Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-15

river is falling slowly, with less than
= feet above Pine Bluff. White river
has a good stage Of water from Jack
seaport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy aud cool.
Indications gilmore rain.
A fair business doing at the land
ing.
The levee received a washing this
forenoon.
The COahoma, for Helena, had a
fair trip out.
The Golden Rule is due up, bound
for Cincinnati.
The inclement weather retards bus
mess on the levee.
The packets arrived this morning
with good trips Of cotton.
The Tidal Wave is due down to-
day, bound for New Orleans.
The Golden City, for Cincinnati
left New Orleans last evening.
The Vint Shinkle, for this port,
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The Ida Stockton and Jennie Walk
er are due from Hatchie river.
The Ohio, at P%ittsburg, and tie
Mississippi, at St. Louis, are rising.
The Paris c. Brown, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The New Mary Houston left Gin
cinnati last evening for New Orleans.
The W. P. Halliday, from St,
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for st. Francis river with a
fair trip.
The Henry Frank, from Helena
to New Orleans, passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
The Anchor line packets are taking
considerable cotton to Cairo for re-
shipment east.
Several latbOats are moored at the
lower levee loaded with produce from
the Ohio valley.
The Thomas Sherlock, en- route to
New Orleans, passes down early to-
morrow morning.
Three barges are now at Glenn's
whartboat, to be loaded with cotton,
oil cake and oil meal.
The Allegheny river is closed at
Logan's eddy, twelve miles up, and
open from there down.
The Dick Fulton with a tow Of coal
passed down for Arkansas City after
leaving six barges here.
The Alf Stevens and Dyersburg,
lashed together, departed for Obion
and FOrked Deer rivers.
Navigation at St. Louis is fully re-
sumed, and the Fannie Tatum, for
Vicksburg, leads of, leaving this even
ing.
The Joe Kinney, from V~icksburg
and the Annie P, Silver, from New
Orleans; arrived at St. Louis yester-
day.
The Virgie Lee, for this port, pass
ed Evansville last evening, aud is the
next packet leaving here for Cincin-
natl.
The Dean Adams will be in to-
morrow morning and leave 10 the
evening with a return trip for Al
kansas City.
The Port Fades and barges, from
New Orleans, passed up at z a. m,
dropping a barge here to be loaded
with oil cake.
The Cons Millar aud Robert Mitch
ell, from this port, passed Louisville
last evening, and will arrive at Gin
%cinnati to-day,
The James w. Gaff got away at
midnight with 400 bales of cotton, 600
bbls Of oil, six bales of paper stock
and a fair list. of people.
Captain Jack w. Blanks new Qua.
chita river packet No Name will be
ready to leave Cincinnati on Saturday
next for New Orleans direct.
Captain Kirker, Of the Granite
State, left St. Louis yesterday after
noon for Chester with a crew to bring
up his boat as soon as possible.
The Charles p. Chouteau, from
New Orleans to this port, passed
Vicksburg yesterday morning, will ar
rive tomorrow and leave Friday
evening with a return trip for New
Orleans.
The big James Howard Captain
James H, Pepper in command, is the
Anchor line packet passing up this
afternoon, bound for Cairo. She will
get 1000 bales of compressed cotton for
re-shipmert east.
The Josie Harry on her return trip
to this port passes DeValls Bluff at
an early hour tomorrow morning,
will arrive Friday evening, and leaves
Saturday with a return trip to all
points on White river through to
Jacksonport.
The St. Louis board of under.
writer's will accept risks on vessels
loading for points below st. Louis.
provided such vessels do not load to a
greater depth of water than four feet
between st. Louis and Cairo. until