Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-04
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The week opened with beautiful weather and
brisk business on the wharf. At St. Louis the
river is on the decline, with mark twain in the
channel between that point and Cairo. The
Ohio is reeeding. with six feet two inches in
the canal. The Arkansas is declining. but has
nearly four feet to Little Rock. White river
remains about the same as at our last.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Edinburg. Arkansas river. p.m.; Rubicon,
Vicksburg. SPIN; Belle Memphis, st, Louis,
p.m.; Dan. Able. Friar's Point, pm; Cora
s.. Cincinnati. SPIN.
BOATS IN PORT.
Dan. Able. Edinhurg. W. A. Caldwell. Cora
g.. st. Francis, Hamilton. Cobweb.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Dan. Able brought in from Frial's Point
243 bales of cotton and 1877 sacks cotton seed.
She also brought 300 negroes on deck who came
10 trade and return on her this evening. The
Dan. A bic is the regular Monday Friar's Point
and bends packet, leaving at Eve pm. Capt.
James Lee. the veteran Of the bends, COM
mands. with the ever. popular and agreeable
gentleman. Stack Lee, in charge Of the office,
assisted by Thad. Conant.
The Pauline Carroll passed down yesterday
evening. Capt Dick Lightburne came down
on her from Plum Point.
Tho Julia, Captain Callahan. leaves the
wharf at five pm. for st. Louis.
The st. Francis. from St. Francis river
brought in 30l bales of cotton and 1900 sacks
cotton seed. She is the regular Tuesday packet
for all points on the st. Francis. leaving at five
pm. Messrs. Paine and Clark are her geutle-
manly clerks.
The fine steamer Rubicon. of which Bill
Blake is Head Center, passes down this even-
ing for Vicksburg and the bends. She Is the
favorite boat Of the line. and could not be 9th
erwise. with such men in charge as Captain
Blake and Alf. Grissoni. her chief clerk.
The splendid passenger steamer Edinburg, in
charge of Captain Yerkes. is the Monday Ar
kansas river U. s. mail packet. leaVins at ave
p.m.. for all points on, tho Arkansas. connect
ing at Littla Rock with llsht draught boats for
Fort Smith. She has excellent passenger &C
commodations. Jack Chambers, who ia well
known in the trade and respected by all. will
be found in the tffice. assisted by Mr.. Keyt.
Capt. Hicks King backs out tho Cara S. to-
day for Cairo and Cinciansti. She is good
steamer. Al, Cfaxali has charge of the Office.
The Belle Memphis. Captain Crane, Is the
regular Monday St. Louis packet. She had not
arrived up to eleven O'Clock q NJ. but will prob.
ably make her appearance during the after
noon. Billy Blenker is her Head Center.
The superb passenger steamer Mississippi,
Capt. Nat. Greene. will be found at the wharf
this evening to receive for New orleaps and
the bends. and leave on Wednesday, her reeu-
lar day. Cook Creighton. an efficient ON or
and courteous gentleman, has SAafse of the of
fee.
Capt, DIX Fowler cometh to this city TO io-
cate as agent Of the South bore railroad. We
bid him welcome. and wish him much freieht
Tip Fields goes out on the Fdinburg o-day to
straighten up her old trip in White river.
The Legal Tender. Capt. Greene Snow. is
the regular Tuesday White river mail packet. |
She will be found in port tomorrow morning. |
Joe Elliott and Matt. Glass are her clerks.
The Nick Lonsworth. Mary Davage and Jen-
ME Howell are due from the Ohio river.
The Arkansas was to have lest St Louis on |
Saturday for Fort Smith. but didn't do it.
The Olive Branch will pass down Tomorrow
for New Orleans. John McCord is master.
The Tn 1mpson Dean leaves st. Leuis to-msr-
rev.
The good little steamer Hamilton. Capt. VIM, |
Hsrdwick. is the regular Tuesday Osesola and |
bends packet. She attends 70 sill way business.
= The mean rate Of discharge of the Mississippi |
rive; into the Gulf of Mexico somewhat ex-
ceeds thirty eight million six hundred thou-
sand pounds of water per second.
Lie Bradley. mate of the Edinburg. was ar
rested Sunday. accused Of stealing watch be-
longing to a roust about.
The st. Louis River Tines has a correspond
ent in this city who is heavy enough on adjec-
tives to make first class river reporter. He
says g the handsome Billy Miller and smiling
and late clerk of the Liberty No. "a 1.-THE
chn ID. Elliott, and ever-re-
liable Matt. Glass;" William Ashford. the
modes, sad gshtlemanly commander" "Tbel
SfaaRs snd polite Sam: Teets." 1.-THE expe-
Iienced John B. Davis" etc.. etc. How's that
for high
The St. Louis Tines says;
We understand that a gentleman of this city
yesterday purcnased one-half interest in the
tow bost Atantic and barees. of Capt. ]. b:
sS6OO9 for the entire outfit. One year AGO the
same boat and barges were sold Tor $65, 900.
ms shows that barge stock has deprecated
here in nearly the sane proportion as steam
boat stock.
The Louisville Courier Journal sayss
Capt. Thomas II. Newell, Of Memphis, is
stepping at the National. 10 is here for the
purpose of experimenting the construction of
captain McManus' two new boats. now being
built at this port.
Rerurar Memnhss ann 0seeoIa rvs.