Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

George W. Cheek....5p. nm
Ashport, Mary Ament. y M
Louis, Belle Memphis. ........... pm
triar's Point, Phil Allin ..---...........-5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer City of Vicksburg. St. Louis.
Era No. 9, st. Francis river.
George W. Cheek, Helena.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
st. Francis Belle, Helena.
Mary Ament, Ashport.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Illinois, Vicksburg.
Frank Forest, Ashport.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Grand Tower, st. Louis.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Ruth, White river.
Quickstep, Mouth White river.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
BOATS IN PORT.
George W. Cheek. Era No. 9, Phil
Allin, st. Francis Belle, Mary Ament.
Belle Memphis, Illinois, Frank Forest.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cool and blustery.' The river
here continues on the decline, with a
good steamboat stage of water from
Cairo down. AT St. Louis the river is
falling steadily. with 6 leet large in the
channel out to Cairo. At Cairo the
river stands 10 feet 9 inches above low
water mark. At Pittsburg and Cincin-
natl the river is falling, with I feet in
the channel at the latter point. At
Louisville the river is stationary, with 4
feet II inches in the canal, aud 81 feet
on the bars in the lower Ohio. Cumber.
land river is declining, with I feet on the
shoals. Arkansas river is falling, with
2 feet in the channel from Little Rock
to Pine Bluff, and 80 inches on the bars
from there out. White river is declin-
ing, with 4 feet on the bars from Au
gusta out to the mouth. .
MISCELLANEOUS.
The week opens out with fair business
on the landing.
The packets all brought in fair lists of
cotton aud seed.
The Rene McCready left Louisville on
Saturday evening for Vicksburg.
The James D. Parker, for Memphis,
and Arlington, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The John Howard, for White river,
and the Glencoe, for St Louis, left New
Orleans Saturday evening.
The Julia left Vicksburg Saturday and
will pass up to morrow
The James Howard left st. Louis Sat.
urday evening for New Orleans.
The Atlantic and barges are due down
this morning.
The Era No. ., Captain Basket, came
in from St. Francis river with ia bales
cotton, 1884 sacks seed and a fair list Of
people. She leaves tomorrow evening
with areturn trip for St. Francis river
and all points through to Wittsburg, at
tending to all way business in Council
and Walnut bends. Captain Drinkwater
controls the affairs of the Office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
brought in 375 bales Of cotton and 2l54
sacks Of seed. She returns this evening
to Frisr's Point and the bends. Jimmy
Thompson is her purser.
The transfer boat Il. S. Mutt goes to
Paducah today TO be locked.
Capt. j, 7. Washington, agent Of the
steamer Mary Belle, received a letter
from Capt. ALI. Grissom stating that she
would positively be here to leave on the
Goth for New Orleans and the bends, and
take her place regularly in the line.
The James Howard will be here to
on Wednesday next FOR New Or.
The Thompson Dean, Captain Miller
in command, will be found in port to-
day receiving for New Orleans and the
and leaves on Wednesday at 5
pm. Major Bradford is her agent,
The City of Augusta, Capt. John D.
Elliott in command, will arrive this
evening and leave tomorrow evening for
all points on White river, attending to
all way business.
The new and elegant steamer St,
Francis Belle, in command Of Capt. Nit
Harry, has euteredthe White river trade
as a Tuesday packet. She is receiving
the wharfboat, and leaves tomorrow
evening, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. The St. Francis
Belle is a good carrier and is well adapted
to the trade. Capt. j.. G. Abbott, a
courteous gentleman, does the honors of
the office.
The Capitol City, Captain o'Neil, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the ele-
tomorrow at 10 am. for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail aud at
to all way business. Henry
Deadrick is her primo minister.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Eugene
Smith In command. will be found in mort