Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-24
RIVER INTELLIGENOE.


Wittsburg, ST. Francie. pm
Cincinnati. Minneola.................. ...-..5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer r. W. Dugan, Arkansas river.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
- Belle Lee, New Orleans.
a. John A. scudder, New Orleans.
% George W. Cheek, Napoleon.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Frank Forest. Fulton.
Phil Allin. Friar's Point.
Belle Memphis. 81. Louis.
- John A. Scudder, st Louis.
- City of Helena, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Minneola, Belle Of Texas. Legal Tender, A.
J. White. City of Augusta. II. W. Dugan. st.
Francis. Quickstep. Andy Baum. Belle Lee,
George W. Cheek.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
uWeather clear and cool. The river declined
inches since yesterday up to this morning,
and has declined altogether nineteen inches.
At Helena and as far down as Lake Provi-
dence, the river has declined three inches. At
st. Louis the river is still falling. At Cairo it
rose one inch. Yesterday the Ohio at Pitts
burg fell eleven inches. Yesterday at Gin
cinnati II rose thirty-e eight inches. Cunber-
land river is still rising. Arkansas rivsi is
rising at Little Rock with fifteen and half
feet in the channel. White river is falling
slswly. Business or the landing continues
dali, with little movement in freights.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business in river circles continues dull with
little movement in freights owing TO the high
stage Of water.
The river here has declined 20 inches alto
gether uP to this morning.
The wave coming out of the Chic and Cum
berland rivers will check the decline here, but
will hardly cause the river to rise to its for
mer hight before it will commence declining.
The types made us say yesterday that the
Fort Gibson sold for s5l. 900, when it should
have been $500. and the Mary Boyd $4,000.
when it should have been $500.
The great spiritualist of the little sheet
around the corner endeayors this morning to
mesmerize the steambOatmen that won't adj
vertise with him, and thus become spiritual
lists. Oh. 0phelia.
The R. W. Dugan. Captain Ed. Nowlsnd,
came in from Arkansas river last evening
with 300 bales Of cotton and a lot Of seed, and
reshipped at the mouth 12T bales Of cotton.
The Dugan is receiving for return trip to all
points on Arkansas river through TO Fort
Smith, and leaves tomorrow evening. Irwin
Dugan, clever gentleman, presides in the
office.
The Utah and Crescent City are due from
New Orleans en- route to st. Louis.
The Nick Longworth, with 200 tons of
freight, will pass up this afternoon for the
Ohio river.
The packets out last night had fair trips.
The river at Cairo rose one inch yesterday;
at Cincinnati thirty eight inches. and at Nash
vile twenty-eight inches.
The Ben Franklin for Memphis and Charles
Bodmann for New Orleans passed Evansville
yesterday morning.
The Robert Mitchell leaves Louisville to-
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The Exporter, which will be down this even
ing for New Orleans. gets $50 bales Of cotton
shipped by Captain Dick Lightbdrne.
The City Of Chester and Kellogg, with tow
Of ice. left st. Louis yesterday for Memphis.
The Missouri and Upper Mississippi are
rising. and the ice at ST. Paul and Sioux City
is breaking up.
The Arkansas river is rising again.
The City Of Augusta. Capt. Thomas Bow
man. leaves this evening for Helena, tho
bends. Mariana and Wittsburg. attending to
all way business. Messrs. Ed Postal and Dan
Sullivan are her gentlemanly clerks.
The Belle Lee. Captain Frank Hicks, came
in this morning from Few Orleans with loo
tons Of miscellaneous freight. She is receiF-
ing with a return trip for New Orleans and
the bends. leaving Thursday eyening.and will
hereafter make regular trips from here TO
New Orleans. leaving Memphis every Thurs
day. This will be quite an accommodation 70
shippers and passengers. The Belle combines
speed. comfort and safety, and is in charge oil
careful and competent eficcrs. John suit
van. an efficient officer aud courteous semitic
man. has charge Of the Office. and is seconded
b. two clever gentlemen. Joe Spears and Cap
tain Jim Kerr. ir.
The wrecking boat Travis Wright, which
has been up Ouaehita river has gone to New
Orleans 10 try and raiss the ship Aiisa' sunk
in New Orleans harbor.
The splendid passenger steamer Al White,
Captain Mark Cheek in command, leaves this