Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-18
RIVER NTELLIGENOK.

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BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
A. j. White. .-......~...5 pm
New Orleans, Charles Morgan,.......""..4 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer U. P. Schenck, Cincinnati.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Thos. Sherlock, New Orleans.
A. ]. White, Napoleon.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Idlewild, Arkansas City;
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
U. P. Schenck, New Orleans.
Thomas Sherlock Cincinnati.
BOATS IN PORT.
Vint Shinkle, A. j. White.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS,
May Is, 8 O'Clock AMI
River l54 inches below high water mark
of l867-s rise of II inches in the last
"a hours. JAMES ROUND, Sup't.
Weather cloudy and sultry. The river
here is about on a stand. At St. Louis
yesterday the decline was Z inches; at
Cairo 8 inches, with Al feet | inch IN the
gauge. At Pittsburg the rise raj ID
inches. At Cincinnati and Louisville
the river was stationary, with u feet in
the canal. Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are receding steadily. Arkansas
is falling rapidly, with Ia feet in the
channel. White river is declining, with
a fair steamboat stage of water from
Jacksonport to the mouth. At Helena
the rise was | inch.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rather q quiet day on the landing.
A number Of our resident steamboat
men have got the baseball fever.
Very little improvement in freights.
The Idlewild was we'll represented last
evening.
Mr.. N. NJ. Jones, the celebrated Goa
dealer, returned from New Orleans las
evening, where he has been to establish
another coal depot.
The Katie Kountz, for Arkansas river
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The James D. Parker, from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati to-day.
The Geo. W. Cheek returned to Friarl
Point last evening with a fair trip.
The U. P. Schenck passed down las
evening for New Orleans without land
ing, owing to eur exorbitant wharfag
tax. She no doubt had a need Of ic
and other supplies, but could not sffor,
to pay an excessive tax for the privileg
Of purchasing them here.
The iron steamer Carondelet, sold q
st. Louis on Monday by the Unite
States Marshal, was purchased for MessrI
Brown & Jones, the great coal dealers
and is to be used in transporting coal :
vessels outside Of the bar at Southwes
Pass.
The public, especially those who fet
an interest in our orphans, are gratefr
to the gentlemen composing the respet
tive mines in the baseball match yestol
day, among whom we're Captains R. y
Lightburne, Ed Hart, John Forbes an
others, Of the freight agents nine,p
vast deal Of punishment was endured B
the above.named gentlemen, but the
reward awaits them in the great her
after.
Captain Billy Mcintyre, the popul'
clerk Of the steamer Vint Shinkle, hi
resumed bis position and will be ably o
sisted by bis brother Sterling, who is OF
Of the best fellows in the world.
Kstzenberger was wounded yesteriI
in the left leg, Carver got another bla'
eye and put down freights on Jol
Forbes, who tumbled on rebate, but Ca
tain Dick Lightburne took them all
on rates and run the boys through
. the home stretch.
Z TIE Rosa Miller left Little Rock u
: terday for Memphis.
The Ella Hughes left Little Rock "
!, terday for Fort Smith, aud the Maume'
}, arrived there yesterday from Fort Smil
The Thompson Dean, for New {
leans, and Andy Baum, for Memph
left Cincinnati last evening.
The John A. scudder arrived at N.
Orleans yesterday.
q The Robert Mitchell, for the OIL
river, and John F. Tolle, for St. Lou
4 left New Orleans last evening.
l. The Vint Shinkle, Captain Kennest
in command, came in this morning Fl,
p the Ohio river with $50 tons Of misc
4 laneous freight. She returns to Cine
matt Friday evening, taking Centenn
passengers through at reduced rat
0, Messrs. Billy and Sterling Mcintyre
the honors Of the Office.
2; Gar P. Lacy, an old boatman, died
Cincinnati on Tuesday Of smallpox.