Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-20
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


Cairo City Of Chester..........5 p. m
-U. ARRIVALS.
Steamer Henry Ames. New Orleans.
| I" st. Francis, Mariana.
4" IAndy Baum. Cincinnati.
g Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
90 q. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
- Lawrence, Cincinnati
A" ashland. Cincinnati.
I a. Armadillo, Cincinnati.
g May Flower, New Orleans.
City of Chester, Cairo.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Tom Jasper. New Orleans.
Henry Ames, Cairo.
Exporter, Cairo.
- Pink Varble, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
La Belle. Arlington. Dardanelle. West Wind,
st. Francis, Andy Baum. Phil Allin, q. W.
Cheek, Lawrence, Ashland, ArmadillO, May
Flower, City of Chester.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The total rise at Cairo has been one foot, and
that, with the swell expected from St. Louis,
will make a depth of five and a half feet at
Point Pleasant and the bars this side, and
depth of six and half feet at Reeves and
Horn Lake, where yesterday the Henry
Ames passed on her way up drawing six feet
ofwater. White river has rise that will in
crease the depth over Little Island to three
feet, and the Arkansas rose several inches
yesterday. The snow and rain at the North
ern cities for the past two days led nearly
every one to believe that a general exemption
of navigation would be the result, but
extreme cold weather followed so quickly
that the prospects are no better than they
were before, and except a slightly improved
channel in the river below Cairo and some of
the Southern tributaries. there will be no,
change of Importance. The river is stationary
here aud will perhaps rise a few inches before
it again begins to fall. The rain poured down
steadily until last night, when the wind
whipped around to the northwest at midnight
and blew blasts direct from Greenland that
served we'll to enliven the gait of those whs
were out at that hour. To-day the mercury
stands at 2s' Cold enough.
BOATS TO LEAvE.
FoR WHrrE RvER,-The City of Augusta
will leave here on Saturday evening.
FoR WHITE RIVER The Dardanelle goes
Saturday evening at pm.
For CINoINNATI.-The old reliable" line
sends out the Lawrence on Saturday.
FOR MARIASSA.-Th excellent steamer ST.
Frances, Captain 7. R. Bowman, leaves as
above. stopping at all way landings. this even
ing at five o'clock. Messrs. Paine, Dean and
franklin. clerks.
FOR n. LouIs.-The elegant steamer City Of
Chester will leave at five o'clock this evening
for Belmont. Cairo and St. Leuis. making all
therailway and packet connections.
FoR FaAn's poINr.-The regular United
States mail packet g. W. Cheek. with Captain
George Malone on the roof. leaves this even
ing at Eve o'clock for Friar's Point and all
way landings.
For FRIAR's PoNT.-The gay steamer Phi
Allin, Captain James Lee, leaves this evening
at five o clock for Helena, Friar's Point and
all business landings in the bends below.
FoR NAPoLEox.- A. J. White. Captan
Mark Cheek. leaves this afternoon at Eve
o'clock for Napoleon aud all the bend land.
ings. Messrs. Fields, Sharpe and Smither ara
her popular secretaries
Eos CNoINNATI.- Arlington, CAPTAIN
Dan Moore, leaves this evening at Eve o'clock
for Cincinnati and all points on the Ohio
river.
BUSINESS.
Scarcely anything was done At sbe landing
yesterday afternoon. The Henry Ames came
up last evening. drawing six feet. and with
Der barge had eight hundred and fly Tons q
freight, including fifteen hundred kogshesds
Of sugar. twenty-five hundred barrels Of mo-
lasses. twenty i've hundred packages Of raj