Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-21
v INTELLIGENCE.

DAT THIS DAY.
White river, Milt Harry.................~..5 pm
81. Francis river, Batesyille~.........,......5 pm
Cincinnati, Yint Shinkle. ..... ...........".o pm
New Orleans, James Howard ....,.,,........5 pm
Scanlan's Landing, ii. p. Rosers........5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
II. p. Rogers, Seanlan's Land'g.
" Paris G.. Brown, Cincinnati.
Milt Harry, White river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
-" Paris Q. Brown, New Orleans.
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Milt Harry, Vint Shinkle, B~atesyille,
II. P. Rogers.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined 1 inches
in the past "A hours ending at noon,
aud now stands IL feet 81 inches
above low water mark. At Cairo
it is stationary, with 1G feet Z inches
on the gauge at st. Louis it rose
inches, with II feet s inches on the
gauge at Pittsburg it is on a stand,
with II inches on the gauge; at Gin.
cinnati it declined 2 inches, with 6
feet7 inches on the gauge; at Louis
vile the decline was ) inches, with 4
feet Z inches in the canal at Evans
vile it is declining, with ) feet on the
gauge. Cumberland river rose 4
inches at Nashville, with 2 feet 4
inches on the gauge. Arkansas river
is reeeding steadily at Little Rock.
With 10 inches on the gauge, and 10
inches on Rob Roy bar. White river
is falling, with 81 feet in the channel
from ~Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Getting warmer.
Little hustle on the levee.
Slight improvement Of business in
the bends,
Steam will be raised on the new
Granite State next Tuesday,
The Mary Houston will be down
Monday for New Orleans.
There is a large number of idle
steamboatmen in the city,
The John Gilmore and barges are
due up, bound for st. Louis.
The Warner and barges will be due
up Monday.
The James w. Gaf, from Memphis.
and Golden Crown, for New Orleans.
leave Cincinnati this evening,
The 0sceola Belle returned to the
upper coast with a splendid trip oil
freight and people.
The Golden City from New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati this morn
ing.
The Centennial, en- route from st,
Louis to New Orleans, passed Vlcks-
burg yesterday morning at 8 o'clock.
The Robert Mitchell, bound fol
Cincinnati, passed Vicksburg yester-
day att pm.
The W. y. Halliday, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis this evening fol-
New Orleans.
The Coahoma returned to Friar's
Point last evening with u splendid
trip Of freight and people.
The City Of Alton from st. Louis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday
, morning.
+; Tho new Adams Line steamer
Parole will be launched the 10th o.
July.
Tho new shaft of the Josie Harry
is looked for from Pittsburg on to.
morrow.
Captain Jack W. Blanks, who hal
been quite i'll at Louisville, has fully
recovered,
The Charles Mcdonald. with emp
ties, Is over due from oelOw bound fol
the Ohio river.
The water in the Ohio Is gettinl
rather thin, and the long fellows arr
goiGg to the bank and the little one
are coming pFWaru.
The government light in the benz
back of Cairo has been discontinued
aud a neg light placed on the end o
the leyee below the wreck of til,
Boston,
Birdie, the sweet chief clerk of thI
Batesyille, has become a benedict, 0
which mention is made on our loca
page ofthe happy union. \