Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-31
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


ARRIVALS.
Steamer Illinois, Napoleon.
st. Francis, Friar' Point.
" Mollie Moore, St. Louis.
Sam ]. Hale, New Orleans.
Warner, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Belle of Texas. Ark. river,
" Mary Ament, Osceola.
Geo. W. Cheek, Osceola.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Mollie Moore, New Orleans.
Sam j. Hale, Cincinnati.
Warner, Cincinnati.
BOATS IN PORT.
II. s. Turner, Ella, John B. Maude,
Illinois, St. Francis.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cold and cloHdy, with indica'
tons Of snow. The river here is rising
steadily, with good stage of water from
Cairo down. At st. Louis the river il
falling and full of running ice. The
Ohio is rising, with big stage of water
from Pittsburg to its mouth. Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers are still rising.
Arkansas and White rivers are rising.
Business on the landing quiet, with light
shipments TO all points.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The old year, which has been a hard
one on our steamboat friends, dies out
tonight at twelve clock, and we hope
the new year will be more prosperous
one than this has been.
The boats out last evening had good
trips of freight and people.
The Lady Lee and Nellie Peck for St.
Louis left Vicksburg yesterday.
The Maumelle, from Fort Smith, ar
rived at Little Rock yesterday.
The Glencoe left New Orleans last
evening for St. Louis.
The Mary Houston left Louisville last
night for New Orleans.
The Susie Silver left Cincinnati last
night for New Orleans.
The Baker and Atlantic, with barges.
left St. Louis last evening for New Or
leans.
Navigation between st. Louis and
Cairo is partly suspended on account of
the heavy running ice.
The fine sidewheel steamer d. S. Tur-
ne-, Captain VIM. B. Miller in command,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louisville
cad Cincinnati. Mr.. Chaplin, courte-
Gus and attentive officer, presides at the
desk
The John B. Maude, in command Of
Captain Noel, leaves this evening for
New Orleans and the bends, attending to
all way business. She hsS nc. superior
in fare, speed ana comfort. Captain
Jake Sedan. clever gentleman aud
good officer, has charge of the Office.
The James Howard will be down this
evening en- route to New Orleans.
The sta9nsh aRd good steamer Ella,
Captain bly, Weaver in command, leaves
promptly this evening for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, attending to all way
business.
As there will be no LEDGER published
tomorrow we will be enabled 70 asaisi
our steamboat friends ip watching the
death of the old and the birth of the new
yeGr
The st. Geneyieve, Captain Vickers
in command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis, connecting with the principal
railroads for points East and West.
Captain Garret Huls. clever gentleman,
has charge Of the Office.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command. brought in from below this
morning lat bales of cotton, 34s sacks
seek and a 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, q
trio Of accommodating and courteous
reHtlenen, are her clerks.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket in
command, came in from the bends with