Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.
Steamer Illinois, Vicksburg.
Thompson Dean, New Orleans,
Trader, Commerce.
A. j.. White, Napoleon.
QuickStep, Mouth White river.
Era No. 8, St. Francis river.
Belle Memphis, St. Louis.
st. Joseph, St. Louis.
Capitol City, st. Louis.
Colorado, Vicksburg.
Fleetwing, Ohio river.
Julia, Vicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Belle Of Texas, Ashport.
G. W. Cheek, Helena.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Low Water, St. Francis RIVER.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Colorado, St. Louis.
Julia, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Thompson Dean, St. Francis Belle, II.
linois, A. ]. White, Q~uickstep, Minneola
st. Joseph, Era No. 3.
WEATHER n BUSINESS.
Weather cool and cloudy. The rive
here is still on the decline with I feea
from here to Cairo and Y feet on the
bars between here and Vicksburg. AT
St. Louis the river is falling with 5 feet
out to Cairo. The Ohio is fulli,g IA
Pittsburg, but rising at Cincinnati. vita
Is feet in the channel. At Louisville
the river is rising with & feet in the
canal. Cumberland river IS rising with
4 feet on the shoals. Arkansasrive re-
mains at low tide with ~ inches on the
bars from Pine Bluff to the mouth. White
river is receding with % ieet in the
channel.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Navigation from st. Louis 10 the gull
is quite precarious, aud steamers expe
rience much difficulty with the sundbars
We are at u post again. aud vii
endeavor to make cur department al
interesting as heretofore.
Cotton is coming in very lively.
The levee was covered this morning
with cotton, cotton seed aud othe.
freights.
Freights along the Ohio for the Soul
are getting more plentiful.
The Future City and City Of AltoI
for New Orleans left st. Louis last even
ing.
The Mary Miller for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday morning.
The John Howard from Arkansa
river and John A. Scndder from St
Louis, arrived at New Orleans.
The Cherokee, en- route to tine 0hii
river, passed Vicksburg yesterday.
Rates on cotton from here 10 New Or
= leans rule at 81 per bale. V
: The banks from here to Vicksburg or
lined with cotton awaiting shipment Il
: market.
: The Low Water, a ~diminutiye craft
5 leaves to-day for upper st. Francis river
The packets out last night had full
trips Of freight aud people.
The Trader brought in from the bend
last evening $40 sacks of seed and 4 bale
! of cotton.
Capt. Eph Banks has resigned his pc
sition as pilot OF the George W. Cheek
he wilt oon be at the wheel again Q
another fine packet.
Hardin's, at the foot of Walnut BEND
! is the shoalest point below here. Pilot
: report only I! feet water there.
The Mary Houston is due up to-mor
row en- route to Cincinnati.
The Minneola and Belle OF Texa
4 were compelled TO unload at the elevate
: yesterday on account Of the bad condi
ton of the wharf and scarcity of labor
The st. Francis Belle, Capt. Mil
Harry in command, is the regular Tues
day White river mail packet, %leavinI
this evening and attending to all wa,
; bushes on White, Black and Little Re,
rivers. Capt. ]. c. Abbott is her gentle
manly clerk.
The good steamer Q~uiokstep, Captain
> Stack Lee, leaves this evening for tn,
mouth of White river, carrying the mai
= and attending promptly to all way bus
ness. Harry Bateman, one of the bes
. fellows in the world, has charge of tn
Office.
The Illinois, Capt. Mark Cheek, leave
this evening for Vicksburg and thu
bends. Joe Spears, Charley Smither an,
John Chsmberlin are her clerks.
I The James Howard leaves New Or
leans to. morrow evening for Memphis.
The Mary Boyd, an Illinois rive
2 packet, has broke another shaft. She i
+, hi on shafts and machinery.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincinnati
to. morrow for New Orleans.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati to
2 morrow for Memphis.
2 Captain James Randall, who formerl,
ran the Campbell and several othe
9 small crafts, has arrived from the Obi
; with an odd looking craft called tn
3 Kentucky. She has also two bArges i
tow loaded with cabbage and produce
; She goes to upper St. Francis river
i She is the shape and size Of a aat-roofe,
D hArge has wheels that stand ont in III