Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIvALs.

ARRIvALs.
Steamer Julia. Vicksburg,
st. Mary's Cincinnati.
Nightingale, Arkansas river.
Q. Bodman, New Orleans.
- Robert Burns. Cincinnati.
Frank Forest, Osceola.
" George W. Cheek. Friars' Point.
g A. j., White, Napoleon,
0uachita Belle, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Julia, st. Louis,
. Phil Allin, Friar's Point,
Undine, Oseeola.
Charles Bodmann, Cincinnati.
BOATS IN PORT.
st. Marys, W. S. Hays, G. S. Weeks, Night
!ngale, Robert Burns, 6. W. Cheek. Ouachita
Belle. Frank Forest,
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Evansville. Varble.............5 p m.
White River; .....".GeorgeW W. Weeks......5 p m.
Friar's Point.....@G. W. Cheek............5 p IN.
RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The river has risen one foot aimee yesterday.
and is now eleven feet above low water mark
Some of the upper streams are rising, and il is
more than probable that there will be plenty
of water for the balance of the season. The
weather is clear and pleasant.
| RIVER TEAEGkAMS.
EVANSVILLE. January 1O.-Arrived: R. c..
Gray. from Arkansas river; H. s.. Turner.
and stormy, with signs Of snow. Mercury 30. 3.
| The river has risen six inches. The j. r..
Rankin left for Cincinnati full of grain. cot
ton, tobacco and peanuts; The II 5. Turner
| freights for New Orleans.
| CAIRO, January 10 Arrived: Belle of Mem
phis, from Memphis, Belfast, from New Or
leans. Weather cloudy and cold. River sta
| tionary.
NASHVILLE. January 1O.-Arrived: John
Lumsden, from Cairo; Ella Huger. from up
per Cumberland. Departed: John Lumsden.
| for Cairo. A dispatch from GAINESVILLE says
the steamer Emma Floyd, from Cincinnati,
will be in port tonight.
LOUISVILLE, January 10.-River falling
/ slowly with nine feet two inches in the canal,
and seven feet two inches on the falls. The
Groesbeck and barges. New Orleans; COLLECT
and barges. Pittsburg. Departed; ]. H.
| Groesbeck and barges. Cincinnati; Robert
Mitchell, Mollie Ebert, John Kilgour,. New
| Orleans; Captain 5. +. CovingtOn perfected
arrangements to reship the freight of the
Eunken steamer Sam ]. Hale on the steamer
Robert Mitchell to-day. The Falls Pilot
towed the gates Of the new canal that recently
gave way, to Jefersonville for repairs. They
will be ali right in few days when they will
| be more substantially set.
| ST. LOUIS. January II River falling slowly,
but the thaw. which has been quite rapid to-
/ day, will soon cause a rise, and navigation
will again be fully resumed. Plenty Of freight
here for the South.
PirTsBuRe. January l.-Monongahela Eve
feet four inches and falling slowly. Weather
| clear and cool.
PORT NEWS.
The Julia came up late yesterday, added Ill
bales of cotton, and some passengers......The
st. Mary's. from the Ohio. had several hum
bred tons for this point. and a fair trip for
the Arkansas. The Nightingale eamein from
the Arkansas river at late hour last night,
brought 397 bales of cotton for this city, and
327 for Cinoinnati.......The Frank Forest, from
Fulton, brought in AZ bales Of cotton, 1913
sacks of seed and $50 sacks of eorn.-....The g..
j. White came in from Napoleon with las
bales of co ton, 1852 sacks Of seed, and a fair
passenger list......The Robert Burns, frem
Cincinnati. arrived with a good trip Of pro-
duee.... The 0uaehita Belle came in early thi:
morning from New Orleans, with 1873 sacks Of
seed, 162 hogsheads of sugar, 80 barrels Of
molssses. and lot Of sundries to order.
The Charles Bodmann. from New Orleans. six
days out, with barge in tow. came in late
last night. She discharged here 200 tons Of
freight, and had 500 tons for the 0hio......The
G. W. Cheek. from Friar's Point. brought in
So bales Of cotton. AS sacks of seed, and lot
of sundries to order. This concluded the bus
mess this morning.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Grand Duke will come down the river
on the Great Republic, about the 9th, and
will be shown the great water works ION the
blum aud all the other sights about town BY a
committee. A feet Of small steamers will so
up the river to meet him.
The regular tri-weekly passenger packet g.
W. Cheek, Captain George Malone, leaves to-
day at five pm. for Friar's Point and all way
landings. F. 5. Gonterman and L. II. Brisss
are clerks.
The PINK Varble, Captain Thomas Hunt.
leaves to-day at ave pm, for Evansville and
al astlandings.
The Robert Burns goes out Tomorrow for
| Cincinnati.
The great Thompson Dean will pass down
at ten o'clock tomorrow morning for New
! Orleans and the bends.