Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-13
DEPARTURES.
ROATs LEAVING TO-DAY
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.

Arkansas river ......... Mary Boyd ......5 pm.
New Orleans Olive Branch. ......4 p. m.
Vcksburg st. Louis..-..5 p. m.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MIsCELLANEoUs.
The river is now stationary at this
point, and is within three feet Of the top
of the bank on the Arkansas shore. The
decline at Cairo is at the rate of one foot
per day At st. Louis the river is again
reported stationary, with no immediate
prospects of rise. The Ohio is falling
all the way to Pittsburg. White river is
rising again, and indications are that
there will be an abundance of water in
that stream for weeks. The Arkansas
is again declining, with nine feet in the
channel to Little Rock The latest adj
vices from Red river report that stream
out of its banks above Jefferson, the rise
in the bayou above there exceeding that
of the previous rise, and the water being
higher than for several years. The
weather is cold and cloudy. Business
at the levee is fairly active.
Adyices from Jefferson, Texas, to the
I'd inst, reports the lower portion of
that city under water. The river was
falling, however, and there were no APP
prehensiohs of serious overflow.
The u s. mail packet Phil Allin,
Captain Jim Lee, backs out, as usual,
this evening for Friar's Point and all
intermediate landings She goes prompt
| ". Stacker Lee is her chief clerk. m
The elegant steamer A. J. White,
Captain John Malone, leaves to-day at 5
p m. for Helena, Friar's Point, Napoleon
and all way landings. Charley Smither
is clerk.
The Olive Branch came in yesterday
evening, and is now at the wharf re-
eeiving fer New Orleans and all inter
mediate landings She departs at 4
pm. to-day, and will carry passengers
desiring to witness the Mardi Gras car
nival. j. 7. McCord is master and Mr..
Hanks clerk
The U. S. mail packet Mary Boyd,
Captain Rube Haines, with the popular
A. Banksmith at the desk, gets away
this evening for Little Rock and all way
landings on the Arkansas. She connects
closely with TIE packet for Fort Smith
and Fort Gibson.
The Robert Burns is the regular Dean
line steamer for Cincinnati tomorrow.
The Legal Tender goes out tomorrow
evening for White river.
The St. Francis departs tomorrow
evening for Wittsburg and all landings
on the ST. Francis river.
The Mary Miller has been withdrawn
from the Memphis and Evansville trade
for the present, and lays up at Evans
vile.
The elegant and commodious steamer
Belle Lee will arrive tomorrow, and de-
parts on Wednesday for New Orleans,
carrying passengers who desire to wit
ness the Mardi Gras festivities, the round
trip including board while in port, for
$40. Those desiring state-rooms had
better apply at once at the Office Of her
agent. t
The Belle St. Louis is the vicksburg
packet to-day. She departs at pm.
The Belle Memphis, Crane master and
Banker clerk, leaves at 5 p.m for Cairo
and St. Louis.
The w. j. Lewis is coming up with
1900 bars railroad iron.
The A. ]. White had big trip Of
freight and passengers from Napoleon.
She backs out at 5 o'clock for Helena,
Friar's Point, White river and Napoleon
The Virginia passed down this morn
ing with huge trip.
The Olive Branch, for New Orleans,
adds here 700 bales cotton; the Glencoe,
for Louisville, adds 1900 bales.
The following dispatch was received
last night by Major Adams regarding the
explosion of the Judge Wheeler
vIcKsBURG, Mss. February u.
Major j. D. Adams, Memphis:
The Judge Wheeler blew up, cabin
burned and hull sunk at Bells Landing,
about forty-6ve miles above Yicksburg,
at six O'Clock this morning. Killed:
Con Hogan, deckhand; Thomas Welch,
deck-sweeper, and one roustabout name
unknown. Wounded Captain Nolan,
badly; carpenter Charles Storey, slightly;
passenger c. W. Pope. of Little Rock,
badly. The rest Of the passengers and
crew are safe Very little Of the cargo
will be saved The Captain and crew
will be up on first boat Mate McCul-
Tough remains in charge Of the wreck,
awaiting your orders. will be up by
first train. EusTIcE BENTON, Clerk.
The Judge Wheeler was a stern-wbeel
boat, valued at $4,000, aud insured in
Pittsburg for tWo-thirds Of that amount /
She was built here, and had, we believe,
the machinery Of the Guidon. She was
owned by the Memphis and Arkansas
pe,-..- n.,l.rt N,r,ranr and huilf for the /