Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-08
BOATS IN PORT.
Belle Memphis, City of Augusta, Belle
of Texas, A. j. White, 0teeola, st.
Francis, Ella, Fort Gibson.

WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here is still rising, with a good
steamboat stage of water from here to
Cairo. At st. Louis the river is falling
with four and half feet out to Cairo
and the river is full of heavy ice. The
river is stationary at Cincinnati, with
twelve feet in the channel from there
down to Cairo. Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivers are stationary, with rise
anticipated. White and Arkansas rivers
continue at low tide. Business on the
wharf is. moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The local packets got away last even
ing with fair trips of freight and people.
The GAINESVILLE left Little Rock yes
terday for Memphis.
1t showed at Nashville, Cincinnati
and st. Louis yesterday.
The Andy Baum will arrive this even
ing from Cincinnati with full cargo Of
| Western produce.
The C. B. Church left Louisville last
evening for New Orleans.
The Wild Duck and barges collided
yesterday with the steamer United States
below incinnati. The United States
broke thirty or forty outriggers, and had
her cook house and guard carried away,
dropping a considerable amount of
freight in the river. The Wild Duck
and barges were uninjured.
The John Howard, from White river,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday with
1900 bales of cotton.
The Paragon for New Orleans and the
City of Chester for Memphis left st.
Louis yesterday.
The Arlington for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday.
The Grand Tower returned to St. L,o1is
last night with fair trip of cotton.
The Belle Lee will arrive tomorrow
evening from New Orleans and leave on
Thursday with a return trip. She had
on leaving New Orleans 700 tons of
freight, including 400 hogsheads CT SUI
gar and 800 barrels Of molasses.
The Mary Houston passed down last
evening for New Orleans with lEood
trip. She added here 400 barrels apples
and lot of sundries.
The Mary Miller will be down to.mor-
row en- route for White river.
The Fort Gibson is being thorou ghly
overhauled and will be ready for bust ness
in few days.
The City Of Augusta is receiving at
the wharf boat for all points on White
river.
The st. Francis, Captain Basket in
command, came in from the lower coast
with ia bales of cotton and 498 sacks
of seed. She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Friar's Point, Helena and
all points on st. Francis river. Messrs.
D. P. Davis and Charley Smither, two
courteous and attentive gentlemen, have
charge of the office.
The St. Joseph passed up to-day at
noon for st. Louis with fair trip. She
put off here 46 bales cotton.
The 0sceola, Captain Thomas Bow
man in command, came in last evening
from Arkansas river with 66 bales cot
ton, SIC sacks cotton and 255 sacks
seed. She leaves again this evening
with return trip for Mariana and all
points on st. Francis river. A. Haycock
does the honors of the office and is Sec
onded by Billy Dean.
They are having lively times at Vicks-
burg.
The A. j. White, Captain George Ma
lone in command, brought in from the
lower coast 274 bales of cotton aud 9O5
sacks of seed. She leaves this evening
on return trip for Napoleon and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Captain Lee Cum
minis is her chief clerk.
The Nick Longworth, Captain Ben
Merriles in command, will leave the
wharf this evening for New Orleans and
the bends. The Longworth is a good
boat and is in charge of good officers.
The new and staunch steamer Vint
Shinkle, Captain Remission in COM
mand, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. The Shinkle
has good passenger accommodations.
Billy Mcintyre, a courteous gentleman,
has charge of the office.
The Idlewild will pass up tonight for
Evansville.
The Bonnie Jean, nice little steamer,
will ply between here and Bradley's
Landing. Captain Il. NJ. Hampton, an
experienced boatman who is well known
in the trade, is in command. The Bon
ME Jean is staunch ard will give partic-
ular attention TO all way business.
The excellent sidewheel steamer City
of Augusta, Captain John d. Elliott in
command, leaves this evening for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Captain Joe Elliott
will attend to the affairs Of the office.
The Maria Louise passed down last
.a,,ap;ns for Now Orleans withont land