Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-20
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

By telegraph -
CNcIYxATI, November 20.-The river
has risen two inches since yesterday,
and is now four feet five inches.
The Howard added BOO sacks of oil
cake.
The Glencoe got here $50 bales Of cot
ton for New Orleans.
The \. Francis brought Ala bales Of
cotton and 1886 sacks of seed from be-
low.
The Indiana passed up yesterday with
two barges in tow. She may reship her
st. Louis freight at Cairo and 90 up the
Ohio.
The St. Joseph, from St. Louis, came
in this morning with good trip.
The George W. Cheek, from Friar S
Point, brought lO9 bales of cotton and
l56 sacks seed.
The Sioux city, from White river this
morning, brought here 46f bales Of cot
ton, and goes to St. Louis, where she
will go upon the docks. Her COM
mander, Captain Irons, left by rail, hav-
ing been summoned thither to name
another Iron in the family.
The A. J. White came up before noon
with l6s bales of cotton and 1929 sacks
of seed, besides rousing passenger
list.
Larry Harmstad, agent, has the new
steamer Carrie A. Thorn advertised to
leave at 5 pm. for New Orleans and all
the way points She will depart promptly
on time. Shippers and passengers
should make preparations.
The Pittsburg steamers resume their
regular trips from Cincinnati this week.
The r. C. Gray, for the Arkansas,
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Legal Tender will come to the
wharf this evening, and goes out to-
morrow for White river.
On Friday the following boats were
lying at Portland and S,.ippingport;
Spray, Pink Varble, Glasgow, Emma
Floyd, Edinburg, Lioness No. ., Robert
Mitchell, John Gilmore, Simpson Hor-
ner, Boaz, Tarascon, Morning Star,
Mary Houston, j. S. Mcdonald, Gray
Eagle, Charmer, Potomac, Emma C.
Elliott and Camelia.
The St. joseph, Captain Corbett, will
back out at FIVE pm. to-day for Cairo,
St. Louis, and all way points. She is
the regular United States mail boat, and
the only steamer to leave for points
above.
The Mary Houston leaves Louisville
tomorrow for New Orleans.
Lew Hates is to start the Nick Long
worth out from Louisville during the
latter part of this week.
Len Miller, late clerk of the Inflated
steamer Virginia, we are glad to learn,
has been appointed Superintendent of
the Merchants Wharf boat Association,
at Yicksburg.
The elegant passenger steamer A. j.
White, Captain George Malone, leaves
to day at pm. for Napoleon and all
way landings. Barney Barinds and
Charles jackson are her clerks
The steamer Mary Boyd, Captain r.
T. Haines, leaves to-day at ) pm. for
Little Rock and al way landings. A.
H. O'Neil is her chief clerk.
Freights from New Orleans to Red
river are now shipped at one half new
card rates.
The Natchez, for New Orleans, passed
Bayou Sara on Friday last, with 1900
bales cotton and 5000 sacks seed. The
Katie took 1900 bales in the same day,
and the previous day the Tidal Wave,
from the Arkansas river, carried in 1871
bales of cotton and 1887 sacks seed.
Fridays Louisville Ledger says; THE
Weitzel dam is nearly under water, and
very soon this engineering monstrosity
will be hid from view. Its construction,
we believe, is almost universally disap
proved of, and it will be fortunate if the
floods sweep it away"
Saturdays ST. Louis Republican ha,
the following:
Among the most noted Of Southern
delegates to the Louisville Vessel Own
ers' Convention, was Captain James Lee
| jr., of Memphis. A thin-visaged, wirJ
gentleman, with keen, intelligent eye
he is a man Of fine intellectual dcvel
opments, and makes a capital speech
Captain Lee is owner and commander
of the Memphis and Bends packet Phi
Allin.
The following petition will be pre-
sented to our steambOatmen for theil
signatures in a few days, by the delegates
to the convention.
To the Honorable Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives Of the United States Of Amer
lea, in Congress assembled:
We, the undersigned, citizens Of thl
United States, would most respectfully
present to your attention the NAM
grievances imposed upon the steamboa
interests by the act Of Februory 2s, 1871
as set forth by the Convention assem-
bled in the city Of Louisville, Novembe
s, 1871, and presented to your honorable
bodies by the committee appointed 70
that purpose.
We would further represent to yon
honorable bodies the importance Of fos
tering our steamboat and other naviga
ton interests, and Of improving th'
: channel-ways Of our great water routes