Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-09

iron-bound, Is ql7c; cedar, brass-bound, $50
20;well buckets, 4 SOS so; washboards, wood,
2 90; zine, 2 Is; ~a1-handles, ! 1901 $50;
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
Arkansas City. Phil Allin...-. .....~...5 pm
Rivert0n, A. J. White--..S--.............5 pm
Ashport, 0sceola Belle...~s...~--.....5 I'm
Arkansas river, Florence Meyer~.-...-Sp pm
81. Louis, City of { hester ....... D.m
Cincinnati, Golden kule.................-Sp IN
eeanlan's Landing, Carl SchuIz-......5 p IN
ARRIVALS.
Steamer A. ]. White, Riverton.
Carl Scburz. Scaulan's L1nd'g
D%EFARTuRRs.
Steamer 0sceola, mouth Of St. Francis.
Geo W. Cheek, Frisr's Point,
Jas. D. Parker, Cincinnati.
A. c. Donslly, New Orleans
Carondelet, New Orleans.
Illinois, Vicksburg,
IN PORT.
Florence Meyer, City Of Chester, A.
j. White, 0sceola Belle, Ella.
COudiIIOn of Ine Rivers.
The river here rose 3 inches in
the past "A hours up to noon to-
day, and now stands 10 feet II
inches above low water mark.
At Cairo the decline was 5 inches,
with II feet s inches on the gauge;
at st. Louis the define was 5 inches,
with Is feet l inch on the gauge;
at Pittsburg it was stationary, with
3 feet s inches on the gauge; at
Cincinnati it rose l inch, with 10
feet II inches on the gauge at
Louisville the fall was 6 inches,
with G feet in the canal /; at Evans
vile tits falling, with feet 10 inches
on the gauge. Cumberland river
rose l inch, with II inches on the
shoals. Arkansas river rose l inch
at Little Rock, with 16 inches on
the gauge, and 80 inches in the
channel from Pine Bluff to the
mouth. White river is receding
steadily, with a good stage of water
from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MisceIIaneOus.
Owing to the pressure of election
news we are compelled to cut short
matter prepared for this depart.
ment.
The G. B. Church and Glencoe
for New Orleans passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
left Cincinnati last evening.
The U. P. Schenck for Cincin-
natl, and Leopard and barges for
st. Louis, left New Orleans last
evening.
The Thompson Dean and Thos.
Sherlock arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The R. W. Dugan and Kate Kin
ney for New Orleans, and the St.
Geneyieve for Memphis, left St.
Louis last evening.
The Commonwealth is due down
for New Orleans.
The James D. Parker cleared for
Cincinnati with 300 bales Of cotton,
200 bbls. oil and 80 cabin passen-
gers.
The Carondelet backed out for
New Orleans with. 200 bales of cot
ton.
The Ruth left Des Arc yesterday
for Memphis with 500 bales of cot
ton and she will come out Of the
river with a big trip.
The Governor Garland is due
from the Arkansas river.
The Thompson Dean took into
New Orleans this trip 1916 bales Of
cotton, 255O sacks seed, so sacks
oil cake, 500 sacks oil meal, and
100 tons Of sundries.
The A.. G. Donnally for New Or
leans added here $50 bales Of cot
ton and 925 tons from the Florence
Meyer, and got away at noon.
The City Of V~icksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to.mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock fol
Vicksburg aud the bends. Chris
Sharpe is her prime minister.
The Charles Morgan left Cincin-
natl last night for New Orleans.
Mr.. VIM. Miller, Of ST. Louis,
formerly an attacho of Coles cir.
Gus, in stepping from the ferry dock
to a barge along side, missed his
footing and falling in the river was