Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS


ARRIVALS.
Steamer City Of Alton, New Orleans.
City of Cairo. St. Louis.
Andes, New Orleans.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
st. Francis, Mariana.
John 0yerton, Island 10.
Undine, 0sceoia.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg
Pat Cleburne, Arkansas river
Susie Silver, New Orleans.
Nick Longworth, Louisville.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
Sam Orr, Tell City.
Legal Tender, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Marble City, Vicksburg
City of Alton, St. Louis.
City of Vicksburg st. Louis
d" City of Cairo, New Orleans.
4" Andes, Cincinnati.
Mallie Ragon, Evansville.
Susie Silver, ST. Louis.
" Nick Longworth, New Orleans.
BOATS Is PORT.
Phil Allin, John 0verton, Undine, St.
Francis, Pat Cleburne, A. j. White, Lee
gal Tender, Sam Orr.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Arkansas river........Pat Cleburne .......5 p. m.
| ST. Louis........... Belle Memphis.....5 p. m.
| Yickpbu ... .......City of Helena......5 p. m.
Napoleon. j. White.........5 p. m.
RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS.
A decline of one inch is noted by the
gauge, making a total Of fourteen inches
since the water began to fall. White
river has six feet below Augusta, and o
rise expected The Arkansas has three
feet scant to Little Rock and eighteen
inches to Fort Smith, light draught
boats being the only visitors at the latter
point. A rise, however, is expected
soon. All other lower tributaries are in
good boating order. The changes in the
streams above is reported as follows
Cairo, stationary; Cincinnati, declined
one inch; Pittsburg, twelve inches
Shreveport, two inches; Vicksburg, three
inches; Leavenworth, rose two inches
Louisville, one inch; Nashville, forty
seven inches; New Orleans, two inches
Omaha, one inch. The weather is
cloudy to-day and quite cool, with
brisk northwest wind to cheer the hearts
and chill the faces of levee pedestrians
PORT NEWS.
BusineSs was lively yesterday, the
Marble City and City of Cairo passing
down deeply laden, and the Andes, City
of Vicksburg and City Of Alton passing
up with fair trips.........The Cleburnt
brought 439 bales Of cotton and 800
sacks of seed from the Arkansas, ant
returns to-night........The John Overtor
brought from the bends above 5000 sacks
of corn, $50 sacks cotton seed, rs bales
of cotton and lot of people.........Tht
Susie Silver passed up late last nigh
with cargo Of railroad iron, ,,.,"..Tl'
la. j. White, from Napoleon, came il
with 246 bales of cotton, III sacks o
seed, and lot of sundries to order........
The Nick Longworth, from Louisville
arrived early this morning, discharged
50 tons Of freight and left for New Or
leans, drawing 7 feet.........The San
Orr, from the Ohio, brought good tril
of furniture and produce.........The LIE
gal Tender, from White river, came il
with 2O3 bales of cotton and SO sacks o
seed and lot of sundries to order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There is no great rise in the Missouri
river as yet. The river is gorged by ic
in numerous places.
The Alice Dean, Thompson Dean an,
Belle ST. Louis are due from below, ant
the Glasgow, Kilgour, Belle Memphis
Robt. Burns and j S. Neal are expecte,
from above.
Cumberland river has risen four fee
in the past forty-eight hours, and is still
swelling rapidly.
The steamer Converse, valued at $4,000
! collided with and was sunk by the Las
Chance, near Bells Landing in tn
upper Cumberland, last Wednesday.
The Cleburne had few window
broken by Fridays hail storm, and tn
Belle Lee lost nearly all her cabin win
, dows on the windward side.
The passenger steamer A. j. White
Captain Mark Cheek, leaves this even
ing at FIVE o'clock for Napoleon and al
way landings. Messrs. B. ?. Fields an
Charles Sharpe are her clerks.
On Friday the wharf at Little Roc
was covered with freight awaiting shiI
ment.
The Continental is coming up with GO
tons, comprising railroad iron, sugar an
molasses.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane
leaves at five o clock this evening for 81
: Louis. Messrs. Blenker and Branniek
two clever gentlemen, are the first AM
second secretaries. The Belle is sur
to get a good load of people and freight
as she is one Of the favorite boats of tn
/ line.
The Robert Burns is the next regula
: packet for Cincinnati. She leaves OIL
. Wednesday.
The Mary Miller has assOne item So
kegs of nails for this city. The Hal
brings 400 kegs.
The P. W. Strader brings up 100
: bars of railroad iron for st. Louis, an