Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-06

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Napoleon...... .........A.J. White........5 p. m.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river continues to rise slowly here
and at Cairo, but is falling above. The
Ohio is rising at Evansville, Louisville,
Cincinnati and as far above as Marietta,
but is declining above the last named
point There is now nine feet of water
over the falls at Louisville, and nearly
eleven feet in the canal. White river is
declining steadily, with a good boating
stage to Jacksonport The Arkansas is
about stationary at Little Rock to-day
and declining above. A telegram from
Pine Bluff reports the banks full below
there, and in some places the water is
over the bottoms. The weather is cloudy
and mild. Business at the wharf is &C
tive, both arriving and departing steam
ers having good trips.
The Legal Tender goes out for White
river tomorrow
The St. Francis is the regular packet
for Mariana, Wittsburg and all landings
on the st. Francis river tomorrow at 5
pm. aa
The Minneola departs on Wednesday
for Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane in
command, and Billy Banker clerk, gets
away at pm to-day for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Bee and barges passed up yester-
day.
That elegant steamer Commonwealth,
with Captain Sedan on the roof, will
pass down at 4 pm. to-day for Vicks-
burg and New Orleans Mr. Lehman,
a polite and attentive official, presides at
the desk
The United States mail steamer Mary
Boyd, R. L. Haines master, departs at
o'clock this evening for Pine Bluff,
Little Rock and all landings on the Ar
kansas, connecting at Little Rock with
the Van Buren, and Fort Smith packets
The Boyd is a staunch and reliable
steamer, and will attend promptly to all
way business. A. Banksmith is her
clerk.
The new and elegant passenger packet
Phil Allin, James Lee master, departs at
o'clock this evening with the United
States mail for Helena, Friar' Point and
all intermediate landings. Stacker Lee
is her secretary.
The new and elegant packet A. j..
White, George Malone master, and
Smither and Sharpe clerks, goes out at
pm. to-day for Helena, Friar's Point,
Napoleon and all way landings. The
White has splendid passenger accommo-
dations and makes good time
Traveller" and "a Planter" are en-
gagged in discussing the various merits of
the Friar's Point packets through the
columns of the Appeal. "A Planter"
got in the last lick.
The Robert Burns passed Louisville on
Friday, having the disabled Silver Moon
in tow, bound for Cincinnati.
VIM, Nicholson, a deck-hand on the
Kate Robinson, fell off that steamer at
Rockport, and, as is supposed was
drowned.
The cotton recovered from the w. r.
Arthur will be sold at auction to-day and
tomorrow.
By telegram to Messrs. Elliott &
Miller, we learn that the Legal Tender
passed Helena at ten clock this morn
ing with 1850 bales of cotton,
The Utah, Captain Voorhees, in COM
mand, will arrive to-day, and departs at
six p m. for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and
all landings on the Arkansas through to
Fort Smith. The Utah is an excellent
passenger packet, and will go through as
advertised.
The Hornet and ]. Sharp Mcdonald
came down yesterday with tows of coal
The former, in trying to evade the wreck
of the W. r. Arthur, struck her tow on
a reef, one of the barges sinking there
and another just above Hope6eld. She
is now at the point opposite Fort Pick
ering, where the remainder of her tow
four barges-are said to be in a sinking
condition.
The George W. Cheek will not enter
the St. Francis trade, as contemplated,
but remains in the trade between Friar'
Point and this city.
The Des Arc caught FIRE while lying at
the wharf at the foot of jefferson street
last night, but no serious loss resulted,
as the flames we're speedily extinguished
The Minneola came in this morning
with large cargo. The Mary Houston
came up from New Orleans with a good
trip for the Ohio river. She discharged
here Sc hogsheads Of sugar, so barrels Of
mOlasses, hogsheads Of nuts. and IS
boxes Of fruit, and adds 4s4 bales Of cot /
ton for New Albany. The A. J. White,
from Napoleon, brought IA bales Of