Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

SEED-fer ton, 81.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Friar's Point. Coahoma nm
Arkansas City, 0uachita Belle. ...........5 pm
Commerce, Rapid Transit. ........ 5 pm
0sceola, 0sceola Belle pm
New Orleans, Belle Of Shreyeport.......5 pm
Yicksburg, City of Vicksburg ..... .""~..5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Maumelle, White river.
Mark Twain, Scanlan's landing
Fannie Tatum, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Fannie Tatum, st. Louis.
IN. PORT.
Coahoma, Maumelle, Mark Twain.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined l inch in
the past "a hours ending at noon, and
now stands l foot 10 inches above low
water mark, At Cairo it is station.
airy, with 3 feet 5 inches on the gauge.
At st. Louis it rose ! inch, with 8 feet
3 inches on the gauge, At Pittsburg
it rose 10 inches, with IS inches on the
gauge, At Cincinnati it rose l inch,
with 2 feet II inches on the gauge.
At Louisville it rose 2 inches, with 2
feet 8 inches in the canal. At Evans
vile it is falling, with 8 inches on the
gauge. Cumberland river is rising,
with feet 2 inches on the shoals.
Arkansas river is about on a stand,
with insufficient voter for navigation.
White river is falling, with 4 feet
scant from Augusta to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Summerish.
Indications of rain.
Unreasonable weather.
Slight rise at Pittsburg.
P%rospeuts are good now for steam
boat water in the Ohio river.
Captain Hi. Davis has resigned the
command OF the John Means.
The Future City and barges are
due down to-day.
The Henry Frank leaves New
Orleans to-day for Memphis.
Captain Stacker Lee isnow anxious
to see the new boat.
The Future City and barges passed
down to-day for New Orleans.
The Corona will leave Cincinnati
Saturday next for New Orleans.
The Paris G. Brown leaves St. Louis
this evening for New Orleans.
The Mark Twain came in this
morning from Scanlan's Landing with
300 bales cotton.
The pilots report s feet in the chan
mel below here, and 81 feet from here
to Cairo.
The Centennial added here 100
tons oil cake, 100 barrels oil, and 10
tons sundries.
The Kate Kinney and Baker and
barges, for st. Louis, left Vieksburgat
noon yesterday.
The Cherokee, on her down trip for
New Orleans, added 10000 sacks cot
ton seed at Delta.
There is little prospect of Captain
Beltzhooyer, who is now i'll at Pitts
burg, recovering.
The Gold Dust. for V~icksburg, and
City of Alton, for New Orleans, left
st. Louis last evening.
The Golden City, en- route from st.
Louis to New Orleans, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday At 9 p.m,
The Cityof Vicksburg Jeff Cairo last
night at s o'clock for Yicksbnrg, AND
will be down this evening.
The Bette Gilbert and barges are
due down to-day, bound for Vicks.
burg.
On our local page will be found the
full account Of the sinking of the
Belle st. Louis.
SD Humphreys, a well known river
clerk, is nov engaged in running {
grist mill at Evansville.
Engineer John Jackman has quit
the U. P. Sckenck, and has shipped
on the steamer Will Kyle.
Captain Prank Oakes will have
charge of the Office Of tho Clifton this
season.
The Charles Morgan IS now the
only steamer outside of the Southern
Transportation line.
The Henry Frank went into New
Orleans this trip with $500 bales Of
cotton, 1900 sacks seed and l4OO sacks
oil cake.
The Ohannel from Cairo down and
south Of here continues to grow worse
aud in consequence navigation is quite
preoarioua.
The John Gilmore and barges and
John A. Scudder for st. Louis, and
Cherokee for Memphis, leitNew Or