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

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ARRIVALS.
Steamer James Howard, St. Louis.
Grand Tower, St. Louis.
City OF Vieksburg, Vicksburg,
DEPARTURES.
Steamer James Howard, New Orleans.
A ]. White, Napoleon.
Ella, Arkansas river.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
0sceola Belle. Ashport.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
BOATS IL PORT.
Andy Baum, Illinois, 0sceols, City Of
Vicksburg, Trader.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here came to a stand yesterday and
is now rising slowly, but the swell will
not amount to much. The rise at St.
Louis yesterday was one inch, with 10
feet in the channel out to Cairo. The
decline in the Ohio al Pittsburg was Que
inch, with 3 feet in the channel; at Gin.
cinnati IL inches, with IL feet on the
gauge; at Louisville 3ipcaes, with I feet
4 inches in the canal; at Evansville sta.
%tionary, with IA feet 4 inches on the
gauge; fell 2 inches at Cairo, with q feet
inch in the channel. The Cumberland
rose 81 inches at Nashville, with 10 feet
10 inches Oh the gauge. The Arkansas
is %receding, with 7 feet on the gauge at
Little Rock and only 3 feet reported
above Dardanelle. White river is falling
slowly, with a fair stage from Jackson
port out. The Mississippi at Helena is
stationary.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Little doing on the wharf.
Business in the bends is picking up
slowly.
Devils Elbow cutoff is getting to be a
hill Of a bad place.
The Ella got away last night for Ar.
kansas river with a good trip.
The White and Cheek had a fair show
ing.
The Bruno left Little Rock yesterday
for St. Louis.
The Capitol City left Vicksburg this
Morning for St. Louis.
The Cons Millsr and U. P. schenck
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Dick Fulton is due from above
with a tow Of coal.
The James Howard passed down after
midnight for New Orleans we'll laden
She added here l7s bales of cotton. She
lost thirty-six hours by grounding at the
foot Of Devils Elbow cutoff.
The 0sceols Belle returned last even.
ing to Ashport with an excellent trio Of
freight.
The Grand Tower passed down this
morning for Yicksburg we'll laden. She
put of here over 1000 packages Of freight
and added several way lois.
The Thompson Dean for New Orleans
and Cons Millar for Memphis leave Gin.
cinnsii TO morrow evening.
The fine steamer Golden Rule, Captain
o. T. shinkle, leaves Glenu's whariboat
this evening at s O'Clock for Cairo. Lou.
isville and Cincinnati.
The famous passenger steamer Charles
Morgan, Captain Albert Stein. leaves
Glenu's wharlboat tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock for New Ofleaus, making ali
principal way landings. Harry Stein
does the honors Of the Office.
The Phil Alliu, Captain Stacker Leo.
is the regular Wednesday mail packet
for Arkansas City and the bends. Jimmy
Thompson is her purser.
The Osceola, Captain Thomas Bow.
man. leaves this evening for St. Francis
river and all points through to Witts-
burg giving special attention 10 all way
business. Captain A. Hsycook, a clever
gentleman aud accommodating clerk,
presides at the desk.
George Higge, a cypress raftsman,
was stabbed Ia An. 49,. ..1t..-nI
Killed on Mill bayou, by Charles Ross, a
few days since The murderer escaped
in a skif.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green is the regular Wednesday Friars
Point packet.
The Dick Fulton pulled Tie James
Howard of the bar a Devil Elbou chi.