Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-02
River.

The weather this morning is cool and blus-
terry, with cold. drinking rain. The river here
and at Cairo is falling slowly; at st. Louis il
is rising. with good stage out to Cairo. The
Ohio is rising at Cincinnati and Louisyille, with
four and half feet in the canal and five and q
half feet on the bars in the lower Ohio. The
Arkansas river is filling again. with five feet
in the channel from Little Rock out and three
and half feet above there. White river con-
tinues at low tide.
h0ATs IN PORT.
Commercial, Natoma. z. C. Gray, W. A.
Caldwell. Cora s.. Belle St. Louis, City Of
Cairo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Natoma brought in from White river liz
bales of cotton. The Caldwell. from Arkansas
river. had "a bales.
The Indictment weather had tendency to
check business on the wharf. though the White
river boats were receiving quite freely.
The Bismarck passed down for New Orleans
at ten o'clock with full load.
The Indiana passed up for Louisville at noon.
The City Of Cairo, Malin, master. sails at Eve
pm. for st. Lewis,
The Marble City. Captain Carter. will leave
the wharf at five pm. for Vicksburg.
The superb steamer Natoua. Capt. VIM. A sh-
ford. is the regular Saturday White river boat,
leaving at five pm. for all points on White
river. connecting at Duvall's Bluff with the
Little Rock railroad. Charley and John
Smither. two courteous and attentive gentle-
men. have charge Of the office.
The Police Commissioners have issued strict
order. te the lsyss rei:cs % arrest .ss aaiice-s
Of any steamer bringing Papers to MenphIs.
The ordinanceis very stringent.
The fine steamer Lady Gay. Captain Isaac
Jones. will leave the wharf at two pm. for St.
Louis. Owen Gates. parser. She takes on at
HopeasId. Ark. s25 head of Texas cattle,
which is the first installment this season COM
ing the overland route to Hopefield, to be
shipped from there to Cairo by boat, and thence
to Chicago per rail. There are $50 head era
zins across the river awaiting shipment.
The splendid steamer Commercial. Capt. ],
B. Davis. is The Saturday White river United
States vail racket. leaving to-day at ave pm.
ior all points on White river. connecting at
Duyalls Bluff with the Little Rock railroad.
The Commercial is In fine order. having been
thoroughly overhauled and repaired. The
Commercial viii remain 10 the trade through
cut the season. Jimmy Thompson and Charley
Sharpe. two efficient and worthy oficers, have
charge of the Office.
The R. G. Gray. in command Of Capt Ike
WHITAKER, sails at Ave pm. for Cincinnati.
pspt. 9. r. Anderson does the honors Of the
oGce.
The Caldwell came In from the Arkansas
river with a fair trip. She will be the next
Thursday White river packet. in place of the
Edinburg. Ths latter steamer will be the
Monday Arkansas river mail packet. She will
arrive in port this evening.
The Pauline Carroll. Captain Dix, will pass
down tomorrow for Nav 0slsans. Capt. Dick
hishtburAe il reeeiy'ng for her on the wharf.
The good steamer CoraS. will be found at the
wharf receiving Tor Cincinnati. and will leave
at five pm. Capt Hicks King commando
with AL. Croxal, a clever gentleman, in charge
of the office,
TAe \. y. Graham has been sold at Evans
Eille for s625o to parties FROM Texas. WHO will
take her to Galveston. and thence to the Col |
orado river.
tno VeuAio nONtiif AIBOsys mary DdNaBes /
Nick Lonaworth and Batesv;le are due from |
the Ohio.
The Arkansas leaves St. Louis to-day for
arkansas river.
TIE Sam. ]. Hale leaves Cincinnati to day |
for Memphis,
tbs Elams No. 8 Is due from New Orleans.
The Natoma. on her up trip in White river,
picked up a snsg. which entered the cook house |
at the time dinner was being made ready to be |
served. The cook range was overturned. and |
the dinner strewed over the cook house. and |
in consequence the assengers were compelled
to wait for dinner until fur o'clock. The dam
age otherwise to the boat was quite light.
The louisville Courier-Journal Of Fri
day says:
The Nick Longworth's crew ianped her
Wednesday niRht, Just as she was ready TO
leave, and yesterday. ster reee wing another
crew, she broke her rudder in crossing to New
Albany, and did not get away until last night.
She had all the freight she could take on her.
self and barge. and the best passenger trip Of
The negotiations which have been pending
for sometime between SsP D MMsr, . Of re
the exchange Of the Fam lie for the hull and
machinery Of a new beat lyine at New Albany,
we're brought TO head yesterday. and the trade
Captain Miller arrived yester-
day, and the Brandels will DO turned over 70
Captain Murray to-day. Captain Miller will i
put new cabin on the boat. which l. 10 be
called the dary Miller. in honor Of a member
OF the Captains family. Capt. John II. Peck
enbaueh is ass -ciated with him. and viii prob
ably command the new boat in the Bvan,ville
and Memphis trade. She will be completed
II IN m lava N ave URaEa