Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-17
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
New Orleans. john B. Maude. ........ .....5 pm
New Orleans: H. Q. Jaeger, .........-.....-.5 ?. m
Napoleon. Illinois, -.....................5p pm
Cincinnati II. q. Turner. .............,... IS p.m
White river, ....5 IN
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Charles Morgan, Cincinnati.
" Glencoe, st. Louis.
John b. Maude. New Orleans.
Mollie Moore, New Orleans.
" Illinois, Napoleon.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer st. Joseph, st. Louis.
Mollie Moore, st. Louis.
Glencoe, New Orleans.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Geo. w. Cheek, Osceola.
Mary Ament Osceola.
Fort Gibson, Arkansas river.
BOATS IN PORT.
John B. Maude, Ella, H. S. Turner,
Ashland, Illinois, Osceola, Belle Of
Texas.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here is declining slowly, with nine
feet from here to Cairo and four and a
half feet thence to st. Louis. The Ohio
is receding, with eight feet in the chan
mel from Louisville to Cairo. White
river is stationary, with FIVE feet from
Jacksonport out. Arkansas river is
receding, with three feet scant in the
channel from Pine Bluff out There was
fair amount of business doing on the
landing to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis passed
Louisville yesterday.
The Cherokee for Cincinnati passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Andy Baum for Memphis and In
diana for New Orleans left Cincinnati
last evening.
The Tom Jasper for New Orleans and
City Of Chester for Memphis left st.
Louis yesterday.
The Kyle got away last evening for
New Orleans well laden. She left her
barge here.
The st. Joseph returned to St. Louis
last night with l6O bales of cotton.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise, will arrive today from Cincinnati
with full cargo of Western products
and leave on Saturday with a return
trip.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, came in this morning from
the lower coast with lS9 bales of cotton,
$50 sacks seed and good list of people.
She leaves this evening with return trip
for Napoleon and the bends, carrying the
United States mail and attending to all
way business. Messrs. Joe Spears,
Charley Sharpe and John Chamberlin, a
trio of efficient officers aud clever gem
tlemen, are her clerks.
| The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive in port tomorrow morning
from White river with good list of cot
ton, and leaves on Saturday with a re-
turn trip. Captain Lightourne will make
engagements for her.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket,
leaves this evening for Friar's Point, the
bends and all points on st. Francis river,
attending to all way business, and con-
Meeting at Helena with light draught
boat for st. Francis river. Messrs. d.
P. Davis and Charley Smither, two
courteous and attentive gentlemen, have
charge OF the Office.
The Glencoe came in this morning
from st. Louis en- route to New Orleans,
well laden with grain and produce. She
adds here 800 bales OF cotton and ex-
pected to get off at noon.
The new steamer Charles Morgan pas
sed down this morning for New Orleans
with fair trip.
The Mollie Moore arrived this morning
from New Orleans en- route to st. Louis
with $50 tons of freight, including $50
hogheeds sugar, and 300 barrels molas-
ses. She put off here 600 bundler lies,
% hogheads bottled ale, lot Of liquors,
Is barrels ale, 255 sacks salt, rs sacks
coffee, 5 barrels molasses, and a lot Of
sundries.
A letter from Thomas Sherlock, Esq,
now in Washington, says the Executive
Committee, representing the Board Of
Steam Navigation, are actively at work
in the interest of the new Steamboat
Bill, and hope to get it before the Senate
soon. Confident hopes of success are
expressed.
A movement is on foot to amend
Negley's Steamboat Law Bill in accor-
dance with suggestions Of the St. Louis
Pilots Association. Captain e. W.
Gould is hard at work in Washington for
the rivers.
Heavy rains have extended along the
water courses in the Northwest. A rise
in the upper rivers is anticipated.
The Mary Ament and Geo. W. Cheek
got away last evening for the upper coast