Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.


BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
Cincinnati, Minneola .........-..........'.9 p M
Pine Bluff, Belle of Texas.................o p m
White river, Quiekstep- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT p m
Napoleon, A. j. p IN
Wittsburg 1t. FRANCIS IN
New Orleans, John Kyle .....................~5 I'm
White river, g. w. Cheek..........'''''''.''o pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Belle Lee, New Orleans.
Smoky City, New Orleans.
City Of Quincy, New Orleans.
Fannie Lewis, st. Louis.
q" Mary Boyd, Arkansas river.
Andy Baum, CINCINNATI:
Geo. W. Cheek, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City Of Helena, vicksburS.
Belle Memphis. ST Louis.
City Of Quincy, st. Louis.
Phil Allin. Friar's Point.
Frank Forest, Osceola.
Smoky City, Ohio river.
/" j. W. Means. Paducah.
- Fannie Lewis, Red river.
IN PORT.
Minnsola, Belle of Texas. Mary Boyd, X.
w, Dugau, st. Francis. Andy Baum, QUICK
step, A. J. White, Geo. w. Cheek
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cool and cloudy. with indications
of more rain. The river here fell four inches
yesterday. and has fallen eight inches alto
gether. At Cairo the river fell fourteen inches
yesterday. At St. Louis the river is falling.
The Ohio is falling at Pittsburg and Cincin-
natl, but rising at Louisville. Cumberland
river is still rising slowly. White river con-
tinues on the decline. Arkansas river is ris-
ing at Little Rock, with twelve feet in the
channel Business on the wharf was not very
active this morning. the rain and gloomy
weather deferring shipments and the handling
of freight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A severe rain storm, accompanied by ter
rife thunder and lightning. set in last night
at ten o'clock and lasted up to this morning.
The river here fell four inches yesterday,
and is inside Of its banks from here to Cairo.
The local packets out last night had fair
trips.
The Fanny Lewis passed down yesterday
afternoon fer Red river.
The City of Quincy passed up for st. Louis
yesterday afternoon. She laid here TO clean
out her boilers.
The Belle Lee parsed up last night for st.
Louis three days out from New Orleans. She
loads at St. Louis for New Orleans in the
Kountz Line.
The Ben Franklin for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday morning.
The Mary Boyd. Captain Reub Haines, ar
rived this morning from Arkansas river with
1l3 bales Of cotton, 300 sacks cotton seed, and
100 sacks oil cake meal, and reshipped at the
mouth of White river 200 bales of cotton.
She had also a good passenger trip. The Mary
Boyd returns to Arkansas river on Saturday.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton, came in
this morning from Cincinnati with $50 tens OF
grain and produce. She returns to Cincinnati
Thursday evening.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket. leaves
this evening for Helena, the bends. Mariana
and Wittsburg, attending to all way business.
D. P. Davis is her purser.
The MinneoIa, Captain Skunk, leaves this
evening for Cincinnati and way points on the
Ohio, ticketing passengers through to New
York for SIS and to Baltimore for $40, includ-
ing meals and staterooms A clever gentle-
man will be found in the office.
The City Of Chester left St. Louis yesterday
for Memphis.
The Kitty Hegler from Cincinnati. and Ash
land from New Orleans, arrived little Rock
yesterday.
The c. B. Church left Louisville yesterday
for New Orleans.
The Glencoe and Capital City for St. Louis
and Thompson Dean and Simpson Horner for
the Ohio river, left Vicksburs yesterday.
The toWboat j. W. Mills passed up last
evening for Padueah.
The towboat Smoky City passed up last
evening with large tow Of empty barges.
The Indiana will be sold at Evansville On
the first Of May by the United States Marshal.
The A. J. White. Captain Mark Cheek
leaves this evening for Napoleon and the
bends. attending to all way business
Bob wildbergsr and Charley Sharpe have
charge Of the Office.
The House Committee will favor the Fort
st. Philip canal route. and will probably re-
commend an appropriation for the same.
The Susie Silver, Future City and barges
and Yaeger are due from New Orleans.
Dan Rice's circss Boat. the Tyrone left
Little Rock on Saturday last. and will arrive
here in fow week..
The Belle Of Tens. Captain John Wood
burn. leaves this evening fer Pine Bluff and
all way points on Arkansas river. Frank
Buskirk and Billy Willis. two courteous and
attentive gentlemen, have charge Of the Of
fee.