Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING ro.nAY.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer St. Genevieve, St. Louis.
City of Alton, St. Louis.
Grand Republic, st. Louis.
John B. Mauds, VicI;sburg.
Illinois, Vicksburg.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Cons Millsr, Cincinnati.
0sceols Belle, AshT,ort.
Belle Texas, Arkan sas river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Ella, Arkansas river.
Ruth, White river.
Phil Allin, GreenVille.
John B. Msude, st. Louis.
st. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
City of Alton, New Orleans.
Grand Republic, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Illinois, Cons Millar, A. j. White,
Geo. W. Cheek, 0~seeols Belle, OLeeola,
Belle Of Texas.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Weather clear and warm. T1ne river
here continues declining slowly, with a
good stage of water from Cairo down.
At Cairo the rise yesterday WA 3 inches,
with q feet 5 inches on the. gauge. AT
St. Louis the decline was 5 inches; at
Pittsburg the decline was 5 inches, with
q inches on the gauge; at CinciAnati
inches, with 10 feet on the gauge; al
Louisville 2 inches, with. 6 feet l inch in
the canal. Cumberland river fell 81
inches, with IL feet IL inches on the
shoals. Arkansas river is receding
With 8 feet inch on the gauge. White
river is falling, witt a fair siege Of wstel
from J%acksonport to the month.
MISC ELLASEoUs.
The week ope Us out with a fair amour
Of business d DING on the levee.
The Grsrid Republic, City of Altor
and Cons Millar presented a beautiful
sight this morning az they rounded tn
point in a bunch and came into port to
gether.
The Maumelle left Little Rock Satur
day evening for Fort Smith.
The Mary Houston for Cincinnati an,
James Howard for St. Louis left Ne,
Orleans Saturday evening.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and .
?. Schenck for New Orleans left Cincir
matt Saturday evening.
The Katie Kountz is due to-morro,
from New Orleans en- route to St. Louis
with 466 hhds. and 300 boxes sugar an,
a lot Of sundries.
The st. Genevieve passed down yeI
terday for Vicksburg well laden. Sh
put of here 5000 packages Of misce
l%aneous freight and added some wa
freight.
The John B. Malide passed up la
evening for St. Louis with a fair list
Eastern cotton, and had a big list
people.
The City of Alton. passed down tn
morning without la ndingj the wharfsP
tax was too heavy for her. She WI
loaded down to he guards. Her passe.
gers we're sent ashore in a yawl.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain Darrag
arrived at II o'clock from Arr ;ansas riv
with a fair list of cotton and Sc,
and a good trip of peOpl
ana leaves to morrow evening for Lit
Rock and all points on ArkansaJ: rive
carrying the mail and doing all wa 7 buI
ness Billy Butler is her head cen ter.
d Anr hor Line packet Grand 7 'owI
OAp'A'A |%4ennox, leaves the elevate VI
MORO" evening for Cairo and St. Ltm
making close connection With the pri,l
pal railroads for all pc ints East al
"es'.. Tom White presi des at the des
|. The City of vicksburg Captain Graz
10 command, is the AncI lot Line pack
leaving the elevator tol morrow mornil
at 10 o'clock for yicl rsburg and I
bends, carrying the ma il and doing
way business. Chris sh arpe controls t
affairs Of the office.
! The Robert Mitchell Captain Pc