Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Weather.
Meteorological observations. as reported to
US by Mr.. Edward Goldsmith:
River.

Weather cool and cloudy. The river here is
steadily declining. with seven feet en- the bars
between here aud ST., Louis. The lower Ohio
is receiinS. VIA thres feet in the channel.
The Arkansas continues low. with no improve
ment in navigation. The packets report only
eighteen inches Of water on Rob Roy bar.
Bears IN PoRT.- City Of Cairo, WI. Lewis.
Colorado. Legal Tender Dardsnelle. Ozark.
MIsoRLLAsEous.-Th is a fair amouat of
business doing on the wharf. With q good list
Of boats in port,
The STEAMER louisville. bound from St.Louis
Cor New Orleans with cargo of produce,
struck an obstruction in the river. at Devils
Island. yesterday morning. and sunk in six
feet water. The boat can be easily raised. Her
cargo will be saved in a damaged condition.
The new and elegant steamer Dardanelle.
Captain VIM. Nowlan in command. will leave
the wharf this evening at Eve o'clock for all
points on the Arkansas river. connecting at
Pine Bluff with a light draught steamer for
Fort Smith. Mr.. 4. Walworth. an fable gen.
tleman and competent clerk. does the honors of
the Office,
The City of Cairo. Capt. ] ohm Malin. leaves
this evening at FIVE o'clock for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Norman, Captain Barclay. sails at ave
D o'clock for Evansville and way points on the
Ohio.
The palatial passenger steamer Mississippi,
CAPT. Nat Green, will leave at four pm. for
New Orleans and the bends. Messrs. Cook
Creighton and John Lanelois, two clever geE.
tlemen, have charge of the office.
The Columbia, Kate Kinney and W. R. Ar.
thur were to have left st. Louis for New Or
leans yesterday.
The new White river packet r. P. Walt.
building at Cincinnati. was successfully
launched on Thursday.
The Lizzie Gill and T. L. McGill. will pass
down this evening for New Orleans.
The Glasgow. Captain Skunk. leaves at five
p m for Cincinnati.
The Marble City. Capt, Jack Carter. leaves
at five pm. for Vicksburg and the bends.
The splendid passenger steamer Legal Ten
der. Capt. John Elliott. will leave this evening
at i've o'clock for all points on White river,
connecting ct Duvall's Bluff with the Little
Rock railroad Messrs. Joe Elliott, Arthur
Fields and Matt Glass. trio Of clever genue-
men, have charge of the office.
Tho Cornelia and Indiana, viii he down to-
morrow for New Orleans,
The Guiden, Capt. Clay Rice's fine packet.
arrived fsom Arkansas river this morning with
a fair trip. She will leave on Monday for all
points on White river through to JackseApart.
Mr.. Morrison is her obliging aud acoommOda
ting clerk.
The "outsiden pilots m ST. Louis have
formed what theg call the Mississippi Valley
Platsi Commercial and Cooperative Associa-
ton.
The Colossal was to have left st. Louis yes
terdsy for Arkansas river.
A New Orleans and White river Packet Com
pany has been formed at New Orleans.
The W. ]. Lewis came in from st. Louis with
cargo of prod ce. and leaves this evening with
a return trip.
The Ozark. Capt. Ad. Storm. will leave On
Monday for al points on Arkansas river.
1he Lawrence and Eainburg were to have
left Cincinnati Today for New Orleans. and
the Wauanits for Memphis.
The Judse Baker. a new packet just COM
plettd at Evansville, is going to load for Jsfer-
son, Texas, and leaves on the 18th instant
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