Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-14
,oATs LEAVING TO-DAY


Black river. Batesville ..5 D. m.
New Orleans. Indiana: ..:...........5 :. IN.
cksburg..........City Of Cairo. ........b ,. IN.
Arkansas riyer....... Thos II. Allen......5 ?. IA
shawnee Village.....Ol City ....;.: pm.
st. Louis...............Bell Mem phis.....5 p
MISCELLANEOUS, RIVER, BUSINESS.
The river is rising slowly here, and
falling at all points above. The Ohio is
rising at Evansville, and falling above
there to Pittsburg The Missouri is
again declining at Kansas City and be-
low, but is stationary at Omaha. White
river is getting somewhat troublesome
from the crookedness of the channel
and shallow water over the shoal places
There is about 81 feet to Devall's Bluff
and six inches less to Augusta. The
Arkansas is declining, with seven feet in
the channel to Little Rock. Business at
the wharf is active. The weather is
cloudy and chilly, with stiff northwest
wind blowing, rendering heavy overcoats
quite necessary to those having business
at the landing.
The Legal Tender is the regular U. S.
mail steamer for White river tomorrow.
The St. Francis goes out tomorrow
evening for Mariana and other points on
the st. Francis river.
The Magenta departs on Wednesday
evening for New Orleans and the bends.
Capt. Randalls favorite little steamer
Oil City departs at pm. to-day for
Shawnee Village and points above. NJ.
W. Quinlin is clerk.
The elegant steamer Indiana, Rube
Neal maste r will depart at pm. to-day
for Vicksbulrg, Natchez, New Orleans,
and the bends, and will attend to all
way business. Charles and Elliott Mil
Ter are her clerks.
The Batesville, Captain Cole, will get
away this evening for all points on White
and Black rivers, going directly through
to Pocahontas and Powhattan, without
reshipment or transfer Albert Smith
and Gus Darche are her secretaries.
The elegant steamer City of Cairo,
Captain Luker, will pass down at pm.
for Helena, Friar's Point, Vicksburg and
the bends. She carries the .. S. mail
and makes all way landings.
The favorite Belle Memphis, Crane,
master, will leave at FIVE o'clock this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, making
direct connection with the trains for the
East and North. Billy Blenker is her
clerk
The United States mail steamer Thos.
H. Allen, Clay Rice in command, will
depart at FIVE p m. to-day for Pine Bluff,
Little Rock and all landings on the
Arkansas, connecting at the Rock with
steamers for Fort Smith and points
above, and with the stages for Hot
Springs. Ernest Walworth and Alex.
Waddell are her clerks
The wind blew with such force that the
steamers which came in this morning had
great difficulty in getting to the landing.
The "old reliable" Dean Line steamer
Sam j. Hale gets away tomorrow even
ing for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The St. Francis brought yesterday 45l
bales Of cotton and GIG sacks of seed.
Science having demonstrated beyond
doubt that heavy cannonading causes
heavy rains, the Cincinnati Times sug-
gests the organization of heavy artil-
lery company at Pittsburg, at the ex-
pense of the river community, to regulate
the weather according to the necessities
of the occasion.
General Weitzel will hang the gates to
the new canal locks this week, provided
nothing interrupts the progress of the
work until preparations are completed.
Captain John B. Weaver, who is to
the huge John Kyle, don't
think much of the registration law in
Missouri The document to which he
was expected to affix his signature was
printed in German, and the officer that
it to him could not speak En-
ylish plainly, but was, no doubt, an in
.elligent man. The German element
at St. Louis.
The river fell ten inches at St. Louis
IN Friday last.
Negotiations are in progress at St.
Louis for the purchase of the City of
Keithsburg If purchased she will be
sent down the river.
Mr.. Cal W. Bennett, clerk of the
North Alabama, narrowly escaped drown
ing when that steamer snagged and sank
on the upper Missouri, near
Yankton. He was standing on the
boiler deck at the time Of the accident,
but Immediately started for the gang
way, when a rush Of water swept him
rom his feet and carried him out into ,
he swift current Of the river. A boat
Fas sent to his rescue at once, and, al !
hough an expert swimmer, it was ten
minutes before the boat rescued him, and
he was then utterly exhausted. !
Mr.. viii S. Hays, formerly river re-
porter on the old Louisville Democrat,
arrived in St Louis from Salt Lake
citI day or two since.