Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-04

Legal Tender, Ella, Nashville, A. J.
White Mary Boyd. 0uachita Belle, Ida
Leon, Frank Forest, Come and See Ne.
Raven, Pat Cleburne. st. Francis, Ben
Franklin.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cold and cloudy. The river
here is still rising, with a good stage OF
water from Cairo down. The Ohio is
falling, with big stage Of water from
Cincinnati to the mouth. At st. Loris
the river is rising, with prospects of a
sufficient rise to improve the channel
from there to Cairo. White river re-
mains at low tide. The Arkansas is
falling, with thirty inches in the channel
from Pine Bluff to the mouth. Business
on the wharf was fair, with large list
Of boats in port doing business. Cotton
shipments south are active.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The levee presents fair appearance
this morning, with good number of
boats in port receiving and discharging
Owing to the rise in the river at St.
Louis, the Mary Boyd and ClarksVille
will not enter the Anchor Line at pres
The Mary Boyd was towed by tug to
the Arkansas River Packet Company's
wharf boat last evening to await re-
sumption of business in the Arkansas
river. atA rd
The St. Francis brought in 81 bales
cotton, and the Pat Cleburne 2OS bales
cotton aud l3l sacks seed. ...at
The Ben Franklin brought down from
Louisville part of Dan Rice's performers
and his horses AID ponies.
Captain Lou Dodson. of the snagboat
DeRussey, is in the city on business, and
returns to his boat this evening. The
DeRussey is doing good service in the
bends.
The Andy Baum, for the Ohio river,
last evening, had 100 barrels oil, 100
bales cotton and so cabin passengers.
The Frank Forest. from the upper
coast, brought in ITO bales cotton, II
sacks cotton and 81 sacks seed.
The Louisville, for New Orleans, and
James d. Parker, for Memphis, left Gin
cinnati last evening.
The fac steamer Mary Houston, Cap
tain Charley Miller, will leave tomorrow
evening for Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Crescent City and James Howard,
for New Orleans, will pass down this
evening. ~ i h ZOO
The Fanny Lewis, for Red river, and
St. Joe, for this port, will arrive this af-
ternoon. a .. lum nt
The Susie Silver left St. Louis last
evening for New Orleans. a,-
The new and elegant steamer Ella,
Captain John Edison, leaves to-day at
FIVE p m. for all points on White, Little
Red and Black rivers. John Young
presides at the desk.
The St. Joseph, Captain E. Gray, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-day
at 5 p. m. for Cairo and st. Louis. The
St. Joe has good passenger accommoda-
tons.
The splendid steamer Exporter, Capt.
Williams, will leave the wharf to-day at
pm. Tor New Orleans and the bends.
John Bird presides in the office.
The Ben Franklin, Captain William
Miller in command, came in from Gin
cinnati with a full cargo Of grain and
produce, miscellaneous freight and
good list of passengers She returns to
Cincinnati tomorrow at pm. Ed.
Cobb will make engagements for her.
The unsurpassed passenger steamer
Ouachita Belle Captain Blanks, leaves
to-day at Eve D. m. for New Orleans and
the bends, attending to all way business.
The Belle has no superior in fare, speed
and comfort. Mr.. Holmes, clever
gentleman, does the honors of the Office.
Jim Sayers, her passenger agent will
secure state rooms for all wishing a
pleasant trip south.
The A. j. White. Captain Marx
Cheek, is the Thursday Napoleon aud
bends packet. leaving at FIVE pm.
Messrs. Wildberger and Charley Sharp
are her clerks. s
The Wharfmasters collections for the
month Of November we're S2l06 60.
Rates from St. Louis south have ad-
vanced soc for -four and 4Oc per hun
dred for pound freigh,s to New Orleans,
aud CSC to Vicksburg is the price adopted
on the lst instant,
The steamer Big Horn instituted suit /
in the Fifth District Court Of Louisiana
against the Union Insurance Company