Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-20
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather moderate, with heavy mist
falling. The liver here is rising slowly,
but will come to a stand by night. The
Ohio is rising again at Pittsburg. AT
St. Louis the river is falling, with little
ice running. White river is declining,
with four and a half feet in the channel
from Jacksonport to the mouth. Ar
kansas river is receding, with two feet
two Inches in the channel at Little
Rock. Business on the levee is quiet,
with little movement in freights. Rates
to all points remain unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A heavy mist has prevailed since yes
terday, delaying steamers bound up and
down.
The Crescent City will pass down this
evening with tow. She adds here a
barge, which was loaded at the elevator
with 500 bales cotton and 25O tons oil
cake.
The Mollie Ebert will pass down this
evening for New Orleans.
The magnificent steamer Pat Rogers,
Captain Ben Merrilees, leaves this even
ing at five o'clock for Cincinnati and
way points on the Ohio. She has no
superior in fare, speed and comfort.
John Mullen and Andy Wilson are her
popular and gentlemanly clerks.
The Arlington for Memphis and John
W. Garrett and barges for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The steamers Cherokee and Nashville
are laying at Little Rock awaiting for
water. The Kittie Hegler is below Pine
Bluff, and the Fanny Tatum is lying
above Little Rock.
The fine steamer St. Francis, Captain
s. Basket in command, leaves this eve
ming at FIVE o clock for. Helena and st.
Francis river, connecting at the mouth
of the river with the Rhoda. George
Griffin, courteous gentleman and eff
cient clerk, has charge Of the office, as
sisted by Jim Franklin.
Snow fell yesterday at Chicago and
Cincinnati
The West Wind, Captain J. G. An
drews, leaves this evening at five o clock
for Point Pleasant and way landings on
the upper coast, attending TO all way
business. Captain John Darby is her
prime minister.
The John b. Maude will arrive this
evening from New Orleans, and leave
Thursday evening with return trip.
Messers. Ed Cobb and Dick Lightburne
will make engagements for her.
The splendid steamer City of Augusta,
Captain Thomas Bowman in command,
leaves this evening for Helena and all
way points on St. Francis river through
to Wittsburg. She will pay particular
attention to all way business. Messrs.
Ed Postal, Dan Sullivan and Billy Clark
are her gentlemanly clerks.
The Pat Cleburne is the Wednesday
Chicot City and bends packet. She will
be found in port tomorrow morning to
receive and leave promptly at o'clock,
attending to all way business.
Arkansas river continues at low tide.
The Blue Lodge will pass down to day
with tow Of coal for Brashear City via
Bayou Atchafalaya.
The splendid sidewheel steamer Belle
of Texas, Captain John WOODBURY.,
leaves this evening at FIVE clock for
Pine Bluff and way points on Arkansas
river. W. H. Cummings presides in the
Office.
The s:aunch and elegant passenger
steamer Bannock City, Captain Harry
in command, is the regular United States
mail packet to-day for White river, leay-
ing this evening at five o'clock, taking
freight for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers. Messrs. W. I.
Butler and John Chamberlin, two clever
gentlemen, have charge of the office.
The Indiana, for New Orleans, added
at Louisville 500 barrels pOFk, 100 Jar
rels whisky, 200 tons miscellaneous
freight, aud 500 head ofmulesand horses
She left Louisville yesterday for New
Orleans.
The local inspectors report for the
past year shows the number Of vessels 4