Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-11

rivers are falling. White river is at q
good stage Arkansas river is still on
the decline, with 3! feet in the channel
Business on the landing moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Cherokee arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The H. S. Turner left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis.
The st. Luke, City Of Helena for st.
Louis, and Kate Kinney for Helena pas
sed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Charles Bodman for New Orleans
and Ashland for Arkansas river left
Louisville yesterday.
The Colorado left St. Louis yesterday
for Memphis.
The Commonwealth added here SCI
bales of cotton.
The Bile Lee cleared for New Orleans
last evening with $50 bales of cotton,
100 tons of sundries and fair passen-
ger trip.
The Julia, Captain Blake, is due down
en- route to Vicksburg.
The tugs 0riole and N. NJ. Jones,
escorted the Thomas Sherlock with the
Knights Templar on board up to the
head of the islands yesterday.
Joe Spears, who is one of the most
popular clerks on the river, resigned his
position on the Belle Lee, and has ac-
cepted the position of head clerk of the
Illinois. Joe will prove quite an ac-
QUESTION to the Illinois, as he is an
efficient clerk and beloved by all who
chance to know him, and we feel assured
that he will give good account Of him
SELF
Rates on freights at st. Louis for New
Orleans have advanced to 81 cents per
hundred on pounds freights and 10 cents
per barrel on -four.
The Andy Baum got away for the Ohio
river with $50 bales of cotton, GO bales
rags, lot of old iron and 800 beer kegs.
The Illinois for Napoleon and St.
Francis for Friar's Point had good trips
out last night
Jimmy Thompson went out last night
on the Belle Lee as bill clerk.
The towboat John A. Wood, with q
tow of coal, will pass down to-day for
New Orleans.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore in
command, came in yesterday afternoon
from the Ohio river with $50 tons of mis-
cellaneous freight. She leaves to-mor-
row evening with return trip for Gin
cinuati and all points on the Ohio river.
Mr.. Mcconnell is her purser.
Captain Cowden, with a diving and
wrecking boat, is at work on the X. +.
Sass, sunk at Clark's towhead, 90 miles
below here, in 1857.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Nat Green
in command, came in this morning from
the upper coast with Sc bales of cotton,
45O sacks of seed and a good list of peo-
pie. She leaves this evening with
return trip for Osceola and the bends,
attending to all way business. Captain
Ed Outlaw presides at the desk.
The Anchor Line packet st. Luke will
be up tonight en- route to St. Louis.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Ed Rowland,
will be found in port to-day receiving for
Pine Bluff and all points on Arkansas
river and leaves tomorrow evening. She
is the regular Saturday mail packet. Mr..
Williams is her prime minister.
The Mary Ament, the new Osceola
and bends packet, is due tomorrow from
Evansville. She will start in the Osce-
ola trade on Monday next. She is a
neat little sidewheeler, and has good
passenger accommodations. From the
Evansville Journal we learn that she has
been put in complete running order and
repainted and looks as handsome as a
pink.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry in
command, will be found in port to day
receiving for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, and will leave to-
morrow evening, attending to ell way
business. Captain Ed Postal, clever
gentleman, ofieiates in the office.
The C. B. Church and Sam ]. Hale will
pass down this evening for New Orleans.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K. .Jop.
lin, came in this morning from the upper
coast with 123 bales Of cotton and $50
sacks Of seed. She leaves this evening
on a return trip for Osceola and all way
on the upper coast. j. W.
Rhodes, genial and clever gentleman,
does the honors of the office.
The A. J. White, Captain Geo. Malone
in command, came in this morning from
with 22S bales Of cotton, sl2
sacks Of seed and a good list Of passen-
gers. She leaves tomorrow evening on
a return trip for Napoleon and the
bend 3, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Captain Lee Cum