Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


City of VicksDurg, Cairo.
Ouachita Belle, Arkansas City.
Illinois, Riverton.
Geo. W. Cheek, FriAr's Point.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Hard Cash, White river.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
Jay Hardy, Island 81.
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river.
Red Wing, White river.
DEPARTED,
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Hattie Rowland, Arkansas river.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
" Gold Dust, Cairo.
Mark Twain, st. Francis river.
IN PORT.
james ID. Parker, Hard Cash, Quachita
Belle, Osceola Belle, Batesville, illinois,
Geo. w. Cheek, Coahoma, Katie Hooper,
Jay Hardy, Red Wing.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here is declining rapidly,
and has fallen 3 feet in the As hours
ending at noon to-day, and now stands
13 feet II inches above low water
mark. At Cairo the river is falling,
with 10 feet 10 inches on the gauge,
and navigation suspended above that
point, both in the Ohio and the Mis-
sissippi river, The Arkansas at Little
Rock is frozen over above the bridge,
with Is inches on the gauge. White
river is still falling, with running ice,
and only 3 feet 6 inches in the chan
mel from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gloomy and inclement weather.
The week opens out with a general
dulness prevailing in river circles.
Showing at Cairo, Evansville, Louis
vile and Cincinnati yesterday.
The Thompson Dean left New
Orleans yesterday for Memphis.
The Commonwealth from New
Orleans arrived at Cairo yesterday.
The Mark Twain returned to st.
Francis river with an excellent trip.
The packets brought in light lists of
cotton and seed.
The H. G. Yeager is loading at Bel
mont for New Orleans.
The Sam Roberts and barges are
due down to-day for New Orleans.
The river here is dropping very fast
from the effects ofthe freezing weather.
The Belle of Shreveport left Cairo
last night at 8 o'clock for New
Orleans.
The Anchor Line packets. Belle Of
Shreveport and Annie p. Silver, are
loading at Cairo for New Orleans.
Jim Sargent, the oldest Illinois river
pilot, died at St. Louis on Wednesday
last. He was on the Eureka in 1849.
There will be no Improvement Of
business until after the first of the
year.
There was not as much stir on Tho
levee this morning as is usual on Mon
day, the weather retarding business.
The ferryboats and tugs are break
ing up the ice in the harbor at st
Louis.
The Hattie Rowland cleared Satur
day evening for the Arkansas rive
with a good trip of freight and people
The Ohio river is still blocked wit.
ice and navigation is suspended abov
Cairo.
The upper coast mail packet Osceol
Belle, Captain j. G. Andrews in CON
mand, brought in from the upper coas
"A bales and IL bags cotton, 20 sack
seed and sundries. She leaves thi
evening with a return trip for Osceol
and all way points on the upper coasr
carrying the mail and paying strict at
tention to all plantation business. /
10. Michel, Cyrus Fay and A. K
Spears, a trio of clever gentlemen an
accommodating clerks, have charge {
] the Office.
The Josie Harry returned Saturda
/, evning to White river with an exec
lent trip of freight and people.
The Thomas Sherlock en- rout
from Cincinnati to New Orleans, SUI
ceeded in getting out to Cairo lai
, night and will be down tomorrow.
Captain Charlie Woodbury. says |
is reaping a rich harvest this seaso
! with his upper White river packt
Archie P. Green.
One hundred shares of the Loui.
. vile and Cincinnati Mail Line Con
+ pany were sold on change at Cincir
; natl on Friday, and brought 81 Is pc
4 share.
!, Matt Conkin, of V~icksburg, an ole
: time steamboatman, died at the Nj
r rine Hospital in Shreveport, La, La
, week.
j The Golden Rule left Cairo Satul
3 day afternoon for Cincinnati, and wi
r work her way up the river as far as 81
e can go.
: The Kate Dixson left Vicksbul
Saturday evening with a fair shown
II of freight on her initial trip in Il
3 Adams Mail Line,
The Anchor Liner Gold Dust passC
up this morning for st, Louis wit
Zoo tons freight. She reships
Cairo and goes into winter quarters.
The James w. Gaf, en- route fro
Memphis to Cincinnati, arrived
Cairo Saturday afternoon, and 60,
into a safe harbor there until the Oh
n is free of ice.
The Thomas Sherlock, en- route fro.
r Cincinnati to New Orleans, passC
Evansville Saturday morning. 81
/ was unable to land there, on accoul
70 Of the ice, to get her freight which W.
y on the leyee awaiting shipment by he
(. The Little Jay Hardy, Captain Wi
If liam Davis, brought in from Island
e, a fair list Of cotton and seed, al
leaves tomorrow evening with a r
turn trip for the upper coast. Jimn