Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Friar's Point, Coahoma..................6 pm
ST. Louis, Grand Tower pm
Upper coast, Jay Hardy. .......".""...... pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Commonwealth, st., Louis.
City Of Helena, st. Louis.
Grand Tower, VickSburg.
Coahoma. Friar's Point.
Jay Hardy, upper coast.
=" Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
Gate City, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ouachita Belle, Arkansas City.
Illinois, Riverton.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
Golden Rule, New Orleans.
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Grand Tower, Vint Shinkle, Coahoma
Jay Hardy, Gate City.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined 3 inches il
the "A hours ending at noon to-day
and now stands 20 feet | inch above
low water mark. BY tomorrow it viii
be rising again. At Cairo it rose {
inches, with 26 feet 7 inches on thu
gauge; at st. Louis it declined | inch
with 9 feet on the gauge, and 5 feet
inches in the channel from there GU
to Cairo at Pittsbqrg it rose IA fee
inches, with 81 feet 4 inches on tn.
gauge at Cincinnati II inches, witt
20 feet on the gauge at Louisville i
declined Z inches, with II feet 3 inche
in the canal at Evansville 1t Is rising
with q feet 10 inches on the gauge
The Cumberland declined 2 inches a
Nashville, with l6 feet 8 inches on tn
gauge. The Arkansas continues a
low tide, and is reported falling a
Little Rock, with q inches on tn
gauge. White river is receding wit
10 feet 6 inches in the channel fror
Jacksonport to the mouth. st, Fran
els river is in good nayigable order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Raw weather,
Active on the leyeO.
The packets continue to bring i
| good trips Of cotton and seed.
The leyee is covered and blocke
! with cotton and other freights frol
; Jefferson street down to Union,
. The JOHN D. Scully, from Pitt,
burg, arrived at New Orleans yei
terday.
The c. b. Church, en- route frol
:. Cincinnati to New Orleans, passe
Vicksburg Wednesday night.
The John B. Maude lsh Vicksbul
} Yesterday noon for st. Louis and leay,
here Sunday noon.
The Henry Frank for Memphi
Robert Mitchell faE Cincinnati, Bel
ttOf Shreveport and Future City for S
LOUIS, left New Orleans last eyGpin
The Avalanchian is still after Il
cotton-ssed men, stirring them up wit
his sharpened pen.
The Il. 0. Stapard added at Glenn
, wharfbOat 600 bales cotton end 81
: sacks seed.
The Cheek returned last night
q Friar's Point with an excellent trip.
: There is only 5 feet 3 inches IN II
channel, stick measurement, betwet
4 Cairo and st. Louis, with crossing
crooked agd lumpy.
The Golden Crown left Cincipna
3 last evening for New Orleans, and W.
z be followed on Saturday by the a,
Donnally.
d The Mary Houston, en- route to Ci
ciDnati, passed Louisville this NOR
Il ing.
The J. W, Gaf, en- route from Mel
Il phis to Cincipssti passed LouisyiI
last evening at 8 pm.
, The 0sceola Belle returned J,
q night 10 the upper coast with an exc
l: lent trip Of freight and people,
Patrick & Co.'S eotton-shed a
(. pickery, corner Third and UniC
"a burned ont this morning, Considc
able cotton was lost.
ID The 0uachita Belle returned l.
. evening to Arkansas City with a sple
did trip Of freight and people.
:. The New Orleans Times says ii
! city is to be called the New Venice.
G. The big Jim Howard leaves Ca.
10 tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Colorado is the Anchor ii
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