Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-19
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
RIVER. BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.

Friar's Point..-A. ]. White................5 pm.
Eyansville........Mary Miller...-".......5p pm.
New Orleans. - Ollie Able.............4 pm.
Arkansas river-Sallie....... -.............5 pm.
RIVER, BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is stationary at this point,
with nine feet in the channel to Cairo,
where yesterday the rise was but one
inch. The decline continues at St.
Louis. The upper Mississippi is rising,
as is also the Missouri. The Ohio is
rising at Louisville and Cincinnati, as
we'll as at points above. The Arkansas
is falling at Little Rock today, but an
other rise is expected in day or two,
that will check the decline. White river
is falling, with eight feet to Jacksonport.
The weather continues dark and gloomy
"a heavy rain fell during the night.
Business at the levee is brisk for Mon
day.
The Belle Lee goes out on Wednesday
evening for New Orleans.
The Sam ]. Hale backs out tomorrow
evening for Louisville and Cincinnati.
The elegant st. Francis will arrive to-
day, and leaves at pm. tomorrow for
Helena and all points on the st. Fran
els.
The st. Louis and Arkansas river
packet Sallie, T. B. johnson in COM
mand, and Henry Corbyn officiating at
the desk, will be down to-day, to leave at
5 p. m, as advertised, for Pine Bluff, Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith direct. She is
swift boat, and has excellent accom-
modations for passengers.
The party of young Missourians-
Messrs. James Davis, Frank Kirkland,
William Thompson, Irving Hickman
and Lewis Thompson-hGvlng stayed
long enough to inspect the Bluff City,
take their departure for New Orleans
this evening. Two of the party
Messrs. William Thompson and Frank
Misunderstanding tired of hatboat trav-
cling, will take steamboat for the bal
ance of the way. The remainder of the
party anticipate jolly time at hunting
and fishing.
The United States mail steamer Oar
danelle, Ed holland master, backs out
at 5 pm. to-day for Pine Bluff and Lit
tie Rock, making direct connection
with steamers for Van Buren, and other
points on the Arkansas to Fort Smith.
Especial attention is given by the Off
GERS of this splendid packet to planta-
ton business and to passengers. Su-
perior accommodations are offered
The new and elegant packet A. j.
White, now lying at the levee, will back
out at pm. for Helena, Friar's Point
ond all way landings. She carries the
U. S. mail and makes good time. Geo.
Malone commands and Messrs. Smither,
Field and Sharpe are clerks.
Passengers and shippers will bear in
mind that the magnificent New Orleans
packet Mollie Able is now at the wharf
and will depart at pm. for Vicksburg
and New Orleans, making as usual, all
landings in the bends. She is splen-
did traveller and possesses elegant ac-
commodations for travellers. Ed. f.
Dix is her master and Ross Powell sec
rotary.
The Legal Tender goes out tomorrow
for all points on White river.
Robert Wade, a gentleman well known
on White river, and who has for several
years been engaged in getting out tele-
graph poles on that stream and the Ar
kansas, died in this city yesterday morn
ing from congestion of the brain.
The Colorado, for Vicksburg, passed
down this morning, after discharging
considerable freight here.
The Continental, City of Cairo, Bel
fast and Belle Lee are due from below,
and the Petrol and st. Marys from
above.
The Importer passed Little Rock Fri
day with 27O bales of cotton for New
Orleans.
The ST. Francis came in this morning
with 40 bales of cotton, 400 sacks seed
and good passenger trip.
The Sam J. Hale appeared at our
wharf to-day with an immense trip, which
she is now putting out.
The H. S. Turner passed down at
noon with a good trip. She added moth
ing here.
The new steamer John Kyle, of which
so much has been said, passed down at
noon for New Orleans. She is in all re-
spects first class steamer and well de-
serves the praise bestowed by our Ohio
river cotemporaries.
FoR LOUISVILLE AND CISCISNArI.-The
new and elegant steamer Susie Silver,
Captain Shields, viii pass up tomorrow
at noon for all points On the Ohio river
through to Cincinnati. She has snlen-
did accommodations for passengers and
Is a safe and reliable packet.
The Belle Memphis. Captain Crane,
hacks ont al 5p.m. to-day for Cairo and