Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-29
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Vicksburg, Illinois. pm
White river, Ela-...-.......-....... ....,-..9 pm
&. Francis river, Osceola~-....-"-"-..a5 pm
Cincinnati, Andy ...~.5 pm
st. Louis, City Of Vicksburg PAN
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Cherokee, New Orleans.
U. P. Schenck, New Orleans.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Grand Tower, St. Louis.
Ella, White river.
Rosa Miller, Arkansas river.
Fleta, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer'Oherokee, Cincinnati.
U. P. Schenck, Cincinnati.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
A. j. White, Friar's Point,
Frank Forest, AsEport.
Carl Schurz, Scanlsn's Land'g
City Of Augusta, Greenville.
BOATS IN PORT.
Illinois, Andy Baum, Rosa Miller, Ella
Fleta, City of Vieksburg, Osceala.
Condition OF the-Rivers.
The river here declined 3 inches
in the past "A hours up to noon to-
day. at Helena the decline was II
inches and stationary at Vicksburg;
at Cairo the decline was 5 inches,
with Is feet on the gauge; at st.
Louis 6 inches, with 81 to Z feet
on the crossings out to Cairo at
Pittsburg the decline was 2 inches,
with 10 inches in the channel; at
Cincinnati II inches, with s feet s
inches on the gauge at Louisville
8 inches, with 5 feet eleven inches
in the canal; at Evansville it Ii
falling slowly, with 9 feet on the
gauge. Cumberland river is reced.
ing, with 8 feet 4 inches on The
gauge. Arkansas river is rising a
Little Rock, with 5 feet 10 incheI
on the gauge and a big rise coming
from above. White river is falling
with a good stage Of water from
Jacksonport to the mouth.
miscellaneous.
Clear and pleasant.
/. A fair list of, boats in port re
c%eiying and discharging.
The Scudder for st. Louis passe
Yicksburg yesterday and is due u
tomorrow.
The Thomas Sherlock passe
+. down to-day for New Orleans.
The Bee and barges arrived 4;
: New Orleans yesterday.
, The Z. 0. Stanard left st. Lou
last evening for New Orleans.
=; a flood rise is sweeping down Il
Arkansas river from headwaters.
The A. J. White had a splendi
b. trip Of freight and people out la
. night.
: The Frank Forest for the upp
coast had a good showing.
( The City Of Augusta returned
/ Arkansas City with a good trip
freight and people.
Z The Grand Tower passed doV
&c this morning for Vick8burg flu.
laden. She put off here near 40
:. packages of freight and added o1
4 80 tons of way freight.
Il An obstreperous negro tried
put a lead pill in Phin Stars be
y last evening on the levee, but
IS gun failed him and the pol
. marched him off to the static
d. house.
"a The Gov. Garland went throu
to Little Rock this trip and arriN
's to there this morning.
%E Nelson Wasson piIoted the FL
from New Orleans to Arkan
u.s. river aud thence to this port.
31sPD Captain Jas. J. Andrews, of
{. a upper coast line packets Osce
inlf Belle and Frank Forest, has return
from an extended trip East.
re- The John L. Rhoads leaves C
x; cinnati this evening for New
gbt leans.
mp The Cons Millar leaves Cine
a ss; natl tomorrow evening for M,
phis.
+. The continued high stage
g.; water and the floods in Arkal
river this season is unprecedent,