Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY

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81, Louis, City Of Vicksburg, ..............5 pm
Friar's Point st. Francis, .................5 pm
Osceola, Frank pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer John F. Tolle, St. Louis.
Mary Alice and barges, N. c.
City of Chester, St. Louis.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Illinois, Chicot City.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer John B. Maude, New Orleans
John F. Tolle, New Orleans.
Mary Alice and barges, st. l..
Maumelle, Arkansas river.
City Of Chester, st. Louis.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
BOATS IN PORT.
Fort Gibson. City of Vicksburg, Frank
Forest, Illinois.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river is rising at this point, with 8 feet
to Cairo and 81 feet thence to st. Louis.
The Ohio is rising slowly at Cincinnati,
but falling from Louisville down, with "a
inches on the bars. White river is de-
clining, with 4 feet from Jacksonport to
the mouth. Arkansas river is falling,
with feet from Little Rock out. Bust
ness on the landing is moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A dense fog prevailed on the river this
morning
The Mollie Moore for St. Louis, and
Belle Lee for Memphis, left New Or
leans last evening.
The John F. Tolle passed down last
evening for New Orleans. She put off
here Sc sacks of corn.
The Vint Shinkle and Cherokee are
still aground at French Island bar.
The John B. Maude got away last
evening for New Orleans with fair trip
She added here $50 bales of cotton, l5C
barrels OIL 100 barrels whisky and 300
packages suudries.
The Colorado left Vicksburg YESTERDAY
for st. Louis.
The Mary Alice and bargas passed vi
Yesterday afternoon for St. Louis.
The White had a good trip of peopl
and freight out last night.
The Julia left St. Louis yesterday fol
vicksburg.
The City of Chester came in last nigh
from St. Louis with the following freight
3s7 bales hay, 1908 sacks oats, 2S5 sack
bran, 2O3 sacks wheat, lO3 sacks rye, los
bales cotton and SOC sacks cotton.seed.
She returned to st. Louis this morning
with moderate trip.
The fog on the river this morning de-
layed the packets several hours.
The Belle of Texas for Memphis and
Shannon for New Orleans are stuck on
a sand-bar below Louisville.
The Maumelle left for Arkansas river
with slim trip.
The Arlington leaves Cincinnati to-
morrow for Memphis.
The Bismarck and Belle Of Shreveport
are advertised to leave St. Louis to-
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley in command, rs the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this evening
for Cairo and St. Louis, connecting with
the railroads for all points East aud
West. Chris Sharpe, an afable gentle
man, is her parser.
The Joe Kinney, Captain Porter, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carving the mail and attending to all
way business. Joe Dill, courteous aud
attentive gentleman. presides in the
Office.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X. Jop-
lin. leaves this evening for 0sceola aud
all intermediate landings, aud will attend
to all way business. ]. w. Rhodes has
charge OF the ONCE.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket is
the Friar's Point and bends packet leay
ing this evening and attending to all
way business. D. P. Davis and Charley
Smither, two urbane gentlemen, have
charge Of the Office.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land, leaves tomorrow evening for Pine
Bluff and all way points, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business
She will continue to make regular
weekly trips throughout the season,
leaving here on Saturdays and Pine