Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-20
BOATS LEAVING TO-pAY.

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is stationary at this point,
and rising one foot per day at Cairo St.
Louis kilograms report six-ineh rise
Saturday, with seven feet six inches out
to Cairo. Prospects for six foot rise
at that point are hattering Advices
from the Illinois, upper Mississippi and
the Missouri represent a general break
up in those streams and mild weather,
which is rapidly dssolving the snow.
The Ohio is rising at the rate of three
inches day at Evansville, and all of its
lower tributaries are pouring out foods
of water; while at Louisville the rise is
one foot per day, with ten feet of water
in the canal. At Cincinnati the river is
stationary, with a rise expected this
evening Pittsburg advices report over
nine feet Of water in the channel--barely
sufficient for the departure of coal tows.
White river is rising again, and from
present indications will be out of its
banks, as a heavy swell is reported
coming from all the upper tributaries.
The Arkansas is stationary, with ten feet
to Little Rock The weather is clear
and pleasant Business is only mod
erately active.
The gay steamer A. j. White, George
Malone commander, has her flag up and
will depart at 5 pm. to-day for Helena,
Friar's Point, Beulah, Napoleon and all
the way landings. Messrs Smithers, Ely
and Sharpe are her clerks.
The U. s. mail packet Mary Boyd,
Captain Rube Haines, with the popular
A. Banksmith at the desk, gets away
this evening for Little Rock and all way
landings on the Arkansas She connects
closely with the packet for Fort Smith
and Fort Gibson.
The Alice Dean is the next Dean line
steamer for Cincinnati. She departs
Wednesday.
The Legal Tender goes out tomorrow
evening for White river.
The St. Francis departs tomorrow
evening for Wittsburg and all landings
on the St. Francis river.
The Belle Memphis departs at 8 pm.
for St, Louis.
The popular U. s. mail packet Phil
Ailin, James Lee master, will get away
at pm. this day for Helena, Friar's
Point and all intermediate landings.
Stack Lee is clerk.
8 The Phil Allin arrived this morning
with GA bales cotton and 200 sacks seed;
he St. Francis with 7SS bales cotton and
l635 sacks seed.
The Nightingale adds $50 bales os
cotton for Cincinnati; the Mollie Able
200 bales for New Orleans; the H. s.
Turner 275 bales cotton and 100 tons oil
neal for reshipment at New Albany.
The popular Memphis and Evansville
Jacket St. Marys, Andy Robinson, jr. ins
command, will depart at pm. to-day,
md will take freight for Cairo, Evans
lille and all way points. The st. Marys
las excellent accommodations for pas
,engers.
The MolIie Able, Capt. Ed. F. Dix,
acks out this evening for Yicksburg
nd New Orleans. She makes all way
andings. Ross Powell is her secretary.
The Geo. W. Cheek came near being
wamped in the storm Of Friday last be-
DIV Helena. At one time she was ca
eened so that the water was a foot deep
yer her guards, and it was only the
kill and prompt action Of her officers .
nd crew that saved her. In order to
eep her trim, about Fifty bales of cotton
ad to be rapidly transferred from one
de to the other. The storm, or rather r
1rnado, unroofed and demolished a ,
Irge number Of houses, stores and
hurches at Helena, killing one person
and wounding many others.
he chains Of the Wharfboat were |
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