Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-08
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River.
Weather cloudy and sultIy. The river ID
still on the decline. with tea feet in the chan
mel. Arkansas and White rivers continue lew.
BOATS IN PORT.
Des Arc. Natema. Ida Steckdale, Ozark.
Arkansas. Armsdello. Lightwoed. Belle st.
Louii. Check. Hamilton. Mary r. Forsyth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The wharf was crowded this morning with
steamers receiving and dschayging.
The Natoma came in from White river. She
picked up snag in White river. which
knocked a small hole in her hull. She was
taken out on the docks. and will be repaired in
time to drop down to the levee this evening to
receive for White river and leave on time to-
morrow evening for all points on White river.
Capt. VIM. Ashford commands, with Charley
and John Smither In the office.
The Lightwood came in from the Ohio. She
discharged here 1900 barrels of apples. and pro-
ceeded on her journey to New Orleans.
The Dan. Able left at twelve o'clock for
Frisr's Point and the bends. She will leave
on her regular time next trip.
The Ida Stockdale came in from White river
bound for St. Louis.
The Des Arc. Capt. John Elliott, came in
from White river with 142 bales of cotton and
fair list of passengers. She lays over until
Tuesday and goes out in place of the Legal
Tender.
The elegant STEINER Ozark. Capt. Ad. Storm.
Is the regular Friday Arkansas river packet.
leaving to-day at five pm. for all points on the
Arkansas. connecting at Little Rock with
light draught steamers for Fort Smith.
A new steamer. to be called the Mary Miller,
Is being constructed at Cincinnati to run b.
tween this city and Evansville.
The Nick Longworth leaves for New Or
leans this evening at nine o'clock. She ia q
comfortable passenger packet, and Capt. Lew.
Hates. with Eugene Bowers as clerk. Both are
as careful. competent and affable officers as run
the river.
The G. W. Cheek leaves for Haile's Point.
0sceola and points this sids this evening at five
o'clock. She is fine steamboat. and her COM
mander, Capt. George Malone. with Frank
Gonterman as clerk. are boatmen without any
superiors.
The Arkansas. from St. Louis. discharged
here 200 tons Of miscellaneous freight, and was
TO nave lett at noon for Arkansas river with
$50 tons Of freight.
The Comm .rcial. Capt. John B Davis. is the
regular Saturday White river mail packet. She |
came in from White river with fine trip of
people and freight and leaves promptly to-mor- |
row at FIVE pm. Jimmy Thompson and Char
ley Sharpe have charge of the Office.
The Belle St. Louis. Captain ZeigIer, was to \
have left at noon for st. Louis.
The Mary Forsyth passed down this morning /
for Vicksburg.
The Marble City. Captain Carter. leaves this
evening at I've pm. for st. Louis.
The Luminary. Captain Conway, leaves at
five pm. for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Hamilton. Captain Hardwick, from Os.
ceola. had 1000 sacks Of cotton seed and 81 bales
Of cotton. She leaves this evening with re-
turn trip.
The Mollie Able passed up at noon for St.
Louis.
The great Thompson Dean. Capt. Jas. Pep
per. will leave the wharf ct Eve pm. for New
Orleans.
The Armadelle came in from New Orleans,
and gets ID to-day for Cincinnati. She takes
he trip of the Cora s.
The Groesheck and Mary Houston will be
Town on Sunday for New Orleans.
The Argosy and Sam. ]. Hale are due from
Cincinnati. both heavily laden for this port.