Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-16
ARRIVALS.

Ashland, Arkansas river.
Emile LaBarge, St. Louis.
A. J. White, Napoleon.
Frank Forest, Fulton.
Z" Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
City Of Quincy, New Orleans.
Kate Kinney, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Legal Tender, Bannock City, Nash
vile, G. w. Cheek, Minnesota, Andy
Baum, Kanawha No. 2, st. Francis, Pat
Cleburne, Ella, Great Republic, Mary
Houston.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather moderate and pleasant;
dense fog enveloped the river in the
morning, but toward noon the fog dis
appeared. The river here continues to
rise, with considerable drift running.
At st. Louis the river is rising, with
good stage of water out to Cairo. The
Ohio is bank full and still rising at
Louisville. White river is at high stage.
Arkansas river is stationary at Little
Rock, with nineteen feet in the channel.
The lower rivers are all in good naviga-
BILE order Business on the wharf is
lively, With large number Of boats in
port receiving and discharging. The
landing is covered with freight and cot
ton from Jefferson street down TO Mon
roe street. Cotton shipments south are
active at 81 so per bale; rates to other
points are unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A dense tog prevailed on the river
again this morning.
The landing is crowded with steamers
receiving and discharging cotton and
miscellaneous freight.
The St. Francis and Ella we're several
hours in trying to effect a landing to
discharge their cargoes.
The big red wharfboat, which takes up
600 feet of the best portion of the levee,
should be removed forthwith.
If the levee is not put in better condi-
ton, steamboatmen will refuse to pay
the exorbitant wharfage tax.
The Belle of Texas will arrive today
from Arkansas river with 900 bales Of
cotton for Memphis.
The Thompson Dean passed up last
night for the Ohio river with 400 tons OIL
freight. She put of here &C hogsheads
aud $50 barrels of sugar. 200 barrels oil
molasses, l0l barrels Of oranges and q
lot of other freight.
The Mary Boyd arrived this morning
from Arkansas river with 462 bales Of
cotton, 542 dry hides, and AZ sacks seed
She reshipped at the mouth of the river
sS bales of cotton, and l3 bales at Hell
ena. The Mary Boyd will leave on Sat
urday with a return trip for Arkansas
river.
The Kate Kinney, for New Orleans,
with a barge in tow, picked up in Madrid
bends 5000 sacks of corn. She adds
here $50 bales of cotton at 81 so per
bale, and got away at noon with all she
wanted.
The Pat Cleburne, from the upper
coast, brought in 4S bales of cotton, l44
sacks seed, and lot of stock.
The rates in cotton on Arkansas river
to New Orleans is 81 per bale. The de-
cline in rates is owing to the large mum
Der of boats in that stream seeking bust
ness.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vintou, ar
rived from Cincinnati with a good trip
of freight and passengers. She returns
to Cincinnati on Thursday.
There was not such rich harvest in
the Arkansas river and New Orleans
trade as many steamboatmen.thought.
The Phil Allin and White, for the
lower coast, and Frank Forest, for the
upper coast. had excellent trips.
The landing was so crowded last
evening with steamers and wharfbosi
obstruction that the City Of Quincy and
Kate Kinney found it almost impossible
to effect landing to take on their cot.
ton.
The George W. Cheek, Capt. George
Malone, is the regular Tuesday Napo
leon and bends packet, leaving this
evening at five clock. Lee Cummings
has charge of the Office, assisted BY Jim
Franklin.
TIE Banneck City in command Of
that ever popular officer Captain Mil
Harry. leaves today at FIVE pm. for al
points on White, Little Red and Blacl
rivers. carrying toe United States mail
She has good passenger accommoda
tons, and is in charge Of competen
officers. Mr.. Butler, q courteous and
attentive officer. is her chief purser
and is ably seconded by John Chamber
lin.
The fine steamer St. Francis. Captain
Cummings. came in this morning from
Helena with s4s bales cotton and las
sacks seed-the blue ribbon trip OF the
season. This is the largest trip brought
into port from the bends this season
and the officers Of the ST. Francis, vhS
are careful and attentive boaimen, hav'
a right to feel proud Of their success
The St. Francis is rapidly; growing il
favor with the people in the bends. Sh'
returns this evening ct 5 o'clock Il
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