Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-22
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING ro.DAY.

Frank Forest, Ashport.
John B Maude, st. Louis.
City of Vieksburg, Vicksburg.
]. W. Mills, Ohio river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer John B. Maude, New Orleans.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
Rosa Miller. Arkansas river.
City Of Augusta, White river.
City Of Vicksburg, st. Louis.
j. W. Mills, White river.
S. Il. Long, lower coast.
BOATS IN PORT.
Era No. 9, Phil Allin, Frank Forest.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The weather continues cool. The
river here declined I inches in the past
twenty-four hours up to noon, and has
fallen 10 inches altogether. At St.
Louis the fall was 2 inches, and stands
II feet l inch above low water mark.
At Cairo the river is l6 feet 10 inches
above low water mark, and is rising
slowly. The Ohio is falling from Pitts
burg down to Evansville, with 3 feet in
the canal, 81 feet on Portland bar and
a feet water on the bars in the lower
Ohio. Cumberland river is still rising,
with IL feet on the shoals. Arkansas
river is rising steadily, with AZ feet in
the channel at Little Rock and 5 feet
from Pine Bluff to the mouth. White
remains in fair navigable order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Southern freights at St. Louis and
along the Ohio are getting more plenti.
full.
The Ella Hughes left Cincinnati last
evening for Arkansas river.
The Shannon passed Vicksburg yes
terday en- route to the wreck Of the
Indiana.
The Capitol City left vicksburg yester-
day for st. Louis.
The Moilie Moore left New Orleans
last evening for st. Louis.
The John B. Maude passed down last
evening loaded fat in the water. She
added several passengers here.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. K. Jop-
lin, came in this morning from the
upper coast with a fair trip of people
and freight. She leaves this evening on
a return trip for 0sceols, Ashport and
all way landings. paying strict attention
70 all way business. Captain VIM. Jop-
lin aud Joe W. Rhodes are her gentle
manly clerks.
|. The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in from the lower coast With 1876
bales cotton, $50 sacks seed, a lot of sun
dries and q good list Of people. She leaves
This evening on q return trip for Friar's
Point and the bends. Jimmy Thomp-
sou is her prime minister.
The steamer Indiana, after doing gooc
service since 1864, has finally found a
resting place in Choctaw bend.
Captain Packer will rave nearly all
the coal sunk at Island 10 by the Smoky
City.
The James D. Parker spent several
hours in sparring over Portland bar.
The City of Chester, Captain zeigler,
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet for
St. Louis. She leaves tomorrow even
ing at sharp FIVE, and maks close con-
nection with the principal railroads for
all points East and West.
The Julia, Capt. VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevator
tomorrow evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Freight will be re-
ceived TOR her at all times at the eleva-
tor.
The j. D. Parker will arrive Thursday
evening from Cincinnati, and leave on
Saturday with a return trip.
The White for Napoleon and Rosa
Miller for Arkansas river got away last
evening with good trips Of freight and
people.
The City Of Augusta backed out last
night for White river with a moderate
trip.
The d. G. Yaeger, en- route from New
Orleans to St. Louis, had $3.50 sacks OF
salt, 300 tons Of sundries, 6240 tomb.
stones for this port.
The 7, N. Miller is due to-day from
Evansville.
The West Wind arrived from the
mouth of White river, whittier she has
been to tighten off a tow of stave barges.
The upper Tennessee river packet
Emory City was destroyed by FIRE at
Kingston, Saturday morning; loss $4,000
The rates on freights from st. Louis
to New Orleans continue to rule at Csc
per hundred and soc for dry barrels.
The government snag boat, S. Il.
Long, passed down this morning for
Vicksburg to clean out snags and OBJ
structions in the channel.
Mr.. Jake P6ster was married last
evening to Miss Emma c. Elliott, dauOh.
ter of Captain John D. Elliott. The
bride lisa beautiful aud intelligent young
lady. We wish the happy couple q
pleasant and safe journey through life.
The City Of Vicksburg passed up this
morning for St. Louis with a fair trip OF
freight and people.
The steamer st. Francis Belle is due
to-day from Cincinnati.
The Ruth is the Saturday Whiteriyer
mail packet.
The Lizzie sunk at the wharf at Little
Rock. She can be easily raised.
Captain Darragh, Of the Belle o.
Texas, received O telegram from Little
Reck yesterday stating that tho river
vas rising from Fort Smith down, with
heavy rains above, and - feet IN tho
channel at Little Rock.
The steamboatmen and steamboat
owners will have a meeting to morrow
evening to devise means, and employ
able attorneys to defend them, in
refusing 10 pay the exorbitant
wharfage tax which has been i'm.
posed on them for several years
past. The steamboatmen are willing Ia
pay the wharfage if the leveei is repaired,
and they think tia mystery what has
become OF the money which was, by or.
dinance. set aside for the i-mnrovement