Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-11
RIVER.


Weather cloudy and o'ol. The river here is
sill rising. AtSt. Louis the river Is falling.
With seven feet out to Cairo. Tbs Ohio is re-
ceSinR. with seven nine inches 10 the canal.
Arkansas and White rivers remain at good
stage.
BOATS IN PORT.
Liberty Ne. 2, Thomas II. Allen, Geo. W..
Cheek. Silver Moon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Liberty No. 2 came in from White river
with full list Of cotton and large mum Der OF
people.
The Colorado will arrive to day from St.
Louis, and will leave this evening with re-
turn trip.
CT. Hind, of Cairo. has sold his big wharf
boat at Cairo, to Carroll. Greea Il Co.. Of
vicksburg.
The Virginia, Mollie Able and Richmond.
are due from New Orleans.
The Mound City ferryboat Gallatn. which
has been aground below Island 40 for nearly
three months. came into pert yesterday. and
goes on the docks for repairs.
The handsome steamer Mary Houston. Cap
tain Durham, with Harry Walker in the office.
will pass down this evening for New Orleans.
WIN. H. Dorsey and Philip Dan bridge. pilots
of the Cancels and Annie Laurie. have had
their licenses suspended for sixty days, by the
inspectors at Cincinnati.
The new hatcher leaves here tomorrow eve
ming for New Orleans.
The W. r. Arthur and Kate Kinney will pass
down this evening from st. Louis for New Or
leans.
The Olive Branch will be down tomorrow
for New Orleans.
The Columbian leaves the wharf this even
ing sor Vicksburg and the bends.
The splendid passenger packet Silver Moon,
Ca tain Ben Merrilees. leaves to- day at five
n. m. for Cincinnati. George Higgins does the
honors of the office.
The fine steamer George W. Cheek. Captain
George Malone. is the regular Saturday daily
packet for Friar's Point and the bends. leaving
to-day at Eve pm. Messrs- Frank Gonterman
and Charles jackson, two courteous and atten-
tive gentlemen, have charge Of the Office.
The splendid passenger steamer Thomas II.
Allen, Captain Reese Pritchard. is the regular
Saturday Arkansas river United States mail
packet, leaving to-day at five m. for Little
Rock, connecting there with new and light
draught boat for Fort Smith. The Allen has
unsurpassed passenger accommodations. G. 7.
Walker and Dan. Sullivan. two clever GENTLE
men, have charge of the office.
The Parkersburg and Wheeling packet Re-
becca, struck coal barge at the bridge piers at
Parkersburg, Wednesday night. and sunk in
twenty feet water. Eight deck-hsnds were
drowned by the accident. The Rebecea was
built in Cincinnati six years ago. by Barker.
Hart L Co. and David Gibson Il Co.. and finally
sold to the Nashville Packet Company. who
so,d her to Captain Booth and others, OF
Wheeling. She was q neat Eide-wheel passen-
GER packet, and worth $4,000.
The superb passenger steamer Liberty No. Z.
cartain r. Wheat in command. is the regular
saturday White river United States mail
packet, leaving to-day at five pm. Tor all
points on White river through to Jacksonport.
connecting with the Usage for Batesviie. and
AZ Duvall's Bluff with the Little Rock rail-
road. The Liberty has ne superior in fare.
speed and comfort. Messrs. james Thomp-
son. Jack Horne aud JOHN Darbey. TITO Of
clever and accommodating gentlemen, have
charge Of the Office.