Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-13
RIVER INTELIIGENCR.
boats LEAVING To-Day.

BOATS LEAVING IO-nA1s
p. Walt..............5 ,. m.
RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river has declined six inches since yes
terday morning and is falling rapidly. The
decline at Cairo is six inches a day, and at
st. Louis two inches. The extreme upper
Mississippi is swelling, but anything less than
a rise of four or five feet there will hardly i'm
prove the condition Of the river below Quincy
or st. Louis. The Missouri is quite low and
falling slowly. The Illinois has, an exchange
says, got so low that at Peoria policeman
has been stationed at the bridge to keep thirsty
cows from drinking it dry. The Ohio is fall
ing at all points and has but eighteen inches
in the chute at Louisville. Cumberland and
the Tennessee are at low water mark. White
river has but two feet of water to DevalPs
Bluff. and is falling. The Arkansas is lower
than it has been for several years, and has
barely sufficient water to float the lightest
draught steamers. The 0uachita, Red aud
other lower tributaries are low and naviga-
ton difficult Business since yesterday has
been light. The Celeste came in after dinner
yesterday from the Arkansas with twenty
bales of cotton and laid up. The City OF
Quincy, after nine days trip from st. Louis
arrived with a barge in tow, but did nothing
here. The Cheek got away for the bends well
laden. and the St. Joseph for st. Louis had a
fair trip. To-day business has been more ae-
tive. The May Lowrie, for Red River. and
the City of Quincy passed down, but did
nothing here except to add some freight. The
Fort Smith left at noon for the Arkansas with
he Boyd's trip. The Phil Allin brought in
10, sacks cotton seed and a fair list of people
Tha weather. is cloudy and cool with indica-
tions of ram
Tha Fo, est City was sold at the foot of Unior
s,raat dsv or two since by the United States
Marshall for NSOoO.
The Usage AM. Sallie V. continue their reg
Mar trims in White river. Notwithstanding thu
Iovv staae Of water Tomorrow the Sallie V
will leave Devalrs b. IAN Tor Des Arc Yves
Point and Searcy on the Hrrlvai oil the morn
ing train from this city.
Mr.. VIM. Locke, whe a. rived YESTERDAY
from White and Little Red riv, rs reports uu
three feet of water in the form yer AZ Litti'
Island, near Clarendon, and says tne iauel
stream has nearly dried up; he eoul- 4 a''iOs
wade it without wetting his gaiter TOP = 'l''
it is lower than ever known before. =.
James Franklin. second clerk of the In VI
ana. arrived this morning from Cairo, Whe.
his boat is laid up awaiting rise in either the
Ohio or Mississippi. Jim says she has a new
coat of paint and looks as neat as whistle.
The Capitol City, Columbia and City Of
Alton are due from below, and the Sioux City
and John Kyle from above.
The r. p. Walt. Captain Blake. viii pass
down at Eve p m. to-day for Helena, Friar's
Point, the bends and Vieksburg. and offers
superior inducements TO passengers and
shippers
The Mary 4. Poe was eight days out from
Shreveport upon her arrival here. She
grounded Eve times on the trip to this city
sticking nearly twelve hours abeve Ora M
Ecore. and scraping sharply at Dixie. h
Rapides and at the falls above Alexandria