Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
poArs LEAVING THIS DAY.

Point, Coahoma. pm
Friar's Point, A. j.. White.""...........5 pm
lsceola, Ogceola Belle. .......y-..............5 pm
ST. Louis, Belle st. observation-disclosures pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Ouaehita Belle, New Orleans.
" "A. s. White, Arkansas City.
" Joe Kinney, st. Louis.
" Colorado, Vicksburg.
" Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
" John B. Maude, st, Louis.
0sceola Belle, Osceola.
Gold Dust, New Orleans.
" Josie Harry, White river.
pBPARTBD.
Steamer Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
" Colorado, st. Louis.
Joe Kinney, st. Louis,
Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
John B. Maude, Vicksburg.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
Joe Kinney, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
0uachita Belle, Coahoma, Osccola Belle,
Belle St. Louis, A. j. White Andy Baum
and Josie Harry.
CONDITION OF THE RIVER.
The river here rose 3 inches in the
IS hours ending at noon and now
stands 5 feet and inches above low
water mark. At St. Louis it is sta
tionary, with 6 feet in the channel
out to Cairo. AT Pittsburg it is rising,
with 3 feet on the gauge, At Gin
cinnati it declined l inch, with 10
feet on the gauge. At Louisville /
inch, with 5 feet IL inches in the
canal. At Evansville it is falling,
with 6 feet Z inches on the gauge.
Cumberland river is rising. At Cairo
it is rising, with 8 feet 4 inches on the
gauge. White river is falling, with
A feet from Jacksonport to the mouth,
Arkansas river is receding, with 20
inches from Little Rock to Pine Bluff
and 80 inches from there out.
Miscellaneous.
Active on the levee.
The rise at Pittsburg will improve
navigation in the Ohio.
The levee is covered with cotton and
merchandise from Jefferson to Union
street.
The Grand Lake and barges passed
dnow Sunday morning.
The Kountz Line steamer +. O
Stanard is due down for New Orleans
Brice Purcell, ir,, has shipped as
freight clerk on the A.. G. Donnally.
Hon. James Glenn was reelected
on Friday last president Of the st
Louis Dock Company.
The A. j, Baker and barges, er
route from st. Louis to New Orleans
has 1000 tons-mostly grain in bulk.
The leyee was blocked off early tAii
morning With cotton and other freight
More leyee room ia what the steam
boatmen want.
The receipts Of cotton by river from
Saturday evening to noon to-day foo
up 1850 bales.
The new Sunhower river paeke
Home passed down yesterday Withou
landing.
Tbs propeller Joe Hardy came j
Saturday evening from the Ohio wit
a tow of produces barges.
The Phil Allin will hereafter leav
| on Mondays and Thursdays for ~
kansas City.
The new Josie Harry, Captain Mi
Harry in command, is due to-day froi
! White river with a big trip " eottOr
' The Colorado passed up yesterda
for st. Louis with q moderate tril
She discharged here Il small list
cotton.
Pilots report the channel in til
0 Arkansas river as being narrow an
crooked, and in a worse condition tina
it has been for some time,
. The Memphis and Arkansas Rive
0 Mail Line packets Katie Hooper an
Hattie Noyland are due from Arkar
: sas river with large lists Of cotton,
J, The excellent steamer a, J, Whit
y enters the Memphis and Helena trad,
making tri-weeGly trips, leaving tn.
evening for Helena on her init;
trip.
!. Captain T. y. Sexton and family re
) turned this morning from East Tel
nessco, and leave this evening on n
0sceola Belle for their home on u
! upper coast.
The Hard Cash, Captain vi POsta
will arrive tomorrow from WIFI
Z river with a good load Of cotton an
leave here With a return trip Wedne'
day evening next, her regular day,
The Golden Crown. en- route fro
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passe
Evansville yesterday, after addir
there largely and will be due down t.
night.
The A. c. Donnaliy, Of tho S,
@ Co., aud Captain Sweeney's no
steamer, the Corona, left Cincinna
Saturday evening for New Orleans,
!, Captain Tim Cahooo il now Il
solid muldoon" on the leyse pploal
ing steamers and Watching freight,
: Billy Dean, another of the yello
fever heroes, has gone into the recoi.
4 ing and d~iseharsilg business on IL
leyee.
o The Marlin Speed returned to A
kans river Saturday with a big trip
C; freight and a flir list of people.
Tue Bltesyilie, Captain j. d. Ra
dali in command, is the regular Tue