Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LRAH1Hn ronAX-


ARRIVALS.
Steamer Colorado. Vicksburg.
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis
st Genevieve, st. Louis.
Illinois, Napoleon.
George W. Cheek, Osceola.
Frank Forest, Osceola.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Fort Gibson, Arkansas river.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Colorado, st. Louis.
City of Vicksburg. Vicksburg
Belle Of Texas, White river.
Al. White, Napoleon.
St. Francis, Friar's Point.
St. Genevievs, St. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Illinois, Clarksville, City of Augusta,
George W. Cheek, Frank Forest. Phil
Allin, Grand Tower.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Yesterday it rained hard up to even
ing, when it cleared up cool. The rains
being general, an improvement in navi.
CATION is looked for in all the rivers.
The river here, at Cairo and st. Louis is
rising slowly, with eight feet in the chan
mel from here to Cairo and seven feet
thence to St. Louis. The Ohio is rising
at Cincinnati and Louisville, with three
feet in the channel. White and Arkan-
sss rivers are stationary, with low
stage of water in both streams. Busi.
ness on the landing is moderate, with a
fair movement in freight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Heavy rains extended along the water
courses yesterday, and rise in the up
per rivers is looked for.
The Capitol City ard Tom Jasper for
St. Louis passed Vicksburg Saturday.
The Commonwealth for st. Louis aud
John Howard for White river left New
Orleans Saturday evening.
The Joe Kinney for Vicksburg, City Of
Alton aud James Howard for New Or
leans and st. Joseph for Memphis left
St. Louis Saturday evening.
The Helena and St, Francis river
packet Osceola will be down to-day.
The Colorado passed up last night for
St. Louis. She put off here 65 bales OF
cotton and added 500 bales of cotton fer
the East.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Cincin.
matt this evening for New Orleans with
an excursion of Knights Templar.
The packets out Saturday evening had
good trips Of freight and people.
Captain Robert X. Riley is i'll at Cairo
with erysipelas. Captain Green Shields
commands the Vicksburg in his absence.
Mr.. B. G. White, of the Shreveport
Telegram, has been appointed Collector
of the Port at Shreveport La, vice Cap
tain Fitzgerald, removed.
The City of Augusta, Captain John D.
Elliott in command, leaves tomorrow
evening for all points ON White, Black
and Little Red rivers, carrying the U. s.
mail and attending to all way business.
Dan Sullivan is her courteous and atten.
tive purser.
The Ella, Captain Mill Harry in COM
mand, will arrive in port to day with q
big list OF cotton, and leaves tomorrow
evening promptly with return trip.
The Ella is a staunch steamer, and will
90 through with dispatch. Captain Ed
Postal presides at the desk.
Captain Alf Grissom, the efficient
purser of the Belle Lee, came through
BY rail from New Orleans to see that her
cotton engagements are ready, so that
she can leave here Thursday evening for
New Orleans promptly with her excur-
sion Of the Memphis Knights Templar.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee in
came in last evening from
Friar's Point with AGA bales cotton, 1919
sacka seed and a good list of people.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Friar's Point and the bends.
Captain Stack Lee does the honors of
the office, and has for aids Messrs. Geo.
Grifing and Billy Willis.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, attend.
ing to all way business, connecting with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Tom White is her
purser.
The Frank Forest Captain o. X. Jop.
lin, came in from the upper coast last
evening with l3l bales cotton and SCI
sacks seed. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Osceola and the
bends, attending to all way business.
Mr.. j. W. Rhodes presides at the desk.
The George w. Cheek is fast growing
in favor with the shippers aud travelling
public along the upper coast, and che is
doing fair business.
The Idlewild leaves Evansville on
Tuesday next with the Evansville Com
Captain o. K. Joplin has purchased
an interest in the 6ne sidewheel steamer
Mary Ament, and will place her in the
Memphis and 0sceols trade, and will
nnniinne her in the trade fhronahonf the