Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-12

i, 2 81; no. 2, 3 on; Ne. 8, Z So; ChuFns,
pine, IS to q inckos, 7 5000 Sc; cedar,
buckets, 4 5OG550; waghbOards, wood,
90; zinc, 2 20; ~GI-hGndles, l 259l 10;
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
Arkansas City. Phil Allin. ........... s p m
RiyeTtOn, Belle of Texas. .....h pm
I. touis, City Of chester. ...... ............5 pm
Eicks7urg, John B. Maude ..............5 pm
seaman Landing ","",........r.,.n ,.,.,,5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer City Of Chester, ST.. Louis.
Carl Schurz, S~caniau's Land'g
Belle Of Texas, Rivertou.
Phil Alliu, Arkansas City.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer C~arondelet, New Orleans.
" Ella, st. Francis river.
Gov Garland, Arkansas river,
j. NJ. Macarthur, White river.
Osceola Belle, Ashport.
BoATs IN PORT.
Illinois, Belle Of Texas, Carl Schurz,
City OF Augusta, City of Chester.
Condition Of the Rivers.
The river here is declining stead
lily, and now stands il! feet
above low water mark. At Plum
Point and Osceola the packets re-
port 8 feet on the crossings. At
st. Louis the fall was 4 inches,
with 6 feet in the channel from
there out. AT Cairo the decline
was s inches, with II feet 6 inches
on the gauge. At Pittsburg the fall
was 3 inches, with 4 feet 9 inches
on the gauge. At Cincinnati 4
inches, with 10 feet on the gauge.
At Louisville ? inches, with 6 feet
in the Canal. The lower Ohio /. in
far nayigable order. Cumberland
river is receding, with Is inches on
the shoals. Arkansas river is fall
ing at Little Rock, with Is niche;
on the gauge and 2 feet in the
channel from Pine Bluff to che
mouth. White river is receding.
with 3 feet on the bars from Au,
glsta to the mouth.
IiscsIIRneSaq.
Fine weather.
Cotton is coming in rapidly.
The leyee is in a deplorable con
dition, and the space is not larg.
enough for our local packets to re
coiye and discharge their cargoes.
The Susie Silver arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Atlantic and barges and Cit,
Of Alton for st. Louis left New Or
leans last evening.
The Charles Morgan for New
Orleans left Cincinnati last night
The j. w. Calf from Memphi
arrived at Cincinnati to-day.
The ToIle for st. Louis passe,
Vicksburg yesterday,
The Mary Boyd and Molli
Moore for New Orleans and S
Geneyieye for Vicksburg, left S
Louis last evening.
The 0sceola Belle cleared for tn
upper coast with a good trip Q
freight and people.
The Aggie has tired of the "
per White river trade, there bein
no money in it for her, and return
to Memphis.
The little craft j. NJ. McArthr
has gone to the upper White riyc
region TO run in connection wit
the Ruth.
The George w. Cheek returne
last night to Friar'S Point with a
excellent trip Of freight and peopl
The Governor Garland left Ia
night tor Arkansas river with
|, good TRIPOD freight and people.
! Captain Thomas Darragh leay
: to day for Little Rock by rail
take command Of the Pine Bluff.
The Dean is being reprinted
Cairo and leaves there on Saturda
, and will be here to take her regul
day, Wednesday, in the New 0
leans trade.
. Capt. VIM. Joyce will commar
: the Fannie Tatum in the New 0
leans and White river trade tn
season.
! Mr.. N. NJ. Jones, the great al
:lgcod coal dealer, with his famil