Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-27
RIVER INTELLIGECNE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

New Orleans, Golden Crown........ .... . 4 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Gold Dust, st. Louis.
James ID. Parker, Cincinnati.
Robert Mitchell, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer 0uachita Bell, Arkansas CITY.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
{" City of Vicksburg, st. Louis.
" Robert Mitchell. Cincinnati.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Osceola Belle, Batesvi,e, James D.
Parker.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here is stationary and s.
feet 81 inches above low water mark.
At Cairo it is on a stand, with u
feet inch on the gauge at St. Louis
it rose | inch, with II feet7 inches oa
the gauge; at Pittsburg it declined l
inch, with 2 feet 6 inches on the
gauge; at Cincinnati it rose II
inches, with 10 feet 6 inches on the
gauge; at Louisville 2 inches. with
8 feet in the canal; at Evans
vile it is rising, with 6 feet s inches
on the gauge. Cumberland river fell
2 inches at Nashville, with 6 feet on
the gauge. Arkansas riveri is receding
at Little Rock, with 2 feet 7 inches
on the gauge. White river is falling
slowly, with a good steamboat STAGE of
water from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm.
Dull on the levee.
Few boats in port doing business.
The Coahoma returned to Friar's
Point with a splendid trip.
Billy Thomas went out as second
clerk on the Ouachita Belle.
The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati.
arrived at New Orleans last night.
Billy Haines climbed Jacobs ladder
last night without taking a tumble"
The Thomas Sherlock, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yester-
day.
n Parls I. Brown, bound for
New Orleans, passed Vicksburg yes
terday at 2 pm.
The City of Helena left Vicksburg
yesterday at noon for. St. Louis and
leaves here Thursday evening.
The 0uachita Belle cleared for
Arkansas City with an excellent trip
of freight and people.
The new Mary Houston will be
down Friday morning for New Or
leans.
The J.. W. GaH, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
last night at s o'clock.
The City of Vicksburg cleared last
evening for st. Louis with a good list
Of people and moderate freight list.
The new steamer Mary Miller is
receiving her finishing touches at
Cincinnati.
The John A. Scudder, which passes
up tomorrow evening, adds here 300
bales Of Eastern bound cotton.
The Maumelle, Capt. Rees Pritch-
ard, will arrive to-day from Arkansas
river, and lays up for the present.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis, and
Golden City, for New Orleans, leave
Cincinnati tomorrow evening.
The Grand Tower, of the IAnchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
V~icksburg, and will leave here Thurs
day at 10 am.
No packet for Arkansas river to-
day. The Marlin Speed, which leaves
Saturday, will be the only boat leaving
this week for Arkansas river.
The James Howard, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis tomorrow
evening for New Orleans. She leaves
here Sunday morning.
The 0sceola Belle, Capt. Andrews.
is the regular mail packet leaving to-
morrow evening for 0sceola and the
upper coast.
The Andy Baum, ell route from
Cincinnati to Memphis, passed Evans.
vile yesterday at 2 pm. and will be
due here tomorrow night.
The Robert Mitchell passed up yes
terday for Cincinnati with 400 tons of
freight and a large list of people. She
discharged here 45 hhds sugar, 1923
5 bbls cement, Sc bbls potatoes and IS
F., pkgs sundries.
; The Centennial, Captain Davidson,
of the Anchor Line, will leave the
company wharf boat tomorrow morn
! ing at 10 o'clock for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
/, Tho government survey boat Octa.
via passed up last evening, after stop.
J ping a short time here to get needed
0 supplies. She has just come out Of
: Arkansas river, where her officers
: were taking observations.
p The John A. Scudder, Captain Elem
Calvert, passed Vicksburg yesterda,
r at II am, and will arrive here in tn,