Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-14

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and $109SO for work do; common to
good plugs, $40@70 each.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
White River, Hard Cash. ........ ....... s pm.
Friars Point, Coahoma.......,~........... 5 pm.
Osceola, OsceOla Belle .................. 8 pm.
Cincinnati, Andy Baum ....~~.......... 5 pm.
Cincinnati, Golden City...-........~... S pm.
st. Louis, City Of Alton...."""......... 5 pm.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahoma, Fiiar's Point,
=" Oetayia, Cairo.
4" John Means, New Orleans.
Sharp Mcdonald, Ohio river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ouachita Belle, Vicksburg.
" Batesville, st. Francis river.
4" Maumelle, Arkansas river.
4" john Means, st. Louis.
Sharp Mcdonald, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Andy Baum, Hard Cash and
0ctavia.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined l inch
in the past "a hours ending at noon,
and now stands 8 feet s inches above
low water mark. AT Cairo the decline
was 2 inches, with Y feet on the
gauge at Pittsburg Inch, with 2 feet
on the gauge at Cincinnati 2 inches,
with 9 feet 4 inches on the gauge
at Louisville 8 inches, with 5 feet 9
inches in the canal; at Evansville
it is falling, with 7 feet Z inches Oh
the gauge. Cumberland river is on a
stand at Nashville, with 4 feet Z inches
on the gauge. Arkansas river is fall
ing at Little Rock, with 9 feet on
the gauge. White river is receding
slowly, with a good stage of water
from J%acksOnport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant. $
Severe storm last night.
Fair business doing on the landing.
The hard rain washed the filth from
the levee.
The j. W. Gaff, from Memphis, ar
rived at Cincinnati to-day.
The Centennial left New Orleans
last evening for st. Louis.
The Maumelle returned to Arkan-
sas river with a fair trip offreight.
The Alps is en- route from st. Louis
to New Orleans with a tow of ice.
The Petrol leaves to-day for st.
Louis with a tow OF empty ice barges,
The Thomas Sherlock, from Cincin-
natl, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Golden Grown, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
morning.
The Guiding Star left Evansville
yesterday for New Orleans and will be
here Friday morning.
Mate Dan Donneliy, who was shot
the night previous, died last night at
the hospital.
The upper Mississippi continues
low, and only light-draggkt boats can
reach st. Paul.
A petition has been forwarded to
congress praying for Louisville to be
made a l~ife-ssViRg station.
Captain Thomas DarFarh has ar
rived home, at Little koak from
Pittsburg.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
Golden Rule, for New Orleans, leaves
Cincinnati tAis evening.
The Mark Twain vii arrive this
evening from Cairo with a full lead of
grain and produce.
The sbip.yards along the Ohio river
are all busy building steamboats, and
other water craft.
Tho 0qachita Belle, for YicksbHrg.
had a splendid trip Of freight and
people.
The storm last night delayed the
packets, but did no great damage 10
water craft as lar as we could learn.
The government snagboat 0ctavia
came in this morning from Cairo. She
is on a snag-pullipg and inspection
cruise.
The Colorado. from st. Louis, ar
rived at Vicksburg yesterday, and
leaves there to-day at noon with a re-
turn trip.
The Batesyille laid over until after
Mr.. Beecher's lecture. leaving about
midnight for st. Francis river with an
excellent trip.
The fre.plug at the foot Of Court
street is in position, and the wharf
master will have it in operation to-
day. .