Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


Virginia, Louisville.
Gen. Anderson, Priar's Point.
Nightingale, Arkansas river.
Dardanelle. Arkansas river.
BOATS IN PORT.
Geo. W. Cheek, Salle " Silver Moon, Ar
madillo, Belle st. Louis, T. ii. Allen.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river at this port continues to recede
rapidly, the decline since yesterday morning
being one foot, The upper streams are all de-
clining, with the exception of the Missouri,
in which stream slight rise is reported at st.
Joseph. but it win be of short duration,
coming as it does from several small streams
between st. Joe and Omaha. The Ohio de-
clined two inches at Cincinnati yesterday, and
has at that point ID feet 9 inches in the chan
mel. At Louisville it was stationary last
night, with no change in the depth of water
since our report of yesterday. White river
continues to have a fair boating stage to Jack,
sonport. The latest news from the Arkansas
reports that stream declining with but five
feet from its mouth to Little Rock and three
feet above there to Fort Smith. The weather
is cool and agreeable. Business on the leyee
to-day moderately active.
The following telegram was received yester-
day;
DEVALL's BLUFF. Ark, May 1.-THE rail
road packet Gallatin arrived here at five
O'Clock and thirty-hve minutes. after laying
mp. three hours in q. fog, Time out from Mem
phis, twenty'three hours,
The Gallatin's time to DeValrs Bluff, an
nouneed in the foregoing telegram, proves be-
yond n doubt that she will be a success in that
trade. She will reach this port to-day, max
ing the trip here in about 20 hours, and de-
parts tomorrow on her second trip to the
Bluff.
The t. II. Allen came in from the Arkansas
this morning with a good trip and will return
to that stream tomorrow. She takes the u,
S. mail.
The splendid R. P, Walt viii arrive to-
night and depart for all points on White river
Saturday evening at o'clock.
The Nightingale, like several other crafts
run in the Arkansas by newly organised com
panies, should be compelled to reship her
cargo for points above Little Rock by the
Memphis and Arkansas Packet Company.
How much better would it be for st. Louis and
Cincinnati shippers to take advantage of the
extremely low rates from those cities to this |
port and ship their goods from here by the |
regular Arkansas river line, and thus save |
much time and money.
The Geo. W. Cheek is in port readyto back |
out at p. m. to-day for Helena and friar,s /
Point. She carries the U. S. mail and makes /
flying trips. Mark Cheek, master, barney
Barinds and Charley jackson, clerks.
The clipper rugged Belle Lee will be down
from ST. Louis this morning. and after load
ing here one thousand bales cotton secured for
her by her agents. Mart Walt 4 Co.. will de-
part for New Orleans. leaving here on the ar
rival Of the afternoon train, The Belle Lee
'annot be surpassed in any particular, and is
100 well known to need any recommendation.
Capt. Frank Hicks commands and John $.
worthy gentleman. is her purser.
The Belle st. louis departs this evening for
i. Louis. and the Julia. for vicksburg, leaves
Il D. m.
Cincinnati rates to New Orleans are on
Whisky 81 3. pork 81 per pound. freight Sc
yer 100.
Henry Arey, pioneer steamboat mate. died
lear Amelia, Ohio, on Friday last.
Three million bushels az coal will leave
'ittsburE on the present rise.
Mr.. W, II. Brown. the well known Pitts
urg coal merchant. accompanied By his
auily and NJ, Berger aud lAuily, lsVR ~.