Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-06
nIrER, BUSINESS, MIsoELLAxEous

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is now stationary at this port
and is 2S feet two inches below high
water mark. A rise of four inches is
reported at Cairo yesterday, and the
swell at st. Louis continues. At the
latter point the river rose3seven inches
on yesterday. Above st, Louis there is
abundant water for the regular, packets
as farlup.as ST. Paul The Missouri has
a fair boating stage to Omaha. The
Ohio isx rising at Louisville, with 10
inches down the chute, and stationary
at Cincinnati, with foupfeet ipthe chan
mel. Cumberland river. is falling, with
IA feet over Harpeth Shoals White
river and the Arkansas are declining;
the latter has eight feet to Little Rock
and four feet above, and the former
nearly four feet to Jacksonport Bust
ness continues fair, with limited num-
Der Of arrivals and departures, Weather
clear and quite cool in the morning and
evening, and warm during the day.
The splendid side-wheel steamer r. P.
Walt will arrive tomorrow and depart
Saturday for Jacksonport and all way
landings on White river.
The Memphis aud Arkansas river
mail steamer, Mary Boyd is now at the
wharf receiving, and will back out to-
morrow for Little Rock and all interme-
date landings.
The O. s. mail packet A. J. White
will depart at the usual hour this even
ing for Helena and Friar's Point, max
ing all way landings 10 accommodate
passengers or shippers. George Malone,
her commander. monopolizes the bust
ness in the trade and is, as also are his
clerks, Messrs Smither and the Granger
brothers, great fayorites at all the lower
landings ~
The popular packet Geo. W. Cheek
backs out tomorrow evening for Napo-
leon, Beulah and Eunice, s
That immense freight steamer, M. j.
Wicks, will be down to-day to leave at
four p. m. for New Orleans and the bends,
She has excellent passenger accommo-
dations, and with such men as Capt.
Barnes ON the roof, and Jas. Tchudi in
the Office, cannot fail to give satisfaction
to all. Dick Lightburne, the energetic
steamboat agent, will receive freight for
her and give any information desired as
to rates of passage, etc.
The Gen. Anderson came in about
0 clock this morning and viii lay up for
the present. Her officers and crew will
be transferred to the Des Arc. N
1 1.-THE Carter Line Red river steamer H.
NJ. Shreye, Capt. A. 5, Carter, command
ing, will pass down tomorrow evening
for Shreveport, Jefferson and all inter
mediate landings on Red river and the
Mississippi Capt. ]. I, Washington,
her agent, has his Office at No. Al Madi-
son street.
The clipper steamer Belle st. Louis,
zeigler, master, leaves the wharf boat this
evening for Cairo and st, Louis, making
all railway connections. j. W, Baskette
is her secretary. ith 800
The L, L. Tally passed down and the
Columbia went up this morning.
Repairs to the DextetRill becompleted
in about three veeksy Al
: Robert Tate, aVwell known engineer,
a good engineer and good man, died
here on Monday, and will be buried to-
day. He was last on the Lockwood and
formerly on the Arthur, Dubuque aud
other boats. He was very much liked
by his. acquaintaneesN,St. Louis DEM
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