Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-27
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

=! BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
| Hale's Point, Frank Forest..".............3 p IN
Friars Point, Phil Allin p m
ST. Louis. Capital City. y. IN
| ARRIVALS.
| Steamer A. ]. White, Napoleon.
| !" Capital City. Vicksburg.
| :" Bannock City, White river
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Peytona, New Orleans.
:" r. w. Dugan, Arkansas river.
/" Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
| - City Of Chester, St Louis.
| IN PORT.
| N. Longworth. Phil Allin, Ben Franklin.
| q. W. Cheek. Quickstep,. Belle Lee, City OF
| Augusta. Bannock City, a. D. Wmte.
| WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The river
here has fallen three inches since yesterday
at noon and has fallen twenty eight inches
altogether. The Ohio is falling rapidly as far
down as Evansville. At Cairo the river rose
| eight inches, and at st. Louis nineteen inches
yesterday. Cumberland river is falling.
White river is receding rapidly. Arkansas
river is falling. with ten feet in the channel.
Business on the landing was not very active
| with few arrivals and departures, and little
movementin freights.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There was little activity displayed on the
landing this morning.
The river here fell three inches since yester-
day noon, and has fallen twenty-five inches
altogether.
The wave of the Ohio and Cumberland will
not have much effect on the river here.
The officers of the A. j. White, which came
in this morning. report the river falling as far
down as Napoleon. and no further break or
creyasses.
The r. W. Dugan cleared for Arkansas
river last evening with a good freight trip and
full of people.
The Andy Baum for Cincinnati had. fine
trip-sS2 bales of cotton. 80 bales rags, 400
empty kegs. 20 tons old iron, liz cabin passen-
gers, Is Of whom go through to New York. and
Al deckers.
The James D. Parker for Memphis and
Thompson Dean for New Orleans left Cincin-
natl last evening.
The John Kilgour left Louisville last even
ing for New Orleans.
The Halle for Fort Smith and John How
ard for New Orleans left Little Rock yester-
day.
The Glencoe for New Orleans and st. Gene
We've for yicksburg left St. Louis yesterday.
The City Of Helena for St. Louis left Vicks-
burg yesterday.
The John B. Maude took into New Orleans
this trip $500 bales of cotton.
Captain Van Houten was reported as resting
well to-day. His estimable wife arrived yes
terday to nurse him.
The City Of Chester cleared for St. Louis last
night with $50 bales Of cotton and lot Of
other stuff.
The remains of Mrs. Ostrander. victim of
the Crescent City disaster. were found short
distance above Friar's Point floating in the
water. Both of her legs were blown on above
the knees and a chair-round was driven
through her breast. which remained in the
body when It was found. Citizens Of Friar' S
Point have had the remains encased.
The Pat Rogers for Memphis and Robert
Mitchell for New Orleans passed Evansville
yesterday morning.
Capt. Jas. Goode, of the barge line. and Mr..
Cassidy. the submarine diver. with four as
sistants. left last evening on the X. W. Du-
gan for the wreck Of the Crescent City to save
what property can be found and recover the
bodies Of those lost by the explosion.
The Julia is on the ways at ST. Louis. and
in consequence Of her repairs will. lose a trip
The A. J. White, Captain Mark Cheek'came
in this morning with 81 bales Of cotton and
AS sacks Of seed. She also brought up from
the wreck Of the Crescent City two pieces Of
her boilers. One large piece weighing nearly
1000 pounds was considerably twisted and was
blown half mile from where she exploded.
The White leaves this evening with
a return trip for Napoleon and the bends. car
rying the United States mail. Messrs. Wild
berger and Charley Sharpe are her clerks. -
A dispatch from Cairo, yesterday, says hat
all Of the Crescent City's wounded on the
Vicksburg were doing well when the boat
passed that point.
The warehouse at Chicot City sits so far out