Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-01
River.


Weather cool and cloudy. The river here is
rising slowly, with ten feet In the channel be-
tween here and Cairo. AT Cairo and St. Louis
the river is failiAg, The Ohio isTising again.
with Eve feet nine inches in the canal. White
Is ieesding. with Eve feet in the channel from
Duvalls Blua out.
BOATS IN PORT.
| Richmond. Mollie Abe, Natoma. Fort Glib
son, Norman. Ozark. st. Joe. Nightingale.
Edinburg.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business en- the wharf was active. with a
good list of hoats in port receiving and dis
| charging.
Tbs Mollie Able arrived from st. louis with
full cargo for New Orleans. and was to have
left at noon.
The Edinburg, Captain Yerkers. came in from
| Cincinnati with cargo of Western products.
4 and leaves tomorrow evening vita returr.
| trip.
The Nightingale. from Cir cinnati for Arkan-
sss river, arrived this morning sheleaves for
| Little Rock after discharg ng here one hun
bred tons Of freight.
The Great RePablie ia aground in the upper
river.
The st. Joe. Captain Corbit. sai's for St.
| Louis this evening.
| The new and elegant packet Fort Gibson,
| Captain Smith in command. arrived last night
| from Arkansas river with full load of cotton.
and lie yes to day at i've pm. positively. with
| a return trip for all points on the Arkansas
rivers, going through to Fort Smith. She will
20 through with dispatch, thus afording ship
pers and passengers immediate transportation.
| The Fort Gibson is new boat. aud tas good
passenger Accommodations. Walker Outlaw.
a genial and clever gentleman, has charge Of
the office,
The W. J. Lewis will pass up this evening
| for st. Louis.
The W. R. Arthur, Olive Branch and Kate
Kenny are due to-day from New Orleans.
The Nick Lopaworth, Captain Lew Rates in
command. will pass down this evening for New
| Orleans.
The swallow, Robert Burns and Alaska are
due to-day from Cincinnati.
The great low-pressure passenger steamer.
Richmond. Captain Slut Neal in Command. is
receiving at the wharf for New Orleans and the
| bends, and will leave at four pm. attending
| TO all way business. The Richmond combines
| speed, safety and comfort. Capt. John Brooks.
an affable gentleman. with whom it is source
Of pleasure to travel. has charge Of the Office
The MinneoIa Captain Miller. leaves this
evening for Cincinnati. Mr.. Hall is her gen.
tlemanly clerk.
The new steamer Ozark is receiving for Ar
kansas river and all way landings through to
Little Rock. and leaves to- morrow at five p. m.
Captain Ad. Storm commands. with Thomas
Brashear in the office.
The Belle St. Louis. Captain Zeigler. is the
Tbursday st. L ouis packet.
The superb passenger steamer Virginia. in
command Of the ever-poprlar and experienced
officer, Captain Charity Schultz. will leave the
whsrf at twelve M, on arrival Of the night
train, for New Orleans. L. S. Miller. a cour-
teous and attentive gentleman. has charge Of
the office.
The Nat, ma Is beiaE Put in complete order.
and will leave on Friday for all points on
white river. Captain VIM. Ashford in con-
mand.
The new and splendid Red river packet. the
Grand Era. will arrive to-day irom Cairo. to
receive fsr New Orleans and Red river. and
will leave tomorrow at ave pm. The Grand
IRA Is a new steamer. just finished at Louis
Vile. James Kerr. IT,, an afAble gentleman
and popular officer. has charge Of the Office.
The Ida Reese will rass down this evening
ior Arkansas river.