Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-14
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RoATs LEAVING TO-DAY.
Arkansas river, Rosa Miller. ............5 pm
Nhlte river, Ruth p m
New Orleans, City Of Augusta ....--.-.-5 pm
81. Louis, st. Geneyieye ,.-.~....-.........o pm
Nicksburg, City Of Eicksburg~.".~,"....5 pm
Scanlan's Landing, Carl Schurz.......5 pm
st. Francis river, Ella .......... .....5 pm
ARRIVALS
Steamer Ella, St, Francis river.
Carl Schurz, Scanlan's Llnd'g.
Ruth, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steiner Illinois, Friar's Point.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Grand Tower, St Louis.
0sceola, 81. Francis river.
0sceOla Belle, Ashport.
IN PORT.
Ruth, City Of Augusta, Geo. W. Cheek,
Carl Schurz, Rosa Miller.
Condition Of n Rivers.
The river here declined S inches
in the past tweuty-four hours up to
noon to-day and now stands 10 feet
4 Inches above low water mark. AT
st. Louis the decline was 2 inches,
with 6 feet scant on Horsetail bar,
the shoalest place from there out to
Cairo; at Cairo the decline was 6
inches, with II feet 4 inches on the
gauge; at Plum Point there is only
s feet at the crossing and 0 feet at
0sceola and the cutoff; at Pitts
burg the decline was z inches, with
8 feet Z inches in the channel; at
Cincinnati it is stationary, with 8.
feet 10 inches on the gauge; at
Louisville the fall was 1 inch, with
5 feet 9 inches in the canal; the fall
at Evansville was 4 inches, with z
feet 3 inches on the gauge and 4
feet 10 inches on Cumberland dam.
Cumberland river rose 1 inch, with
IA inches on the shoals. Arkansas
river declined 2 inches at Little
Rock, with - inches on the gauge
and &c inches from Pine Bluff to
the mouth. White river is falling.
with 3 feet in the channel from
Augusta to the mouth.
miscellaneous.
Cloudy with indications of rain.
A fair amount of business doing
on the landing.
There was a great demand
amongst the steamboatmen yester-
day for our Blue Jeans "LEDGEB
The Illinois cleared for Friar's
Point with an excellent trip of
freight and people.
The Sandy, en- route to New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday.
The Cons Millar, Captain Sterl-
ing Mcintyre, will arrive tomorrow
night from the Ohio river with
1000 tons Of miscellaneous freights
and a big list of people. She re-
turns to Cincinnati on Tuesday.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
yesterday for Memphis. She is the
regular Monday packet, leaving
here Monday evening for st. Louis.
The Ashland arrived at New Or
leans yesterday.
The Mary Boyd and Arlington
will pass down to-day for New Or
leans.
The Grand Tower for st. Louis
added here 200 bales of cotton and
a lot Of miscellaneous freight, and
several people. She had ai;o 300
bales of Eastern cotton, which she
received at Vicksburg.
The 0sceola returned to st.
Francis river last evening with q
fair trip. She will be back in time
to leave Monday, her regular day.
The Bee, due from st. Louis and
bound for New Orleans, adds to hel
tow here barge No. 10, loaded witt
1900 barrels oil, 1000 sacks of mea.
and a lot Of oil cake.
The Carondelet expected to gel
away from Helena yesterday will
$500 bales Of cotton,
The st. Francis Belle will come
South to winter.
! The Vint Shinkle cleared las
night for Cincinnati with 400 BALE
of cotton, $50 barrels oil, 40 beeI
kegs and a lot Of sundries.
The oScoola Belle for the uppe.
coast had a good showing.
J, The Geo. W. Check will have he.
repairs finished and resume he.
regular trips on Monday next.
Tie Charles Morgan, Captain
Stein, is due down tomorrow nigh
for New Orleans,