Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-27
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Arkansas City, lllin0is...... .........,.,"..5 I'm
Frigr's Point, George W. Cheek, ..... 30 pm
New Qrleans, Belle Of Shreyeport..-....5 pm
Vicksburg, City of Helena.....-.,. -...o."4 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Commonwealth, New Orleans.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
Ooahoma, Friar's Point.
Illinois, Arkansas City.
Annie p. Silver, New Orleans.
" Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans.
Gilmore, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Hard Cash, White river.
G. p. Chouteau, New Orleans.
j. w. CAT, Cincinnati.
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati.
Annie P. Silver, st. Louis.
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
Dyersburg, DyeTsburg.
Gilmore, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Illinois, Grand Tower, Osccola Belle.
COahoma.
CONDITION or THE RIVERS.
The river here rose u inches in the
past "a hours ending at noon to-day.
and now stands 10 feet9l inches above
low water mark at Cairo it declined
| inch, with 26 feet / inch on the
gauge at st. Louis it rose 3 inches,
with Z feet 10 inches on the gauge and
81 feet in the channel from there out
to Cairo at Pittsburg it rose Fl
inches; with 6 feet 10 inches on the
gauge at Louisville it declined
inch, with s feet Z inches in the canal
at Evansville it is falling, with II feet
on the gauge. Cumberland river de-
clined 10 inches at Nashville, with Is
feet 10 inches on the gauge. Arkan.
sas river is declining, with 5 feet
inch on the gauge at Little Rock.
White river continues in good nayi.
gable order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Moderating.
Very cold last night.
The packets have all been delayed
by bad weather.
Fair business doing on the loyee.
There is little Improvement in the
bend business.
The Paris G. Brown, bound for New
Orleans, passed Louisville yesterday
The Mollie Moore is due up to-day
bound for st, Louis.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
on Saturday next for this port.
The Dyersburg had a fair showing
of freight on leaving last evening.
The Golden Crown leaves Cincin.
natl to-day for New Orleans.
The Commonwealth passed up thi,
morning with a fair upstream trip.
Dublin Trix, formerly a prize
fighter, is deck-hand on the Yaeger
There is rumors of a conflict or {
little fight in the Vicksburg and New
Orleans trade.
The Golden Rule, Captain o. P
Shinkle, will be down tomorrow fol
New Orleans.
The Red Cloud, for Memphis, anC
Colorado, for Vicksburg, left St
Louis last evening.
The John B. Maudo left Vicksburc
: yesterday afternoon for st. Louis ant
leaves here Friday evening.
The Hard Cash returned to Whit,
rive~ last evening with one of the besi
freight trips of the season.
The Paris G.. Brown for New Or
leans added at Louisville 800 plows
100 bbls pork and 200 kegs beer.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis
aud new steamer Eldorado, for New
Orleans, left Cincinnati last evening
Captain Eugene Bowers, at presen.
city treasurer of Newport, KY, is still
confined to his bed, together with hi
son George.
Captain w. w. Coulson goes Il
Pittsburg to build a l0O0-ton stern
wheeler by next fall for the Missouri
river trade.
The Raven and barges, and tn,
Kountz Line steamer Il. o. Stanard
are due from above bound for New
Orleans.
John j. Coon, late engineer Of thI
Charles Morgan, died at his residenc,
at Cincinnati, on Sunday last, OF con
sumption.
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