Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-19
RIVER INTELLIGENOR.

Steamer Arlington, Cincinnati,
q" Thompson Dean, Cincinnati.
" City of Helena, Vicksburg.
- City Of Chester, st. Louis.
" Glencoe, st Louis.
=" Allegheny Belle and barges, N. u
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Legal Tender, White river.
Belle of Texas, Pine Bluff.
" ST. Francis, Wittsburg.
{" City Of Augusta. Wittsburg.
20 Pat Cleburne. Chicot City.
" A. J. White. Napoleon.
" Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
E" City of Helena, st. Louis.
Z" West Wind. Point Pleasant.
Z" Frank Forest, Fulton.
{" Glencoe, New Orleans.
Z" Allegheny Belle and barges, Ohio h
IN PORT.
John B. Maude, Fort Gibson, Mary Boyd.
G.. W. Cheek, James d. Parker, Thompson
Dean, Arlington, City of Chester.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. Tho river
here is rising slowly. At st. Louis the river
is rising, with big stage of water out to
Cairo. The Ohio is bank full. with the Cum
berland and Tennessee rivers rising. Arkan-
sas river is receding, with seven feet in the
channel from Little Rock out. White river
continues in good navigablo order. Business
on the wharf is moderate, with fair move
ment in freight; rates to all points remain un-
changed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing presented quiet appearance
this morning.
Freights for the South. at all points. con-
tinue scarce.
The Arlington. Captain 0wensin command,
came in last evening from Cincinnati with 400
tons of miscellaneous freight, and leaves on
Saturday with a return trip.
The packets out last evening were crowded
with people. Mardi-Gras excursionists re-
turning home.
Tho Glencoe passed down last night after
putting of here 25 bales of cotton and few
lots of freight.
The Thompson besn for New Orleans adds
here $50 bales cf cotton, and was to have left
at noon.
Captain Dan Moore came down in charge of
the Office of the Arlington. Alex. Mcconnell
having gone to Pittsburg.
The City of Helena passed UP for st. Louis
last evening. She put off here 70 bales of
cotton.
The Thompson Dean has Granger posters,
and they are well gotten up.
The Bodmann for the Ohio river added here
500 bales of cotton.
The Mary Houston and John Kilgour for the
Ohio river, Great Republic for st. Louis and
Katie for Chicot City left New Orleans last
evening.
The Thomas Sherlock for New Orleans left
Cincinnati last evening.
The Cherokee for New Orleans, GAINESVILLE
and Nashville for Memphis left Little Rock
last evening.
The steamer Camelia will be resold By the
United States Marshal at Louisville tomor-
row.
A coalboat containing 1900 bushels. be-
longing to j. 0'Neil & Co., was sunk Friday
night just below Lock No. on the Mononga-
hela river, and is a total loss.
The Belle Lee arrived in New Orleans
Tuesday with 1885 bales Of cotton. 1884 sacks
seed. and crowded with people.
The James Howard for New Orleans, Grand
Tower for Memphis and Fanny Lewis for Red
river, left st. Louis last evening.
The Shannon for New Orleans and Mime
ola for Memphis, left Louisville yesterday.
The towns along the Ohio river celebrated
Mardi-Gra
The elegant steamer James D. Parker,
Captain Bob Wise. leaves this evening for
Cincinnati and all way points on the Ohio.
Billy Mcintyre. a courteous and attentive
gentleman. presides in the Office.
Captain Leathers has gained suit in the
United States Court at jackson, Mississippi.
for $50, 900 to pay for property recovered from
the stea mer Natchez. which was destroyed up
the Yazoo during the war.
The elegant steamer Fanny Lewis, Captain
Carter in command, will leave tomorrow at
pm. for Red river and all intermediate
landings. She is an A Ne. ] steamer. Capt.
Washington will make engagements for her.
The r. W. Dugan is due to-day from
Arkansas river, and leaves on Saturday with
a return trip for Little Rock and Fort Smith.
The splendid steamer Geo, W. Cheek, Capt.
Geo. Malone. leaves this evening for Napo-
leon and the bends. Messrs. Lee Cummings
and Charley Sharpe. two clever gentlemen.
have charge Of the Office.
The elegant passenger steamer City Of Ches'
ter, Capt. Vickers. Is the Anchor Line packet.
leaving this evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
The City Of Vicksburg. Captain Bob Riley,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving tomorrow
morning for Yicksburg and the bends, attend
ing to all way business.
The City Of Chester came In from St. Louis
with good freight trip and returns to St.
Louis this evening.
The Exporter will pass down tomorrow foi
New Orl6ans. Captain Lightburne has several
hundred bales Of cotton engaged for her.
The Allegheny Belle and barges passed uT
this morning for the Ohio river.
A number Of steamboat oWneri at 81. L0uii
have formed a consolidation which will prove
more lucrative to lteamboatmen than The
present running Of their boats. The MASTER
Of fourteen steamers have signed a contract
10 run their boab under the following rcgula.
tons: Three boats to leave 81. Louis and
New Orleans week; any boat declining Z,
leave on her appointed day gives up Der iris
and awaits her next turn, and no boat "a q
be allowed 10 sell her trip. i. h. Peuam and
WI. Davidson have been made Executive
Committee. and J. S. Mccune umpire. Th'
two wharfboats al 81. Louis are 10 beretainct
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