Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


BOATS LEAVING TODAY
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Cincinnati, Arlington ,.,;,....,,'''''''''''''p Pm
Arkansas river, - =,
~ Louis, Grand .'''''''''S ~,
Cincinnati, F'N'
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Ella, White river.
Coal City, New Orleans.
Tyrone, Helena.
Paragon, Cincinnati
Thompson Dean, Cincinnati.
{" Capitol City, st. Louis.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
4" Trader, Yicksburg.
4" St. Francis, Wittsburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Frank Forest Hailes Point.
Phil Allin, Friar $ Point.
Coal City, Louisville.
Paragon, New Orleans.
Thompson Dean, New Orleans.
A. J. White, Napoleon.
st. Genevieye St. Louis.
Capitol City Vicksburg
Trader. Paducah.
BOATS IN PORT.
Quickstep, Arlington, Clarksyille, Ty-
rome, Ella, Grand Tower, St. Francis.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cool, with steady rain. The
river here rose five inches yesterday up
to last evening" and is now thirty-three
feet two INCHES above low water mark.
At Cairo the river rose eleven inches
yesterday, and stands forty.two feet four
inches above low water mark. AT st.
Louis the river declined three inches.
The Ohio is rising at Pittsburg and Gin
cinnati, but falling at Louisville and
Evansville. Cumberland river declined
three inches at Nashville yesterday.
White and Arkansas rivers are falling
steadily. The lower Mississippi is rising
al the way down and encroaching on
the leFees that have thus far stood the
rise. The packets that arrived thls
morning report the water as nesrl " over
the banks in many places, out no further
breaks in the levees. At New Orleans
the river declined three inches yester-
day. The present rise will bring the
stage Of water up or over the highest
stage it has attained this season. If there
is favorable turn of the weather, the
planters in the bends from here to Friar' S
Point and below there on the left bank
may yet escape an overflow. Business
on the wharf this morning was exceed
ingly dull, with little movement in
freights.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A cold rain last night and this morn
ing.
The landing presented rather dull
appearance this morning.
Freights along the Ohio and at St.
Louis are scarce.
The Thompson Dean aud Paragon
took freight in the lower Ohio for New
Orleans at eight and ten cents per hun
bred, and passed here yesterday only
half loaded.
The river here rose Eve inches yester-
day.
The Ella, Captain r. T. Cummins,
arrived last night from White river with
l35 bales of cotton and l28 sacks of
corn. She leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati Mr.. Boulder
is her purser.
The Thompson Dean passed Gown last
evening for New Orleans She put off
here 600 kegs of nails.
The Capitol City passed down at dark
for Vcksburg with 600 tons of freight
She put off at the elevator six bales of
cotton.
The towboat Coal City passed up last
evening with a tow Of empty barges.
The Andy Baum for Memphis left
Louisville yesterday.
The Belle Memphis left St. Louis yes
terday for Memphis.
The St. Louis and Illinois River
Packet Company purchased at St. Louis
yesterday the Lady Lee, and will place
her in the Illinois river trade.
The John A. Scudder arrived at New
Orleans yesterday and the Common
wealth left for St. Louis.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
came in this morning from st. Louis
with 500 tons of miscellaneous freight.
She leaves again this evening for Cairo
and St. Louis, attending to all way BUSH
ness. Billy Dill will see that all wishing
a comfortable trip up the river are slowed
away properly.
The steamer Natchez encountered a
tornado Wednesday evening, near
Natchez Island, which carried away her
chimneys, and also damaged her cabin