Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-13
BOATS IN PORT.

past twenty-four hours, ana is now tWeh-
ty-eight feet ten inches below high water
mark of 1867. There is nearly ten feet
of water over the bars below, and fully
nine feet to Cairo From there to St.
Louis six and half feet is the stage
reported, and above St. Louis there is
four feet. The river rose four inches
yesterday at Cairo, and was reported
stationary last night at St. Louis, with a
slight rise during the day. Another and
a more important swell will doubtless set
in there to-day or tomorrow, which will
greatly improve the channel depth to
Cairo, and permit the larger class Of
boats to take full loads from st. Louis.
The Ohio is stationary from its mouth
to Cincinnati, is rising at Wheeling and
stationary at Pittsburg, with aattering
prospects of rise sufficient to let out
another large fleet of coal boats. White
river and the Arkansas are rising, with
an excellent boating stage in each. The
weather continues cloudy and disagree
able. Business at the levee is fairly
active.
By Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, December l3%-River sta
tionary, with three feet in the chute and
five feet in the canal. Barometer, 29.6;
thermometer, Az Bermuda, from
Evansville to Cincinnati, and Minneola,
from New Orleans to Cincinnati, arrived
yesterday evening and departed this
morning. Weather cloudy and damp.
Business improving slightly.
The mammoth low pressure steamer
Great Republic, Capt. w. B. Donaldson,
is in port, and will depart at pm. for
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans,
making all the way landings. Mr.. ]. H.
Atkinson, popular and attentive ofii-
cial, presides at the desk, and is assisted
by Wash Floyd.
The Magenta is the regular Wednesday
steamer for New Orleans and the bends
The Petrolia No. 2, staunch and
light draught steamer, will leave this port
on Thursday, as per advertisement, for
the upper White, Little Red and Black
rivers. A. j. Ross goes in command.
The regular Tuesday mail steamer Des
Arc, Capt. John d. Elliott, backs out at
5 pm. for Deval's Bluff, Jacksonport,
and all points on White river. Joe
Elliott, Arthur Field and Dan Sullivan
are her clerks. SEQ -
The Thomas Fl. Allen is the next reg
ular steamer for all points on the Arkal
sas She leaves tomorrow evening.
The st. Joseph, Capt. Corbett, gets
away this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The fine steamer Altoona, Capt. Win
ton, is now at the wharf receiving, and
will depart at pm. for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. Her passenger accom-
modations are excellent. Chas. Regnier
is her secretary.
The elegant packet Minnie, Capt. W.
G. Mepham in command, will back out
at 5 pm. to-day for Cairo, Evansville
and Louisville, and will go through on
time. She is an excellent steamer to
travel on, and has room for a large
amount of freight.
The popular Garter line" packet II.
NJ. Shreve, Capt. Shreve on the roof
will be down to depart at A pm. to-day
for Jefferson, Shreveport and informed
late landings on Red River and the Mis-
sissippi. A. Tatum is her chief clerk.
Capt. Jno. Keiser, Superintendent,
and Mr.. Jno. Copeland, one of the Di-
rectors of the Memphis and St Louis
Packet Company, are in the city.
The gay and festive steamer St. Fran
els came in yesterday, and is now re-
ceiying 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 Legal Tender came in this morn
ing from White river with Cos bales of
cotton, and put off ffty-fve bales at the
mouth. She will lay up for the present,
her place being filed by the Des Arc.
Captain Jim Lee. publishes card in
another column, stating that his new
steamer, the Phil. Allin, will be ready to
take her place in the Friar's Point trade
soon.
The Arkansas river rose two feet at
Little Rock last night, and continues to
rise rapidly.
; The Geo. w. Cheek leaves at 5p.m.
to-day for Helena and Friar's Point, re-
firing for the present from the Osceola
trade.
The Glasgow came in from ST. Louis
loaded deep, and with her hurricane roof
covered with farming implements.
Captain Kennedy, late of the Norman,
and Captain A. Q. Ross are negotiating
with Captain A. Stein for the purchase
Of the P. W. Strader for s2l, 900. The
terms were agreed upon at Cincinnati
on Friday evening, and the sale will be
eonsummated as soon as they are com
piled with. DR.. Kennedy takes three
fourths, and Captain Ross one-fourth-
the latter 70 command.
On the last trip Of the Morning Star
the cannon was fred as usual to denots