Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
White river, Josie Harry. ................... pm
0sceola, Oseeala Belle. ..................... pm
Friar's Point, Geo. W. Cheek ....".......5 pm
Francis river, Batesville ..................5p.m
Cincinnati, Andy Baum ....................-b pm
Louis, Belle st. Louis........."..... 5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
=" 0sceola Belle, Osceola.
Josie Harry, White river.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
" Port Eads, st. Louis.
" City Of Helena, st. Louis.
" Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
/" Golden Crown, New Orleans.
II. G. Yeager, st. Louis.
Mike Davis, Ohio river.
Sharp Mcdonald, Ohio river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Golden Crown, Cincinnati.
II. G. Yeager, New Orleans.
4" Sharp Mcdonald, New Orleans.
Mollie Moore, New Orleans.
Port Eads, New Orleans.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Josie Harry, Ruth, Hattie Rowland,
Belle of Texas, Thompson Dean, @. X.
Peck, Andy Baum, Geo. w. Cheek, Os-
ceola Belle, Mike Davis.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here rose 81 inches in the
past "A hours ending at noon to-day.
and now stands 5 feet ID inches above
low water mark; at st. Louis it is
stationary, with 9 feet 4 inches on the
gauge and 81 feet in the channel out
to Cairo; at Pittsburg it declined II
inches, with II feet 4 inches on the
gauge; at Cincinnati it rose AZ inches,
with 81 feet Z inches on the gauge; al
Louisville the rise was q inches, with
II feet 4 inches in the canal; al
Evansville Ii is rising, with Il feet OF
the gauge; at Cairo il rose 4 inches
with 10 feet 4 inches on the gauge
Cumberland river rose q inches al
Nashville, with 10 feet 4 inches on the
gauge. White river is rising slowly a
Jaeksonport, with 81 feet in the chan
mel from there to the mouth. Arkan.
sas river is falling at Little Rock
with 2 feet on the gauge,
Miscellaneous.
Chilly and cloudy weather,
Foggy on the river this morning.
Brisk business doing on the leyee.
The Coahoma returned last night b
Friar's Point with a good trip 0
freight and people.
The Gold Dust, from st, Louis, ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Port Eads and barges passe,
down last evening for New Orleans,
The Mollie Moore discharged her
$50 barrels of -four.
Captain r. P. Glenn is loading
barge for New Orleans with oil cake
The Commonwealth, bound for St
Louis, passed Yicksburg yesterday al
ternoon, and is due here tomorrow.
The John B. Aqgde left yicksbur
yesterday morning for ~. Holis, an,
leaves here tomorrow evening,
The Joe Kinney, for Memphis, an
General Rlcker and Dippold an
barges, for New Orleans, left st. LOU
last evening.
Efforts will be made to raise th
Grand Isle packet Frank Kranz. sun.
a few days since near New Orleans.
The j. w. GaG, from Memphis, az
} rived at Cincinnati yesterday, an
leaves there this evening with a retur
trip.
Captain John Williams brings tn
Red Cloud South next week to spen
| the winter.
The Belle Memphis leaves st. Lou.
this evening for Vicksburg.
The A. G. Donnally is due up Sur
day night for Cincinnati.
, The boats that try their fortunes j
=: the Cincinnati and Evansville trad
' soon sieken and die. 1t is N. G.
. The City Of Alton, Of the AnchC
t Line, leaves st. Louis to-day for Ne
. Orlnanq