Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-06

Cincinnati is falling, with a big stage of
water in the lower Ohio. Arkansas river
! falling, with 81 feet in the channel at
Little Rock. White river continues at
good tide. Business on the landing was
rather dull to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Capitol City left last evening for
st. Louis, with 500 bales of cotton.
The Ella left for Cincinnati with 76O
bales of cotton.
The local packets out last night had
good trips Of freight and people.
The Future City and barges and City
of Quincy for St. Louis, Kate Kinney
for Helena. and Indiana for Ohio river.
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Clarksyille left Little Rock yes.
terday for Memphis.
The Governor Allen arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Thompson Dean for Cincinnati,
Ashland and Fannie Tatum for Arkansas
river, left New Orleans yesterday.
The Fl. s. Turner from Memphis ar.
rived al Cincinnati yesterday.
The Minneola for Memphis and John
Means for New Orleans left Cincinnati
yesterday.
The river at St. Louis is frozen ovc7
solid.
The completion Of the levees in Lou
isiana is rapidly being pushed forward.
The Kittie Hegler is looked for out of
Arkansas river in a few days with a big
trip of cotton.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton in
command, will be found in port to-day
receiving for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
%cinnsti. and leaves tomorrow evening,
attending to all way business.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command. brought in from the
upper coast IA bales of cotton, 1870 sacks
of seed, a lot of sundries and a good list
Of people. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for 0sceola and the bends,
attending 10 all way business. Captain
Ed Outlaw presides in the Office.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain Wood
burn in command, came in this morning
from Arkansas river with 495 bales of
cotton and 1880 sacks of seed, and re.
shipped st the mouth lsl bales. She
leaves this evening with a return trip
for Pine Bluff and all points on Arkan.
sas river, carrying the United States
mail and attending to all way business.
Billy Butler, a clever and accommodate.
ing gentleman, has charge of the office.
The st. Francis left last evening for
Wittsburg with a splendid trip of freight
and people, She will be in port again
on Friday, and leave on Saturday with
a return trip for Wittsburg and oil points
on st. Francis river.
The Great Republic, Captain VIM.
Thorweigan in command, will be found
in port to day, receiving for New Or
leans, and will leave this evening.
The Mary Ament, Captain O. X. Jor
lin in command, came in this morning
from the upper coast with II bales Of
cotton, lOl sacks Of seed, q lot of sun
dries and a good list of people. She
leaves this evening with a return trip
for Osceola aud the bends, attending
to all way business. Joe W. Rhodes, a
gentleman who is noted for his urbanity
and uniform kindness, has charge of the
Office.
The Mary Boyd t~elegraphed from Eel.
ena that she would arrive in port to-mor.
row morning with 900 bales of cotton
and a lot Of sundries.
The Belle Lee carried into New Or.
leans this trip 667O bales of cotton and
1888 sacks of seed. the champion trip
since the war. Her arrival was witness.
ed at New Orleans by a large number Of
people; it was certainly q beautiful sight
to behold. The Robert Lee gracefully
yields the horns to the beautiful Belle
Lee, and they now adorn the social hall,
and are elegantly trimmed with blue rib.
bon which designates iSst she had the
blue ribbon trip since the days of the IA
nous carrier, the Magnolia,
The Andy Baum came in this morn.
ing FROM Cincinnati with 400 Tons Of
grain produce and miscellaneous freight
and retarns to Cincinnati tomorrow
evening
The champion cotton boat, the Belle
Lee, Captain Frank Hicks in command,
&c me in this morning from New Orleans
with flying %colors. The principal items
OF cargo were 346 bbls. and SO half bbls.
of molasses, AZ sacks coffee, l65 sacks
seed and % packages suudries. She is
receiving for a return trip, and leaves
to morrow evening for New Orleans aud
the bends. Captain Alf Grissom is her
chief clerk and has for his assistants
Messrs. John Langlois, Jimmy Thomp
son aud G. C. Wayne.
The Fort Gibson is due to morrow
from Arkansas river.
The Indiana, Captain Rusk, leaves
this evening for Cincinnati. She has no
superior in fare, speed and comfort. AL
Croxal, one Of the best fellows in the