Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

M RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer S. c. Day, St. Francis river.
Gen. Anderson, Friar's Point.
r. j. Lockwood st. Louis.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Collier, st. Louis.
Virginia, New Orleans.
=" Wauanita, Cincinnati.
Geo w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Mary Boyd, Arkansas river.
T. +. Eckert, Cairo.
Rubicon, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer r. j. Lockwood, Red river.
City of vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Collier, New Orleans.
Virginia, Louisville.
! Rubicon, st. Louis.
ar BOATS IN PORT.
T, F. Eckert, Geo. w. Cheek, Pat
Cleburne, Mary Boyd, S. C. Day, Waua-
nita, St. Francis, Gen, Anderson.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
City Of Vicksburg
Pat river
City of Atom. Louis
RIVER, BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is stationary at this point
and rising six inches per day at Cairo.
The decline above Cairo continues, with
difficult navigation over the shoal places
to st. Louis. The Ohio is falling at
Louisville and Cincinnati, with four feet
in the chute at the former and thirteen
feet in the channel at the latter point.
The reported rise in the upper Mississippi
was of but little benefit to navigation; a
decline has again set in at Dubuque and
Keokuk that will soon reduce the stage
of water considerably. Business at the
levee is moderately active to-day. The
weather is warm, with light breeze
stirring
The Memphis and Arkansas river
steamer Pat Cleburne, with Capt Reese
Prichard on the roof backs out at FIVE
pm. to-day with the United States mail
for Napoleon, where she connects with
commodious and light draught steamer
for Pine Pluff, Little Rock, Fort Smith
and all landings on the Arkansas. The
Cleburne is new side-wheel packet,
and for elegance and comfort surpasses
anything coming to our wharf from the
local trades. Carrot Huls, assisted by
Walter Outlaw, are her secretaries.
The Des Arc has arrived and will de-
part tomorrow evening for all landings
on White river.
The Geo. W. Cheek is in port and will
leave tomorrow with the United States
mail for Helena and Friar's Point.
The City of Cairo departs at 5 p. m. to-
day for Vicksburg and the bends Her
officers need no recommendation nor
puffs, their actions at the time Of the Sill
yer Spray disaster speaking louder than
words. If there is set Of men on the
river more generous-hearted or humane
we would like to see them.
The City of Alton is the regular line
steamer. to-day for Cairo and St Louis,
departing at pm.
Billy Grubb, late clerk of the Alice
Dean, has retired from the river and en-
tered the insurance business at Indian
apolis.
A Pittsburg telegram reports the sink
ing of the towboat Hornet and ground
ing Of five of her barges,
A row between steamboatmen and
raftsmen is reported as having occurred
at Brownsville. Minnesota few days
since, daring which knives and pistols
were freely used. Two persons were re-
ported killed and ten or twelve wounded
The Mary Houston is laidu at LouiS-
vile,
The City of Vieksburg and Collier
passed down this morning, and the Vir-
GINA and Ruhicon passed up.
The Mary Boyd came in from the
Arkansas to-day with good trip.
The wrecking boat Eckert arrived this
from the wreck of the Emma
No. 3. She brought the boilers recov-
cred from that boat, and returns to the
wreck tonight
STEAMBOATS,.