Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-22

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feet in the channel from Louisville to
Cairo. Cumberland river is rising rap.
idly. White river is rising slowly, with
81 feet in the channel. Arkansas river
is rising from Fort Smith to its mouth.
Business on the landing moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Prospects of snow to-day,
The Kate Kinney for Helena and
Nick Longworth for Cincinnati passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
A big swell is reported in Cumberland
river.
The Exporter passed up this morning
for the Ohio river with 1000 tons freight,
principally sugar and molasses. She
put off here few lots of sugar, molasses
and oranges.
St. Louis was treated to snow storm
yesterday.
The Tom Jasper and City of Quincy
will be down tomorrow bound for New
Orleans.
The Susie Silver arrived at Cincinnati
yesterday.
The Mary Huston passed up last night
for Louisville with 800 tons of sugar and
molasses She discharged here lot of
oranges, sugar and molasses
The Illinois for Napoleon, Phil Allin
for Friar's Point, and the upper coast
packets got away last evening with good
trips Of freight and people.
The Garrett and barges for New Or
leans added here 80 barrels oil, "a tons
oil cake, and 447 bales of cotton.
The W. ]. Lewis, with $50 tons oil
sugar and molasses for st. Louis passed
up last evening. She put of here Igg
barrels of molasses and A hogheads of
sugar. She had in tow the Fanny
Lewis, which steamer broke her larboard
cylinder head near Friar's Point.
The Joe Kinney, Captain Porter in
command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving here this evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the United
States mail and attending to all way
business. Joe Dill, clever young gen.
tleman, does the honors of the office.
The Congressional Committee have re-
ported in favor OF the building of an
other bridge at St. Louis.
The wife of ]. N. Silverthorn, river
editor of the Evansville Journal, died at
Evansville on Friday last.
The Bossier sunk few days since in
Red river, has been raised and taken to
New Orleans for repairs.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket,
brought in last evening from the lower
coast 1872 bales of cotton, 700 sacks, and
was full of people. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Friar's
Point and the bends. connecting at
Helena with light draugbt steamer for
St. Francis river. Mr.. D. P. Davis is
her prime minister.
The elegant sidewheel steamer In
diana, Captain Rusk in command, will
leave the wharfboat tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock for New Orleans and the
bends. Alf Croxal, who by the way is
one Of the best fellows in the world, has
charge Q! the Office.
The Capitol City passed up last night
for St. Louis. She added here 30 hhds
iron aud 10 bales cotton.
The St. Luke passed down last night
for Vicksburg with 400 tons OF freight.
She put off here $50 sacks oats, 100 bbls
-four and lot of hogs and sundries,
and added 25 tons of way freight for the
bends.
The st. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis, attend
ing to all way business and connecting
with the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Captain Garrett Hulls
presides at the desk
The Andy Baum will arrive this even
ing from Cincinnati with a full cargo Of
Western produce.
Captain VIM. Ashford, pilot of the
Belle Lee, arrived home yesterday.
The MinneOla leaves Cincinnati today
fer Memphis.
The Belle Lee, Captain Frank Hicks,
will arrive here this evening from New
Orleans with big trip Of sugar, molssses
and Christmas goods, and will leave
promptly Thursday evening with a re-
turn trip for New Orleans ard the bends.
Captain ALI Grissom is her clerk.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Dryden in
command, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, attending to
all way business. Billy Mcintyre, 4
courteous gentleman, presides in the
office.
The fine sidewheel steamer Belle Of
Texas, Captain John WoOdhurn in con-