Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-21
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Steamer Ylnt Shinkle, New Orleans.
Julia, Vicksbnrg.
Colorado, ST. Louis.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Illinois, Napoleon
st Francis, Friars Point
" West Wind, Osceola.
Mary Alice, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Julia, st. Louis.
st Genevieve, st. Louis.
st Joseph, St Louis.
Ella, White river.
Colorado, Vicksburg.
Mary Alice, ST. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Illinois, st. Francis, West Wind, Belle
Memphis.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here ia still on the decline, with Z
feet on The bars to Cairo and Al feet
thence to St Louis. The Ohio is reee-
ding steadily, with scant feet in the
channel in the lower river and navigation
partially suspended White river is
falling, with feet in the channel from
Jacksonport to the mouth. Arkansas
river is rising slowly. Business on the
landing is moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The week opens out with prospects of
an improvement Of business in river
circles.
The Cherokee for Cincinnati, Tom
Jasper and John F. Tolle for St. Louis,
left New Orleans last evening.
The Mary Miller, bound from Cincin.
natl for Memphis, is still stuck on a
sandbar above Evansville.
The St. Genevieve, out Saturday
night, had 400 bales of cotton.
The Ella cleared for White river with
good trip of freight and people.
The Julia passed up yesterday morn
ing for St Louis with a moderate trip.
The Colorado passed down yesterday
for Vicksburg well laden. She put Of
here 1900 packages Of freight and added
20 tons of way freight.
The Vint Shinkle passed up Saturday
night for Cincinnati with $50 tons of
freight. She put off here so boxes OF
tin aud added lot Of rags and old iron
John S. Jones will clerk on the steamer
Clarksville this season in the Arkansas
river trade.
The Fort Gibson will be launched this
evening, and will be ready to receive
freight to morrow for Arkansas river.
Captain J. C. Vanhook, President o.
the Kouniz Line of packets, is p;lotins
the Il. C. Yaeger from ST. Louis 20 New
Orleans, the Kountz Line refusing tt
pay Association prices.
The James Howard reshipped her New
Orleans freight on the Bee and barges
The Belle Of Shreveport is due vi
from New Orleans with 800 tons o
freight, including 1900 sacks salt, 3Ot
hogsheads and 2O5 boxes sugar, PCS bar
rels rosin, Ga cesks pitch, $500 bundles
ties and 500 barrels cement.
Corey F. Waters, we'll known rivsl
steward and who for q long time acteC
in that capacity on the White river
packets, shot and fatally wounded bar
keeper at Little Rock on Saturday last
Green Snow and John Brown went out
as pilots of the Ella Saturday evening
Several steamers at st. Louis have
declined to pay Pilot Association prices.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
came in from st. Louis with full cargo
of grain aud produce and leaves this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, attend
ing to all way business, connecting with
railroads for all points East and West
Mr.. Hewitt, a clever gentleman, presides
in the office.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee
in command, came inyesterday from the
lower coast with 266 bales cotton,
1852 sacks of seed and good list Of pai-
sengers. She leaves this evening with
return trip for Friar's Point and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to ell way business. Captain Stack Lee.
an affabls gentleman, controls the affairs
Of the Office, and is ably seconded By
George Grifing and Billy Willis.
A convention of stesmboatmen will
be held at St. Louis on the Both instant
Ed Crowell, who is well and favorably
known in river cirles, returned Satur-
day evening from Colorado. he will
again engage in river pursuits in q lew
weeks.
The West Wind, Captain o. X. Joplin,
brought in from the upper coast a good /
list Of cotton and other freight and /
leaves this evening with q return trip for
Osceola aud all way landings on the
upper coast. J. W. Rhodes, a courteous
and attentive officer, presides at toe
desk, and is ably assisted b. D. c.
Private dispstc'es report a three foot
rise in The Arkansas riverat Fort Smith.
lad that the river is rising ell the way
down 70 Little Book.