Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-10

vile, for White river.
SHREyEPoRT, November s -Departed
Salado, two hundred and fifty bales
Wash Ente, twelve hundred bales and
seventy-fve head OF cattle. The Era
leaves tomorrow. River still rising.
Weather clear.
ST. PAUL, November s. River telling,
with two feet six inches in the canal.
Weather cool and pleasant.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS,
The river rose two inches during the
past twenty-four hours, and continues to
rise slowly. The condition of the streams
above are condensed as follows At
Cairo, weather clear; river rose four
inches. St. Louis, weather clear and
cool; river stationary. Evansville, clear
and cool; river rose two inches. Louis
vile, cloudy, with rain yesterdays river
rose two inches. Cincinnati, clear and
pleasant river stationary, with four feet
ten inches in the channel. Pittsburg,
mild; river stationary, with two feet in
the channel. Dubuque, cold; river sta
tionary. Business at the landing is ac-
tive, and the number Of boats arriving
are on.the increase, as many Of the large
boats are again being put into service.
The Howard, Shannon, Mcdonald and
Strader arrived after the close Of cur 70.
port yesterday.
The shannon added here three hun
bred and fifty bales of cotton.
White river has four and one-half
feet to Jacksonport, and is about sta
tionary.
The Arkansas is falling slowly, with
four feet to Little Rock,
Another reduction was made in South
ern freight rates at st. Louis yesterday.
As the river rises freight recedes.
The Celeste will be due from the Ar
kansas tomorrow night.
The r. p Walt goes to White river
tomorrow evening.
The Louisville and Cincinnati Mail
Line are again placing their large steam
ers in commission.
See the new card of the Memphis and
White River Line in our steamboat col
umn.
The City of Chester, Captain Aleck
Zeigler, will leave the st. Louis Packet
Companys wharfboat at five pm. to-
day for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
landings.
| The fine passenger steamer Mary
Boyd, Captain II. L. Haines, leaves to-
day at five p IN. for Little Rock snd all
way landings on the Arkansas.
By our special dispatches it will be
seen that several large boats left their
places of retirement and went to the
landing at St. Louis yesterday.
Our Memphis delegates to the Conven-
ton are represented as follows on the
different Committees; Credentials, John
d. Elliott; permanent organization, Jas
Lee, IT,; order OF business, 0. F. Pres
colt. We do not find the name of Cap
tain Goslee among the published list o
accredited delegates. Where can he be
We want full representation.
The Howard had two thousand BAR
railroad iron.
Stanley Rylaui . on his pegs again
having recovered from his recent illness
For NAPofros.-The elegant passen
ger steamer A. J White, Captain Marsl
Miller, leaves to-day a: Eve o'clock p. m
for Napoleon and all way landings be
low.
The fine asd light draught steame
Batesyille leaves to-day At FIVE o'elocl
D. m. for Dcvalps Bluff, Jaeksonport an
all way landings ON White, the Littl
Red and Black rivers direct
We condense the following conventio
news from Louisville special to the S
Louis Republican, live newspaper b
the way-and like the LEDGER, alive I
the interests Of steamboatmen.
The committee on credentials II
ported the following delegates: Pitt
buFgh AZ, delegates from Cincinnati 2
Louisville II, Evansville 4, Nashvill
Tenn, l, St. Louis Is, Cairo /, Memph
4, New Albany }, Madison, Ind, ,, Ne
Orleans, La, ), Franklin, La, l, Jefie
sonville, Ind, 3, Galveston, Texar,
. Vicksburg, Miss, 1, Detroit, Mich.
Mobile, Ala, !, Buffalo, n. Y, l, Ne
F.; York City 9, Baltimore, Nd, ]. III
f, chairman announced the following sp
cial committees; On laws and exec
tive officers committee Of eight fro
(; an equal number Of States. On Ii
/, saving apparatus, also composed
eight members. On transportation
o seven members. On license, seve
! members, one from each Of seven State
F; On finance and general business, seve
4 members. On steam and steam boiler
2 a committee Of eight were appOinte
n representing Pennsylvania, Michiga
. Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana, Louisian
Kentucky and Missouri, represented I
john. Bofiinger.
The president suggested that sever
Il. clauses and sections OF the law so o
1 noxious TO navigators should be =
ferred to these special committees. ~
! suggestion OF the chair was entertain
BY the convention, and the law was rel
he By sections and referred TO the app
: pirate committee. AZ body this co
vention presents an intelligent and ei
nest appearance. Considerable inters
5; is manifested in the proceedings outsil
Of steamboat circles,