Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-14
RIVER INTELLIGENCE


Napoleon, A. J. White......................e2 pm
Ohicot City, Pat Cleburne p N
" hlte river Legal Tender. p IN
Marianna, 81. FRANCIS ;.........'..'.'''''e p ~
Arkansas river, r. W. Dugan ."............5 p m
Cincinnati, Ben rankln.........-..-......5 pm
Sicksburg, Julia. .............'.5 pm
~. Louis, Grand Tower p m
New Orleans. Pauline Carroll. I'm
Louisville. Robert Mitchell......~-..-.-. 30 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer R. W. Dugan, Little Rock.
st. Francis. st. Francis river.
City Of Augusta. st. Francis river.
A. j. White, Napoleon,
Pat Cleburne, Chicot City.
Grand Tower. St. Louis.
Pat Rogers. Cincinnati.
Julia, ST. Louis
II. @. Yaeger, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Kittie Hegler. Cincinnati.
Frank Forest, Fulton.
- Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
g. W. Cheek, Napoleon.
II. G. Yaeger. st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Ben FRANKLIN, Legal Tender, Belle Lee. II.
w. Dugan, st. francis, Pat Cleburne, City OF
Augusta. A. j. White. Grand Tower, Pat
Rogers, Julia.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cool and cloudy. The river here
commenced falling last night and has declined
half an inch up to noon to-day. The upper
streams are falling rapidly. White and Ar
kansas rivers are declining steadily, and we
may look for a rapid decline in the lower
Mississippi in a few days. thus preventing a
disastrous overflow. Business on the wharf
is fair, with good list of boats in port receiy-
ing and discharging.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The river here declined half inch since
last evening. All dangers Of an overflow have
passed.
The officers Of the Phil Allin reported a
break in Commerce bend, which would make
a cut off Of fourteen miles; that several plan
tiers were considerably damaged by the cre-
vase; but the officers of the A. j. White
contradict the report. and say there is no
break in Commerce bend. and we hope there
is not.
. The merchants who have been holding back
supplies until they were satisfied about the
overflow will now send orders forward, and
we may look for revival Of business in the
bends in few day.
Jaeksonport and Clarendon, on White river,
are inundated and the denizens perambulate
around town in skiffs, dug-outs and fats.
Several hundred cattle have been drowned by
the rapid rise Of the river, and other damage
done.
The upper streams are all falling, and we
may look for rapid decline Of the river here.
The Belle Lee, Captain Frank Hicks, with
over 1000 bales Of cotton on board, laid over
until to-day to complete her lots. She was to
have got of at noon with one of the best trips
that has left here since the war. She has a
good passenger trip. and engagements in the
bends for 1880 bales of cotton and a large lot
Of seed. 1t reminded us of old times to see
the tiers of cotton on the Belle Lee. and as she
laid at the wharf with her cargo of the heeey
staple she presented beautiful sight.
Captain S. H. Whitehead informed us that
there is no break in the levee at Sunaower
Landing, and reports the Hushpuekany levee
all 0. X.
TIE Pat Rogers will arrive tonight from
Cincinnati with a full cargo and will leave
on Tuesday with return trip
The Mary Houston for Louisville left Nsw
Orleans last evening.
The excellent steamer Robert Mitchell,
Captain Gus Desouehet. leaves this evening
for Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati. Captain
Charley Schultz is her prime minister. Tom
Collier, her passenger agent. will engage
staterooms for all wishing pleasant trip up
the river. rq
The ]. D. Parker for Memphis left Louis
vile yesterday.
The John Kyle for St. Louis and Chas. Bod
man and C. B. Church for Cincinnati, passed
Nickehuro vastarday
The Belle Memphis for Memphis left st.
Louis yesterday.
The following towboats from Pittsburg ar
rived at Louisville yesterday with tows of
coal: Sam Clark. John Dippold. Diamond,
Charley Mcdonald. Mary Ann. Enterprise.
Grand Lake. Nat, Smoky City, j. Walton.
Tom Reese and Painter.
The splendid Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, leaves this evening
for Cairo and ST. Louis attending to all way
business. Billy Dill will engage passage for
al wishing pleasant trip up the river.
The Robert Mitchell has for the Ohio 500
rnolasses, 2tO hhds sugar and 400
bbls plaster and cement.
The A. j. White. Captain Mark Cheek.
came in last night with So bales of cotton and
2O7 sacks seed. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for New Orleans. attending to
all way business. Mr.. Wildberger does the
honors Of the Office.
Tho George W. Cheek and Phil Allin, out
asst night, had fair trips.
The elegant steamer Julia. Captain VIM.
Blake. is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends, con-
Meeting at Chicot City with the Pine Bluff
-ailroad. John Blake is her prime minister.
The C. B. Church, due up tomorrow. has
ior the Ohio river 800 sacks Of salt and $50
iogsheads Of sugar.
The elegant side-wheel passenger steamer
Ben. Franklin, in command Of that ever pop
llar officer Captain William Miller. leaves
his evening for Cincinnati and way points on
The Ohio, ticketing passengers through to Bal
timore for $40. and to New York for 20, in
GLIDING meals and stats-rooms. The Ben
franklin has unsurpassed passenger accom-
dations. Andy Harrigan. clever gentleman
holds forth In the Office. Major Bradford, her
efficient agent. will make engagements for
her.
AtNew Orleans freights have been advanced |
10 twenty cents pr hundred weight to St.
Louis for bonded goods, and twenty-five cents /
per hundred weight to TIE Ohio river.
Captain John McCloy, an old Missouri and |