Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-21
MISCELLANEOUS, RIVER, BUSINESS.

MI I'M pSolNEoos
The river has declined nearly foot at
this port during the past forty-eight hours,
and is declining at points above The Mis-
souri, is falling, with less than four feet
to Omaha. The Ohio continues to de-
cline all the way out from Pittsburg,
and is becoming troublesome in many
places. The Arkansas is falling slowly.
with FIVE feet in the channel to Little
Rock. White river has four feet of water
to DevalIs Bluff, and is falling slowly.
Business is moderately active. The
The weather is cloudy and COOL driz-
cling rain fell during the night, which
effectually laid the dust.
TOTAL Loss OF THE STEAMER NORMAN.
By telegram to Capt Dick Lightburne
we learn that the steamer Norman was
destroyed by fire at Evansville early this
morning. She will prove total loss.
Two lives were lost.
LATER.-Since writing the above our
dispatches brings us the intelligence that
the steamers Norman, Pine Bluff, City Of
Evansville and the wharfboat were de-
stroyed by fire at 5 o'clock this morn
ing. For particulars see our telegraphic
columns.
The Belle Lee will be up this morn
ing, and departs on Wednesday for New
Orleans.
An Arkansas exchange learns that a
wharfboat loaded with iron for the Mis-
sissippi, 0uachita and Red Riyer rail-
road, sank a short distance above Eu-
nice few days since.
The Legal Tender is the regular U. s.
mail steamer for all points on White
river tomorrow.
The st. Francis will go out tomorrow
evening for Mariana and all intermediate
landings on the St. Francis river.
The gay Utah, Voorhees,, master, will
be down to-day, and departs for Little
Rock and Fort Smith at pm. Dick
Lightburne has a clerk upon the levee
to receive freight until her arrival
The elegant steamer Mollie Able Cap
tain Carson, will pass down at four
o clock this evening for Vicksburg, Nat
chez and New Orleans. She is first
class boat, and has excellent accommo-
dations.
The entirely new and elegant side
wheel steamer Arkansas Belle, John
WOODBURY. commanding, will depart at
five I'm. this day with the United States
mail, for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all
way landings on the Arkansas river,
connecting at Little Rock with light
draught packets for points above. Nor
ris Clark, Thomas Boylan and Kendall
Morgan are her clerks.
By reference to our steamboat col
umns, it will be seen that the Rubicon
(the pioneer steamer in the Vicksburg
line) will pass down to-day for Yicks-
burg and all the lower landings at five
pm. Captain Grissom-known better
as Alf-has gained many friends in the
bends below, and is popular with all |
Mr.. John Blake, his secretary, is an
agreeable gentleman, and does his ut
most for the comfort of his passengers.
The magnificent steamer Virginia,
Captain Shultz. will, as we learn by
telegram to Dick Lightburne, arrive to-
lay from above and depart at p. m. for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and all inter
mediate points. The Virginia has Just
been overhauled and repaired, and now
accommodations surpassed by
none. Mr.. Len S. Miller is her clerk.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane on
the roof and the popular Blenker in the
Office, will depart at 5 pm. for Cairo
and St. Louis.
The gay steamer Edinburg, Captain
commanding, leaves at 5 pm.
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. and
will, no doubt, go well laden, as her
agent, Captain Harmstad, has already ,
secured for her a good cargo Of cotton
The receipts Of cotton BY steamer -
day were 1856 bales, Of which the Ar
kansas Belle brought 625, the Des Arc
az, the Cheek lls, the MARITIME s., the
Oil City Is and the Pioneer l25. The