Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-29


White rver.........Bellc Ida....-.....-".J5 p. IN.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is declining steadily at this
port and at Cairo, but is stationary at
st. Louis, with slight swell above. The
Ohio is stationary at Evansville and
Louisville, and is rising from Cincinnati
to Pittsburg, with over five feet in the
channel at the latter point. The Cum
berland is also rising and has thirty-three
inches over Harpeth Shoals. White
river is stationary, with four feet to
Devalps Bluff and three and half feet
above to Jacksonport. The Arkansas is
steadily declining all the way up and has
less than three feet to Pine Bluff. Bust
ness at the levee is fairly active. The
weather is cloudy and damp. A light
rain fell during the night, and indications
are favorable for more during the day.
The great Magenta goes out tomorrow
evening for New Orleans and the bends.
The fine steamer Belle st. Louis is the
regular packet for st, Louis, leaving to-
day at pm. Ni
A well-known and responsible party of
this city proposes to remove the bluffs
fronting the river between Court and
Jefferson streets and between Monroe
and Union streets, at thirty cents per
cubic yard. The entire cost would not
exceed $4,000, and the benefit to Front
street property would double that
amount. Let it be done at once.
The fine steamer Legal Tender, Capt,
Jno. D. Elliott, departs at 5 pm. to-day
for Devalls Bluff, Jaeksonport, and all
other points on White River Joe FL
lott, Dan Sullivan and Arthur Fields are
clerks. Iatrp aR q,
The new and elegant packet Arkansas
Belle is posted to depart for allpoints on
the Arkansas tomorrow evening.
The Fontenelle has abandoned the Red
river trade, owl ing to dearth of business,
and takes cargo of iron from New Or
leans to the Arkansas The Ida also
goes to the Arkansas with iron.
The new and elegant side-wheel
steamer A. j. White departs at pm.
to-day with the United States mail for
Helena, Friar's Point and all way land
ings. Messrs. Smither, Field and Sharpe
are her clerks.
The dashing St. Francis came in yes
terday with a rousing trip, and is now
receiving for Helena and all landings on
the st. Francis river, for which stream
she departs at pm. to-day. Captain
Bowman, her efficient and accommodate
ing master, has with his elegant packet
obtained the good will of the people, and
it is seldom he goes or comes without a
paying trip. Sam Paine and W. B.
Berry are his clever secretaries.
The elegant steamer Olive Branch,
Capt. J. 7. McCord, is the regular line
steamer, leaving at 4 pm. this day for
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans.
Mr.. Ed. Hawks has charge of the Office,
and ]. T. Washington is her agent.
For BLACK RIvER.-The neat and
elegant steamer Belle Ida, now lying at
the landing, will back out at pm. to-
day for all points on White and Black
rivers, entering that trade as a regular
packet. Capt Dufier commands, and
Mr.. Middleton is her secretary.
The elegant side-wheel steamer Pat
Cleburne, Captain Reese Pritchard on
the roof backs out at pm. to-day for
Cairo, Evansville and Louisville, making
all the way landings. Any information
regarding freight or passage can be OBJ
tanned on application to W. G. Patteson,
agent, No. Madison street.
The Caldwell went out last evening,
with all the freight she could carry,
The Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday authorized committee Of
fifteen to memorabilia Congress on the
subject of the Cincinnati and Newport
bridge.
A rise of five feet is coming out Of the
Kanawha.
The John Lumsden is en- route to this
port from Evansville, with the passen-
gers of the Emma Floyd and cargo Of
coal.
Mr. Hayden Lyons, we'll known among
steambOatmen as river reporter, has
taken charge Of the river department Of
the New Orleans Republican.
W. II. Brown, the coal king Of Pitts
burg as he is very appropriately called.
has, in addition to several steamboats,
and tugs plying the Ohio river, les
square barges, twenty model barges.
twenty-six fats and foriy-three fatboais
These amount to 1902 tonnage: and