Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer Louisville, New Orleans.
J. II. Groesbeck, Cincinnati
Undine, 0sceola.
Phil Allin Friar' Point
Dardanelle, Arkansas river.
City Of Chester, St. Louis.
Kate Kinney, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Louisville, Cincinnati.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Minneola, Cincinnati
]. H. Groesbeck, New Orleans.
Frank Forest, Evansville.
Kate Kinney, Louisville.
Armadillo, Arkansas river.
BOATS IN PORT.
Belle Lee, R. P. Walt, Phil Allin,
Dardanelle, City of Chester.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
New Orleans. Belle Lee..........4 pm.
Friar's Point.........G. W. Cheek.........5 p. IN.
st. Louis...............Oity of Chester....5 +.
RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS.
Another decline of two inches is re-
corded by the gauge mark since yester'
day, and the water recedes atsabout the
same rate, making the total decline nine
inches, with the water now ten feet four
inches above the lowest mark. The
changes above and below are reported
as follows: st. Louis, rose one inch
Nashville, FIVE inches; Vicksburg, three;
New Orleans, two; Evansville, station
airy. Cairo, declined four inches; Lou
isville, one; Cincinnati, two Leaven-
worth, one; Omaha, three; Shreveport
four. The weather has moderated some
and to-day is warm and clear.
PORT NEWS.
In all, six arrivals and FIVE departures
Yesterday The Belle Lee brought
1877 bales of cotton, and returns tonight
with 800 tons oil cake and several hun
bred bales of cotton 1.-THE Colorado
added 30 bales Of cotton ........The big
Louisville passed up lght...,.....The J,
Il. Groesbeck passed down with her
guards in the water. She had as the
principal items, 9jl packages machine
~, $50 kegs lard, II tierces do, 400 bar
rels whisky, 600 bundles paper, 100 hogs
heads bacon, 80 boxes do, 900 barrels
pork, $50 frkins butter, 800 boxes can
dies, $50 do. soap, 600 barrels beer, l5C
tierces hams, and 1000 packages furni
ture 1.-THE Minneola took nearly
100 bales Of cotton for Evansville, anC
good miscellaneous list as well as {
cabin full of passengers.........The Phi
Allin arrived during the night with 22'
bales of cotton and 1855 sacks Of SEED
The Dardanelle, from the Arkah
sas. came in with 1862 bales of cotton, S0I
sacks of seed and lot of sundries........
The City of Chester arrived from ST
Louis with fair cargo of grain and pro
duce towboats Mary Alice AM
barges and the ]. W. Garrett and barge
passed down this morning carly.
The Kate Kinney, from New Orleans
passed up early, after putting of 10
boxes of tin here.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is closed by ice at Pitts
burg.
In eur Geographic column to-day wi
be found the particulars of the Ere a
Cincinnati last night, in which 81
steamers we're burned to the water
edge.
The Emma Elliott viii 90 out on Sal
urday for Cincinnati, the Walt takin
her place in White river.
The Dardanelle goes to the Arkansa
tomorrow evening.
The Silver Moon is the regular Louis
Vile and Cincinnati packet to leave her
Saturday for the Ohio.
Captain Dick Lightburne collecte
S3Ol7 30 wharfage last month.
The tolls Of the Louisville canal az
extortionate and should be reduced
One Of the finest steamers in the S
Louis line, the City Of Chester, vi
back out at FIVE o'clock this evening fc