Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-05
RIVER INTELLIsENCR.
ARRIVALS.


Steamer Susie Silver, New Orleans.
Tom'Jasper, New Orleans.
f" Ada Heilman, Evansville.
rs" K8Pink ynrble, Evansville.
City of Quincy, New Orleans.
Pauline Carroll, st. Louis.
Minnie, Arkansas river.
4" r. G. Gray, Cincinnati.
30 I"am G. w. Cheek, Friars Point
" Dexter, St. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Emma Elliott, Dardanelle, Phil Allin,
Nashville, Az J.IWhite, M. j. Wicks,
Frank Forest, st. Francis, Fl. S. Turner,
City Of Vicksburg, r. P. Walt, Alaska.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Napoleon .........A. ]. White...............5p. PIN
Helena. Of Helena.......-4 pm
Arkansas Dardanelle ..........".5 p. IN
n RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
A still further rise Of six inches is re-
ported here, and now there are nine feet
from Cairo to Reeves ard eight feet six
inches from there down, Island 62 being
the shallowest place. The Arkansas is
rising slowly, as is also White river
Special kilograms to the LEDGER give
the condition Of The Mississippi and its
tributaries above and below.
@gol@ RIVER TELEGRAMs.
q PIfTsBURG, January s The following
is nearly complete list of the coal
shipments made on the present rise: For
Cincinnati, Fl steamers, 7 boats, 1870
barges, 2,265, 900 bushels; for Louisville
80 steamers, II boats, l68 barges, 3,297
900 bushels; for Cairo | steamer, Z
barges, 10000 bushels; for Frankfort
KY, \ steamer, barges, 1000 bushels;
coal hoated, IL boats, 2S4, 900 bushels;
total, SO steamers, 80 boats, 81 barges,
COLI, 900 bushels ..
I CINeIssATI, January 5.--River nineteen
feet, with tendency to rise. Arrived
Armadillo, Arkansas river. Departed
Thompson Dean, New Orleans. A libel
was filed in the United States Court to-
,day against the Thompson Dean for
$1,000, the claim. being made by a man
who had been engaged as steward for the
season and was discharged. Bond was
given and the boat released. The Sam
| j. Hale left to take the way engage
ments of the Thompson Dean over the
falls. Freights are offering pretty freely
at the following rates: To Memphis
Pork, 81 per barrel; whisky, 81 %; -four,
| rs cents; heavy pound ireights, 50 cents.
To New Orleans, whisky, 81 80 per bar
rel; -four, IS cents; pork, 81; heavy
pound freights, 80 cents per 100 pounds.
Weather cloudy and cool.
( CAIRO, January 4.-Departed: Grand
Tower, Memphis, l pm; Atlantic, st.
ELouis, a. River has risen twenty inches.
LOUISVILLE, January 4.-River rising,
with eight feet eight inches large in the
canal, and six feet eight inches in the
chute The Lioness ran into the Robin
at the leyee this evening, Damage
slight
PORT NEWS.
Business active 49,. The ARuline Car
roll arrived from New Orleans with a
barge in tow. She discharged here l22
hogsheads of sugar, rs barrels of melas-
SEES, l29 kegs of molasses and lot of
isundries. She had 6S2 tons for above,
including 800 hogsheads of sugar and
300 barrels of molasses, 250 tons of
1 which was for ST Louis and 400 tons for
Cairo. 1.-THE Susie Silver arrived
from St. Louis, four and half days out.
She discharged lot of miscellaneous
freight, and added 1926 bales of cotton
here and lot Of snndries, and left at
| noon. ..A. .ThesA.J. White brought in
l2S bales of cotton, 1881 sacks of seed
and a, lot of sundries to order. 1.-THE
r. G. Gray departed with 260 bales Of
! cotton for. the Ohio. Minnie
passed down from above bound for the
Arkansas with a good trip.........The
Katie P Kountz departed for New Or
leans after adding $50 bales of cotton
and 1900 sacks Of oil cake. ........The
Tom Jasper came in from St. Louis,
thirteen days out, with barge in tow.
She discharged here $50 tons of freight,
Including $50 barrels of -four, but added
nothing ........Over a dozen steamers lay
at the wharf at night, and business to-
day was active enough........The Dexter
arrived from New Orleans after dark
last night with 800 tons for above. She
put off several lots here. .....,..The City
Of Vicksburg arrived from Vicksburg
witty sixty bales of cotton, 5000 sacks of
seed, and leaves at five pm. for above
...,,,.,The H. s. Turner, FIVE days out
from New Orleans, arrived with l25 tons
for this port, and has $50 tons for Cairo
and St. Louis. She lays over until
night. ........The Frank Forest arrived
from the upper coast with ffty4one bales
Of cotton, l57 sacks of seed and 200
sacks of corn,,-,,.The X. p. Walt
brought from White river 553 bales of
cotton, and reshipped thirty-one bales
for New 0rIeans......,The towboat Ar
COSY and barges up this morning........
The st, Francis brought tifty-nine bales
Of cotton and 1905 sacks of seed.........
4 Captain Miller of the Minneola, tele-
! graphs us that he will arrive Sunday,
and leave, on Tuesday next for Cinoin-
| natl The weather is cloudy and
mild. The City Of Vicksburg is
taking 800 bales of cotton for st. Louis.
b. .afl 5 MISCELLANEOUS.
Our special telegram from Pittsburgh
gives full resume of the coal tows that
has left Pittsburgh. The LEDGER was
the first to announce the rise, and it is
but right we should keep ahead of our
morning contemporaries.
Captain Dick Lightburne was elected
/ Wharfmaster yesterday by handsome
majority. We congratulate Richard on
bis success in gaining a victory over so
large number Of competitors.
The Emma Elliott Will 60 out to-mor-
row for White river. n
The United States mailpacket Oar
9anelle, Captain Ed. Nowland, leaves to-
day at FIVE pm. for Pine Bluff, Little
i Rock and all points on White river. Mr..
John W. Williamsis chief clerk
/ The passenger steamer A. j. White,
Captain Mark Cheek, leaves to-day for
Napoleon and all Way landings Mr.. B.
4 P. Fields and Charles Sharpe are clerks.
J The Nashville leaves tomorrow at five
pm. for Louisville, Cincinnati and all
points on the Ohio.
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