Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-30

Inc OumDcIlauu anu lcLneosCe
rivers ore rising rapidly.
The Mollie Moore left last evening
for Cairo, and possibly St. Louis.
The Storm No. 2 left last night for
Cincinnati with a tow Of empties.
Thd Dean Adems, for Arkansas
City, had a good trip out last evening.
Captain Alex. Moses, Of the New
Orleans Board Of Underwriters, is in
the city.
There is not more than three and a
bali feet in the channel between Cairo
and ST. Louis.
Tho Gold Dust, for Vicksburg,
passed down yesterday, adding forty
tons Of freight.
The James Lee. for the lower, and
the 0sceola Belle, for the upper
coast, had fair trips out.
The Joe Kinney is to take the Ha.
liday's trip at Cairo and go to St. Louis
as soon as the ice is sufficiently soft.
The John A. Scudder, from st.
Louis, and the Paris G. Brown, from
Cincinnati, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The great Guiding Star is due up
tomorrow bound for Cincinnati. She
is running independent and not n of
the 5. t. CO.. liue.
On and after to-day all government
lights between Cairo and St. Louis
are to be discontinued until the re-
sumption Of navigation.
Captain j. D. Randall will place
the Mike Davis on the docks to be
thoroughly overhauled and when com
pleted will run to the Sunk Lands.
Merchants should see that their
freight is sent down to the boats be-
fore five o'clock. Every minute boats
y ~ port after that hour is q dead
loss to the boat.
The propeller ALI. Stevens was
taken off the docks yesterday, having
received a thorough overhauling.
She will in a few days leave with a
load o lumber for st. Louis.
Captain George Wolf sneat passen-
ger steamer. Cherokee, departs at 5
pm. tomorrow for Vicksburg, New
Orleans and the bends. Captain
George Height is her polite clerk.
On account OF the inclement weather
during the past two weeks, cotton re.
ceipts have fallen off, shippers pre-
f%erring to hold their cotton than to
have it rolled on the mud and dam
aged.
Commodore Kountz, who has been
In the city since last Friday, says he
is here to make arrangements for a
connection, by rail or river, with
Vicksburg. from which point he can
reship up Yazoo river on the General
Thompkins. He left this morning for
Pittsburg via Cairo.
Major Harpham, Of the Board Of
Underwriters, is now at the wreck o.
the w. j. Poiteyent and thinks she
can be raised. He te|legraphed yes
terday to Captain Dugan for a diver.
who left last night for the scene Of the
wreck. The crew Of the boat is ex-
pected home to .day.
The fine sidewheel passenger steam
er Rene Macready, Captain .. X.
Joplin in command, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for Mari
ana, the Cut Of and all way landings
on the L'Anguille and St. Francis
rivers. A. l.. Banning and VIII
Lash are her polite clerks.
The Lee line packet, Coahoma,
Captain George Malone in command
is the regular packet leaving this
evenin&ior Helena, Glendale, and all
intermediate landings, paying prompt
attention to all G. o. d. and planta-
ton business entrusted to her. Cap.
tain u. w. Orowell presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Charlie Lett
witch.
The Hard Cash, Captain E. C. Pos
tai in command, is receiving to
leave tomorrow evening, her regular
day, for Devalls Bluff, AUGUSTA,
J%acksonport and all intermediate
landings, making direct correction
with boats of the Goodrich Bros Belt
line for upper White and Black rivers.
Chas. M. Postal presides at the desk
and is assisted by John G. Wyckoif.
The elegant passenge steamer, Vir
gle Lee, Captain G. Wash Thompson
in command, is the regular packet lcav
ing at 5 pm. for Cairo, Louisville,
Cincinnati and all way landiDes on the
Ohio, giving through tickets to AL
points at very low rates. The accom-
modations of the Lee are fr~st-class
and her officers will look after the
comfort OF passengers. James Surtces
is her polite clerk.
The new iron steamer, John r..
Moore, Captain w. j. Ashford in
command, is the regular packet leav-
ing ct 5 pm. to-day for Helena, Glen
dale and all intermediate landings,
paying prompt attention to az S@si-
ness entrusted 10 her. Captain G..
Wash Floyd, one Of the most expert
clerks on the river, and who will be
found polite and social to his passen
gers, is nov in charge Of the office,
and is assisted by John Kyle.
The splendid low-water packet
Maumelle, in command Of Captain
Ed. Rowland, departs at 3 pm. to- day
for Pine Bluff and all Intermediate
landings, carrying the mail. paying
prompt attention to all business en-
trusted to her and connecting with
i the light draught packet Plow Boy
for Little Rock and all points above.
Captain J. N. Thompson is her po-
| lite clerk, and is assisted by Joe
Dukes.
Pittsburg Gazette: Supervising In
spector Fenrenbatch obtained consid-
cradle information during his recent
visit here in regard to the signal sys-
tenn. Some points were brought to
his attention that he had not thought
of before, and he promised to use his
influence to have tae old system re-
stored. Pilots nearly AL agree that
the ascending boat should hare the
right to take the choice of sides, in
view Of the fact hat they have tC
give the descending boat the channel
st. Louis Republican. Though
: there is sill considerable ice hoa.ing