Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-09
RIVER, BUSINESS, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is rising slowly here, is sta
tionary at Carlo, and falling at St.
Louis, with four feet of water above to
Keokuk, and six feet over the shoals be-
low to Cairo. Between here and Cairo
there is eight feet, and below here there
is nine feet The Ohio is falling at Ev-
ansville and Louisville, bat rising at
Cincinnati and falling at Pittsburg.
White river has began to decline; there
is yet plenty of water to Jacksonport for
our local packets. The Arkansas is fall
ing, and has scant four and one half feet
of water to Pine Bluff, and four feet
to Little Rock. The weather is cool and
cloudy. Business at the levee moderate
ly active. ~
The Great Republic will be here to
leave tomorrow evening for New Orleans
and the bends.
The following boats were at Louisville
yesterday with steam mp, waiting an OPP
portunity to go through the canal Kate
Robinson, Belle Vernon, Emperor, Edin-
burg, Anna, Argosy, Armadillo, Alaska
and Liberty and barges, all of which 60
to Cincinnati and Pittsburg to load
The amount of coal that has already
arrived at Louisville for that and other
points below will exceed 10000 bush
els. 5,33s, 900 bushels left Pittsburg dur
ing November and up to the present
time this month.
The elegant St. Francis, Captain Bow
man, came in on time, as she always
does, and takes her departure at FIVE
o'clock this evening for Helena and all
landings on the St. Francis, connecting
at LAnguille with the Rhoda for points
above. Sam G. Paine and W. B. Berry
are her secretaries.
The Colorado departs at FIVE o'clock
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis, and
is the regular packet. Billy Dill is her
passenger agent.
The swift steamer Kate Kinney, Cap.
tain Hicks King, will arrive from above,
and depart at s a. m. tomorrow for Vicks
burg, Natchez and New Orleans. Al.
Croxall is her secretary, and Dick Light
burne agent.
The Arkansas Belle will begin loading
with cotton to-day for Evansville. The
Pat Cleburne will take her place in the
Arkansas river trade, and depart to-mor-
row evening.
The regular U. S. mail steamer Ar
kansas Belle, Captain John Woodburn,
backs out at pm. to-day for Pine
Bluff and Little Rock, connecting with
steamers for all points on the upper Ar
kansas. The Belle also makes all the
way landings below. and does planta-
ton business to accommodate her friends
along the lower Arkansas. Marsh
Clark, A. Banksmith and Kendall Nor
gan are her secretaries.
The elegant T. L. McGill, Tom Shuts,
master, will be down to-day, to leave at 5
pm. for Yicksburg, Natchez and New
Orleans. She has superior passenger
accommodations, and has capacity for a
large amount of freight. r. w. Light
burne is her agent.
Captain Jack w. Blanks magnificent
new steamer 0uachita Belle raised steam
for the first time yesterday, and de-
seconded the falls all o. X. under the
skillful guidance of Capt. Pink Vayble.
She handled veil, her machinery work
ing splendidly. A large number Of
steamboatmen were on the levee, and
the universal exclamation Of the entire
crowd was that she was a perfect beauty
I-CoUrier-JoUrndl, sen.
Henry Miller rousiabOut on th'