Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer NJ. ]. Wicks, st. Louis.
Lady Lee, St. Louis
Potomac, Cincinnati.
Anna, Cincinnati.
Geo. W. Cheek, Frisr's Point
Glasgow, New Orleans.
Silver Moon, Cincinnati
Capitol City, St. Louis.
James Howard, Evansville.
Bismarck, New Orleans.
A. J. White, Napoleon.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer NJ. J. Wicks, New Orleans.
Anna, New Orleans.
Belle Lee, New Orleans.
(" Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Potomac, New Orleans.
City of Chester, st. Louis.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point
Z" Glasgow, St. Louis.
Capitol City, Vicksburg.
James Howard, New Orleans
Bismarck, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Silver Moon, R. P. Walt, Dardanelle
A. j. White.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TODAY.
Arkansas river Dardanelle ,. m.
Napoleon ..............A. j. White..."....5 p. IN.
RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS.
The decline neither decreases nor
increases, but continues at the rate Of
two inches per day; and now the water
is about ten feet one inch above the
lowest mark Of the season. Nearly all
the upper streams are falling, as also are
those below. White river has five feet
full to Augusta, and the Arkansas three
and a half feet to Little Rock, with both
streams falling slowly The changes
reported by the signal bureau are as fol-
lows: At Cairo the decline was two
inches; Cincinnati four; Leavenworth,
two; Louisville, one; Omaha, eleven;
Shreveport, four; St. Louis, FIVE. AT
vicksburg a rise of one inch; New Or
leans, one; Nashville, seven. A heavy
and drenching rain fell before daylight
this morning, and at this writing it is
cloudy, with prospects of more rain.
PORT NEWS.
Eleven arrivals and ten departures
yesterday, all told.........The MI. Wicks,
Anna, Potomac and Lady Lee passed
down loaded each to the guards. .......The
Glasgow up had but light trip...."...The
Chester took a number of people and
some way freight for above.........The
Cheek came up with a splendid trip of
cotton and passengers, and went back
with all she could carry.........The Belle
Lee got away with 1000 sacks oil cake,
500 bales cotton and seventy five tons
way freight.........The Capitol City ar
rived late and laid over until this morn
ing, when she left with 900 tons for
Vieksburg. Silver Moon arrived
late with a monster cargo, which is now
being put out........The James Howard
passed down early; her trip is reported
below........The Bismarck passed up at
2 am, putting out fifty tons and has
two hundred tons for points above........
The A. J. White came up an hour be-
fore noon with her cabin full of passen-
gers and cargo of Isl bales cotton,
1867 sacks seed, and other miscellaneous
freight. She lost one chimney over
board in a gale below here.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mallie Ragon is due from above
There are nearly nine feet of water
between Cairo and St. Louis.
Messrs. Higgins and Boylan are in
the Office Of the Silver Noon this season,
and Captain James H. Madison COM
mands. The Moon leaves here to-mor-
row evening for Cincinnati.
There are few, if any, idle steamboat
men about the city. All have found
employment since navigation opened.
The Walt for White river, and Emma
c. Elliott for Cincinnati, go out tO-mor-
row evening
The wrecks of the steamers burned at
Cincinnati are TO be sold at auction this
afternoon.
The United States mail and passenger
steamer A. J. White, Captain Mark R.