Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-03
RIVER INTELLIeEEOK

RIVER INTELLIHENOK
BoAfs HAVING ro'pAr,
Cincinnati, Andy Baum......................5p. m
81. Louis, City Of pm
friars Point. Phil Pm
W ARRIVALS.
Steamer Phil Allin, Friars Point
John kilgour, Cincinnati.
City Of Chester, 81. Louis.
Joe Kinney, 81. Louis.
Ouaehita Belle, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City Of Helena, St. Louis.
-" West Wind, Gayoso Landing.
Pat cleburne Helena.
81. Francis, Helena.
n. w. Dugan, Arkansas river.
q. w. Cheek, Napoleon.
City OF Augnsta, White river.
John Kilgour, Louisville
IN PORT.
Ella, Legal Tender. Nashville, Andy
Baum, A. ]. White, Raven, Falls Pilot,
Ida Leon, Come and See Me, City OF
Chester, Joe Kinney, Ouachita Belle.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS
Weather sultry aud cloudy, with An
occasional shower Of rain. The river
here is still rising, with a big stage Of
water from Cairo down. From Cairo
to St. Louis the packets report
Eve feet scant in the chanasl.
The Ohio is falling, with a good
stage Of water from Pittsbnrg to
the mouth. Arkansas river remains
at low tide. with only thirty inches on
the shoal bars from Pine Bluff, and
White river is falling, with four feet
from Jacksonport. Business on the
wharf was moderate, with fair move
ment in cotton shipments.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The City Of Helena, from St. Louis,
had 400 tons Of grain and produce.
The 0uachita Belle, from New Or
leans, brought in 1855 bales Of cotton,
1000 bundles ties, 100 hogsheads sugar,
l25 barrels molasses and a lot Of groce-
ries.
The Joe Kinney, from St. Louis for
Vicksburg, puts off at the elevator 200
tons Of freight, and leaves to-day at five
D. m. for Yicksburg and the bends. Joe
Dill efficiates in the office.
The question is being asked every day
why the wharfboat, moored at the foot
of Court street, is not moved, as directed
sometime since by the General Council.
The Phil Allin brought in AS bales OF
cotton and lot Of seed.
The Mary Boyd dropped down to the
elevator this morning to load for st.
Louis in the Anchor Line.
The James Howard and Robert
Mitchell will pass down this evening for
New Orleans.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
is the regular Wednesday Friar's Point
and bends packet, leaving at 5 pm.
Stack Lee and B. p. Fields have charge
Of the Office.
Among the fatboat arrivals yesterday
we're the two boats of 7. j., W. w. anC
J. T. YVillett, from Concordia, Kentucky
loaded with l475 barrels of potatoes
$4,000 cabbages and 10 barrels apple:
they we're fifteen days making the trip
and John Cunningham's produce boat
from Amsterdam, Indiana, which wa'
three weeks on the way. Geo. Baker
boat from Hamilton, Kentucky, witt
27OO barrels of potatoes, passed down
without landing.
The GAINESVILLE is en- route from Ar
kansas river to Memphis. On her ar
rival she will enter the service of the
Anchor Line.
The John Kilgour passed up last nigh
for Louisville with a good upstream
trip.
Freights from Cairo south per river
are fifteen to eighteen cents per hundred
weight.
Bill Hardwick's two boats were to
leave Cave in Rock Saturday with $500
barrels potatoes.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-day
at s 7. IN. for Cairo and st. Louis. The
Chester has unsurpassed passenger &C.
commodations. Bill Dill, the great and
good passenger agent of the line, will in
troduce all on board.
The Thomas Sherlock for Cincinnati,
John Kyle and Future City and barges
for St. Louis, left New Orleans last
evening.
The Seminole for White river, Belle of
Texas for Arkansas river, Kate Kinney
for St. Louis, and Indiana for Cincin-
natl, passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Bismarck and Fanny Lewis will
pass down this evening
The Anna is due this afternoon from
Cincinnati.
George b. Balsley has three boat;
loaded at Cave-in-Roek, which leave
there to-day for New Orleans. Nos.