Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-09
London Stock narket-December 8
RIVER INTELLIaHNcH.
River.

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| Weather cool and cloudy. The river here is
rising steadily. The Ohio is rising at Louis
vile. with ten feet wster on the falls. Ar.
kansas and White rivers are stationary. with
big stage of water in each.
BOATS IN PORT.
| Guidon. Thomas II. Allen. Geo. W. Cheek.
| Silver Moon, Alice ", Belle st. Louis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Silver Noon. Capt. Ben Merrilees. ar
rived last night from Cincinnati with a cargo
of merchan disc, and lea es on Saturday with
q return trip.
The splendid passenger steamer Guidon. Cap
tain Clay Rice in command. will leave the
wharf to-day at FIVE D m. for Arkansas river
and way points through TO Little Rock. con-
Meeting there with q lghtdraught boat for Fort
Smith. The Gu don has unsurpassed passen-
ger accommodations. Mr.. Morrison. an afable
gentleman ana Efficient officer, ~ esides in the
Office. assisted by Mc.srs. Aleck Waddell and
Charles Musselman.
The magnificent passenger steamer Missis-
sippi. Captain Net. Greene in command. will
leave the wharf this evening at five o'clock for
New Orleans and the bends. She is an No.
and safe carrier. Messrs. Cook Creighton and
John Langlois. two courteous gentlemen, coz
troll the affairs of the Office.
The Louisville leaves for New Orleans at
three pm.
The new NatehsE will be down on Saturday
for New Orleans.
The sallie ". Captain Miller In command.
will leave the wharf to day at five O'Clock for
Forkea Deer river and all intermediate land
ings in the bends. Mr.. Parker presides at the
desk.
The new ferryboat Excelsior arrived yester-
day. She is well built. and constructed espe-
cially for ferrytoat between here aud Mound
City.
The elegant and swift passenger steamer, g.
W. Cheek. Capt Geo. Malone, is the regular
Thursday daily packet for Friar's Point and
the bends. leaving at five IN. Me'srs. Frank
Gontsrman and Charles Jackson. two cour-
teous gentlemen. have charge of the Office.
The Liberty is due from Pittsturg, bound
for New Orleans. Her cargo consists Of 10000
kegs Of nails. 900 barrels of ale. $50 wagons.
5000 Flows. 400 packages of glassware. 1900 bar
rels Of apples and potatoes. 30 barrels of pork.
20 barrels of beans, and 1900 boxes Of starch |
and soap.
The General Anderson is the Friday Friar's
Point and bends daily packet.
The disaster to the towboat Samson. pre-
siously reported, was worse than at first sup
posed. Her tow consisted Of 10000 bushels
Of coal. and $1,000 bushels of coke. belonging
to W. II. Brown i Co.. and the less of this
firm Is estimated at from fifteen to twenty thou.
sand dellars.
TIE good steamer Natoma. Captain Ashford.
is the regular Friday White river packet. She
is in port receiving, and will leave tomorrow
evening.
A great calamity has befalen Billy Blenker
by the death Of his soma bright and interest
ing lad. which occurred yesterday morning in
ST. Louis.
The pss Arc Is the Friday Friar's Point and
bends packet.
The Thomas II. Allen is the Saturday Ar
kansas river United States mail steamer. She |
Is receiving at the wharf. and leaves on Satur-
day.
The Hatchie river packet Pioneer. in charge |
Of that experienced officer. Captain J. d. Ran
dali. D. Broadhurst clerk. did not leave yes
terday. as advertised. but viii depart positively
this afternoon At four o'clock.