. White
river continues at low tide.
BOATS IN PORT.
| Des Arc. st. Francis. Belle Memphis. Legal
| Tender. Commercial. Colossal.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business on the wharf this morning was &C.
tive, with fair list Of boats in port receiving
and discharging.
| The Lsonidas cleared for Cincinnati with 100
bales of cotton and a large lot of miscellaneous
freight.
+, The splendid Ruhicon, Captain Blake. passes
| up to-day for Cairo and st. Louis. She is an
elegant packet. ALI. Grissom is chief cftrk.
Tho Colossal. from st. Louis for Arkansas
| river. discharged here large lot Of produce,
and was to have left this morning for Arkansas
river.
The Virginia passed up last night for Louis
vile.
The St. Luke left last night for St. Louis.
She had 1000 bales of cotton.
The Olive Branch and Columbian passed
down for New Orleans.
The Des Arc came in from Friar's Point with
fair list Of cotton. and leaves tomorrow eve
! ming with return trip. Marsh Miller COM
mands, with B. P. Fields and Andy Granger in
the office.
The st. Francis. from st. Francis river.
brought in a large list of cotton and cotton
seed. She is the regular Tuesday packet for
st. Francis river. Captain Bowman commands
with Messrs. Paine. Clark and Conant in the
office.
A very large number Of disasters to shipping
are reported on the lakes during the late severe
gales.
The splendid passenger steamer Guidon. in
command of Capt. Clay Rice. will be found in
port this evening to receive for all points on
White river, and will leave at six m. with
return trip for all points on White river through
to Jacksonport. connecting at puvalrs Bluff
with the Little Reck railroad. The GuiduR has
good passenger accommodations. VIM. Morri-
son an affable gentleman and efficient officer,
dell.
The new White river packet Mary Boyd.
left Clarendon yesterday for Memphis with 100
bales of cotton. She is due to day. and will
leave on Wednesday with return trip.
Private dispatches report rise in the Arkan-
sas river at little Rock of eighteen inches. and
was still rising this mo-ning.
The Continental passed up this morning for
st. Louis.
The superb steamer Natoma, Captain VIM.
Ashford. will be in port this evening TO receive
for all way points on the Mississippi this side Of
the mouth of White river. connecting there
with the Dardanelle for Pine Bluff. Little Rock
and way landings on Arkansas river. She
makes close connection with the above boat.
Tho elegant passenger steamer Commercial.
Capt. John B. Davis. is the regular Tuesday
White river United States mail packet. Sheis
at the wharf, and leaves tomorrow evening
fer all points on Whits river through to Jack
sontort, connecting at Duvall's Bluff with the
Little Rock railroad. Jimmy Thompson Off |
ciates in the office.
The Belle Memphis. Captain Crane. leaves |
at five p m. for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Wauanita, Captain Callahan. will leave |
the wharf this evening for Yieksburg and the
bends.
The Bismarck aud Louisville viii pass down |
this evening for New Orleans.
The Legal Tender. Capt. John Eliiott. leaves
te morrow at i've pm. for all points on White |
river. making the regular connections. Msssrs.
Jos Elliott, Arthur Fields and Matt Glass have
charge Of the Office.
The Magenta. Capt. Frank Hicks palatial
steamer, is the regular Wednesday New Or
leans packet. She viii be found in port to-
morrow morning to receive, And viii leave on
Wednesday. John Sullivan. clever gentle
man, presdes in the Office.