Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-17

WOOD AND WILLOW WARE-Two and
hree hoped. painted buckets. 50 rs; buck.
ia. u dozea, brass-bound, cedar. 2 and s
toop,s' sSgs; tubs, painted, nests OF :. 16i
Zine, is to % inckes. Z 50@9 So; cedar,
%ron-bound, IS Sic; cedar, brass-bound, $50
buckets, 4 5095 50; washbOards. wood,
90; zinc, 2 25; ~ax-handles, 1891 TSe;
measures. aesta OF s. l91 n
WHEAT-No. 2. 75c to OF 90 q bushsl.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
Arkansas river, Maumells pm
triar's Point, Geo. w. Cheek .............5 pm
Louis, City of Vicksburg ........5 p m
-canlgn's Landing, Carl Schurz..........-5 pm
Mouth Of st. Francis, Csceola-.--~.......5 pm
ARRIVALS
Steamer Grand Tower, St. Louis.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Geo W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Carl Schurz, Scanlan's Land'g
Osceola, St. Francis river.
Oseeola, mouth of st. Francis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City of Chester. St. Louis.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
Phil Alliu, Arkansas City.
A ]. White, RivertoH.
Oseeola Belle, Ashport,
II PORT
Coahoms, City Of vioksburg, Geo W.
Cheek, A. j White, Maumelle, Carl
Schurz, 0sceols.
CONDITION Of Ine Rivers.
The river here declined II inches
the "a hours ending at noon to-
day, and now stands 6 feet 81
above low water mark. AT
Cairo the decline was 2 inches,
with II feet s inches on the gauge.
At st. Louis ) inches, with II feet
10 inches on the gauge. AT Pitts
burg the rise was IA inches, with 4
feet z inches on the gauge. Al
Cincinnati it was stationary with
10 feet 1 inch on the gauge. AT
Louisville it rose 2 inches, with G
feet in the canal. AT Evansville ii
is falling, with Z feet on the gauge.
The Cumberland is falling, with IA
inches on the shoals. The Arkan-
sas is falling, with 20 inches on the
gauge, and 3 feet from Pine Bluff
to the mouth. The White is fall
ing, with 30 inches in the channeI
from Jacksonport to Augusta, and
3 feet from there to the mouth.
rssctIlaneoHS.
Raw weather.
Little business doing on the land.
ing.
The leyee contractors are exerting
themselves to complete the uppei
portion Of the levee according t.
their contract.
The G. B. Church for the Obi,
river, the E. 0. Stanard for st
Louis, and Carondelet for Memphis
left New Orleans last evening.
The Colorado left st. Louis las
evening for Memphis.
The Fanchon and Cherokee 70
New Orleans, and j. W. Gaff 70.
Memphis, passed Louisville ycster.
day.
The Mary Houston for Cincin
natl, and John B. Maude for 81
Louis, left Yicksburg yesterday.
The government light-tendinl
boat Alice left Cairo last nigh
bound South.
The City of Chester returned t
st. Louis last evening with a mode
rate trip, including 800 bales G
Eastern cotton.
The Phil Allin and A. j. Whit
for the lower coast, and 0sceol
Belle for the upper coast, cleare
with excellent trips of freight an
people.
The Anchor Line packet
through Captain Stern, have pre-
santed the ladies Of the Presbyteria
church with five large ornamentc
cakes for the festival which will |
held next week.
The Atlantic due down for Ne
Orleans will add at the elevate
barge No. % loaded with $50 to.
Of oil cake.
The Grand Republic added I
Helena 500 bales and the Thorn.
son Dean nearly 5000 bales of co
ton.
The James Howard took int
New Orleans this trip 1905 bales
cotton and 10000 sacks seed.