Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-16
Mary Boyd, Petrolia, Magenta, Mi
lie, West Wind, A. J. White.
RnArs LEAVING TO-DAY.

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river continues to rise slowly here,
and is stationary at Cairo, while at St.
Louis it is declining two inches per day.
The Ohio is rising at Evansville, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, as well as at points
above, but is declining at Pittsburg.
White river is stationary, with fully eight
feet of water to Jacksonport, and the
Arkansas is falling slowly with good
stage of water to Fort Smith. Snow fell
to the depth of four inches during the
night, and remained on the ground du-
ring the morning. Business at the levee
was dull, with but few arrivals and de-
partures. .a..i..a Is
By telegraph to the Ledger.l
LOUISVILLE, December l6.-Canal, 8
feet 3 inches; falls, 3 feet 3 inches
Thermometer, go. Barometer, 20 $40
inches. Weather clear and cold.
The Pauline Carroll, from New Or
leans, Silver Bow, from Red river, and
City of Alton, from Vicksburg, passed
up at noon, and the A. j, White and
Robert Burns arrived.
By telegram from Little Rock to
Major John d. Adams, we learn that six
inches of snow fell at Little Rock last
night; also that the Arkansas river de-
clined two inches at that point during
the night. 81
The Robert Burns, Nightingale, John
Kyle and Mary Miller are due from the
Ohio river, and the Nick Wall and Grand
Tower from st. Louis.
The Edinburg grounded in the Louis
vile canal yesterday, and had not got off
at late hour last night. "'-
The Nick Wall, one of the splendid
Carter line Red river packets, will be
down to-day to leave at pm. for JEFF
ferson, Shreveport, and all intermediate
landings on Red river and the Missis-
sippi. Capt. Thomas Poe is in COM
mand. f.
The elegant steamer Magenta failed to
get away last night owing to the large
cargo to be taken on. She will, how
ever, depart at 5 pm. to-day for Vicks-
burg, Natchez and New Orleans, and
make all way landings. u. Slut Neal is
her master, and Messrs. Martin, Gaines
and Strange are her clerks. Charlie
Byrd, an experienced caterer, attends to
the "inside comforts of herpassengers.
The elegant Mary Boyd departs at 5
pm. for all landings on the Arkansas,
connecting at Little Rock with light
iraught steamers for Fort Smith and the
upper landings The Boyd carries the
United States mail, and goes through on
time. Reub Haines commands, and our
friends Outlaw and Shields are clerks.
The magnificent steamer st. Francis,
Tom Bowman master, departs, as usual,
1t FIVE pm. to-day for Helena and all
landings on the st. Francis. Sam C.
Paine and W. B. Berry, the gentlemanly
md popular secretaries, never fail to
make the trip agreeable 10 those who
AXE passage on this elegant packet.
The swift-sailing steamer Minnie will,
Is will be seen by her card in another
column, depart at five pm. to-day for
Jairo and Evansville, and pays particu-
ar attention to way business. W. G. |
depham, an efficient officer, goes in
The mail steamer A, J. White, with !
George Malone on the roof, backs out at
i've pm. to-day for Helena, Friar' Point |
Ind all way landings She attends
promptly to all plantation business, and
toes through with dispatch.
The new and palatial steamer City Of
Vicksburg departs at FIVE pm. for Cairo
md ST. Louis.
The Robert Burns is the regular Dean
inc steamer 10 leave tomorrow evening
or all points on the Ohio river through
o Cincinnati.
The gay steamer Petrolia No. ? is now
It the wharf, and viii depart at pm.
o-day for Devalrs Bluff, Jacksonport, !
md all landings on the Little Red. Black /
md upper White rivers. Capt A. J.
Ross goes in command.
The MinneOla viii receive new chin