Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
nnAra THAT LEAVE TODAY.

NV EN- I'M
BOATS THAT LEAVE TO-DAY.
Chicot. j. White.,...........5 ..
Friar's Point. Phil Allln' pm.
ST. Louis~.,,..a....oapitol citya.~@....a:5 pm
Steamer City of Chester, st. Louis.
{" City of Helena, st. Louis.
d." T. II. Allen, Arkansas river.
A. J. White, Chicot.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Belle Vernon, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Pat Cleburne, Friar's Point.
/" St. Francis, Helena.
A" City Of Chester, st. Louis.
City of Helena, Vicksburg.
(" Belle Vernon, Cairo.
BOATS IN PORT. d e
GAINESVILLE, Phil Allin, Ard. White,
Thomas Fl. Allen.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river opposite the city is declin-
ing an inch daily, and is now five feet
above low water mark; at Cairo the
decline since our last report is three
inches; at Evansville, one inch; Louis
vile, two inches; a slight rise is re-
ported at Cincinnati, and heavy rain
at Pittsburg has checked the decline
there. The streams above st. Louis are
about as reported yesterday, and those
below here are falling. The Ohio has
about gone dry, and has less than two
feet Of water over French Island, which
virtually suspends navigation for the
present between Evansville and Louis
vile. The weather continues clear, and
is decidedly cool, with the weather rang
ing from sixty to seventy degrees be-
tween six a. m. and six pm. There we're
four arrivals this morning. The T. H.
Allen brought light freight. The A.
j. White brought l6 bales of cotton and
l64 sacks of seed, as well as fair pas
senger list. The Phil Allin had also
fair freight and passenger list. The
Belle Vernon went up early, with light
trip for the 0hio.5f llo u
BUSINESS.
Business at the landing last evening
was light. The Chester came in late in
the afternoon with $50 tons of produce,
which she did not get out until late, and
went back with a fair trip. The Gle
burne completed her repairs, and with
the st. Francis got away at dark for
Helena. The City of Helena came
down about midnight, and laid over
until this morning, when she added con-
siderable freight aud passengers.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The popular tri-weekly packet Phil
Allin, Stack Lee master, will back out at
5 pm. to-day for Helena and Friar' S
Point. Billy Gray and Wynne Cannon
are her clerks.
The United States mail and passenger
steamer A. j. White, Mark Cheek mas
ter, backs out at 8 o'clock this evening
for Helena, Friar's Point, Napoleon,
Chicot and all lower landings. Messrs,
Fields, Smithers and Sharpe are her
clerks, and more clever trio cannot be
found.
The Capitol City, in command of Capt.
Crapster, leaves this evening at FIVE
o clock for Cairo and St. Louis, making
direct connections with the railroads and
packet lines. Mr.. White has charge Of
the office.
TheT. h. Allen will leave the landing
at pm. tomorrow for the mouth Of
White river, where she connects with the
light-draught Fort Gibson for all points
on the Arkansas.
The W. j. Lewis, Captain Blake is
the Anchor Line packet for vicksburg
tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Heavy rains are reported on the up
per Mississippi within the past few days
and rise is expected there.
The receipts of cotton by river are in
creasing rapidly.
AS yet there are no prospects Of
/" let up" in the war on the upper Mis-
sissippi. The railroads running paral-
lei with the river are suffering, and the
boats jammed with passengers. The st.
Louis Republican in reference to this
subject says:
The st. Louis, Rockford and Rock Is
land railroad, though having no connec-
ton with and facilities to land passen-
gers at most Of the principal cities on
the river, cannot control more than a
moiety of the travel. Steamers belong
ing to both the Northern and Keokuk
lines, and also the White Collar Line,
arrive here literally covered with peo-
pie, and depart with like passenger lists.
The fare for travelling by these boats is
merely nominal, and it is quite probable
that hundreds, perhaps thousands, Of
people who seldom leave their homes
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