Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
A LEAVING D
ARRIVALS.

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Mouth Of White river, Legal Tender. ....5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Belle OF Texas, Ashuort.
Arlington, New Orleans.
James d. Parker Cincinnati.
Era No. 9, ST. Francis river.
Aft Stevens, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Arlington, Cincinnati.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
A, j. White, Napoleon.
George w. Cheek, Helena.
BOATS IN PORT.
John B. Maude, James 3. Parker, ILL
nois, st. Francis Belle, Belle of Texas,
Ella, Era No. 8, Quickstep, ALT Stevens.
WEATHER AND RusIKRss.
Weather clear aud cool. The river is
rising here at the rate Of II inches per
hour. The rise at Cairo yesterday was
l3 inches, and the stage was 20 feet 3
inches above low water mark. The de-
cline was 4 inches at St. Louis, with 81
feet in the channel TO Cairo. The Ohio
fell 5 inches at Pittsburg, witt 8 feet 9
inches in the channel; at Cincinnati the
rise was 8 inches, with 20 feet 10 inches
in the channel; 1t fell at Louisville Il
inches, with IL feet 3 inches nthe canal.
Cumberland river is falling, with Il feet
on the shoals. Arkansas river is falling
from Fort Gibson to the mouth. White
river is declining again, with a fair boat
ing stage OF water from Jacksonport to
the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Another busy day on the landing.
The landisg is crowded with steamers
receiving and discharging.
There was another squabble in the
Council last evening over the report OF
the landing committee.
There is considerable cotton and seed
on the ranks in the bends awaiting ship
ment to market.
The Charles Morgan for Cincinnati
and Mary Bel, for Memphis passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
John Means, Geo Spangler and Susie
Silver arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The City of Chester left st Louis last
evening for Memphis.
The Cons Millar for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday.
The John F. To!le, Baton Rouge and
the steam yacht Ariadne are due down
to-day for New Orleans.
The Arlington passed up last evening
for Cincinnati with 600 tons Of freight.
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis last evening with 500 bales Of cot
ton.
Captain Milt Harry, Of the Harry
Line, received a telegram this morning
from Jacksonport stating that White and
Black rivers were falling again.
Commodore George W. Cheek wishes
all the shippers to send their freight
down early to the Illinois, as she WAITS
to get off at sharp five.
Captain Ed Rowland received a tele-
gram this morning from Little Rock,
stating that the Arkansas river was fall
ing again, consequently the Tender will
continue plying between here and the
mouth until there is more water in
Arkansas river.
The John B. Maude, Captain Jud
West, leaves promptly this evening for
New Orleans and the bends, attending
to all way business. Captain Ed 0u-
law presides at the desk.
The new steamer Carl Schurz, built
below the elevator by Captain Matt Trim
BILE, made a trial trip yesterday. She
performed well and will prove a success.
She has the eatin and machinery of the
Laura No. 2.
The City of Quincy will be due down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The packets out last night had good
trips of freight and people.
The Illinois leaves this evening for
Vicksburg and the bends, attending to
all way business and connecting at
Vicksburg with the Yazoo river packets
and with the r. Il Lee for New Orleans
Mark Cheek commands and
Joe Spears, Charley Smither and John
Chamberlin have charge of the efice.
The tug Wasp, from Cairo, takes the
of the tug Atrial until she repairs
and repaints.
The St. Francis Belle, Captain Mill
leaves this evening for all points
on White, Black and Little Red rivers,
carrying the mai! and attending to ali
way business. j.. C. Abbott is her purser.
The G. b. Church will be down to-mor.
row for New Orleans.
The Andy johnson is due up for St.
The Era No. 8, Captain Basket, ar.
last evening from Mariana with
LOG bales Of cotton and 1895 sacks seed,
and resbipped So bales of cotton to New
Orleans. She leaves this evening for all
points on st. Francis river through to
Wittsburg, paying special attention to
sll way business in Council and Walnut
bends. Captain A. D~rinkwater is her
purser.
Rates on freight from St. Louis south
IRE 30 cents per hundred and 60 cents
per barrel on -four.
The Julia, Captain William Blake, is
he Anchor Line packet leaving the ele-
'stor this evening for Vicksburg aud the
,ends, carrying the mail and attending
ell way business.
The 0seeola is due this evening from
White river. She will commence to-
morrow receiving for St. Francis river