Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-20
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING 70 DAY.
ARRIYALs.

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Unit EniA pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Quickstep, White river.
Grand Tower, St. Louis.
Nick Longworth, Cincinnati
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Arlington, Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Mary Ament, Osceola.
Nick ~Longworth, N Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Legal Tender, Fort Gibson. Ouickstep.
Phil Allin, Arlington, A. j. White
Grand Tower, Mary Boyd.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cold, with a cold rain; a
steady rain set in yesterday afternoon,
which continued up to this morning.
The river here is rising steadily at the
rate OF two and a half inches every
twenty-four hours. At Cairo the river
is rising, and now stands eight and a half
feet below high water mark. At ST.
Louis the river is falling, with the upper
streams rising. The Ohio declined
twenty eight inches at Pittsburg yester-
day. At Cincinnati the decline was
three inches. At Louisville and Evans
vile the river is rising. Cumberland
river is on q stand at Nashville. Ten.
nessee river is falling at Jacksonville.
Arkansas river is receding, with seven
feet in the channel at Little Rock. White
river continues in good navigable order.
Business on the landing was exceedingly
dull today, with little movement in
frelghts on account of the rain.
MISCELLANEOUS.
More rain.
Sleet this morning.
Gloomy day in river circles.
The James D. Parker arrived at Gin.
%cinnati yesterday.
The Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati,
passed Vieksburg yesterday.
The Robert Mitchell, Commonwealth
and H. c. Yaeger arrived at New Or.
leans yesterday.
The Cherokee, for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis yes
terday for Memphis.
The high water has done no damage
as yet in the bends.
The heavy rains which prevailed here
last night and this morning have ex.
tended along the water courses, and we
may look for another rise in the upper
streams.
The Capitol City and St. Joseph will
pass up tomorrow morning for St.
Louis.
Captain Milt Harry will place a Tues.
day packet in the White river trade.
The people living adjacent to the river
between here aud Napoleon are prepar.
ing for an oven flow. The overflow will
not be disastrous below Napoleon nm.
less there should be a sudden rise in
Arkansas and White rivers.
The Mary Ament cleared last evening
tor the upper coast With a good trip Of
freight and people.
Logansport, on the Wabash, a treated
to an Ssinch snow yesterday, and il the
snow should go of with a rain there will
be another big food in the Wabash.
Helena and Napoleon can stand five
feet more Of water.
The Sam J.. Hale and barges are due
to-day bound for the Ohio river.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry
in command, arrived last evening from
White river with Ga bales Of cotton, and
reshipped at the mouth SO bales Of cot
ton. She leaves this evening on a re.
turn trip for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, carrying the mail
and attending 10 all way business. Capt.
Ed Postal and Ed Crowell have charge
Of the office.
The splendid steamer Charles Morgan,
Captain ALI Stein in command, leaves
the wharf tomorrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, attending 10
all way business. Harry Stein, a clever
.