Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-25

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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
Arkansas City. Phil Allia -.-...--......S D. m
Eriar's Point, Belle of Texas..---........5 pm
New Orleans, Grand Reputlic,.......-....5 p IN
=. Francis river, Ella..-......................h pm
New Madrid, Osceola Belle-.-.....-..-....5 pm
Dyersourg' Aagle---..........-.-..~...op Pm
New Orleans, Golden City-m~.........--4 Pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Golddust, Louisville.
Grand Republic, New Orleans.
Ella, St Francis river.
City Of Vioksburg, Cairo.
Oscsola Belle, New Madrid.
Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Golddust New Orleans.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Coahoms, Friar's Peint.
Hard Cash, White river.
IN PORT.
Grand Republic, Phil Allin. Ella, Belle
Of Texas, Agg'e, Osceola Belle.
Condition OF the Rivers
The river here is rising at the
rate of IS inches each day and now
stands 81 feet above low water
mark. At Cairo the rise was Is
inches, with So feet on the gauge;
at st. Louis the decline was | inch;
at Pittsburg the decline was %
inches, with s feet 6 inches on the
gauge; at Cincinnati 80 inches, with
43 feet 4 inches on the gauge !; at
Louisville 81 inches, with 20 feet
in the canal; at Evansville it COM
menced falling yesterday, with 4
feet 6 inches on the gauge. Cum
berland river fell 26 inches, with
81 feet 10 inches on the gauge at
Nashville. Arkansas river is rising
at Little Rock, with IS inches on
the gauge, and 3 feet from Pine
Bluff to the mouth. White river
remains in navigable order.
nfsceIlsnsOus.
The river has attained q high
stage.
Business quite active on the land
ing, with a good list of boats in
port.
The receipts of cotton by river
to-day are the largest of any day
this year.
The Charles Morgan arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
The Carondelet left New Orleans
last evening for Memphis.
The Bee and barges and City of
Alton passed VickSburg yesterday
en- route to New Orleans.
The City of Chester arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday, and leaves
there today with a return trip for
Memphis.
The Yint Shinkle for Memphis
and Golden Rule for New Orleans
left Cincinnati last evening.
There is very little wood on the
banks for sale to steamboats,, and
rules at 81 to $3.50 per cord.
The James D. Parker, Thomas
Sherlock, Mary Houston and U.
p. Schenck, on route to Cincinnati,
passed Cairo yesterday.
The John A. Scudder loads at
Cairo for New Orleans.
A good rise is. reported in Ar
kansas river, which will improve
navigation.
The Ooahoma returned last even
ing to Friar's Point with a good
trip Of freight and people.
The Hard Cash returned to
White river yesterday afternoon
with an excellent trip of freight.
Capt. Jake Sedan, one Of the
polite clerks Of the Grand Republic,
returned last evening from st.
Louis by rail, and reioined his
The towboat Ark leaves to-day
Tor the Ohio river with a tow Of
empty barges.
The Robert Mitchell leaves Gin
cinnati to-day for New Orleans.
The Iron Mountain and barges
are loading at Pittsburg for New
Orleans.
The Little Rock oil works has
purchased the little steamer Granger
to transport cotton seed for the mill.