Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-17
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING FRIDAY

NrBanbas river, WhTiln opeeH '''--'''s'''ss = III
White river, pm
arkansas City, Phil Alin..................,- pm
Il. Francis river, Mark Twain........... y. IN |
New Orleans, John A. .Scudder..,........~ p. IN |
ARRIVALS E.
Steamer Marlin Speed, Arkansas river
Ruth, White river,
Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
Mark Twain, ST Francis river.
DEPksTuREs
Steamer J. W, Gaff, Cincinnati.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
BOATS IN PORT
Ruth, Phil Allin, Marlin Speed, Mark
Twain. t.l,j ..oaL .-..
Condition of the Rlvera.
The river here declined Sinches in the
past "A hours ending at noon, and now
stands IL feet inches above low water
mark. At Cairo it falling, with l6 feet
inch on the gauge AtSt Louis i is
falling, with l6 feet on the gauge The
Ohio is rsceding at Pittsburg, with %
inches on the gauge; it is rising at Gin
cinnati, with 8 feet inches on the
gauge, but falling at Louisville, with 8
feet inches in the canal Arkansas
and White rivers continue in good navi'
gable order. tnad saa l7 %
instantaneous.
The panic is subsiding
Arkansas river towns have quaran'
tined against Memphis.
The Cons Millar from Memphis arrived
at Cincinnati this morning. 1'I
The City OF Alton from St. Louis ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday
Billy Means goes out this evening as
third clerk on the Marlin Speed
The Belle Of Shreveport, with her bro
ken shaft, is still lying at Delta.
Owing to the yellow fever there is 1T
tie business doing in river circles.
The John Gilmore and barges left
Cairo last evening for New Orleans,
The Coahoma returned to Friar 1
Point with big trip Of freight and peo
pie h9.f -a| ''t
The towboat Bigley camein last night
rom tue 0aio river and returned before
daylight with tow OF empties,
The Centennial broke cylinder.head
coming up on Sunday last at College
Point, fifty miles above New Orleans
and is coming up on one wheel
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal
having been put in thorough order, viii
esume her regular trips in the White
river trade on the 4h Of September
The John A.. Scudder. Captain Jack
Carter, of the Anchor Line, leaves the
Lee whariboat at 3 o clock for New Or
leans, making the principal way land
Jugs.
The John B Maude, Captain William
Blake, will be the Anchor Line pscke
leaving the Lee wharlboat tomorrow
morning at 10 O'clock for Vicksburg anC
the bends aa s1 sF fetosel
TheJ, W. G-f cleared for the 0hic
river last evening with l53 bales cotton
20 bales rags, large lot OF luTnitur
aud sundries, and over $50 cabin pausen
gers and 45 deckers..
The Mark Twain, Captain j. d Ran
dali, is the regular mail packet leavini
this evening for Mariana and all point
on St. Francis river. Birdie Banhini
presides at the desk.
The City Of Augusta, Captain John ,
Elliott, will enter the White river traG
as weekly packet on or about the 1T
of September, and will continue in th
trade throughout the season.
The Maumelle, which left here Tuesda
evening last for Little Rock, owing {
the fright and quarantine at the Roel
turned back twelve miles below that city
: and will arrive here Monday morning.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain LINDSAY
will arrive to morrow night from IN
Ohio river and leave Tuesday eVenin
With return trip to Cinelnnaib tleke
ing passengers through TO New York cit
and all other Eastern points,
The Golden Rule, en- route from Ne
I Orleans to Cincinusti. passed Cairo lei
. evening with yellow fever on hoard, au
+ two deaths had occurred below that cit
John Blum aud the cook Of the boa
: They we're buried below Cairo
{ Captain Milt Harry's new White rivI
packet, the Josie Harry, leaves PitlsbuT
{ this, evening for Memphis and Viii
+, river, and will arrive here the latter pa
j Of next week, aud enter regularly I'M
4 the White river trade, taking the plat
p of the Ruth, Saturday, August "a
!, The Colorado, Captain McPheters
p the Anchor Line packet leaving the 1t
;, wharfboat tomorrow morning at
h clock for Cairo and a. Louis. CAPITA
d Ad Storm, whose headquarters aFe {
y the zee wharf boot will make .engag
e menls and give oil infor@atian ss /
p CARDS hef moyements. .
o Richard Lightburne, jr, who repr
r sents the Memphis and Ohio River Pec
e ct Company during the absence Of Cal
o Richard, sr, received telegram Yesi'
,a dav trn,, Csn,modora Jamee Wise al