Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
AnRIvALs.

AnRIvALs.
Steamer Hartford, White river. a
4" st. Francis, st. Francis river.
p" A. J. White, Napoleon.
4" Bismarck, Cairo.
" Glasgow, Belmont.
Undine, Osceola.
q" E. c. Elliott, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Belle Lee, New Orleans.
Kate Robinson, Cincinnati.
" G. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Glasgow, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Hartford, st. Francis, Mary Boyd, A..
j. White, Bismarck, Undine, Z. G. Ell
lott.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TODAY.
Napoleon...........A.J ]. White-~.....--..,6 pm.
RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The river rose eight inches during the
past twenty-four hours and is now over
six feet above the lowest point of the
season. The rise at other points is as
follows: Leavenworth three inches,
Cairo ten inches, ViOksburg six inches,
st. Louis three inches; and the decline
at Pittsburg ten inches, Nashville six
inches, Louisville four inches, Cincinnati
one inch, Shreveport one inch. The
Arkansas rose ten inches yesterday and
has four feet out from Little Rock.
White river is rising with six and half
feet below Augusta. The weather is
clear and pleasant.
PORT NEWS.
Business at the landing last evening
was fairly active..,,.....The Boyd dropped
down to the wharf boat to go out to-day.
The st. Francis arrived at dark
with fair trip........The Kate Robinson
left for the Ohio with 900 bales of cotton.
The Belle Lee left during the night for
New Orleans, with $50 bales of cotton,
27lO sacks oil cake, 100 tons way freight.
..,...... The Hartford, from White river,
brought a small lot of cotton, and has
100 bales for Cincinnati.........The Cheek
departed with a fair trip for the lower
landings.
Business this morning was more ac-
tive, there being FIVE arrivals and one
departure. The A. ]. White, from
Napoleon, brought 1853 bales Of cotton
and 700 sacks Of seed........The Bis
marck arrived from Cairo and discharged
nearly 200 head of stock. She adds
several hundred bales of cotton for New
Orleans ........T The Emma Elliott, from
White river, brought 1854 bales OF cotton.
She returns to-morrow.........The Glas-
Cow passed down loaded to her guards.
This summed up the business to one pm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ice two inches thick formed in the
coal pools above Pittsburg night before
last.
The Submarine No. Ia arrived yester
day with part of the wrecked steamer
Roseville's machinery.
Instructions have been issued by the
signal bureau to all observers at stations
upon Western rivers, to make special
reports by telegraph of any sudden OF
unusual change in rivers. This will EN-
able steamboatmen to take proper pre-
cautions against loss of property by the
breaking up of ice.
Wharfmaster Lightburne, anticipating
q heavy business at the landing, has
issued his instructions setting apart tha
portion of the levee above Jefferson
street for the lower and upper coas
packets, from Jefferson to Court for thu
Memphis and st. Louis and Arkansa
and White river boats. and the lowe
portion Of the landing for the New Or
leans boats. The idea is good one
and if carried out will save much trouble
1t is reported that very heavy gorg'
has formed at Chester, extending from
that point to Fort Charities, over twent.
miles, and that the steamers Lockwood
and Columbia attempted to break i
Wednesday, but found it too strong, and
retired.
Captain Samuel Miller, of the tow
boat Grand Lake No. 2, died at Pitts
burg of smallpox on Tuesday night.
The Robert Mitchell had splendid
trip from Louisville night before last
She tows the hull of Captain Bryson'i
new steamer to Cairo. when it will bt
towed to St. Louis and receive the ma
chinery and cabin. The H. S. Turner
left at the same time, lightly laden, but
fills out at Evansville and Cairo.
Yesterdays Louisville Ledger says
the latest in regard to the new locks il
that the gates are almost completed, ant
the mud is nearly all excavated from th'
chambers. The gates have been thor
oughly overhauled, and the locks will b
ready for the passage of boats inside
of six days.
Captain E. E. Bowers, clerk of tn
steamer Nick Longworth, has been nom
mated by the Democracy for city clerl
of Newport, Kentucky. he is thorough.
competent to fill the bill.
On Wednesday the board of govern
ment engineers to examine the survey
and report on the condition Of the St
Louis and Alton harbors held a session
and listened to the harbor committee o
that city's common council. The latte
gentlemen laid before the board the con
dition of the river, what it required Il