Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-01
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Napoleon, Illinois. nm
Arkansas river, Legal Tender. ..,.--5 nm
Osoeola, Mary Ament....-.........-5D IN
Osceola, Geo. W. Cheek...............~-...5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Thompson Dean, N. O.
Future City, Cairo.
Minneola. Evansville.
Illinois, Napoleon.
Phil Allin, Friar's P ONT.
Geo. W. Cheek, 0seeola.
Mary Ament, 0sceola.
Belle of Texas, Pine Bluff.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Thompson Dean, Cincinnati.
Future City, New Orleans.
Quickstep, Width river.
A. ]. White, Napoleon.
H. S. Turner, Cincinnati.
Susie Silver, New Orleans.
Bannock City, White river.
BOATS IN PORT.
Legal Tender, Mary BOYD, Belle of
Texas, Illinois, Phil Allin, Mary Ament,
Geo. w. Cheek, Minneola.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and cool. The river
here is rising rapidly. The Ohio is
swelling from Cincinnati down, with a
big stage Of water in the river. White
river is rising slowly, with six and a hall
feet in the channel from Augusta to the
mouth. Arkansas river is still rising a
Little Rock, with seven feet in the chan
mel by the gauge. Business on tho land.
ing is active, with a good mum Der Of
boats in port receiving and disch arging.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bitter cold.
Business for the week opens out fair.
The Arlington for Memphis and C. B.
Church for New Orleans, left Cincinnati
Saturday evening.
The Glencoe for st. Louis and R. W.
Dugan for Memphis, left New Orleans
Saturday evening.
The Maumelle and Fannie Tatum left
Little Rock Saturday for Fort Smith.
The rise in the Arkansas river will let
out the Kittie Hegler ard Utah.
The Robert Mitchell leaves Louisville
today for New Orle ans.
The Nick LongvJorth will be down on
Wednesday for N ew Orleans.
The Jas D. Parker, Capt. Bob Wise,
will be down TIC, morrow evening from the
Ohio river.
The Thomas Sherlock, Charles Morgan
and Andy Baum arrived at Gin cinnat
yesterday.
The Sandy was sold by the United
States Marshal at Evansville on S 'atur.
day, to Captain Henry McPherso.1 o.
BoOnville, Mo-, for SS,S25.
The local packets out Saturday ev EN-.
ing had good trips of freight and people.
The upper Mississippi is clear of ice
from Cairo to Chester.
The Il. s. Turner got away Saturday
evening for Cincinnati with 500 bales Of
cotton, a lot of other stuff and a good
list of people.
me Future City and barges pas ,sed
down yesterday for New Orleans. She
added here a barge loaded with C otton
and oil cake.
There are 6O0O bales of colt on al
Columbus, Miss, awaiting shipmi ,nt tc
Mobile by river.
The Minneola, in command ,of thai
experienced and careful officer, G aptair
Skunk, arrived last night from Evans
vile with $50 tons of freight inc ,luding
1880 sacks corn and 1900 bb'ls pt 'tatoes
She is ~discharging at the elevate ,r anC
receiving for a return trip, and leaveI
tomorrow evening promptly for Cairo
Louisville and Cincinr ,ati. The Mime
ola is q good and afe carrier and il
charge Of careful nd experiences cd Off
GERS. Messrs. Til Strider and Franl
Skunk, two court .eous and a~ttentiv Q gen
tlemOn, have G. large of the office. Sh,
wants oil the cotton she can get, rs shI
will go thrOIgh'to Cincinnati on d, publ,
quick time.
The ell giant sidewheel steamer | lega
Tender, Captain John D. Elliott in SON
mand., leaves this evening for Pine Bluf
anG all way landings. Dan Sullivan i
Der efficient clerk.
The excellent steamer Mary Boyd
Captain VIM, Elliott in command, is re
csiving at the wharfboat for all points oil
White, Black and Little Red rivers, ana
leaves tomorrow evening. carrying Il,
mail and attending to all way business
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee L
command, came in this morning iron
the lower coast with So bales of cotton