Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-17
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Napoleon. A. J. pm
Helena, st. Francis. pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Grand Tower, ST. Louis.
Susie Silver, New Orleans.
=" Utah, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Susie Silver, st. Louis.
" Grand Tower, st. Louis.
" Illinois. Napoleon.
Ella, White river.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point
George W. Cheek, Osceola
Frank Forest, Osceola.
Utah, Vicksburg.
BOATS IN PORT.
A. j. White, Fannie Tatum, st. Fran.
els.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather inclement, with steady rain.
The river here is still on the decline,
with scant seven feet to Cairo and five
feet thence to st. Louis At Cairo and
St. Louis the river is rising. Cumber-
land river is falling, with eight and a
half feet on the shoals. The Ohio is
stationary at Pittsburg, but rising at
Cincinnati and Evansville, with thirty
inches on the bars from Louisville down
White and Arkansas rivers continue at
low tide, with twenty-seven inches of
water in the channel of the latter Bust
ness on the landing, owing to the rain, is
exceedingly dull.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The rain to-day deferred shipments.
There is fair prospect of good rise in
the upper rivers.
The steamboatmen want more water
aud improvement of navigation and
business.
The Great Republic and Thompson
Dean leave Cairo on the Goth instant for
New Orleans with excursion trips of
Knights Templar.
The Ella cleared last evening for
White river with a good trip of freight
and people.
The Illinois for Napoleon, Phil Allin
for Friar's Point, Cheek and Rank For.
est for the upper coast got out last even
ing with good trips.
The Tom Jasper arrived at New Or
leans yesterday.
The Atlantic and barges for New Or
leans and City of Chester for Memphis
left St. Louis yesterday.
The John Kyle, W. F. Curtis and Bee
and barges are due down this evening
en- route to New Orleans.
The Susie Silver passed up yesterday
afternoon for St. Louis with 500 tons of
freight She put off here 80 packages
of freight.
A broadhorn from Leavenworth, Ind,
loaded with produce. came into port
yesterday, and was moored below Mon
roe street.
Freights at St. Louis for New Orleans
have advanced to Coo per barrel on -four
ana QUO per nundred.
The upper Mississippi river steamers
are preparing to go into winter quarters.
Captain W. B. Richardson, formerly
of the R. E. Lee and Mary Keene, is
making arrangements to put packet in
the Vicksburg and Greenville trade.
The sugar crop in Louisiana has turned
out better than anticipated in the early
part of the season.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket,
leaves this evening for Helena, the
bends and all points on St. Francis
river. D. P. Davis does the honors of
the Office, and is ably seconded by Char
ley Smither.
The Capitol City, Captain O'Neil, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Yieksburg and the bends,
attending to all way business.
The staurch and elegant steamer
Fannie Tatum, Captain Elwell in com.
mand, leaves tomorrow evening promptly
for New Orleans and the bends, attend
ing to all way business. H. c. Tatum
is her popular clerk.
The John B. Maude, Swivel master,
will arrive tomorrow from New Orleans,
and viii leave Thursday on a return trip.
There is near 1000 bales Of cotton at
the mouth Of White river awaiting ship
ment to New Orleans.
The steamhoatmen are hannY on &C.