Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Point. Geo. W. Cheek...~....,.5 pm
Ashport, 0sceola Belle, pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer John B. Msude, st. Louis.
st. Genevieve, Vicksburg.
Charles Morgan, New Orleans
Frank Forrest, New Orleans.
Dick Fulton, New Orleans.
Thompson Dean, Cincinnati.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Frank Willard, Arkansas river
Illinois, Vicksburg.
A. J. White, Napoleon.
q. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
0sceola Belle, Ashport.
Rosa Miller, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer John B. Maude, Vicksburg.
St. Genevieve, st. Louis.
Charles Morgan, Cincinnati.
Dick Fulton, Ohio river.
Frank Willard, Ohio river.
Thompson Dean, N. Orleans.
Ella, Arkansas river.
Ruth, White river.
Phil Allin, Greenville.
BOATS IN PORT.
Illinois. A. j. White, Osceola Belle,
Belle of Texas, Andy Baum, Geo. W.
Cheek, Frank Forrest, Osceols, Rosa
Miller.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Weather clear aod cool. The river
here is swelling slowly. At St. Louis
the rise yesterday was Is inches, with
the upper streams rising rapidly, At
Pittsburg the river is stationary, with 2
feet A inches in the channel; at Cincin-
natl it is falling, with I feet in the chan
mel; at Evansville the decline was G
inches, with 10 feet 2 inches on the
gauge; at Cairo the river is still rising,
with 80 feet 2 inches on the gauge. Ten
nessee and Cumberland rivers are re.
ceding. Arkansas river is rising at Lit
tie Rock, with 9 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. White river is declining slowly.
At Helena the decline was Inch.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The week opens out dull.
No improvement Of business in th,
bends.
The Grand Republic left New 0rlean
Saturday evening for St. Louis on
quick trip. She will pass here to-morroV
morning.
The James D. Parker for MemphI
and Golden Rule for New Orleans LEI
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Ella and Ruth, out Saturda
night, had good trips. 6
The John B. Maude passed down yei
terday for Vicksburg well laden. Sh
put of here wei 5000 packages of me.
chandise, and added a lot of way freigh'
The st. Genevieve passed up lastnigt
for St, Louis with a fair freight list, an
was full Of people.
The Rosa Miller, Captain j. ]. Da
ragh in command, came in from Arkal
sas river with IL bales OF cotton, llC
sacks seed. She leaves tomorrow ever
ing with a return trip for Little Roc
and all points on the Arkansas rive
carrying the mail and giving special a
%tention to all way business, Billy Butlt
aud Billy Nucles are her clever and a
commodating clerks.
, The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain NJ
+, Green, is the regular packet leaving tn
evening for Friar's Point and the bend
paying strict attention to all way buI
. ness. Messrs. D. Z. Davis and Jot
Langlois are her g%entlemanly clerks.
!. The 0sceola Belle, Captain o. K. 10
9 lin, came in yesterday Don from Il
I upper coast with a fair trip Of freig
and people. She leaves this mornil
with a return trip for Ashport and {
!; way landings on the upper coast. ca
l tain VIM. Joplin holds forth in the off
and is ably assisted by Plat Rhodes.
The U. P. Scherck, en- route fro
. Cincinnati to New Orleans, at last q
, counts vas hard aground Flint islam
The Charles Morgan passed up yestt
! day morning on her schedule time I
! Cincinnati with 200 tons Of freight 81
100 cabin passengers. She added be
several passengers.
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