Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-06

WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather inclement, with drizzling
rain. The river here is falling slowly.
At st. Louis the river is falling, with a
fair stage Of water out to Cairo. The
Ohio is receding from Pittsburg down,
with good stage of water in the river.
Arkansas river is still on the decline, with
five and half feet in the channel from
Little Rock to the mouth. White river
is in good navigable order. Business
on the wharf is extremely quiet, with
little movement in freight; rates to all
points remain unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The rain made it quite disagreeable
on the landing this morning and de-
fe-red the handling of freights.
The John B. Maude cleared last night
for New Orleans with 900 bales of cotton
and fair list of passengers.
The City of Vicksburg came in last
evening from St. Louis with good trip.
She put off here $50 bales OF cotton and
100 tons of other freight, and got away
at noon to-day for Vicksburg.
The river here is within ten feet Of
high water mark. AS all the snow is
out of the mountains there will be no
overflow this spring.
The City OF Chester backed out at
dusk for St. Louis with l25 bales of
cotton.
The Robert Mitchell will pass down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Minneola will arrive tomorrow
night from Cincinnati.
The John Kiigour left Louisville last
evening for New Orleans with a big ex-
cursion for the New Orleans Mardi-
Gras.
The Julia for St. Louis, and Thomas
Sherlock for Cincinnati, left Vicksburg
yesterday.
The Andy Baum left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis.
The Belle lee for Memphis, and c.
B. Church for Cincinnati, left New Or
leans last evening.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
is the regular Friday packet for Friar's
Point and the bends. Stack Lee is her
courteous and efficient purser.
The Clarksville, Captain Thomas Bar
rett, is receiving at the wharf for all
points on Arkansas river through to
Fort Smith, and leaves tomorrow even
ing. Mr.. Holmes is her purser.
The West Wind, Captain j. G. An
drews, leaves this evening for New Mad
rid and all way landings on the upper
coast. Captain John Darby, clever
gentleman, presides in the Office.
The officers of the Mountain Belle en-
tertained number of their friends on
board last night. Dancing was in order
until midnight, when all present were
invited to partake of an elegant repast.
Captain johnson and others say they
enjoyed themselves hugely.
The fine steamer Arlington, Captain
Dan Moore, leaves tomorrow evening
for Cincinnati and way points on the
Ohio,
We regret to learn that Mr.. s. W.
Rhode, the Government Signal Officer
at this point, is quite i'll from an attack
of diphtheria.
Captain John H. Burke, late of the
Tom Jasper, has quit the river and
opened provision store in St. Louis.
The City of Augusta, Captain Thomas
Bowman, is the regular Saturday packet
for Helena, Mariana and Wittsburg.
The Bannock City, Captain Milt
Harry, will arrive to-day from White
river with good trip of cotton, and
leaves tomorrow evening with return
trip fer all points on White, Little Red
and Black rivers. Mr.. Butler is her
prime minister.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton,
leaves discovering for Fulton and the
upper coast landings. Mr.. Joplin does
the honors Of the Office.
Captain John Cowden, of this city, is
preparing a memorial to Congress, urg-
ing the construction Of canal from
New Orleans to Fort Livingston.
The Pat Cleburne Captain Vim. Ash
ford, is the regular Saturday packet for
Chicot City and the bends, connecting
with the Katie for New Orleans and the
Pine Bluff railroad.
Byron Clark, q steamboat pilot who
has been railrOading for several years
past, has returned again to his Batural
element.
The United States local inspectors at
Cincinnati, in the case of the recent col
lision Of the steamers Fleetwood and the
towboAt Fearless, have suspended the
license Of Abram Mcdonald, pilot Of the
Fearless, for thirty days.
A number of pilots are at Cairo await
ing the tide Of events.
The St. Francis is the Saturday
packet for Helena, Mariana and Wits
burg, connecting with the Rhoda.
A bill has passed the United States
Senate giving the Secretary Of War full