Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-01

WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cool and clear. The river
here is rising steadily, with good stage
Of water from Cairo down. At St.
Louis the river is full of running ice,
and fears are entertained of gorge.
The Ohio is rising from Cincinnati down,
with seven feet in the channel. White
river is stationary, with four and hall
feet in the channel Arkansas river is
rising at Little Rock, with three and a
half feet in the channel. Business on
the landing moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The knight Templars have grand
time at New Orleans to-day.
The John Kyle, for St. Louis, passed
VickSburg yesterday.
The Exporter for New Orleans, and
the Jas. D. Parker for Memphis, passed
Louisville yesterday.
The Fannie Tatum left New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati.
The Thompson Dean, James Howard,
City of Alton and City of Quincy ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Bismarck and Paragon left st.
Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
There is heavy running ice in the
river at st. Louis.
A gorge Of ice is reported twenty
miles below st. Louis.
The Capitol City, Captain O'Neal in
command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, attending to all way business
and carrying the United States mail.
The St. Joseph, Captain McPheters, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis. She
connects with the principal railroads for
all points East and West.
The Clarksville. Captain Reese Priteh-
ard, leaves promptly this evening for
all points on Arkansas river, attending
to all way business, carrying the United
States mail. Mr.. Jones, a genial and
clever gentleman, has charge OF the Office.
The John B. Maude, Captain Noel
will arrive to-day from New Orleans,
and leave Thursday with return trip.
The fine side.wheel steamer Belle of
Texas, Capt. John Woodburn, leaves this
evening for Pine Bluff and way points
on Arkansas river, and will continue in
the trade throughout the season, leaving
Memphis every Tuesday at FIVE o'clock.
Billy Butler an efficient officer and
courteous gentlemen, presides at tn +,
desk.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincinnati to-
day for Memphis.
The Napoleon packets carry cotton
from the mouth of White river to this
port at seventy-fve cents per bale.
The Marie Louise will be down in a
few days from the upper Ohio, bound for
New Orleans.
The Illinois for Napoleon, Phil Allin
for Friar's Point, Geo. W Cheek and |
Frank Forest for 0sceOla, had good trips
out last evening,
The Grand Tower came in las. night
rom St. Louis with full cargo of grain |
md produce, and returned this morning |
With fair list Of cotton.
The H. C. Yaeger, coming up, has $50 |
of sugar and 100 tons of sun
lries.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket in
command, came in last evening with 46 |
,ales Of cotton, and III sacks seed
She leaves this evening with return
rip for Friar's Point, the bends and all |
POINTS on St. Francis river, attending to
III way business. Mesrss d. P. Davis
md Charley Smither, two clever gentle
men, hsve charge OF the office.
The Capitol City came in this morn
ng from S, Louis with $50 tons offreight.
'he put of here 1000 packages of grain
nd produce and will add so tons of
reight for the bends. She will get away
his evening for Vicksburg.
Teams arc crossing the river on fee at
iioux City,
The Robert Mitchell passed up this
morning With 500 tons Of sugar and mo-
asses for the Ohio river. She pat OF
ere IA bales Of cotton. q 10. Of sugar !
nd wclssssS, aud 20 packages Of sun.
Iries.
The Ella came IL this NorRing with
"a bales Of cotton aud rsshipPed y |