Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-12
DEPARTURES.

Fleetwing, Helena.
Greyhound. Ohio river.
Ashland, New Orleans.
Assumption, New Osleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
City Of Augusta, Ruth, Belle Of Texas,
Fort Gibson. Era No. 9, Geo. W. Cheek
Quickstep, Phil Allin.
WEATHER AMI BUSINESS.
Weather mild and pleasant. The river
here is stationary, with Z feet in tn,
channel from here to Cairo and u feel
on the bars below here, Hardin's being
the shoalest place. At St. Louis the
river rose n inch, with 81 feet in the
channel out to Cairo. At Pittsburg the
Ohio rose 2 inches, with 5 feet | inch in
the channel; at Cincinnati the decline
was | inch, with l6 feet I inches in the
channel; at Louisville it was stationary,
with I feet 8 inches in the canal. Cum.
berland and Tennessee rivers are rising
steadily. Arkansas river remains at low
tide, with less than two feet in the chan.
mel from Pine Bluff to the mouth. White
river is receding, with 81 feet on the bars
from Augusta to the mouth. Business
on the landing fair.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Navigation is still impeded by low
water.
There is no change in the rates Of
down freight from St. Louis or the Ohio
river.
Cotton continues to come 10 lively.
The Susie Silver and Peytona and
baHges arrived at New Orleans yester.
day.
The Cons Millar for Memphis left
Louisville yesterday.
Charles Morgan leaves Cincinnati to.
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The Mary Bell for New Orleans and
st. Genevieve for st. Louis left Vicks.
burg yesterday.
The Fannie Tatum, for Memphis, and
Andy Johnson, for New Orleans, left St.
Louis yesterday.
The new steamer Assumption is due
down to-day for New Orleans.
The Greyhound brought in yesterday
morning $4,000 bushels of Shotwell coal
for Messrs. Brown & Jones and returned
last evening to the lower Ohio with a tow
of empty barges,
The City of Chester returned to st.
Louis last evening with 800 bales oil
cotton.
The Mary Houston passed up lasi
night at IL o'clock for Louisville with SOC
tons of freight and a fair list Of people.
The Ashland passed down last nigh
for New Orleans well laden. She put OF
here several packages Of freight.
The John Means and barges will be
due in a few days from the Ohio river
with 10000 barrels potatoes, 10000 kegs
nails and a lot Of iron and steel.
The Arlington will be down on Sunday
en- route to New Orleans.
The Glencoe leaves St. Louis to-mor.
row for New Orleans.
The c. V. Kountz is due down lo.mor
row en- route to New Orleans.
The Belle. Of Shreveport, Utah and
City Of Vicksburg will be due tomorrow
morning from below en- rnte to St. Louis
The Rosa Miller is looked for this
evening from Arkansas river.
The James Howard leaves here on
Tuesday next for New Orleans. Capt.
j. T. Washington will make engagement
for her.
The splendid light.draught steamer
Fort Gibson. Captain Ed Rowland in
command, leaves tomorrow evening fol
PineBluff and all way points on Arkansal
river, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Walker Outlaw hal
charge of the Office.
The Fleetwing, with Dan Rice's circus
got away last night for Helena.
The City of Augusta, Captain John D
Elliott, leaves promptly this evening fol
White, Black and Little Red rivers. Shl
pays strict attention to all way business
Dan Sullivan is her efficient purser.
The George W. Cheek, Captain MAJ
Green, is the regular Friday packet fOl
Helena and the bends. She attends
promptly to all way business, Messrs
D. ?. Davis and Billy Willis are her gen.
tlemanly clerks.
The A. ]. White, Captain George Ma
lone in command, is the regular Sstur
day Napoleon and bends packet. She
will be found in port to-day receiving
and will leave tomorrow evening. She
pays strict attention to all way business
Captain A. L. Cummins is her prime
minister.
The James D. Parker, Captain BOZ
Wise, will arrive this evening from Gin.
cinnati with a full cargo Of Western
products and leave tomorrow evening
with a return trip for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. Lutte Kelso is her at
%tentive clerk.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee
leaves this evening for Friar's Point and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Jimmy Thomp
son holds forth in the Office.
The e~lagant taamar Rella of Texao