Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-02
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WEATHER III BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. A heavy
fog prevailed IN the river this morning
The river here is declining steadily, with
a good stage Of water from Cairo down.
At St Lonis the river fell 5 inches yes
terday, with Is feet 10 the channel out to
Cairo Az Cairo the river is falling rap
Idly, with Ia feet 4 inches above low wa
ter mark The OHIO is rectding from
Pittsburg to Cairo, with AZ feet in the
canal and s feet on the bars in the lower
Ohio Cumberland and Tennessee riv-
ers are falling. Arkansas river is fall
ing, with 81 feet in the channel from Lit
tie Rock TO the mouth. White river re
mains in good Ravigable order. Bust
ness on the landing is moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mary Miller is due down to-mor-
row for New Orleans.
The Cherokee is due up Sunday night
for Cincinnati.
The levee presented rather a brisk ap-
pearance this morning.
The packets out last night had good
trips.
The Ella Hughes got of last night at
a late hour
The City of Alton for New Orleans
and Belle memphis for Memphis left St..
Louis yesterday.
The new steamer Holt for New Orleans
and Spangler for Natchez left Louisville
last evening.
The Cherokee for Cincinnati and
James Howard for st. louis passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The John B Maude left New Orleans
last evening for Memphis and the bends
with a big trip and leaves here on
Wednesday next for New Orleans.
The receipts Of cotton are daily in
creasing.
The Mary Houston adds 800 bales OF
cotton at Helena.
The new St. Francis Belle is laid up
at Helena waiting for the cotton season
to open out fally.
The rates on cotton from White river
to Memphis are $3.50 per bale and to
New Orleans 1926 per bale.
Hopefield bar shows itself again.
The Future City and barges are due
down, bound for New Orleans.
The A. j. White, Captain George
Malone, is the regular Saturday packet
for Napoleon and the bends. leaving this
evening and attending to all way bust
ness. The White has no superior in
fare, speed and comfort, is u safe carrier
and in charge of experienced officers.
Captain A. l.. Cummins controls the
affairs Of the Office and is seconded BY
Messrs. Billy Smither and Aydlett.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal in com.
mand, is the regular Saturday White
river mail packet, leaving this evening
tor all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, carrying the mail and attend.
ing to all way business. Ed Crowell is
her efficient and worthy purser
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox il
command, came in this morning from
st Louis with a full cargo o.; grain and
produce. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for Cairo and St. Louis
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Ton
White, a clever gentleman, does the hon
ors Of the Office. He will make It com
Portable and pleasant for all wishing I
safe journey up the river.
The City Of Helena. Captain Mckee
is the Anchor line packet leaving thii
evening for Vicksburg and the bends
carrying the mail and paying strict atten
ton to way business. George Walton il
her clerk
The Quicks,ep, in command of tina
ever popular officer, Captain Stack Lee
leaves this evening for the mouth o.
White river and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business
The Qllckstep is in good running order
and repair, and oficered by experienced
boaimen She will coutinuein the trade
throughout the season, making semi
weekly trips, leaving here on Tuesdays
and Saturdays She will give strict at
t%ention to way business, aud attend
promptly to orders. Harry Bateman, q
polite and courteous gentleman, is beI
chief clerk. and is assisted by Jeh1
Darby.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Eugen,
Smith in command, is the mail paeke
leaving this evening for Little Rock and
all points on Arkansas river, attending
promptly to all way business. Walker
Outlaw controls affairs in the office.
The Home, q new steamer built at Ev
a%nsville by Captain Sturdeyant for the
Tallaha,chie river trade, arrived thi,
morning with $50 tons of freight. Sht
put eff q lot Of furniture and ware here
She is receiving at the wharf boat for
Vicksburg and the bends and all points
on Yazoo and Tsllahatchie rivers anC
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock. Charles
Il. Sawyer presides at the desk. The di
mansions of the new steamer are as fol
lows: 1876 feet long, 30 feet beam, with
49 foot hold; two 26-feet boilers, A:
inches in diameter, and two l2-incl
cylinders with 4 feet stroke.
i Hays Moore, late OF the Quickstep
goes to st. Louis TO come out on tht
Robert Sample.
One hundred and fifty three patients
have been treated at the Marine Hospita
at Louisville the past month, sixty-tw,
patients discharged during the month
one death, and ninety patients remain
ing on the last day of the month.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket, is thu
regular packet leaving this evening TO
all points on St. Francis river through
to Wittsburg, attending to all way bust
ness in Council and Walnut bends
Captain A. Drinkwater is her primr
minister.
The 0sceola leaves St. Louis on tn
18th instant for Memphis.
10 u local columns will be found al
account Of an attempt by some maliciouI
person to sink the Quickstep at the whar
last night.
Wash Floyd, late second clerk of tn,
Exporter, has become q granger aud i
farming back Of Pittsburg.
Captain James Rees, j., has gone /,
=. Montana to locate he having hecom,