Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-26
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Point, Geo. W. Cheek. ...."~".5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer John B Maude, Vicksburg.
st. Genevieve, st. Louis.
A. j. White, Vicksburg.
Rosa Miller, Arkansas river.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
0sceola Belle, Ashport.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Ruth, White river.
City Of Augusta, Greenville.
Ella, Arkansas river.
John B. Maude, St Louis.
st. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
j. A. Scudder, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
A. J. White, Geo. W. Cheek, 0sceola,
Osceola Belle, Rosa Miller, Cons Millar.
CONDITION OF Il RIVERS.
Weather warm and sultry. The river
here is receding slowly and has declined
9 inches since Saturday; at Helena it is
stationary; at St. Louis rising slowly,
with "a feet on the gauge. The Ohio at
Pittsburg is falling, with 81 inches Oh
the gauge; at Cincinnati it is falling
rapidly, with 10 feet on the gauge; at
Louisville it is falling, with 6 feet 9 inches
in the canal; at Evansville the decline
was 8 inches, with I feet on the gauge.
Cumberland and Tennessee are station
airy. At Cairo the rise was inch, with
80 feet 2 inches on the gauge. Arkan-
sas river is stationary, with II feet on
1 the gauge at Little Lock. White river
is decling slowly, with a fair stage o.
water from Jacksonport to its mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The heated term is upon us.
TIE week opens out very dull.
The John B. Maude passed up las
evening for St Louis with a big list Q
people and a fair freight list.
The St. Genevieve passed down yes
terday for Vicksburg we'll laden. Sh
: put off here over 5000 packages Of mil
4. cellaneous freight.
/: The Phil Allin will leave Wednesday
!. her rugular day, for Arkansas City an
; all intermediate points.
/, The stesmboatmen are all intereste
in the convention which meets at S
Louis tomorrow.
The crops in the bends are in a dou
: ishing condition and coed times in rivI
circles are expected next fall.
The new hull Of the Mary Houstc
will be 275 feet long, 40 feet beam al
8 foot hold. 1t will be rs feet long
than the old one, two more feet bear
an6 one foot more hold.
:, The Southern Belle was launched
9; Jacksonville on Saturday.
il. Major John Hardin left yesterday (
Pittsburg, to bring out the Gov. Garlan
ar She leaves Pittsburg the latter part
4, this week for Arkansas river.
cd Considerable freight has accumulat
os. along the Ohio river awaiting shipmt
ne. to New Orleans.
M The City Of Augusta will be put
3 fine trim and give a grand Centenn
4 4th of July excursion up to Island
az: aud DEVILS Elbow cutoff.
Sd. The following steamboats, are laid
at New Orleans: 0uschita Belle, N.
Pointevant, Shannon, y. Hensley, W
ice Behan, Clarksville, Leslie Taylor, FL
Goa Era No. 10, Early Bird, John How
'Snc.. Iberia, Texas, Trenton, Tensas, Bon
A9its Lee, R. I. Bryarly, La Belle, Nj
half Louise, Belle Roland and Robt. Sem
IN The iron propeller built at Pittsb
has been named David Hostetter, a
rs; DR.. Hostettey, Of Hoststter's Bit
ix20, fame.
The Rosa Miller, Captain Darragl
%. the regular Tuesday Arkansas river !
1od. packet. She arrived this morning
"a 300 sacks Of seed, 10 bales of cot
ped, and was full of people. She leaves
beet morrow evening for Little Rock an,
a 4 . points on Arkansas river. Billy Bl
~ presides at the desk.
tel, The Thompson Dean, for Cincinl
Vst'' and Bismarck, for St. Louis, left New
heep leans Saturday evening.
N. The Belle Of Shreveport is due
A.,e tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Vint Sbinkle, for Memphis,
s4k, Charles Morgan and Robert Mitche