Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

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RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Friar's Point, Coahoms...--.......-.~.~...5 pm
0seeola, West ........-.o pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer John B. Mande, St. Louis.
Centennial st. Louis.
Colorado, Yieksburg.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
John Gilmore, New Orleans.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
West Wind, oscenla.
Mark Twain, st. Francis river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Ruth. White river.
Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
Centennial, New Orleans.
Golden Rule, New Orleans.
Colorado, St. Louis.
John Gilmore, St. Louis.
A. J. White, Arkansas City.
BOATS Is PORr
Katie Hooper, CoAhoma, West Wind,
Mark Twain.
Condition Of the EiverH.
The river here rose II inches in
the As hours ending at noon, and
now stands IL feet 9 inches above
low water mark. At Cairo it de-
lclined Yesterday 4 inches, with IL
feet s inches on the gauge; at st
} Louis it declined l inch, with l!
feet 3 inches on the gauge; at Pitts
burg the decline was IL inches, witt
4 ieet on the gauge; at Cincinuati'i
lis rising, with IL feet on the gauge
lat Louisville it rose 4 inches, witt
sl5 feet 2 inches in the, canal a
Evansville it is falling, with 4 fee
zl3 inches on the gauge. Cumber
land river is rising at Nashville
with 5 feet on the gauge. Arkan
sas river is stationary at Littl
q Rock, with 0 feet Z inches on tn
q gauge. White river continues i
10 goodnayigable order.
81 MISCELLANEOUS.
Cooler weather.
The week opens out with hit
e animation in river circles.
Il Cotton picking will commenr
i about the 18th inst.
= The yellow fever excitement
subsiding.
Steamboatmen are making pre-.
. arations for a big seasons bushes
al The Cons Millar left Cincinna
ga Saturday evening for Memphis.
Sd The Belle Memphis left st. Lou
10 Saturday evening for Memphis.
% Cotton is opening rapidly Al
Ipickers are in demand.
5 Crop prospects were never bett,
and indications are for an acti
81 business season in river circles.
en- The City of Vicksburg passes
tonight for st. Louis. She will l
az land here.
The Marlin Speed, on her maid
trip to Arkansas river, was v
$50 laden and had agood list Of peoI
rm. The Ruth returned 10 WI
river with one Of the best trips
i'd the season.
n IL Dan Donnelly went out mate
aIes the Marlin Speed. He is a 6,
l.2s boatman.
.l.S The A. ]. White returned to .
II@ kansas City Saturday evening v
IIii..Ssii a good trip.
NJ The snagboat McComb goes
il. n the Missouri river to remove gu
Ii;O5 and other Instructions.
iie The quarantine embargo
s5'ii5sS about played out river busin
I516 with the exception of the |
=" packets.
Ices. The John Gilmore and ba
T. passed up Sunday morning at
. 10 light for st. Louis.
: 80: The Port Eads and barges
st. Louis yesterday for New
$50 leans.
The new steamer ]. NJ. W
g = will leave Cairo this week for
''"'' Orleans.
50 The Cons Millar, bound
Memphis, added 100 tons of fire.
|. at Louisville.
ipol &c A severe rain and hail s
passed over Little Rock Satu
shoul. evening, which did conside
B@7c; damage.
d su' The government lighthouse
ro,L der steamer Alice left st.
Saturday evening for New Or
f.; half on a paying off cruise.
20 Captain James Lee has
awarded the contract for ear
inES, .S. the mails between here and f
lila Point.
IN ties, Mr.. John Gwsthmey has I
cred from his late illness an
~ 70 sumed his position as chief clC
90 :, 'S the A. J. White.
Il, No, Logan IL. Roots g. Co. have
awarded the contract for car