Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-03
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Little Rock, Belle Of Texas...--~...... 5 pm
Point, George W, Cheek........- 5 pm
cincinnati, Mary Houston .......-"."..." pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Ella, St. Francis river.
Golden Rule, New Orleans.
John Means, New Orleans.
Geo. W. Cheek, Frisr's Point.
Belle ofTexas, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Idlewili, Arkansas City.
Illinois, Vicksburg.
Osceola, st. Francis river.
John Means, Ohio river.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
BOATS IN DIT
Belle Of Texas, Rosa Miller, George
W. Cheek, Era No. 8.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
MBMPHIs GAS WORKS,
May 3, 8 O'Clock a.m.J
River 76 inches below high water
mark of 1867. JAMES ROUND Sup't.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here has fallen over rs inches
altogether. At Cairo the decline yester-
day was IA inches, with 35 feet on the
gauge; al St. Louis the fall was 6 inches.
At Pittsburg the decline was 2 inches;
at Cincinnati 6 inches; at Louisville A
inches, with 8 feet 8 inches in the canal,
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers are re-
ceding steadily. Arkansas river is rising
slowly, with 8 feet s inchea on the gauge.
White river is falling steadily.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wednesday, the dull day Of the week.
The Illinois paid off in specie last
evening.
Business in the bends is picking up.
Freights at Cincinnati aud St. Louis
are scarce.
There was q large number Of people on
the bluffs last evening to witness the de-
parture of the IdleWild and Illinois.
The Osceola cleared for st. Francis
river with a splendid trip Of freight and
people.
The Grand Republic and City Of Hell
ena for St. Louis, and Mary Houston fol
Cincinnati, passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans.
The C. B. Church, for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The idle s~teamboatmen now put il
their time in angling for the fuDy trib
in Arkansas lakes.
The Frank Forrest will be docked a
Mound City and put in thorough repair
The Rosa Miller goes to Little Roc
to-day with 1900 boxes Of coal for tn
Gas Company.
The Golden Rule passed up last even
ing for Cincinnati with $50 tons
freight. She added here $50 Logs.
The rates on freights from St. Louis I
New Orleans this week are l74c per hui
bred, and 35c per barrel on -four.
The stone quarries at Rose Glare an
Cave-in. Rock, on the lower Ohio, hav
been purchased by parties supplyin
J stone for the %ietties.
4 The Ella, Captain Wm. Elliott, cam
|: in from St. Francis river with a mod
!. rate trip. She returns to St. Franc.
river on Saturday next, going throuG
to Wittsburg.
. The George W. Cheek, Captain N
" Greeni in command, came in this mornir
9 from the lower coast with a fair list
D; cotton and seed, and was full Of peopl
She had over 50 cabin passengers, al
was full Of deckers. She returns
Friar's Point and the bends this evenin
attending promptly to all way bushes
Messrs. D. P. Davis and John Langloi
:. two worthy and efficient officers, presi,
at the desk.
The Era No. 8, Captain Drinkvatt
is receiving for Arkansas river aud 4
2 points through to Little Rock, and leav
tomorrow evening, paying strict ate
ton to ell way business. She is a 90,
and safe carrier, and is in charge
: Efficient and experienced officers.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain ~. d.
. rab, came in this morning from Arkans