Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-02

continues very dull. No arrivals or de-
partures.
NAsHyILLE, December 1.-The river
is rising slowly, with twenty-eightinchess
on Harpeth shoals. Weather clear and
cold.
ST.. JOSEPH, No, December 1.-THE
river is gorged with ice, but the weather
Is moderating.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Nov. 30.-The river
fell ten inches since yesterday, and Is
now but three inches above low water
mark. The ice is rapidly accommodating,
and it is probable the river will close to-
morrow. Weather very cold and clear.
CINCINNATI, December River nine
feet eight inches and rising. Arrived;
Arlington, Pittsburg. Departed: Ar
lington, for Patriot, for load OF hay;
will return to Pittsburg tomorrow. The
Altoona leaves for the Tennessee river
tomorrow; also, the Alaska, for New
Orleans. and Sam j. Hale, for Mem
phis; r. C. Gray, for Arkansas river.
The Edinburg, for Red river. will lay
over till next week. The weather clear
and COOL =,
CAIRO, December ARRIVED: Silver
Bow, Red river; Ada Heilman, Louis
vile; Warner, Cincinnati Grand Tower
Msmphis; Palmetto, CINCINNATI De
parted: Palmetto, New Orleans, pm
Rederussy, South, 3; Fanny Brandeisi
Memphis, 5. River stationary. The
Grand Tower and St. Luke, from below,
laid ND here. The Kate Robinson turn
ed back from Cape Girardeau on &C
count of ice and has laid lup here.
The City Of Vicksburg and Dexter are
at Dogtooth, and the Belle OF Memphis
is at Powers Island awaiting lighters
from Cairo. Weather clear and cold.
The Cleburne is the mail packet for
the Arkansas on Monday.
The st. Joseph, Capt. Corbiit, leaves
to day at five pm. for Cairo and st
Louis.
The Minneola, the pioneer boat this
season Of the Dean Line, is at the whart
and will leave at FIVE pm. to-day fol
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. Capt
W. b. Miller commands, and W. s
Jones is clerk.
The R. P. Walt, Captain William Ash
ford leaves to-day at pm. for Devall''
Bluff, Jacksonport and all way landings
on White river. L. W. Outlaw, Charles
and William Smithers are her clerks.
The fast packet G. W. Cheek leaves
to-day at FIVE pm. for Friar's Point anC
all way landings. Captain Mark Cheel
commands, and F. S. Gonterman, L
W. Briggs and NJ. Downs are her clerks
A dispatch from st. Louis reports the
weather moderating and indicates re
sumption Of navigation.
The caisson for one pier Of the bridge
to cross the Missouri river at st. Joseph
Mo-, is only FIVE feet from bed of rock
and will rest on solid foundation to
day. The piers are being sunk the sam'
way as the piers of the st. Louis bridge
The Sallie has been raised by the Eek
ert. She has q. hole twenty feet long il
her hull.
A practically inclined pencilslingel
of the Chicago Evening Post does THU
for the Rock Island Rapids: 1.-THE Gov
eminent improvements on the Rocl
Island rapids are about completed, ma
king the navigation Of the Rapids safe
and taking from their passage the re
mantle and pleasureable excitemen
that has hitherto attended it, by the pos
sibility of sinking the vessel.
Wolf & Hynes, of St. Louis, are tn
owners of over fifty bars on steamboats,
One item of the cargo of the Sallie
which sunk at Cairo Tuesday, was 10
900 pounds of Christmas candy, shipped
to parties at Little Rock and For
Smith.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says Captain
Shinkle, who has just returned iron
Washington states he was successful II
obtaining an interview with both Presi
dent Grant and Secretary Boutwell,
President Grant stated that he woul
recommend in his annual message tina
Congress give the steamboat interest i'm
mediate relief, provided Secretary Bout
well recommended, as he stated the mat
ter was in his hands.
The steamer Robert Burns landed a
the city wharf at Louisville, and put Of
a key of pigs feet, worth probably 81 25
and her wharfage tax was sl3 90
There is money in heavy wharfage, an
the Louisville authorities know it. Tn
Burns will not stop there again in
year. That's one boat on the Black Lis
for Louisville. Which will be the next
The R. P. Walt, from White river thi
morning, brought 7s9 bales cotton, an
reshipped 299 bales on the Belle Lee a
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