Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-25
RIVER INTELLIGENCE


RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
st. Louis. City Of Chester. p.m
Napole9h, geo, w. Cheek.........."~....5 pm
New Orleans, Charles Bodmann ........5 pm
White river. City Of Augusta .......... 5 pm
Mittsourg, OsceOla. pm
Cfhclnhati' exporter. ...,........"...,,,.. , IN
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Robert Mitchell, N. 0.
Thompson Dean, Louisville.
Minnneola, Cincinnati.
Legal Tender, Little Rock.
City Of Chester, st. Louis.
Geo. W. Cheek, Napoleon.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Thompson Dean, N. 0.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
BOATS IN PORT.
City of Chester, Legal Tender, Geo.
w. Cheek, Minneola, 0sceola, Mary
Ament, Mary Boyd, Coal Hill.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here remains stationary, bat will
be falling by night; according to the
gauge mark, the river now stands p feet
below the high water mark Of 1868. At
Cairo the river has declined six inches
altogether. At ST Louis the river is
rising slowly, with nine feet in the chan
mel out to Cairo. The Ohio is falling
rapidly from Pntsburg to Cairo. AT
Cincinnati yesterday the decline vas
twenty-five inches. Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers are falling. Arkansas
river is falling, with seven feet in the
channel at Little Rock. White river
continues at good stage. Business on
the landing is brisk, with a fair list Of
boats in port receiving and discharging.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The levee presented an active appear
ance this morning.
The water has as yet done no damage
in the bends.
The planters are more hopeful, and
have earnestly gone to work to put in
their crops.
Pittsburg enjoyed a snow storm yes
terday afternoon.
The G. B. Church left Cincinnati last
evening for New Orleans.
The j. A. Wood and barges for Pitts.
burg and Il. c. YaeEer for St. Louis left
New Orleans last evening.
The Nick Longworth arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Bismarck, for st. Louis, passed
Yieksburg yesterday.
The Susie Silver, John F. Tolle and
John Kyle, for New Orleans, aud Grand
Tower, for Memphis, left St. Louis yes.
terday.
The Andy Baum cleared for Ciucin-
natl last evening with 423 bales cotton,
500 beer kegs, a lot of sundries and a
good list of passengers.
The Robert Mitchell passed up last
evening for the Ohio river with $50 tons
of freight and 60 people. She put of
here 10 packages of freight.
The Thompson Dean, en- route from
Louisville to New Orleans, came in last
evening we'll laden. She discharged
here 4S8 bales of hay, SOL sacks of corn,
go barrels of potatoes, l3l empty bar
rels and 1855 packages of spndries. She
added 347 bales OF cotton, SIT sacks of
oil cake, Is barrels Of oil and got away
at midnight, She also had a good pas.
senger trip.
The new steamer Cons Miller leaves
Cincinnati to-day for Memphis, in place
Of the Vint Shinkls.
The 0sceola, Captain Thomas Bow
man in command, leaves this evening
for Wittsburg and all points on St. Fran
els river. She also pays strict attention
to all way business in Council and Wal
nut bends. A. Haycock, an efficient
officer and courteous gentleman, has
charge of the office, and is assisted by
Billy Dean.
The Legal Tender, Captain William
Elliott in COMMAND, came in this morn.
ing from Arkansas river with 90 bales Of
cotton, IL bags of seed cotton, 81 sacks
seed, a lot of sundries and 40 cabin pas.
sengers, She is receiving for a return
trip to Little Rock and all way landings
on Arkansas river, and leaves tomorrow
evening. She will take freight aud pas.
sengers for all way points in the bends.
Dan Sullivan, a clever gentleman and
accommodating clerk, presides in the
office.
The James D. Parker has gone on
the dockO at CINCINNATI tor repairs, and
will not leave for this port until next
week.
The Arlington leaves Cincinnati on
Saturday for Memphis.
Captain |. NJ. Mason has been nomi-
pated at st. Louis for Harbormaster.