Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-25
BOATS LEAVING TOD
RIYER, BUsINEss, MIsoELLANEol

CINCINNATI. .......Silver Moon........ s p. m
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
Tbs river rose three inches in the past
twenty-four hours, and is now rising at
the rate of five inches per day. Above
there is over eight feet to Cairo and fully
that stage over Shoo-Fly bar below. An
improvement Of at least foot in the
depth Of water between Cairo. and st.
Louis is also reported, but it will not
benefit navigation to any great extent.
The swell from the Ohio caused rise of
over three feet in the Mississippi at
Cairo yesterday, and will, with the rise
of to-day, cause swell here of probably
three feet. White and the Arkansas
rivers are stationary; the former has five
feet in the channel to Jacksonport, and
the latter fully six feet to Pine Bluff.
The Ohio is falling at all points above
Evansville but rising below. Business
at the wharf is inactive. A drizzling
rain set in yesterday evening, and has
hardly ceased falling up to noon to-day.
The R. p Walt is the first packet to
leave for White river, She goes out on
Saturday evening.
The next boat to leave for the Arkan-
sas river is the United States mail
steamer Mary Boyd She goes out on
Friday evening
The snag-boat Thayer passed up yes
terday for Mound City, where she lays
up until Congress makes another APP
preparation for river improvements
The City of Quincy passed down last
evening after having spent few hours
on the bar at Plum Point.
By reference to our steamboat column
it will be seen that the elegant steamer
Great Republic is announced to depart
at four pm. to-day for New Orleans and
the bends. This steamer, as well as her
officers, are too well known to require
commentator. Her fare and accom-
modations are unrivalled. She will at
tend to all way business and deliver
freight at the principal plantation land
ings
The Great Republic adds here for New
Orleans 1000 sacks corn, $50 tons oil
cake and 300 bales cotton
The Mary Houston, Capt Durham, in
command will pass down tomorrow at
4 pm. for Vieksburg and New Orleans.
The magnificent steamer Indiana,
Reub Neal master, will pass down to-day
at pm for V;cksburg, Natchez and
New Orleans, and makes all way land |
ings. Her Accommodations are we'll and
favorably known by the travelling public,
and her fare is surpassed by none.
Some unknown wretch, neither fearing
the Lord nor the vengeance of steam
boat agent, went through" Dick Light
ourne's desk night or two since, taking
among other papers large number of
steamboat tickets to New Orleans and
points below here. Steamboat clerks
ire warned against receiving any of
Captain Lightburne's tickets printed on
white paper.
An unfounded rumor was rife in river
,ircles this morning that towboat with
i've or six barges had sunk above here
The good steamer Phil Allin, with
captain James Lee on the roof and
tack Lee in the office, backs out this
vening at FIVE o clock for Helena, Friar's
'oint and all way landings. Those who
esire pleasure trip cannot do better
han secure a ticket for round trip on ,
he Allin.
The Pat Cleburne went out last night
nth big trip. Q
The Ouachita Belle left Camden on
thursday last with 1000 bales of cotton
Dr. New Orleans. :
The ST. Louis Packet Company, we
ear, will build a new boat this spring to
Ike the place of the City of Alton, sold l
, Capt. Sheble last Friday.
The towboat John A. Wood, with thir-
ZEN boats and seven barges of coal for
Iemphis and New Orleans, LEFT Louis
lie yesterday. 10
The gay steamer Silver Moon, Ben :
-errillees in eommad, gets away at FIVE
m. to-day for Cairo, Louisville, Gin ,
matt and all way landings She has 4
'lendid accommodations for passengers
ID gees through on time.
Representative Barnaby, Of Clarke
'unty, Indiana, has succeeded in hay- =
g passed a bill through the lower Al