Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BoArs LEAyINg ro.pIY.

AFkanshe river, Ella .........-.............O pm.
Friars Point, Geo. ". heek....-.~. pm.
Cincinnati, Golden ule.......m.... p M,
New Orleans, Mary Houston ......~...--.5 pm.
ARRlVALs.
Steamer St, Genevieve, Vicksburg.
John B. Maude, St, Louis.
Illinois, Vicksburg.
A. ] White, Napoleon.
0sceols Belle, Ashport.
Ella, Arkansas river.
Glencoe, New Orleans.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Mary Houston, Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer St. Genevieve, St. Louis.
Glencoe, st. Louis.
Ruth, White river.
John B. Maude, Vicksburg.
Mary Houston, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Illinois, A. ]. White, Geo. W. Cheek,
0sceola Belle, Osceola, Andy Baum,
Trader, Ella.
CONDITION OF H RIVERS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here continues on the decline and
now stands Is feet 2 inches above low
water mark. At st. Louis the river is
stationary, with 10 feet in the channel
out to Cairo. The Ohio declined at Pitts.
burg 2 inches, with 3 feet on the gauge;
at Cincinnati one foot, With II feet A
inches on the gauge; at Louisville 5
inches, with 7 feet 5 inches in the canal;
at Evansville it is rising, with ID feet 4
inches on the gauge; at Cairo it is rising
slowly, with q feet on the gauge. Cum
berlsnd river ia rising slowly, With 9 feet
4 inches on the gauge. The Arkansas
is falling at Little Rock, with 8 feet
inches on the gauge. White river re.
mains 10 good nsvigable order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The week opens out with q fair amount
OF business IN the landing.
The James D. Parker for Memphis
and Charles Morgan for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Belle of Texas left Little Rock
Saturday evening for Memphis. She
will arrive tomorrow morning and leave
in the evening with a return trip fol
Arkansas river
The Thomas Sherlock for Cincinnati
Grand Lake and barges for St. Louis
and Frank Willard for Arkansas river
Left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Ruth, for White river Saturday
night, had a good trip Of freight.
Captain Lee Crane comes out il
charge of the Office Of the Era No. 8.
The st. GenevieVe cleared for St
Louis last evening with a good list o
people and a fair freight list.
The John B Maude passed down yes
terday morning for Vicksburg vel
loaded. She put off here ever 3OOt
packages Of miscellaneous freight.
The Thompson Dean leaves Cincin
natl on Wednesday for New Orleans.
Captain Jas. White. Of the Katie, ha
gone to his farm in Kentucky to rusti
cate.
1t is whispered that all is Rot seren,
with the pool combination at St. Louis
and there may be music in the air
soon.
Pat Flannery. a rouster on the towboa
Alice Brown, died in the Marine Hos
pital at Evansville a few days since.
The crossings between here and Cair
are so 6lled up hat there is no define,
channel, and until the current cuts on.
navigation will be dificalt and hazard
GUS.
The government snagboat has beer
ordered to Devils Elbow cutoff I,
clean out the snags and obstruction
and improve the channel.
Captain John WOODBURY. will nam
bis New Arkansas river packet Ike New
man.
Sd Crowell went out Saturday e%veninI
IN chrrge Of the Office Of the Ruth.
The st. Louis G. D. calls the John B
Maude the bouquet boat Of the Ancho
Line" Say, don't You think that's
little too aovery2
The James Howard passed down tc
day for New Orleans, adding here a 10
Of cotton.
The Bee and bargeS passed down ys,
terday.