Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-21


| Tho weather is cloudy. rainy. sleety and
snowy. and very slushy and unpleasant under
foot. The river here is rising slowly. The O5ic
Is rising at Cincinnati and Louisville, with nine
and a BALI feet in the canal. Arkansas and
| White rivers remain unchanged.
BOATS IN PORT.
| Commercial. Legal Tender, Magenta, Gui-
| don, St. Francis. Thomas Ii. Allen. Richmond.
Edinburg. George W. Caeek. Rot ert Burns.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| The leyee is in a deplorabe condition this
morning. on account of the rain and snow. de-
ferring the holding Of freights.
The Nightingale cleared Ter Cincinnati this
morning with $50 bales of cotton.
The H. NJ. shrcve LIFT at neon for Red river
with a splensid trip.
The Robert Durna. Captain Stein. is receiv-
ing at the wharf for Cincinnati. and leaves to-
morrow at five pm. Aleck Powers is her gen.
tlemanly purscr.
The Thomas II. Al en- is the regular Tuesday
Fort Smith packet.
The great low pressure steamer Richm nd .
Captain Slut Neal in command. will be fond at
the wharf this morning to receive for New Or
leans and the bends. and will leave at four p.
Capt. John Brooks. courteous and attentive
gentleman. has oh srge cf the Office. The Rich
mond is safe carrier. and has iuperb passen-
ger accommodations.
The palatial and popular passenger steamer
Magenta. Captain Frank Hicks. is the regular
Wednesday New Orleans and bends packet.
John Sullivan is her attentive purssr. Frank
Smith. the known caterer. presides over her
cabins.
The elegant steamer Indiana, Captain Rube
Neal. with CHARLEY Miller in the Office. viii
leave the wharf to-day at four pm. for Louis
vile and way points on tie Ohio.
The Belle Memphis. Captain Crane. is the
regular Tuesday St. Louis packet. leaving at
five pm. Billy Blenker pres de' at the desk.
The elegant steamer George w. Cheek. Cap
tain George Malone. is the regular Tuesday
daily packet for Friar's Point and the beds.
leaving at Eve pm. Messrs. Flank Center
man and Charley Jackson. two clever gentle
men, have charge Of the office
The Legal Tender. Captain John Elliott, is
the regular Tuesday White river packet. leav-
ing to- day at i've D. m. for all points on White
river through to Jacksonport connecting With
the Fairy QUEEN. and at Duvall's Bluff with the
L tile Rcck railroad. The Legal Tender has
superb PASSENGER accommodation s. Messrs.
Joe Elliott. Matt Glass and Arthur F eds.
trio Of clever gentlemen. have charge Of the
Office.
The old reliable passenger steamer CONNER
cial. Captain John B. Davis in command. Is
the regular Tuesday White river United States
mail packet. leaving to-day at Eve D. m for all
points on White river through to Jacssosport.
connecting there with lisht-draught steamer
for Batesville, and at Duvall's Bluff with the
Little Rock railroad for Little Rock. Charley
sharpe. a genial and clever gentleman. does the
honors Of the Office.
The superb passenger steamer Guidou. Cap.
tain Clay Rice in command. is the regular Tues
day Arkansas river United States mail steamer.
leaving 10 day at Eve nm. for ell points on the
Arkansas through to Fort Smith. attending to
all way business. The Guidon has excellent
PASSENGER accommodations. Mr.. VIM. Mofri-
son, a courteous and attentive gentleman. has
charge Of the Office. assisted BY Messrs. Wad-
dell and Oharlsy Musselman.
The ST. Francis. Captain Bowman. Is the reg
ular Tuesday st. Francis river packet. leaving
to day at fvs pm. She had a big passenger
trir, among which were the Helena band.
Messrs. Paine. Clark and conant. trio Of
clever gentlemen. have charge Of the Office.
The Virginia. Captain Charley Schultz. will
be down tomorrow for New Orleans.
The staunch and commodious steamer Arns-
dillo. Captain GEORGE Wolf. will leave the
wharf 70 day at four pm. for I'll points on Ar
kansas river through 70 Port Smith.
steam vii Be raised on the new steamer R.
p. walt. baking at Cincinnati. to-day. She
leaves there on Saturday next Tor Memphis.