Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-11
River.


Weather cloudy and warm. The river here
continues to decline slowly; also at st. Louis
with heavy floating ice. The Ohio is falling
with ten feet in the canal The Arkansas il
declining. with three and half feet in the
channel from Little Rock out. and thirty-one
inches from there to Fort Smith. White river
is falling. with a good stage.
BOATS IN PORT.
st. Joseph, Legal Tender. Sam. J. Hale. G.
W. Cheek, MarysBoyd. Liberty No. 2. Mollie
Gratz. st. Francis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
]. B. Davis, the well. known epg'n builder
and ioundryman. is in the city.
The Sam J. Hale. Captain Walker in COM
mand. came in from Cincinnati yesterday with
fine cargo Of merchandise. She leaves to-
morrow with q return trip.
The Silver Spray, bound for New Orleans,
had a fine trip.
The magnificent lew-pressure steamer Rich
mond. Captain Slut Neal in command. will
leave the wharf to dry at Eve pm. for New
Orleans and the bends. John Brooks. an af-
fable gentleman. presides at the desk.
The towboat W. II. Brown came in with TO-
900 barrels of salt.
The new steamer Mary Boyd. Captain Rube
Haines, is the regular Tuesday Arkansas river
United States mail packet. leaving this even
ing for Little Rocf Fort Smith and way points
on the Arkansas river. Messrs. Outlaw and
Shields, two courteous gentlemen. have charge
of the office.
The magnificent st. Francis. Captain Bow.
man in command. is the Tuesday st. Francis
river pa ,kst. leaving this evening at Eve o'clock.
connecting at Wittsburg with the Lady With
aup for the sunk lands. Messrs. Paine and
Conant. two clever and polite gentlemen, have
charge Of the Office.
The splendid little steamer, Mollie GratE.
Capt. Dearth. is now fixed Institution in the
Memphis and 0sceola trade. and is doing fine
busir ELS. She goes out this evening at Eve
o'clock. Gus D'Arche does the honors of the
Office.
Thstoe steamer st. Joseph, Captain Corbe,t,
will leave the wharf this evening for Cairo and
way points. She is the regular Tuesday packet.
The Legal Tender. Captain John Elliott In
command. is the regular Tuesday White river
packet. leaving to-day at five pm. for all way
points on White river. connecting at puvalls
Bluff with the Little Rock railroad. Joe 81
hot. Arthur Fields and W. L.. Enley, Trio Of
good fellows. have charge Of the Office.
The fine passenger packet W. R. Arthur was
to have left for New Orleans to-day at twelve
o'clock.
Our friend Colonel Jake Frolieh. of the W bite
County Record. has been elected one Of the Dl-
rectors Of the White. Red and Black River
Packet Company.
Ca. tain Davis has re; aced the fare over his
line Of packets to twelve dollars from Memphis
TO Little Rock.
The gtod steamer Liberty No. 2. Captain Pat
Wheat. Is the Tuesday White river United
States mail packet. leaving this eveuirg at i've
o'clock. connecting at Jacksonport with light
draught steamer for ell points above. and At
DuvalI's Bluff with the Little Rock railroad.
Messrs. Green and Sharpe have charge Of the
Office. e
xhs Cheek. Malone. master. is the Tuesday
Friar's POint packet. leaving this evening At
Eve O'Clock. Frank Gonterman and Charley
jackson have charge Of ths oiies.
The Great Republic will pass down to-mor-
roE evening for New Orleans,