Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-20
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

The river is stationary at this port aud
Cairo, and rising slowly at St. Louis,
and is stationary at Dubuque, The Mis-
souri, is falling, and cutting out some.
The Ohio is stationary at Louisville, and
falling at all points above there. The
Cumberland continues to decline, and
has but twenty inches on Harpeth
shoals, White river has good boating
stage to DuvaIs Bluff, and three feet
above there to Augusta. The Arkansas
continues to rise slowly, and has plenty
of water all the way to Fort Smith, Bust
ness at the leyee is fairly active. The
weather is clear and cool. The Their
mometer at seven o'clock this morning
indicated 49,.
A Louisville telegram says work on
the canal improvement progresses
slowly with but little prospect of an
early opening.
The Belle Lee left New Orleans yes
terday evening for this port
The y. s. mail steamer A. j. White
will depart at 5 pm. this day for Helena,
Friar D Point, and all intermediate land
ings. The White is favorite packet
at the lower landings, and seldom comes
or goes without good trip. Charley
Smither and Andy Granger are her
clerks.
The regular weekly Evansville steamer
Norman, Captain Kennedy, will back
out this evening for Cairo, Evansville,
and all intermediate landings on the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. She has
excellent passenger accommodations,
and is a swift-sailing steamer always
going through on time. Lew Morris is
her chief clerk.
Mrs. Capt. Bowman, so well and favor
ably known to those who have been for
tunate enough to travel on Capt. Bow
mans steamer, st. Francis, arrived yes
terday from Kentucky, where she has
been spending several months among
her friends and relatives. "Auntie" will,
We understand. resume her old station
on the st. Francis, which steamer leaves
tomorrow evening for Mariana and all
intermediate landings.
The new and elegant steamer City of
Chester came in during the night, and is
now at the whareboat, where she is being
visited by scores of our citizens and
steamboatmen. She will depart at FIVE
o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis, making
all the landings and connecting with the
trains for the North and East. Aleck
Zeigler commands and J. w. Baskette is
chief clerk.
The Geo. W. Cheek goes out Tomorrow
for Helena, Napoleon, Buelah and Eu-
nice.
Captain Tom Berry will back ont his
favorite steamer Celeste tomorrow eve
ming for all points ON the Arkansas river.
The new steamer R. P. Walt is the reg
ular Saturday packet for White river
leaving here ON Saturday evening
The Magenta departed for New Orleans
last evening with her cabin full of people.
She took FROM here nearly 500 bales Of
cotton sAd l.OOo sacks of oil cake.
The A. ]. White brought 6s bales of
cotton, 80 sacks Of cotton seed and a
good passenger list
The Norman has engaged 225 bales of
cotton for reshiPment by rail from Evans
vile,
The City of Chester was the center Of
attraction at the levee to-day. Captain
Billy Dill. her lively and popular agent,
circulated himself about town this morn
ing, warning steAmbOatmen and our
prominent citizens that their presence
was requested on board that steamer
at one o'clock, by which time
large assemblage, including many leading
business men and score or so Of the |
river fraternity, as we'll as sandry re-
porters, were on board, and sat down to
a dinner prepared for the occasion. The
invited guests done full justice TO the
good things set before them, and also to
the splendid wines brought on the table.
Capt. zeigleF, the commander, and Major
Baskette, the estimable clerk Of the new
boat, done their level best 10 show the /
superior advantages this magnificent
boat has over other steamers, and sue
eeeded admirably. The affair passed of
quite pleasantly, and win be long re-
nenberea BY those who participated in
H. We regret that our limited space and
the lateness Of the hour prevented "
from giving detailed description o. me ]
boat and The manner in which the dinner
uras ,~offo~ nm