Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-05

NAAOA A0JIAaN EuAAAN4 A1ANAE - ~ AAAAT
cts, q dozen, brass-bouns, cedar. 2 and s
hoops, $500; tubs, painted. nests Of 5. 3 IS;
No. l. 9 so; No. 2, s 80, Ne. 3, Z so; churns,
pine, l6 to q inches, I 5099 so; cedar,
iron-bound, IS sl7o; cedar, brasE-bOund, l69
20;well buckets. 4 5O95 50; washboards. wood,
2 90; ainc, 2 IS; ~ax-handlss, l G91 $50;
measures. nests Of 5. l8l Is.
WHEAT-No. 2. Use to 81 90 q bushsl.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Arkansas river, Rosa Miller.-.........6 pm
Cincinnati, Golden Rule~..........~...-..4 pm
Yicksburg, Illinois 5 pm
White river, Elia...~....~.............-.......-5 pm
t. Louis, Grand Tower pm
Cincinnati, Cons Millar pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Grand Tower, St. Louis.
Ella, White river.
Carl Seburz, Scanlan's Land'g
City Of Vicksburg, St. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Frank Forest, AsLport.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
BoATs IN PORT.
Ella, Grand Tower, Illinois, Cons Mil
ar, Carl Schurz.
Condition of the Rivers.
The river here declined 3 inches
in the past "A hours up to noon to-
day. The decline at st. Louis
yesterday was II inches; at Helena
it is stationary ; at Vicksburg the
decline was 8 inches; at Cairo the
rise was z inches, with IA feet on
the gauge at Pittsburg the rise
was 2 inches, with 4 inches in the
channel ; at Cincinnati the decline
was 3 inches, with 6 feet 3 inches
on the gauge; at Louisville 3 inches,
with 5 feet in the canal. Cumber-
land river fell s inches, with 4 feet
on the shoals. The Arkansas river
is stationary at Little Rock, with
5 feet z inches on the gauge.
White river is receding steadily,
with a fair steamboat stage Of water
from Jacksonport out.
miscellaneous.
Weather clear and pleasant.
Little business doing on the land
ing.
The Thomas Sherlock arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
The Glencoe passes down to-
night for New Orleans.
The Geo. W. Cheek had a SPLEEN
did trip of freight and people out
last night.
The 0sceola was towed last even.
ing to the foot Of Washington.
Workmen will commence repairing
her to-day.
The Frank Forest left for the
upper coast with a good showing Of
freight and people.
The Belle Of Shreveport, en-
route from New Orleans for st.
Louis, has 200 sacks salt, 1900 boxes
Of sugar and $50 tons Of miscel-
%laneous freight.
Capt. 0. X. Joplin has returned
from Virginia, and resumed com
mand Of the Frank Forest.
The towboat Greyhound came in
last evening from the Ohio river
With a tow Of coal for Messrs.
Brown q Jones.
Captain Lee Cummins presented
Captain Green yesterday with a
beautiful pair Of horns, which will
be worn on the Cheek.
The new White river packet
Hard Cash will be finished by Tho
middle Of this month and be her
by the first Of October ready (oI
business.
The Ashland passed Louisville
yesterday on her way 10 New Or.
leans.
. The d. W. CAT will be due 10
/, morrow night from Cincinnati
, The Cherokee leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for New Orleans
, The Louisville Mail Line ba
3 chartered the yint 6binkle 10 pll
Z between Louis,illo and Cincinnat
during low water
The colorcd porter on the And
Baum died al Cincinnati gunda.
: shortly aiter the arrival of the boat
u Pittsburg ~dyices Of the Sd inst
state that the nov steamer liar,
! Caah is rapidly approaching com
pleiion
Y The river at Pittsburg 10 III.
Z lowest for years. II ~ ~ low lhe
the slack water packets have b. lani
\ above the Pan Handle bridge
Z The dOiien ltule, Captain ., 4
\ hhiukle, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat thia afternoon ~ 4 O'clock 10