Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-29
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
lnATs LEAVING Tn.nA,
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer Frank Forest, Fulton.
Belle of Texas, Pine Bluff.
City of Alton, St. Louis.
City of Helena, Vicksburg,
City of Augusta, Wittsburg.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Minneola, Cincinnati.
Legal Tender, White river.
John F. Tolle, New Orleans.
Mary Boyd, Arkansas river.
Belle Memphis, st, Louis.
Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
G. B. Church, Cincinnati.
Kate Kinney, New Orleans.
West Wind, Osceola.
Great Republic, New Orleans
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Capitol City, Vicksburg.
City of Alton, New Orleans.
City of Helena, st Louis.
John +. Tolle, St. Louis.
Robert Mitchell, New Orleans
IN PORT.
Exporter, Frank Forest Phil Allin
Belle of Texas, Minneola, Legal Ten
der, City of Augusta, May Boyd, Bell
Memphis, A. j. White, Kate Kinney
West Wind, Great Republic.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant TIL,
river here is declining steadily. At St
Louis the river is falling, with fai
stage Of water out to Cairo. The 0hic
is receding, with a good steamboat stag
of water from Cincinnati down. Whit
river is declining, with ten feet in tb'
channel. Arkansas river is falling, with
six feet in the channel at Little Rock
Business on the wharf is active, with 6
large number Of boats in port. There
is fair movement in freight, with rates
to all points unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing presented lively APP
pearance this morning, with a large
number of boats in port doing business.
The Ben Franklin for Memphis and
Nick Longworth for New Orleans lett
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Pauline Carroll and James How
ard left st. Louis on Saturday for New
Orleans.
The Shannon left New Orleans Satur'
day evening for Cincinnati. She don't
want any more of the Arkansas river
trade.
The John Kilgour, Great Republic and
Julia are due this evening from New
Orleans.
The Paragon is due to morrow from
the Ohio river, en- route to New Orleans.
Captain Frank Hicks arrived Sunday
morning from New Orleans by rail. He
takes command Of the Great Republic
in the New Orleans trade.
The John F. Tolle, from New Orleans
for st. Louis, laid here yesterday patch
ing her boilers. She discharged here
1900 bundles ties, GOO sacks salt, and 100
packages sundries, and has for ST. Louis
$50 tons of sugar, molasses and other
freight.
The City of Alton passed down last
night deeply laden.
The Anna will be sold at New Orleans
to-day by the Urited States Marshal.
The c. B. Church passed down at
noon for New Orleans with a full cargo
of freight. She put Off here few lots.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
will arrive this afternoon from Cincin-
natl with full cargo Of miscellaneous
freight, and returns to Cincinnati on
Wednesday.
The Legal Tender, Captain John
Elliott, arrived from White river last
evening with 923 bales of cotton and a
good list Of passengers. She is the reg
ular Tuesday United States mail packet
for White river, leaving tomorrow even
ing for all points on White and Black
rivers. Walker Outlaw is her worthy
purser.
The Capitol City. for Yioksburg, put
of here a lot Of produce and grain.
The Belle Of Shreveport left Shreve-
port for St. Louis last Friday with q
cargo Of cotton, beef and hides at SOC.
per cwt. through to New York, and
about 81 per bale on cotton to Cairo.
We have nov a. the wharf the Elk
porter. Kate Kinney and Great Repub-