Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21
ARRIVALS.

Lady Lee, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James D. Parker, West Wind, Belle of
Texas, Pat Cleburne, John B. Maude.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS
Weather warm, and rapidly clear
more rain. The river here has declined
three inches since yesterday. AT st.
Louis the river is free Of ice and falling,
with only four feet in the channel. The
Ohio is rising from Pittsburg down 20
Evansville. White river continues on
the decline, with four and half feet in
the channel Arkansas river is falling
with only two feet in the channel at Lit
tie Rock by the gauge mark. Business
on the wharf is quiet, with very little
movement in freights. Rates to all
points remain unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The thick foggy weather for the past
forty-eigbt hours has retarded the move
ment Of boats, and delayed several
steamers which are now over due.
The Pat Rogers cleared for Cincinnati
last evening with 800 bales OF cotton and
80 cabin passengers.
The Banuock City, for White river,
Augusta, for Wittsburg, aud st. Francis,
for Helena, had fair trips.
The Mollie Ebert will pass down to-
day for New Orleans.
The City of Quincy, bound for st.
Louis, passed Vicksburg yesterday morn
ing.
The Minneola, for Memphis, and
Thomas Sherlock, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati last evening.
The James D. Parker arrived yester-
day afternoon from Cincinnati with 450
tons of freight. She did big way bust
ness between Cairo and this point. The
principal items of her cargo were 200
head of stock, l445 sacks oats, SIG sacks
corn, 1886 bales hay, 535 barrels corn
meal and 81 bales cotton. The Parker
will positively leave this evening for
Cincinnati and way points, attending to
all way business. Captain Bob Wise,
an efficient officer and worthy gentle
man, commands, and is ably seconded
in the Office by VIM. Mcintyre.
The Belfast and Alice which have been
ice bound in the upper river, arrived at
St. Louis yesterday.
The elegant steamer John b. Maude,
Captain Noel in command, will be found
in port to-day to receive for New Or
leans and the bends, and leaves to-mor-
row evening, attending to all way bust
ness. Captain Alf Grissom, one of the
most popular boatmen on the river, does
the honors of the Office.
The Underwriters at St. Louis had
not up to last night raised the embargo
on navigation.
There is only four feet of water in the
channel between St. Louis and Cairo.
The Capitol City left Cairo last even
ing for St. Louis.
The Arlington will arrive to night from
Cincinnati with full cargo of general
merchandise.
The Indiana will pass down to'mor-
row for New Orleans.
The H. s. Turner, for Cincinnati,
Future City and barges, for New Orleans
left last eveRing
The good steamer West Wind, Captain
JIG. Andrews, will leave this evening
for Point Pleasant and all way landings
on the upper coast, attending to all way
business. Captain John Darbey is her
prime minister.
Over fifty broadhorns. laden with pro
duce, are laying up at Carrolton, La,
above New Orleans, awaiting a market
for their wares. This has been an I'M
profitable season for Aatboatmen.
The John A. Scudder was still aground
at Sheep Island yesterday, with ohly
three feet Of water where she is laying.
Captain Randall, with the iowboat Oil
City and barge, goes to the sank lands
region Of upper St. Francis river to-
morrow.
The Colorado, Captain G. W. Boyd, is
the Anchor line packet, leaving the ele-
vator tomorrow evening for Vicksburg
and the bends.
The West Wind brought in $50 bales
cotton, so bags cotton, 1900 sacks corn,
a lot Of seed and other freight.
The John B. Maude. from New Or
leans, had 81 bales cotton and 100 tons
Of groceries.
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