Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-27
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

$50 BOATS LEAVING 10 DAY.
Friar's Point Phil Alln...-.................5p m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Mary Boyd, Little Rock.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
James D. Parker Ohio river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer St. Francis, Madison.
" Pat Rogers, Cincinnati.
G. W. Cheek, Napoleon.
" Belle of Texas Pine Bluff
BOATS IN PORT
Ella Hughes, A j. White, Ella, Mary
Boyd, James d. Parker.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The weather. continues warm and sui
try. The river here declined l6 inches
in the past twenty.tour hours. The up
per streams continue on the decline.
Between here and Cairo there are 10 feet
in the channel, and between Cairo and
st. Louis there are only feet. In the
Ohio river there are only feet on the
bars, with the channel lumpy. The
rapid decline of the river has changed
the channelin many places and left it
very lumpy. Boats are experiencing
much trouble on account Of the sudden.
changes White river is reeeding stead
lily. Arkansas river continues on the
decline, with CD feet in the channel at
Little Rock. The landing looked quite
dull this morning with small list of
boats in port. Rates to all points re-
main unchanged. On account of the
low water freights at St. Louis and along
the Ohio will likely advance next week.
MISCELLANEOUS. a
The G. B. Church left New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati.
The Mary Houston for Louisville,
Jaeger, Common wealth and St. Gene
We've for St. Louis passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
The Atlantic and barges for New Or
leans and Capitol City for Vicksburg
left st. Louis yesterday.
The Belle of Texas for Pine Bluff, St.
Francis and George W. Cheek out last
night had good trips.
The Robert Mitchell for New Orleans
and Arlington for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday.
The Indiana was sold yesterday at
Evansville by the United States Marshal.
She was knocked down to VIM. Fsgin,
of New Orleans, for S3650
The Paragon lett Louisville last even
ing for New Orleans.
The Pa Rogers backed out last night
for Cincinnati with 400 bales of cotton
and As cabin passengers.
The Mary Boyd. Capt. Reub Haines,
came in last nightwith bales of cotton,
a lot of old iron and 40 cabin passen-
gers, and reshipped at the mouth of the
river So bales of cotton. She leaves to-
morrow evening with return trip for
Little Rock, Fort Smith and all way
landings on Arkansas river. The Boyd
has unsurpassed passenger accOmmoda-
tons. Gus 0'Neal, an affable gentle
man, presides at the desk.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
brought ia this morning q good trip, and
leaves again this evening Tor Friar's
Point and the bends, attending to all
way business. Captain Stack Lee,
clever gentleman, presides in the office.
The Ella Hughes, not being suited for
the Arkansas river trade, will return to
to Cumberland river.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet for
Cairo and St. Louis, leaving tomorrow
evening and connecting with the North
ern Line packets for St. Paul.
The Mary Houston, due tomorrow
bound for Louisville, has 400 tons of |
freight including 1900 barrels Of pota-
toes and 1000 bags Of salt
The Yaeger, for St. Louis, has 500 |
tons Of freight, including 300 sacks Of ]