Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-27
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.

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THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river has fallen four inches since yester-
day and will in all probability decline q foot
more, as il continues TO fall at Cairo and st.
Louis, and the Ohio is falling. A light rise
is noted at Davenport. but that will evapo-
rate before it reaches Keokuk, and as cold
weather. has again set in at the north the
prospects for resumption of navigation are
worse than ever. Tho Arkansas. White and
other lower streams are in bad order and don't
rise half as we'll as did " Northwest Com
mou" few days since in New York. The
weather has again turned cold. but is clear.
BUSINESS.
A fair sprinkling Of OK teams and an in
creased number Of drays, brought out
by money wanting carmen, and the pleas
ant weather, yesterday. made some improve
ment in business at the landing, and about
half days work was done. Fortunately the
arriving boats did not bring much freight, so
that by tonight the landing will have been
pretty well cleared of freight. The Mitchell
added SEQ bales Of cotton. The Capital City
had so tons TO put out at the Elevator. The
Mary Mcdonald brought down 800 tons. The
John B. Maude had 500 tons for points below.
and laid over all night. The James d. Par
ker took 14l4 bales Of cotton. all Of which
goes to Cincinnati, except Is bales for Camel
ton. The Elliott went out light, and the local
packets out had moderate trips. Two boats
came up to-day. The Phil Allin had 90 bales
of cotton. $50 sacks of seed and 10 yoke of
steers. The Cheek brought So bales Of cotton,
e. ,~.1-. e.
The Mcdonald is getting out her 800 tons, and
the John B. Maude got $500 worth of passen-
gers, besides a newspaper reporter by waiting
over.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
,FoR WHITE RIyER.-The Batesville goes out
on Thursday evening.
FoR ARKANSAS RIvER.-The light drauGht
steamer GAINESVILLE leaves as above on Thurs
day, and goes through without delay.
FoR WHITE RIvER.-The Dardanelle will
back ont at five o'clock this evening. and goes
through to Jacksonport.
For FRIAR's POlSr.-The gay steamer Phil
Allin, Captain James Lee, departs as above
this evening, stopping at all wayside landings
James Harris clerk.
FoR FRIARs PoIST.-The United States
mail packet g. W. Cheek, leaves this evening
at FIVE o'clock for Friar's Point and all the
way landings.
FoR ST. LOUIS. The City Of Chester, Capt.
Zeigler. leaves this evening at Eve o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis. and makes all business
landings, as well as direct connections with
the railroads at Belmont and Cairo.
FoR CINctNNATI.-The Mallie Ragon, Capt.
Ballard, departs at five O'Clock this evening
for Cairo. Evansville and Cincinnati, and will
go through without detention,
For ST. LouIs.-The elegant steamer Mary
now at the elevator, will leave at
Eve p m. to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
For VIoEsBURG. The Legal Tender leaves
this evening at five o'clock for Vieksburg and
the bend landings, Mr.. GEORGE Aleoke has
charge Of the office.
For VIcKsBuRe. The George Q. Wolf leaves
as above this evening at Eve o'clock for Vicks
burg and all intermediate landings.
FoR CTNc1xNAU.-The Mollie Ebert will be
here 10 leave at twelve noon tomorrow for
Cairo. Evansville aud Cincinnati. Freight
received to-day at the foot of Monroe street. |
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Robert Mitchell. down yesterday, had
1000 barrels of pork consigned to one firm in
New Orleans, and could have got as much |
more. She had also 800 barrels Of apples.
The canal at Louisville was opened yester-
day for the passage Of boats.
The John b. MAude's entire fuel bill since
The first shovel full of coal was thrown into
The furnaces, up to last night, amounts to but
4 little ever $500,
Adviees from the Upper Mississippi state
hat the reign Of the ice-king for the winter
has opened auspiciously- is for the ice
king. The river is frozen over at Clinton.
Captain Packard has returned from Cairo.
He is pie ased with his new tug Laura, which
will so0n be ready for n trial trip.
st. Louis rates to New Orleans are up again,
his time to 81 % on -four, and Csc per hun
lred pounds.
On her last trip to New Orleans the hatcher
,arried 1854 bales Of cotton, 4lA sacks Of cot /
on seed and 81 sacks Of seed cotton.
OF last Saturdays departures the New Or
cans Tunes says; "The Andy johnson and /
Pauline Carroll had good trips Of sugar and |
.ailroad iron. The Belle Lee had an excel
ent trip for Memphis and bend landings.
While the hatcher took out big freight and a
rood register"
1t will cost Sos .0Oa To repair the Katie.
The City Of Alton has laid upat Cairo.
The Bee and barEes are stuck at Plum Point
On Monday the Mary Miller struck an Oh
ltguction near UpiontoWn. and took coHsid-
sFahle water. Twenty tons Of serap-iron was
thrown overheard. The Mary Miller was on