Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-21

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS,
The river is rising two inches per day. and
is now thirty feet and four inches below high
water mark of 1857. There is eight feet in the
channel above to Cairo, and nearly Eve feet
from there to st. Louis. Below this point
seven and half feet is reported over Shoe
Fly bar, which is now the only difficult point
to pass on account Of low water between this
city and New Orleans. The river rose six
inches at Cairo yesterday. and will perhaps
continue to rise for several days. The 0hiois
rising rapidly at Evansville, Louisville and
Cincinnati, and has now a sufficient depth Of
water for the largest boats to the last named
point. White river is about stationary, with
six feet of water to Devall's Bldtf. The Ar
kansas is falling slowly, with eight feet to
Little Rock. The weather is clear and pleas
ant and business at the leyee active.
By Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, January q River falling, with
5 feet inches on the falls and 10 feet inches
in the canal. Arrived: United States. Leo
nora, Tarascon, Lookout, Dave. Departed
United States, Cincinnati; Leonora and Look
out. Madison; Taraseon, Henderson Dave,
Kentucky river.
The Phil Allin. Dardanelle and st. Francis
went out last evening with splendid trips.
The Northwestern, MOllie Able and st.
Marys came down-the former adding 200
sacks of corn below Cairo and considerable
way freight here. She left this morning with
two barges of coal for New Orleans. The Mol
lie Able got 300 sacks of corn below Cairo
and lays here until this evening. The St.
Marys had an excellent trip Of produce The
Tom Jasper passed down during the night
without adding anything in the way of freight
or people.
The splendid passenger steamer Mollie Able
departs at pm. to-day for Vicksburg,
hatcher. New Orleans and all the lower
landings. Capt. I'd. F. Dix is in command.
and Ross Powell is secretary.
The Pat Cleburne is the regular u. S. mail
line steamer for the Arkansas river on Mon
dap.
The popular packet St. Mays, Andy Robin
son master, and James Henderson clerk, de-
parts at pm. to-day for Cairo. Evansville
and all intermediate landings. She is the reg
ular packet in the trade, and attends prompt
ly to business.
The elegant steamer r. p. Walt backs out
at the hour advertised to-day for Helena. De-
wallis Bluff, JaeksOnport and ell landings on
White river, connecting at the Bluff with the
Little Rock train. and at JacksonpOrt with
light. drausht packets for points above, VIM.
J. Ashford is master. and W. 7. Butler -sere-
tary.
The Mary Miller came In this morning from
Evansville, and the Columbia from St. Louis
passed down for the Arkansas river with
good cargo.
Capt Dave Hukill went out in command Of
the Al. White last night. and returns to-day
on the Geo. w. Cheek.
A Camden Ark.) exchange Of the 18th says
the Ouaehita has risen fifteen feet. and con-
tinues to rise. with the water running out in
low places, indicating an overflow.
The hull Of the John Howard. recently
burned at New Orleans, has been raised.
The new boat James Howard caused quite
an excitement while at Cincinnati. and was
visited by thousands Of the citizens Of that
burg.
The City Of Quincy, for New Orleans, passed
Evansville on Thursday. after adding large
amount Of freight.
An up-river exchange says the tOWboat
Ajax viii leave Pittsburg with tow Of Eve
acres Of eoal-over half million bushels.
Somebody wants 70 know how she VIII get
through the Newport bridge draw. one hun
dred feet wide.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of Wednesday says
d" Capt. John Kyle and Capt. G. NJ. Holloway