Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07
six feet six inches
water mark; ten az
I-I. L.

six feet six inches
water mark; ten az
channel to Cairo, al.
below here. The Ohio
Pittsburg all the way down, b.
plenty Of water for large steamers.
river at st. Louis is stationary, with
unchanged channel to Cairo. The
White and Arkansas rivers are still on
the decline. The weather yesterday
was clear and pleasant.
BUSINESS.
The Mary Miller, from above, dis
charged here $50 tons Of freight. She
goes south to-day with fair trip. The
Legal Tender arrived from below with a
light trip. She loads for White river,
leaving tomorrow. The Sam Hale vent
south this morning at daylight. The
Forest, from the upper coast, brought in
Sc bales OF cotton and 959 sacks of cot.
ton seed The Ella, from the Ohio, en-
route to White river, came in with sew
eral lots Of freight for this city.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For ST. LoUIs.-The elegant packet
Fannie Lewis, Captain Mckee, leaves
the elevator this evening at five o'clock
as above.
The Memphis and St..Louis Packet
Company's steamer Capitol City is to-
days packet for st. Louis. She leaves
at G o'clock, and will stop at all interme-
diate points.
For VIoKsBURG. The City of Vicks.
burg, Captain Riley, departs promptly
at 10 o'clock tonight for Yicksburg and
way landings.
For WHITE AND BLACK RIvEEs.-The
new, lght-draft steamer Ella, Captain
will leave tomorrow (Satur-
day at pm. Through bills of lading
given for all points on White and Black
rivers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Minneola left for the elevator
after dark last night to discharge her
cargo, the laborers refusing to work for
thirty-fve cents an hour on the landing,
but will work for twenty-five cents an
hour at the elevator.
The Legal Tender is the White River
packet for tomorrow.
Captain Antony Pauley, chief engi-
neer Of the Natchez, will pass down ON
the City of Vicksburg to-day, en- route
to New Orleans.
The Crescent City collided with the
Fannie Tatum, while the latter was
aground at Liberty Island, breaking a
fore and aft hog chain, portion of her.
upper guard, and dumping large lot of
freight into the river. Damage to the
ratum one thousand dollars. The Ores.
cent City is now lying at Cape Girardeau
helpless, with her Aanges all broken.
The New Orleans Times of the 4th
says:
Business on the levee was fair enough
for Monday. There were several de-
partures and goodly number of arri-
vals. Among the latter were Captain
John Cannon's two magnificent steam
commanded by himself, and
The Robert E. Lee, commanded by Can't.
VIM. Campbell. These packets brought
N two of the largest trips of seed cotton
hat have been brought into port in any
one day during the season. The steamer
Glencoe from st. Louis also brought in
/ big freight of western produce.
By special dispatch from Shreveport
o Capt JOS. A. Aiken, of the steamer
Jhas. II. Durfee, we learn the following
of the weather and river
hereabouts: River fell an inch in "a
hours, and was, rp to last evening feet
inches, with feet on the principal
,ars There was fair rise out Of Loggy
'ayou. A light rain fell during Sunday,
'ut did little good Twenty-eight inches
8 reported in the lake, and no reports
rom above. All quarantine against
lhreveport is removed, except Jefferson.