Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-04
River.

River.
Weather cloudy and cool, with q slight driz-
cling rain. The river here Is swelling, with
eleven feet in the channel between here and
Cairo. At st. Louis the river is receding, with
seven feet in the channel out to Cairo. The
Ohio is rising from PIttsburg down, with nine
feet 10 the canal, and ten feet water ON the
bars in the lower Ohio. The Arkansas il ris-
ing. with SIX feet in the channel from Little
Rock out. White river is rising slowly. with
six feet water from Augusta out.
BOATS IN PORT.
Robert Burns. Liberty No. 2, Ozark, Mollie
GratE. Mary Boyd. George w. Cheek. City Of
Cairo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Natoma cleared for White river last
night with one of the best trips of the season.
The river at Pittsburg will let out all the runs
Of coal. Six millions bushels of coal are on
the way for Southern markets. The stock here
is quite small.
The George W. Cheek. Captain Geo. Malone,
is the regular Saturday Friar's Poin. packet,
leaving at five pm. fer Friar's Point and all
way landings in the bends Frank Gentleman
has charge of the Office.
The General Anderson takes her place in the
Frar's Point trade on Monday. She has been
converted into new boat. and her cabins have
been furnished in elegant style. When she
comes TO the wharf we will speak more fully OF
her.
The Liberty No. Q. Captain Pat. Wheat in
command. is the regular Saturday White river
United States mail packet. leaving at I've p. m.
for all points on White river, connecting at Du-
wallis Bluff with the Little Rock railroad. and
at Jacksonpsrt with the Usage for upperW hite
and Black rivers. The Liberty has superb pas
senger accommodations. Jimmy Thompson
and Jack Horne. two genial aud clever gentle
men. have charge of the office.
A negro laborer in handling bale Of cotton
on the guards of the Grand Era. yesterday, lost
his footing. fell in the river and was drowned
The new and elegant passenger steamer
Mary Boyd. Captain Rube Haines. will be
found in port this morning to receive for all
points ON Arkansas river through to Little
Rock. The Mary Boyd has superior passen-
ger accommodations Mr.. 4. W. Outlaw and
Bob Shields. two courteous ard attentive gen.
tlemen, preside in the office.
The City Of Cairo, Captain Malin, is the
regp ar Saturday st. Louis packet, leaving at
five N.
The splendid passenger packet Rubicon, Cap
tain Blake, will leave the wharf this evening
for Vicksburg and the bends. Aft Grissom, an
affable gentleman and efficient officer, has
charge of the office.
Maj John D. Adams, President of the Menu
phis and Arkansas River Packet Company. has
changed the schedule of his line Of Arkansas
river packets, and three Of bis superb packets
will leave here every week direct. connecting
there with new ard light draught steamers for
Fort Smith. Their leaving days win be Tues
days. Thursdays ard Saturdays.
The palatial passenger steamer G. elt Repub-
lie. Captain VIM. B. Donaldson in command,
will leave the wharf this evening at five m.
for New Orleans and the bends. Mr.. Atkinson.
worthy gentleman. does the bonors of the
Off
The fac steamer Robert Burns, Capt. Stein.
will leave thls evening for Cincinnati and way
points on the Ohio. Aleck Powers. an atten
tive and accommodating clerk. has charge of
Office.
The Lady Gay. Captain Isaac Jones. will
leave the wharf this evening for New Orleans.
Owen Gates. a clever gentle man. has charge Of
the Office