Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-30
RIVER INTELLlGENOR
lRRIvALs.


Frank Forest, Fulton.
Columbia, Arkansas river.
John Kilgour. Cairo.
Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES. tod
Steamer Thompson Dean, New Orleans. m
A. ]. White, Napoleon.
Phil Allin. Friar's Point.
BOATS IN PORT.
Mary Boyd, st. Francis, Geo. W. Cheek.
Legal Tender, Minnie, Frank Forest, Colum
bia, John Kilgour. Pauline Carroll. M
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Friar's Point. Geo. W. Cheek..~.....,....5 p. m
White river........L Legal Tender. p. m
val RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The river declined FIVE inches here yester-
day, and the river now stands three feet TIVE
inches above low water mark. At Reeves
bar there are now nine feet OF water. stick
measurement, and eight feet with the lead
the channel not yet being clearly defined. To
Cairo there are eight and half feet over the
shoals, with heavy Ice all the way up. Ar
kansas river had fallen seven and a half feet
up to Friday night, and has about five feet to
Little Rock instead Of twelve. as has been re-
ported. White river has four and half feet
to Jacksonport. and is falling. The weather
is clear and cold. Last nights kilograms re-
port the rivers falling at New Orleans, Cairo,
Vicksburg and Nashville; rising at Louis
Vile, Shreveport and Cincinnati. cold weather
generally prevailing. sf
PORT NEWS. a..,
Business yesterday closed dull. The Mary
Boyd went down to Reeves bar last night to
discharge lot of cotton on the Thompson
Dean. which boat left during the evening.
The Boyd came back this morning,-..The
Minnie came in from Arkansas with 1853 bales
cotton. She reshipped S7s bales at the
mouth for New Orleans. and has one hundred
and twenty-one bales Of cotton for St. Louis
.....The Legal Tender arrived from White
river with Eve hundred and hfty-nine bales Of
cotton and lot of sundriss to order. She
re-shipped sixty-seYen bales Of cotton at the
mouth for New 0rleans......The A. J. White
took out good trip. ....,l az E..f
Business to-day is light, there being only
three arrivals and no departures..J.Tb Col
umbus, from the Arkansas. brought in l57
bales of cotton and 100 sacks Of seed...,.. The
John KiIsour arrived from Cairo. She adds
e bales Of cotton here. The Pauline Carroll
arrived from New Orleans. and is discharging
IS tons of freight here. and has so tons for
above, including 1881 bars Of railroad iron.
She lays up here for the present.....The Emil
lie La Barge broke one Of her shafts below
Vicksburg. and is coming up on one vheel.....e
Heavy ice has fOated past the city all day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A box used for packing shoes in. tive feet
FIVE inches long and sixteen inches deep, con-
tanning the dead body Of . negro, was found
on the United States mail line company's
wharfboat at Cincinnati on Thursday last.
II was taken from Louisville by the General
Lyle. having been reshipped on that boat by
the Louisville and Nashville railroad. 1t was
consigned to John W. Currier. Cincinnati.
Ohio, The coroner took charge Of It to hold
an inquest over the body. f1f-
A Washington telegram 10 the Louisville
Ledger states that the committee on com
merce have decided to give no further time to
hear arguments from the steamboatmen.
which appeared likely to be interminable II
allowed to go on. They have begun the con-
sidsration Of the bill amendatory Of tAe
steamboat laws. and expect 70 ipish L soon
and take up the subject q aid 20 American
commerce,
President Morse. Of the American Insurance
company, reports that but one-third Of The
cargo Of the Alice Dean was slightly dam
aged. and that the boats injuries were very
light, and will no; nesessItate her Eoing on
the docks. The whole loss 10 the insurance
companies viii not exceed Slsoo.
The following bOats are iceb0und at Cincin-
natl: c. 7. DumOnL Ben franklin. UHitea
States, wildwood. st. James. oAio No. 4,
Charmer, Fleetwood, ST. Charles, NiEhtin-
rals. Edinbussh. Junista. Nashville, Belle
vernon, Robert Burns. K. R. HudseH and
Shamrock.
Fourteen presidents 81 Insurance companies
in CiuoInnaii have forwarded . protest against
he rspsal Of TIE section ofthe steamboat bill
pTsAisiiinE the USE Of coal oil for liFhtinE pur-
poses on vessels also, agAins, allowing great
sr steam pressure on towing boats than pas
ssngsr vessels. With the remainder II the
bill they say they have no fault to End.