Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-29
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
A LEAVING TO-DAY.

Napoleon, A. :. White. ...--..........~...5 pm.
Friar's Point, Geo. W. Cheek........5p.m
Asnport, Osceola Belle. pm.
Arkansas river, Ella,~"".".............,5 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Charles Morgan, New Orleans.
Belle of Shreveport. Orleans.
John B. Mande, Vicksburg.
Illinois, Vicksburg.
A. J.. White, Napoleon.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
City Of Augusta, Ark. river.
0sceols Belle, Ashport.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati.
st. Genevieve, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Commonwealth, New Orleans.
Charles Morgan, Cincinnati.
Belle Of Shreveport, st. Louis
John B.. Maude, St. Louis.
Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
Ruth, White river.
Thos. Sherlock, New Orleans.
st. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
BOATS IN PORT.
A. ]. White, I%llineis, Geo. W. Cheek,
0sceols, Cons Millsr, 0sceola Belle, City
Of Augusta, Grand Tower.
CONDITION OF TIE RIVERS.
Weather warm and sultry. The river
here is falling very rapidly and will soOn
be down to its summer stage. At St,
Louis the decline yesterday was 3 inches
at Cairo 8 inches, with q feet on the
gauge; at Pittsburg it is falling with 5
feet on the gauge; at Cincinnati the de.
cline was Is inches, with 20 feet 6 inches
on the gauge; at Louisville the decline
was 2 inches, with 9 feet 4 inches 10 the
canal; at Evansville it is receding, with
II feet 10 inches on the gauge. Cuber
land and Tennessee are falling. Arkan.
sas river was rising slowly at Little Rock
Saturday, with I feet 5 inches on the
gauge. White river remains in good
nayigsble order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Very quiet on the front.
The week opens out dull.
The Charles Morgan passed up yester,
day morning at 8 o'clock with 400 tons
Of freight and IS cabin passengers. She
put of here a few lots of freight.
The Thompson Dean left New Or
leans Saturday evening for Cincinnati.
The Belle Of Texas for Memphis and
Maumelle for Fort Smith left Little Rock
Saturday evening.
The U. P. schenck is due up to-day,
bound for Cincinnati.
Captain Mark Cheek returned satur.
day from the Hot Springs, He reports
Captain George Cheek as improving rap
idly, and will soon be able to return
home reouperatsd aud ready for bust
ness.
The 0Sceola Belle, Captain 0. K. Jop,
lin, brought in from the upper coast a
fair trip. She returns this evening to
Ashport, doing all way business. Cap.
tain VIM. Joplin is her ~fnaneier.
The Cons Millar. Captain James Pep.
per, arrived last evening from the Ohio
river with $50 tons Of miscellaneous
freight and a fair list Of people. She
leaves tomorrow evening for Cairo, Lou
isville and Cincinnati, %tioketing passsn-
gers through to the Centennial and
points East at reduced rates. Captain
James Wilson presides at the desk.
The Belle Of Shreveport passed up
last evening for St. Louis with $50 tons
Of freight, principally sugar and mo.
lasses.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and
Robert Mitchell for New Orleans left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The bid for carrying the Vicksburg
mail will not be awarded until the first
of July.
The Ruth cleared Saturday night for
freight.
The staunch light draught sternwheel
passenger steamer Ella, Captain Ed
Rowland, leaves this evening for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas river,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business Walker Outlaw, a clever
and accommodating clerk, presides at
the desk and is seconded by Joe Boyd.
George ]. Cayton and wallacs PfaG.
two steamboat pilots, we're arrested at
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