Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-25
v INTELLIGENCE.
poATs LEAVING THIS DAY.

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Friar's Point, Goahoma.....s..m.......5 pm
Cincinnati, Cons Millar....,.............5 pm
st. Louis, City of Alton ................,.. pm
OsceOla, OsceOla pan
Scanlan's Landing, ii. T.. Rogers......-5 pm
New Orleans, Mary Houston. .................4 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer w. P. Halliday, st. Louis.
+" Mollie Moore, ST. Louis.
" City of Alton, New Orleans.
Guiding Star, New Orleans.
" Ooahoma, Friar's Point.
" II. ?. Rogers, Scanlan's Land'g.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Batesville, st. Francis river.
w. p. Halliday, New Orleans.
Guiding Star, Cincinnati.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Cons Millar, City of Alton,
Osceola Belle, II. p. Rogers, Mollie
Moore.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here rose 16 inches in the
twenty four hours ending at noon,
aud now stands II feet 6 inches
above low water mark. At Cairo
it rose l inch yesterday, with IS feet
on the gauge at st. Louis it declined
, inches, with II feet 8 inches on the
gauge; at Pittsburg the decline was
, inches, with 8 inches on the gauge ;
at Cincinnati the fall was 2 inches,
with 5 feet s inches on the gauge at
Louisville 3 inches, with 4 feet in the
canal at Evansville it is falling, with
1 feet 5 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland river declined 2 inches at
Nashville, with | foot IL inches on
the gauge. The Arkansas river is
falling at Little Rocks now be-
low the gauge MARYLAND scant 10
inches on Rob Roy bar. White river
is receding slowly, with a low stage Of
water from J%acksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Close and sultry.
Rain this morning.
Little doing on the levee.
The rain interfered with handling
of freights.
Grand times on the bluff yesterday
afternoon.
Only nine inches on the gauge at
Pittsburg.
The Alps, with a tow of ice, left St.
Louis yesterday for Memphis.
The James Howard, from st. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans to-day.
The Warner and barges passed up
yesterday afternoon.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, and
/ Z. p. Schenok, for New Orleans, leave
Cincinnati Saturday next.
The Belle Memphis returned to st.
Louis last evening with a fair list Of
people but little freight.
The steamer Milt Harry is the reg
ular Saturday mail packet for White
river in place of the Josie Harry.
The Helena Rifles returned heme
last night on the new and superb
steamer w. p. Halliday,
The Batesville cleared last evening
for st. Francis river with a good trip
of freight and people.
The Ohio is getting down to low
tide, and light draught boats will soon
be brought into requisition.
Tho Golden Crown left Evansville
yesterday az 2 pm. for New Orleans,
and will leave hero Friday at noon.
The John A. Scudder, Of the An
ohor Line, leaves st. Louis this even
ing for New Orleans.
The James d. Parker for Memphis
and Golden City foF New Orleans
leave Cincinnati this evening,
The Robert Mitchell, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed.
Cairo last evening at Eve o'clock.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
Monday night at II o'clock.
The Paris 9. Brown from Cincin-
nati, and Centennial and Grand Lake
No, 2 froE ST, Louis, arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
The City of V~icksburg, from yiQks-
burg, arrived at st. Louis yesterday,
and leaves there to-day with a return
trip.
The City of Greenyilie arrived ct
Yicksburg last evening, and leaves
there to-day at noon with o return
trip for st. Louis.
Charlie Nichols, pilot of the James
| d. Parker, has had his license sus-
pended by Local Inspectors Fisher
and Devcuuy for sixty days, in the
case Of the late collision between his
boat and the Thomas Sherlock,
Navigation is suspended at Pitts.
burg ana nearly all Of the coal barges
loaded in the bsfb9r there are aground,
and il is feared that sems n them will
sustain damage.
A movement is on foot at st. Louis
TO get Commodore John A. ScUdder
appointed as one Of the river com,
mis9oness.
Among the passengers on the Guild
Jog Star are Mr.. John w. Bryant,
river. edtt9r Of tue New Orleans
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