Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER lNTELhlGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
st. Louis, City of Helena..................5p p. IN
Chicot City, p. m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Illinois, Chicot City.
Belle Lee, New Orleans.
City Of Helena, St. Louis.
st. Genevieve. St. Louis
Capitol City, Vicksburg
West Wind, Osceola.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer st. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
Capitol City, st. Louis.
A. ]. White, Napoleon.
St. Francis, Friars Peint.
Frank Forest, Osceola.
Belle Memphis, St. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Belle Lee, Illinois, West Wind, City OF
Helena.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The weather continues clear and cool.
The river is still on the decline, with
scant eight feet to Cairo, and five and a
half feet thence to St. Louis. The Ohio
is rising at Pittsburg and Louisville,
with four feet in the channel from Louis
vile to Cairo. White river is receding,
with four and half feet on the bars
from Jacksonport to the mouth. Ar
kansas river is falling with three feet
four inches on the bars from Little Rock
to the mouth. Business on the landing
is moderate, with fair movement in
freight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cotton is coming in lively.
The officers of the Belle Lee and Hi
nois report large amount of cotton on
the banks in the bends awaiting ship
ment.
Jack Frost appeared this morning in
all his glory.
The A. j. White, for Napoleon, St.
Francis, for Friar's Point and the Frank
Forest for the upper coast, got awsy last
evening with splendid trips,
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis last evening with 65 bales of cot
ton, a lot of sundries and fair list of
passengers.
The Katie left New Orleans last even
ing for the mouth of White river,
The Mollie Moore passed Vicksburg
yesterday for St. Louis. The principal
item Of her cargo is 5000 sacks of salt.
The City of Chester left St. Louis yes
terday for Memphis.
The Indiana has laid up at Cairo for
the present.
The Bee and bsrges will pass down
to day for New Orleans
The Arlington, for Memphis, and
Esperanza, for New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday.
The local packets have concluded to
sell halffare tickets to those wishing to
attend the Exposition.
The Kate Kinney quits the Missouri
river trade, and will try her fortune in
the Helena epd New Orleans trade.
The Belle of Shreveport and Bis
marck are the next boats due down en-
route for New Orleans.
The Phil Allin will be down tomorrow
from Paducah and resume her regular
trips in the Friar's Point trade on Friday
next.
The West Wind, Captain Andrews,
came in from the upper coast with q
good list Of cotton and seed, and re-
enters the Osceola trade, leaving here
this evening
The Capitol City passed up this
morning for St. Louis with fair trip.
The St. Genevieve passed down this
morning for Vicksburg with 500 tons of
freight. She put off here 1900 packages
grain and produce.
The Utah and GAINESVILLE are due to-
day from Arkansas river.
The W. F. Curtis is coming south from
the upper Mississippi with a cargo of pro-
duce.
Bates at Cairo on New Orleans freights
has been fixed at zoe. per hundred rates
on freights from St. Louis to New Or
leans is 25c. per hundred, and SOC. on
-four.
The Belle Lee came in last evening
from New Orleans with 81 bales Of cot
ton, 40 boxes Of oranges, 10 barrels Of
rosin, 80 boxes Of tin and large lot Of
sundries. She did a Dig way business
coming up, and bas cotton engagements
in the bends for her down trip sufficient
to load her deep in the water She opens
out the season with bright prospects, and
we hone the season will prove lucrative
TO her. Captain Frank Hicks is her
commander. Captain ALI GrissOm, Joe
Spears and John Langlois, a trio OF gen
tlemen who are not only popular along
the river, but are noted for their cour-
tesy, urbaniiy and uniform kindness 10
all with whon they come in contact, do