Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-12

RIVER, BUSINESS, MIscELLANEOI

| RIVER, BUSINESS MlsCELLANEOus.
The river continues to rise at the rate
of two inches per day at this port, and is
declining at Cairo and St Louis. The
Ohio is falling at Louisville, but rising
slowly at Cincinnati. The Cumberland
is declining with two feet oyer Harpeth
Shoals-the other tributaries of the Ohio
are also declining. White river is
declining very slowly, with no noticeable
change of depth in the channel since
our last report The Arkansas is deelin-
ing slowly, and has less than four feet in
the channel to Little Rock and two feet
above there to Fort Smith. Business at
the leyee was somewhat dull this morn
ing, there being bVt few boats in port.
The weather is clear and pleasant.
The Memphis and New Orleans steamer
Belle Lee came in this morning from
above with large cargo. and is now at
the foot Of Court street loading for
Vickshprg. Matches, New Orleans and
the bends, for which point she will depart
promptly at 5 o clock this evening. All
freight for way landings will be received
by the above steamer, and properly cared
for and delivered. As passenger
packet, the Belle lee rs unsurpassed,
possessing every quality necessary TO
make her No. steamer in all respects.
Capt. Frank Hicks ia N command, and
John s. Sullivan is cashier. while Messrs.
Tom Sullivan, Ralph Hicks and Joe
Lloyd are her clerks.
The attention of passengers and ship
pers is directed to the advertisement of
the steamer Celeste, in another column.
That popular passenger and freight
packet departs at :. pm. this day, with
the U. s. mail for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock and all way landings oA the Ar
kansas. making close connection at Lit
tie Rock with light draught steamers for
Van Barren, Fort Smith, and all landings
on the upper Arkansas. Tom Berry
commands, and Messrs. Hall and Wat
kins are clerks.
The new sidewheel steaGep Il. PWalt
is the regular Maii packet for White
riysr, leaving here on Saturday next,
The St. Francis leaves On Friday for
Mariana.
The regular Memphis and Shawnee
Village packet, Oil City, Captain Ran
dali, master is at the wharf receiving
and will get away at four pm. for all
the upper landings NJ, ". Quinlin is
her secretary
The A. J. White, George Malone, mas
ter, is the regular mail steamer for
Helena aud FriaF's Point, leaving to-
morrow at five pm.
The Julia, Captain Townsend, is the
regular Cairo and st. Louis packet,
leaving this evening.
The elegant low pressure steamer Rich
mond, Nat Greea pIaster. will be found
at the landing ready to leave at p. m.
this day for Vicksburg, New Orleans aud
the Bends. The RiehAond and her off
GERS arc weh kSown TO- our travelling
public. and need no newspaper praise.
1t may he well enough to add, however,
that her accommodations are not sur
passed by any steamer or Hotel ia the
West. Cook Creighton eAd John Lang
lois are her secretaries.
The Belle Lee, on her recent TRIP TO
Cairo, ran from New Madrid to Cairo--
seventy-four milss--iu five boars and
twenty eight minutes. making one land
ling Pretty good time,
During the SaoRth Of September,
[ l,ls0,400 bushels Of coal was shipped
from Pittsburg; in 1863. the amount
shipped during the same month was
l,T22, 700 Bhshels.
The little steamer Frank Forrest is
coming here from st. Louis to enter the
Memphis and Dyersburg trade.
The new steamer City of Chester takes
the place Of the Belle ST. Louis, leaving
st. Louis on Monday next.
Yesterdays St Louis Democrat an
nounces the arrival Of Capt. flem Cal
vert. who is on a visit TO his friends
W. y 1. McGill il due from below.
The river mas Of the 81. Louis Re
pubHcan has not yet recovered IRON the
e9ecfs Of The fair. Ne wants some o.
his friends 10 try running srIver column
a little while. &C.,, ~