Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-09
BOATS IN PORT.


Cincinnati. Champion ,. IN.
Louisville. Robert Mitchell. IN
Friar's Point-.-....-Geo. W. Cheek......5 p. m.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The rise continues here at the rate Of
one inch in twenty-four hours. The river
is about stationary at Cairo, and is ris-
ing slowly at St. Louis. The Ohio is
falling at all points to Pittsburg and is
stationary there. White river is falling,
with seven feet large to Jacksonport.
The Arkansas has eight feet of water to
Little Rock, and is declining slowly. The
weather is clear and cool. Business at
the wharf is active.
The Pat Cleburne, Capt. Reese Prit-
chard, is the U. s. mail steamer for all
landings on the Arkansas tomorrow.
The elegant, low-pressure Richmond,
Nat Green in command, will depart at
pm. to-day for Yicksburg, Natchez
and New Orleans Her accommodations
are elegant and her fare unequaled.
S. Cook Creighton is her gentlemanly
purser, and John Langlois secretary,
The popular Ohio river steamer Cham.
pion is the Dean Line steamer to depart
at pm. to-day for Cairo Evansville,
Louisville and Cincinnati. F. Y. Batch
elor, competent and careful officer is
in command.
The Belle Lee went into New Orleans
yesterday with 1920 bales of cotton and
1900 sacks of cotton seed. She will re-
turn in time to leave here "Wednesday,
carrying passengers who desire to attend
the Mardi Gras festivities at New Or
leans.
The George W. Cheek, Mark R. Cheek
master, departs at pm. to-day for
Helena, Friar's Point and all interme-
date landings. Frank Gonterman is
chief clerk.
The Phil Allin came in yesterday with
300 bales of cotton, 100 sacks of cotton
seed, and 10000 feet of lumber.
The City of Chester, Capt. Zeigler
master and ]. W. Baskette clerk, leaves
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
The St. Marys will arrive in time to
leave on Saturday at pm. for Cairo
and Evansville.
The Bigley Brothers have their coal
depot at Vicksburg fully established
under the supervision of Mr.. C. I.
Pierce, and will have fats of coal placed
alongside steamboats, in answer to two
long whistles.
The elegant steamer A. j White,
Captain George Malone in command, is
announced in another column to depart
at FIVE p. m. tomorrow for Helena, Friar's
Point, Buelah, Napoleon and all the in
termediate plantation landings. Pas
sengers and shippers will make note of
the fact and govern themselves accord.
ingly.
The elegant steamer Robert Mitchell,
r. NJ. Wade master and Frank Stein
CLERK. will be up to-day, and departs at
5 p. m. for Cairo, Evansville and Louis
vile.
The R. P. Walt goes to White river on
Saturday.
The attention of those contemplating
a visit to New Orleans to witness the
Mardi Gras festivities is directed to the
card of the splendid passenger steamer
in our steamboat column. This
popular boat, with Capt. Charlie Schultz
in command, will, on Sunday next at
noon, depart for New Orleans, and will
carry passengers the round trip for S35.
Quite a eommotion was created at
a few days since by the an
that the insurance com
panies had decided to take cargo risks
on the iron boat John I. Moore at one
half the rate asked on wooden boats.
The Pink Varble came up this morn
ing from the Arkansas with 5l3 bales Of
cotton for Louisville.
The steamer Vigo caught fire and
burned to the waters edge at Terre
Haute, Indiana, on Sunday last, while
lying at the. wharf. Loss, $4,000.
Captain Frank Burnett, Supervising
Inspector at St. Louis, has received in
structions from the Secretary of the
Treasury at Washington to transmit all
The evidence possible to the Inspector
here in regard to the condition of the
W. R. Arthur's boilers previous to her
explosion,
The Colorado from Vicksburg, Pat
Jleburne from the Arkansas, and Susie
Silver from Louisville, came in at noon.