Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-06
DEPARTURES,
BOATS LEAYINa To-day.

Mariana 49,. INST. Francis ...........5 p. m.
Friar' Point.........A. j. White.........6 p. IN.
White river......... Legal Tender........5 ?. IN.
New Orleans. Dexter. .....-..-.4 Pm.
Cincinnati ..........Ozark.......,.-....- pm.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is stationary at this point,
rising slowly at Cairo, and is falling two
inches per day at st. Louis. A decline
is also reported at all points ON the up
per Mississippi, where only the lightest
draught packets now venture. The Mis-
souri, is rising at Omaha, and three
foot rise is reported at Sioux City. The
Ohio is rising twelve inches per day at
Evansville, and has now nearly six feet
from Cairo to that point. At Louisville
the rise continues slowly. There is
nearly four feet over the falls and eight
feet over Portland bar. Cincinnati tele-
grams report the continuance Of the rise
at that point, but state that the river is
falling above. White river is stationary
with fully five feet to Jacksonport. The
Arkansas Is receding six inches per day,
and has seven feet in the channel to Lit
tie Rock The weather is cloudy and
mild. Business at the wharf is very
active, with large number of steamers
loading and discharglng,
Loss OF THE W. A. CALDwELL.-By
telegram from Helena to Major Jno.
ID. Adams, we learn that the W. A. Cald-
well sunk yesterday above the cutoff
while en- route to this port with a cargo
Of over 500 bales of cotton. The boat
will prove total loss, but portion Of
the cargo will be saved. The Caldwell
was owned by the Memphis and Arkan-
sas river packet company, was valued at
$40, 900, and was, we learn, insured for
two-thirds that amount. This is the first
loss the Arkansas packet company has
sustained for some time, and with their
usual senergy they will at once place
another boat in the Caldwell's place, to
leave tomorrow A tug with two barges
has gone from Helena to the assistance
of the Caldwell and will doubtless sue
coed in saving a large portion of her car
CO. Fortunately no lives were lost.
The Belle St. Louis, Captain Throck-
morton, departs tonight for St. Louis,
The United States mail steamer Legal
Tender came in last night, and gets away
at pm. to-day for all points on White
river, going through to Jacksonport
John d. Elliott is master, Joe Elliott
purser, and Messrs. Sullivan and Fields
clerks.
The elegant side-wheel packet A. j,
White backs out at 8 o'clock this even
ing for Helena, Friars Point and all |
lower landings. She carries the United
States mall and makes splendid time.
George Malone commands, and Messrs.
Smither, B. p. Field and Charley Sharpe
are clerks.
The popular St. Francis continues her
regular trips to Mariana and points on
the St Francis river, and is doing a land
Office business therein. She is now in
port loading, and will leave at pm. to-
day for the points named, making, as is
her usual custom, all landings to accom-
modate passengers and shippers Cap
tain Tom Bowman is still in command,
and Messrs. Sam c. Paine and W. b.
Berry are in the office. Passengers for
the upper st. Francis will, by going on
this packet, make direct connection at
L'Anguille with the Rhoda.
The George W. Cheek goes out this
evening, as usual, for Osceola and the
upper landings.
Receipts of cotton by the arrivals to-
day were as follows: Belle Lee, 1853
bales, 5l9 sacks seed; Mollie Able, AZ
bales, PSI sacks seed; Legal Tender, S69
bales, 81 sacks seed; Belle st. Louis, %
bales. The Mollie Able also discharged
q hhds sugar, Is pkgs wine, 5 pcs mar
BILE, $50 bdls ties, q bags coffee, % bblS
molasses; and has for above 1903 bars
railroad iron, 1888 hhds sugar and large
miscellaneous list. The Belle Lee, in
addition to her cargo of cotton. had $50
bdls ties, 1898 sacks salt, 25 sacks coffee,
so bbls cement, 81 hhds sugar, 25s bbls
molasses and large miscellaneous list
The Belle st. Louis brought GO sacks
corn, 46 sacks oats, 200 sacks bran, 300
bales hay and about 1900 bbls -four.
The levee was completely blockaded
with cotton and other freights this morn
ing, rendering it quite difficult to load or
discharge boats.
The Belle Lee viii have about 1000
bales Of cotton from this port.
The Lumsden, for Evansville, is tax
ing HOO bales Of cotton.
The Rubieon passed down early this
morning. The Trader from Louisville
came in towed by one Of the coal tugs
We could not learn whether she was dis
abled or not The Falls Pilot moved up |
10 the foot of Washington street to re-
pair broken cylinder.
For the accommodation Of pssse-se-s !
and our merchants generally, the Mem
phis and st. Louis Packet Company have
placed the elegant steamer Marble City
in the trade between this point. New
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