Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-15

low water mark, making channel depth
Of eight feet to Cairo, and about seven
feet above there to st. Louis. There are
but two feet Of water in the Arkansas,
and that stream is declining. while White
river has about thirty inches to Jackson
port. The changes in the streams above
are given in the Signal Bureau state
ment. The weather continues cold, with
a small gale Of wind from the northwest,
which has further settled the mercury
down to 800 this morning.
BUSINESS.
The Clarksville, St. Francis and Gle
bure went out last evening we'll laden,
and the Belle Lee took 1910 bales of cot
ton and will get nearly as much more
before she gets to Vicksburg. She had
also well filed cabin, and her pros
poets for making $4,000 this trip are
highly hattering. The St. Joe came
down late with a good trip. There was
but little done at. the landing to-day.
The Cheek and Phil Allin came in neck
and neck about two am, the former
with 81 bales Of cotton and the latter
with &C bales of cotton and $50 sacks of
seed. The Longworth passed up for the
Ohio, after putting out 20 tons here.
The Capitol City went up early, putting
out some cotton and seed at the eleva
tor, and the St, Joe came down late last
night with 300 tons, which she puts out
and returns tonight. The T. F. Eckert
passed up early on her way to the wreck
of the St. Marys, which she has reached
ere this.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoR ARKANSAS RIvER.-The light
draught passenger packet Fort Gibson,
in command of Captain BOwliu, leaves
tomorrow at five o'clock pm.
FoR CIYcINNATI.-The Lawrence is
announced to leave here tomorrow
evening
FoR CIScINYATI,-The Armadillo,
Captain Wolf, now here, will leave for
the Ohio this evening at five o'clock
FoR VICKsBURG. The w. J. Lewis
will go down at five o'clock this even
ing.
For CIXcISEArI.-The elegant Poto-
mac, of the Cincinnati and Memphis
packet line, will be here to leave as
above on Saturday.
FoR. CHIcor.-The A. j. White, Capt.
Mark Cheek, leaves for Chicot this even
ing. B. P. Fields is clerk.
For FRIAR's PolST.-The G. W..
Cheek, Captain George Malone, leaves
at pm. and makes all mail, passenger
or freight landings.
For WHITE RIyER.-The Batesville,
Captain Smith, leaves as above at five
p.m. tomorrow.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The elegant passen-
ger steamer st. Joe goes out for Cairo
and St. Louis at FIVE o'clock this ev en-
ing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Cleburne took down the repai red
piston rod for the Bodmann last night.
Ice formed yesterday at Little Ro ok
and this morning the bayou was fros ted
over with thin slice of the same 81 I'm
mer delicacy. A light snow was repor tee
at Cincinnati last night.
The steamer Palestine has been sod
to the Louisville and Memphis Railr oai
Company for $4,000, She will run fcoH
Danville, Tenn, to Florence, Ala.
Cincinnati Insurance companies have
suffered heavily from the loss of stes,m
boat property recently. The Katie &os
them nearly 100000 and now the St
Marys costs them nearly $500 d.
vided as follows. The American, W est
ern and Uuion, each, $1,000; the Eurs .ka
$780, the Farmers, Burnett and F ire
mems, each, $500
Old prob must have been jok I'M
when he predicted frosty weather for to
day.
The Sam j. Hale is on the way f. on
Cincinnati to New Orleans with a. full
cargo Of bacon, lard, cheese, capi les
whisky, pork, furniture, etc., inclnl in
way engagements. She takes 500 1Dbl
potatoes and 30 horses, between Gin in
natl and Louisville. Pilots-Ws sh
Tenley and James Kelso.
The big Louisville is receiving GA
of paint and will follow the John ] Iil
gour from Cincinnati to New Orleani 9.
. Ed. Gray, a member of the To- We
branch of the Missouri Legislature, oe
out in command Of the Anchor \ in
steamer st. Joseph, to-day.
The Capitol City broke flanes -tslo'
here last night, ard when she W. ID. u,
this morning had but about bal ( tn
usual power in the injured wheel.
Hiram Hill, the diver, has rec overe
his Armor that was lost by the sin hing
the Umpire, and is wreekiDg the boat.
A meeting of the Katie's huh unde
writer's was held at Cincinnati T nesda,
but nothing was known as to wb at COZ
clusion they came to.
Samuel Wirthlin has purcF .ased {
George Il. Maddingly. of Par kersbr n
the towbost Billy Parsons for $4,000.
GLEASINGs.
The sale Of The Falls Pilot. was G IN
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