Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
RnArs LEAVING TO DAY.

FRANK crest, OsCeOlh.
Glencoe, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Phil Allin. Friar's Point.
Kittie Hegler, Arkansas river.
Future City, st. Louis.
H. c. Yaeger, st, Louis.
Capitol City, st. Louis.
Mary Houston, Louisville.
Glencoe, ST. Louis.
BOATS IN FORT.
Ben Franklin, Mary Boyd, Andy Baum
Clarksville, City of Chester, Frank For
rest.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here declined one inch yesterday,
and up to this morning has receded two
and half inches altogether. At Cairo
the river is stationary; at St. Louis yes
terday it rose thirteen inches. The
Ohio is falling rapidly from Pittsburg
down. Cumberland and Tennessee riv-
ers are declining steadily. White and
Arkansas rivers are still falling. The
Missouri and upper Mississippi are
rising. At Helena the river was rising
yesterday. Business on the levee is
quiet, with little movement in freights.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Prospects are fair for rapid decline
OF the river.
The planters in the bends are in bet.
ter spirits, and are preparing to put in
crop of cotton as soon as the water re-
cedes.
Louisiana loses by the food over &c.,
100000.
One hundred and forty-two thousand
people have been driven from their
homes by the food and are without food
or shelter.
The relief committee at New Orleans
have made another appeal to the general
government for aid.
At Helena yesterday the river was
still rising and fears we're entertained
that the levees would give way. Nearly
all the citizens are working on the
levees to strengthen them.
The H. G. Yaeger passed up last even
ing for St. Louis with AIS tons of freight.
She put off here IS tons, including lot
OF sugar and molasses.
The Phil Allin backed out last night
for Friar's Point with a good trip.
The threatened cut of at Commerce
bend will shorten the river fifteen miles.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K.
Joplin, arrived yesterday afternoon from
the upper coast with % bales and 10
sacks of cotton. She leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip for Osceola
and way landings on the upper coast.
J. W. Rhodes, an affable gentleman, has
charge of the Office.
The City of Chester, Captain zeigler,
came in last evening from st. Louis with
300 tons of freight, including $50 sacks
of corn, 294 bales OF hay, 22O barrels of
meal 200 kegs of beer, So hogsheads oil
meal, 10 barrels whisky, 1871 sacks OF
oats, l2O sacks Of bran and so barrels OF
potatoes. The Chester leaves the eleva-
tor this evening for Cairo and ST. Louis,
attending to all way business. Mr..
Quesnel, courteous and attentive gem
tleman, has charge of the Office. Mr.
Northrop, a polite gentleman, superin-
tends the cuisine, and he never fails to
make the guests of the Chester com
Portable and at home.
The Quiekstep will be found in port
to morrow morning to receive for White
river, and leave on Saturday.
The Capitol City passed up this morn
ing for St. Louis witha fair trip.
The st. Genevieve, Captain Viekers,
is the Friday Anchor Line packet for
Vicksburg and the bends, leaving the
elevator tomorrow evening. Captain
Garrett Huls is her prime minister.
The Glencoe passed up this morning
for St. Louis She put of here few
lots Of freight.
The City of Alton, loaded down to the
guards, passed down last night for New
Orleans.
The Mary Houston passed up last
evening for Louisville with a good
freight list, and full of people. She put
of here few lots Of sugar, molasses and
vegetables.
The Thompson Dean arrived at New