Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Grand Tower, St. Louis.
Indiana, Cairo.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer A. J. White, Napoleon.
[" Dardanelle, Arkansas river.
H. S. Turner, Louisville.
Robt Mitchell, st. Louis.
Fontanelle, St. Louis.
Indiana, New Orleans.
Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Silver Moon, Emma G. Elliot r. p.
Walt, Mallie Ragon, Sioux City, &. w.
Cheek, Grand Tower.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TODAY.
Friar's Point........G. W. Cheek. ........5 p. IN
Cineinnati.-....-.,-Emma 9; Elliott ... p. m
St. Louis Grand Tower.......5 p. IN
RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS.
The decline was checked somewhat to-
day by the heavy rain of yesterday, and
the gauge mark shows fall of but one
inch since our last report. The total
decline is eight inches, and with heavy
rains above, we may look for good stage
of water for some time TO come. AT
other points the ehangeis as follows: At
Cincinnati it declined four inches; Leav-
enworth, one inch; Evansville, four
inches; Louisville, three inches; Omaha,
FIVE inches; Shreveport, four inchesi St.
Louis, three inches; stationary at Vicks-
burg; rose seven inches at Nashville and
four at New Orleans. After a drench-
ing rain storm yesterday the wind blew,
and during the afternoon and evening
the weather was quite pleasant.
sl1AA PORT NEWS.
There was but one arrival yesterday
afternoon, the Emma Elliott, with 45l
bales Of cotton, from White river.........
The Crescent City, with eight barges,
passed down yesterday, making lightning
time. -. Nine arrives and five de-
partures this merning--business brisk
....... The Fontanelle, six days out from
New Orleans, passed up, discharging 70
tons and had 200 tons for St. Louis
.........The Minneola struck snag 40
miles above here but received no serious
Injuries. ........The Pauline Carroll with
1900 tons, drawing 81 feet, and Indiana
with 1000 tons, driving Z feet, passed
down ........The Sioux City, from White
river, brought 5Sl bales cotton and 800
sacks seed, and the G. W. Cheek brought
6O4 bales cotton, 255 sacks seed, and a
big lot of people........The II. S. Turner
and Robert Mitchell passed up early,
discharging some scrap iron.........The
Mallie Ragon and Grand Tower brought
splendid trips of grain AID produce.
.........Weather clear and cool.
MISCELLANEOUS.
About one foot Of snow is reported by
our dispatches as having fallen through
out the North and West yesterday.
The third pier Of the railroad bridge
across the Missouri river at St. Joseph,
Missouri, reached the bedrock Yester-
day, fifty feet below the surface of the
water. The caisson for the upper draw
rest will be placed in position next week.
The rain and hail-storm that passed
over the city yesterday also visited Lit
tie Rock, Helena, and other points west
and south Of here, doing considerable
damage At Helena fleet of nine coal
boats were blown from their moorings at
the shore, the gale of wind swapping
their lines like so many threads, and
carrying them out into the river and
down some eight miles, when they were
finally overtaken and made fast to the
bank by the tug Webster.
As we stated yesterday, the wrecks of
the Kate Robinson, Altoona and Cham
pion we're sold at Cincinnati, bringing
$525, s735 and Sl42O, respectively.
There is less than three feet of water in
the Arkansas below Rittle Rock, and
eighteen inches above there.
The Pat Cleburne is heregular United
States mail steamer for the Arkansas on
Monday. gl ms
The Memphis and st. Louis Packet
Company announce to-day, as the regu-
lar mail steamer for Cairo and st. Louis,
the elegant and commodigus Grand
Tower, We have but to ada that Captain
Lennox commands, assisted by I. Ii.
White and ]. r. Crane, as clerks.
The City of Cairo will pass down at
ten am. tomorrow for Vicksburg and
the bends. .
The Emma c. Elliott, Captain John
D. Elliott in command, and Joe Elliott
at the desk, viii leave for Cincinnati,
positively, this day at FIVE o'clock.
Merchants can send their orders to Gin
cinnati and Louisville, and have through
bills Of lading taken to all points on
White river.
The Susie Silver and Utah are due
from below en- route to st. Louis with
miscellaneous eargoes consisting of pig
iron, railroad iron and small lots Of
sugar, molasses and other measurement
freight.
The regular Ohio river packet Silver
Moon. Captain Madison, leaves this eve
ming at five o'clock for Louisville, Gin
cinna.i and all way landings Mr.. Geo.
Higgins is chief clerk, and our friend
Boylan ealliopist. 1t is unnecessary to
20 into details of the cabin fare and &C
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