Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-17
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is falling at the rate Of six
inches per day, and is now seventeen
feet six inches below high water mark of
1861 The decline at Cairo is ten inches
per day, and at st. Louis two inches; at
the latter point the total decline is two
feet six inches, and the river is now
about stationary, with indications OF
another rise. The channel depth from
st. Louis to Cairo is reported less than
eight feet. The Ohio is falling at Evans
vile and Louisville, but is rising slowly
at Cincinnati. Pittsburg adviees report
light snow and the river declining.
White river and its upper tributaries are
bank full, but are falling slowly. The
Arkansas is declining, with an excellent
stage to Fort Smith Business is less
active than on yesterday. The weather
is cloudy and damp, with occasional
showers.
The r. p. Walt will arrive to-day, and
departs tomorrow for all points on
White river.
The elegant steamer Pat Cleburne,
Reese Pritchard master, is announced to
depart at 5 pm. to-day for Pine Bluff,
Little Rock and all landings on the
Arkansas, connecting with the packets
for Van Buren, and Fort Smith The
Cleburne carries the United States mail,
and goes through with dispatch. Mr..
Thomas is clerk.
The popular United States mail pack
ct Phil Allin, James Lee master, will get
away at pm. this day for Helena,
Friar's Point and all intermediate land
ings. Stack Lee is clerk
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 "old reliable " Rubieon departs
at p. m. to-day for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the U. s. mail and max
ing all the important landings. Captain
ALI Grissom, commander, and his gen.
assistants, Messrs. Blake and
Thomas, will do their level best to make
the trip agreeable to those who go with
them.
The City of Chester, Aleck Zeigler
and Messrs. Baskette and Har-
ris clerks, departs at pm. for Cairo
and St. Louis.
The Batesville, Capt. A. B. Smith,
with Gus D'Arche in the office, leaves at
5 p to-day for all landings on White
Black and Little Red rivers. She is an
excellent passenger packet, and will
leave promptly as advertised. Shippers
will see that their freight is sent downin
time.
The R. P. Walt will arrive at 3 pm.
She has 600 bales OF cotton.
The competition between steamboats,
md railroads for the upper Cumberland
;obacco shipments is very spirited. Thus
ar this tobacco has gone by rail. M. |
The st. Charles was to have been raised
A Cairo telegram Of the 18th reports
he arrival of Captain Fowler, from the
Henry Ames. He states that she lies
perfectly straight, on a smooth, hard
,ottom, where there is no danger Of her
Import washing from under her. She
nil be entirely dry to-day if the river
continues to fall. Her Hickman freight
gas delivered by the Fanny Brandeis,
ghich also removed about forty tons Of
ther freight on shore, where it now lies.
In the other freight is still on board.
Neither boat nor cargo is in danger. +
Cincinnati rates to New Orleans have I
zen advanced to 80 cents for through
nd so cents for way freights, and 81 %
o 81 80 per barrel for whisky. /
An Eastern reporter interviewed D
tcr,s MIL. n a.. ,1s,r;n,.fi Counrnar-