Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-16
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING rn.nLY.

klVEk INTELLlGENUE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
ST. Louis. City Of Chester ........ pm
Vicksburg. City Of Vicksburg ..~..e...5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Frank Forest, Ashport.
City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
City Of Chester, st. Louis.
Illinois, Vicksburg.
Sunfower Belle, Louisville.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City Of Helena, st. Louis.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Sunfower Belle, Vicksburg.
BOATS IN PORT.
Illinois, Frank Forest, Quickstep, City
Of Chester.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather warm and sultry, with in
dications of rain. The river here rose
II inches from noon yesterday up to
Dol to-day, and has risen over 3 feet
altogether. At st. Louis the river is
stationary, with IL feet on the bars out
to Cairo. At Cairo the rise yesterday
was 6 inches, and stands l6 feet 10
inches above low water mark. At
Pittsburg the river is falling, with Is
inches in the channel. At Cincinnati
the river is falling, with 4 feet 6 inches
in the channel. At Louisville the decline
was 4 inches, with 3 feet 5 inches in the
canal and Al feet on the bars in the
lower Ohio. Cumberland river is rising,
with 2 feet 3 inches on the shoals. Ar
kansas river is declining, with 81 feet in
the channel from Little Rock to the
mouth. White river is receding steadily
with a fair stage Of water from jackson.
port to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Navigation between here and Cairo il
improving.
The Julia for St. Louis, left Vicksburp
yesterday.
The Shannon and h. G. Yaeger ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The st. Francis Belle left Cincinnati
last evening for Memphis
The Colossal left st. Louis last evening
for New Orleans.
The Arch P. Green for White river
passed Evansville last night.
The Phil Allin got away last evening
with a good trip.
The 0uachita Belle took into New Or.
leans on her last trip 1915 bales of new
cotton.
The Fort Gibson left Pine Bluff yester
day and will arrive here tomorrow and
leave on Saturday with a return trip fol-
Little Rock and all points on Arkansas
river.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler.
brought in from St. Louis a good cargo
Of grain and other produce. She leaves
the elevator this evening with a return
trip for Cairo and st. Louis, connecting
with the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Billy Blenker is her
prime minister.
Rates on freight from Cincinnati to
Memphis are Is cents per hundred and
10 cents to 81 per barrel on wet barrels.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley in command, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this evening
for Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way bust.
ness. Chris Sharpe a courteous and
attentive officer, presides at the desk.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, is the
regular Saturday White river mail
packet. She will be found in port to.
morrow morning, and leaves promptly
Saturday evening. Captain Washing.
ton will make engagements for her.
Freight will be received for her
at all times on the wharfboat.
The Susie Silver is due up to-day en-
route to St. Louis.
The Cherokee is due down en- route to
New Orleans.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, came in this morning from
Vicksburg with II bales of cotton, a loi
of seed and sundries and a good palsen.
ger list. She is receiving at the foot o.
Madison street for a return trip to Vicks
burg and the bends and leaves tomorrow
evening, paying strict attention to al
way business. She also connects with
the Yazoo, Talahatchie and New Or
leans packets. Joe Spears, who is noted
for prompt attention to business auC
courtesy, controls the affairs of the
office, andis seconded by Messrs. Charley
Smither and Mr.. Mcdonald.
The City Of Helena passed up las
night for St. Louis with a moderate trip
1t is feared that the Indiana, which
stranded in Choctow bend, will breal
in two and prove a total loss.
The John B Maude leaves st. Loui
Saturday for New Orleans.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K Jop
lin, is receiving at the foot OF Monro,
street for Ashport, aud all way landings
on the upper coast, and leaves to. morrow
evening. Messrs, VIM. Joplin and 10,
W. Rhodes has charge of the office.
The Parker leaves Cincinnati on Sat
urday for Memphis.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket, is the
regular Saturday st. Francis rive
packet.
Cotton will be coming in very rapidly
in a few weeks,
Lookout for the Quickstep. Sh,
enters the trade between here and thl
month Of White river next Tuesday.
The new steamer St. Francis Belle
coming down the Ohio, was built ex
pressly for the Memphis and St. Francii
river trade.
There is very little time left to place
the levee in a good condition before the
busy season sets in.
If work is not soon commenced on the
the landing the steamboat committee
representing the local and transient
packets will eDjoin the city from collect
ing wharfage tax, The case will b,
tested in the United States Courts, ant
result with q decision in favor Of steam
boatmen, as all cases have been decided
in their favor at New Orleans and on tn
upper Mississippi; so the city govern
ment would save money by immediate,
improving the wharf.