Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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for white; cocoanuts S. per hundred.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Commerce, W. j.. Poitevent... IS p IN
For Helena, John 4. Moore.....,.5 p m
For Arkansas City, 0uachita Belle..5 p m
For Arkansas river, Marlin Speed. ..5 p m
For st. Louis, John B. Maude."..5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Charles P. Chouteau. st. Louis.
Charles Bowen, st. Louis.
/" Raven. ST. Louis.
{" John T. Moore, Helena.
0uachita Belle, Arkansas City.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Chouteau, New Orleans.
q" Raven, New Orleans.
Hard Cash, White river.
" James Lee, Ffiar's Point.
" Osceola Belle, Oseeola.
IN PORT.
John T. Moore, Ouachita Belle, Marlin
Speed, Charles Bowen.
PER STEAMER.
Per Chas. P. Chouteau, from St.
Louis-l50 SKIS oats, " bbls apples.
Per John T. Moore, from Helena,
10 bales cotton.
Per 0uachita Belle, from Arkansas
City-58 bales cotton, - bags seed
cotton, l35 SKIS cotton seed.
CONDITION 70 THE RIVERS.
A steady decline of about 6 inches
continues at this point, and at noon
to-day there was but 8 feet 10
inches on the gauge. Since yes
terday the Ohio fell 2inches at Pitts.
burg, with 10 inches on the gauge. AT
Cincinnati it fell s inches, with 6
feet 4 inches on the gauge. At Louis.
villei fell ] inch with 4 feet IL inches
in the canal. At Cairo it fell 4 inches,
with 8 feet l inch on the gauge.
The Mississippi, at st. Louis, fell 5
inches, with 10 feet 2 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland, at Nash
Vile, fell 2 inches, with II inches on
the shoals. The Tennessee, at Chat
%tanooga, fell 3 inches, with 10 inches
on the gauge. Arkansas river is
falling steadily, with not more than 3
feet to Pine Bluff and only water
enough above for very light boats.
White river is in a fair boatable con-
dition.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and cloudy.
More rain in sight.
Business oaly moderate to-day.
Fireworks on the bluff again to.
night,
The Yint Shinkle was at Cairo last
evening.
Railroad mud makes it slippery on
the levee.
The Greyhound is due to-day with
a tow Of coal.
The Katie Hooper is due tonight
from Arkansas river.
Quite a number Of people arrived by
boats during last night.
The race on the river attracted a
large crowd last evening.
The Cons Millar, for Cincinnati
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Hard Cash, for White river,
had a fair trip out last night.
The w. P. Halliday leaves St. Louis
this evening for New Orleans.
The new Mary Houston leaves Gin
cinnati Saturday for New Orleans.
The marines were well represented
at the theater and exposition last
night.
The new boat building for the An
Choir line will be named New Belle
Memphis.
High and slippery banks now stare
the rouster in the face, but he climbs
them nevertheless.
The infant son Of Captain VIM. H.
Clark, steamboat agent at Mariana,
Ark, died yesterday.
The Raven and barges, after about
three days trouble at Bulletin, passed
down last evening all o. X.
For the accommodation oftheir pas
sengers, the packets remained in port
until a late hour last night.
The Colorado, for Memphis, left
st. Louis last evening, and is the Sat
urday packet from this point.
Captain Sam Lawson, an old time
steamboat man, died a few days ago at
Biloxi, Miss in the Gath year Of his
age,
The James D. Parker did not leave
Cincinnati yesterday as advertised,
but will leave positively to morrow
evening.
Plenty Of freight at P~ittsburg, but
the prospects for an early resumption
of navigation at that point are not en-
couraging.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
remained over until after the fire.
works, and left with fine trips Of both
freight and people.
Captain Thorwegen, of the Chou
teau, was limping around yesterday,
in consequence of having had his foot
crushed under a barrel of -four.
The Charlie Bowen No. 2 and
barges, from the upper Mississippi,
arrived last evening with a tow Office,
consigned to Bohlen, Huse & Co.
The Commonwealth, Captain Joe
Bryan in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down tomorrow al
10 am, for Vicksbnrg and the bends.
The snagboat De Russey was al
Cairo yesterday, and will be here some
time next week, to commense opera
tons between this port and Vicks.
burg,