Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
Yieksburg. Illinois. p m
New Orleans, James Howard. ..--. IS pm
White river. Hard m
Seanlan's Landing, Carl SchurE...-....5 pm
Sc. Louis, Capitol City.--.........-..-5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer City of Helena, St Louis.
Capitol City, Vicksburg.
Hard Cash, White river.
Carl Schurz, Scanlan's Land'g
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
A. ]. White, Riverton.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
0sceola, mouth ST. Francis.
0sceola Belle, Ashport.
Belle Memphis, St. Louis.
City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
IN PoRr
James Howard, Illinois. Ella, Frank
Forest, Hard Cash, Capitol City, Carl
Schurz, James d. Parker.
Condition of the Rivers.
The river here rose Is inches in
the past "a hours up to noon to-
day, and stands 10 feet s inches
above low water mark. At st. Louis
the rise was 3 inches, with 10 feet
4 inches on the gauge; at Cairo the
rise was 2 inches, with IS feet 4
inches on the gauge at Pittsburg
the rise was 10 inches, with 3 feet
9 inches on the gauge I; at Cincin-
natl s inches, with 9 feet 8 inches
on the gauge ; at Louisville the de-
cline was 2 inches, with 5 feet 8
inches in the canal at Evansville
it is falling, with Z feet G inches on
the gauge and 6I feet in the chan
mel in the lower Ohio. Cumber-
land river is stationary, with II
inches on the shoals. Arkansas
river is reported rising at Little
Rock, with 30 inches on the cross
ings from Pine Bluff to the mouth.
White river is receding, with a fair
stage of water from Jacksonport to
the mouth.
miscellaneous.
Clear and cool.
A quiet day on the landing.
The steambOatmen are all inter
ested in the election to-day.
The local packets out last night
had good trips of freight and peo-
pie.
TIE Thompson Dean for New
Orleans passed Vicksburg yester-
day.
The Belle Memphis returned to
st. Louis last evening with 400
bales Of bottom.
Coal dealers advanced the price
of coal yesterday to so cents per
barrel for P%ittsburg and 40 cents
for lower Ohio river coal.
The U. P. Schenck arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
The City of Chester left St
Louis yesterday for Memphis.
The City of Helena passed down
this morning for VickSburg wei.
laden. She put off here severa'
hundred packages Of freight and
added a large lot Of way freight.
The steamboatmen were out il
full force to-day working and voting
for Tilden and Hendricks.
The Belle Of Shreveport is due
up to-day for st. Louis.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
and Charles Morgan for New Or
lieags, leaves Cincinnati tomorrow
The Florence Meyer, Captain
Nichols new Arlakansas rive
| packet, is due down to-day.
. The Governor Garland is du
. from Arkansas river.
/. The Golden Rule will be up to
morrow for Cincinnati. Captain
Z r. p. Glenn is her agent.
o The James d.. Parker is receiy
ing at the foot of Monroe street.
Z The Fannie Moore and Ashlan
Z nave laid up at New Orleans.
The John Howard, en- route fror
White river to New Orleans, cam
out Of the river with 400 bale,
Z and left Terrene last night.
Captain Thomas Darragh, Of til
Pine Bluff, and Billy Butler, cler
4 oi the Rosa Miller, and her mat
:; and his crew, came up from tn
=. mouth Of the river on the Har
Cash.
50 The hno new steamer A. @. Dor
=, nally will leave Glenn's wharfboi