Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BoArs LEAVING THIS DAY.

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ARRIVED.
Steamer John b. Maude, VicksburQ.
Josie Harry, White river.
e" John Means, st. Louis.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati.
I" Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
i. 0. Stanard, New Orleans.
Shields, New Madrid.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Red Wing, Vicksburg.
John Means, New Orleans.
Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans.
Osceola, Osceola Belle.
Jay Hardy, Island 81.
Il. o. Stanard, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Josie Harry, George w. Cheek, j. w.
CAT, John B. Maude, Shields, Colarodo.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined / inch in
the "A hours ending at noon to-day,
with l6 feet 9 inches above low water
mark-by this afternoon it will be on
a stand and will be rising tonight.
At Cairo it rose II inches, with "a feet
II inches on the gauge; at st. Louis
it rose inch, with 10 feet 10 inches
on the gauge at Pittsburg it declined
81 inches, with - feet 10 inches on
the gauge at Cincinnati it rose 6
inches, with 81 feet 4 inches on the
gauge at Louisville s inches, with Ia
feet . inches in the canal at Evans
vile it is rising, with Is feet on the
gauge. The Cumberland is declining,
with 6 feet 8 inches on the gauge at
Nashville. The Arkansas is rising
slowly, with 5 feet on the gauge at
Little Rock. White river is declining
slowly, with a good steamboat stage Of
water from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold.
Cloudy.
Blustry and disagreeable.
Freeze last night,
Brisk on the levee.
Fair movement in freights.
The Eldorado, bound for CinCin.
natl. will be UP tomorrow.
Captain M. NJ. Deems, chief clork
Of tho Andy Baum, is quito sick al
Cincinnati.
The Shinkle leaves Cincinnati uoxt
Wednesday for Memphis.
An excursion party makes the
round trip from Cincinnati to New
Orleans on the Guiding Star.
The Red Wing cleared last evening
for V%icksburg with IN excellent trip
The Hattie Nowland leaves Little
Rock to-day for Memphis.
The U. ?. Scheuck loft New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati.
The Robert Mitchell leaves Louis
villo to-day for Memphis.
TAe Osceola Belle returned to the
upper coast With a good trip,
Tho Alf Stevens leaves St. Louis
to day for the 0bion river,
The Cherokee leaves Pittsburg thit
evening for St. Louis.
The Belle Of Shreveport leaves st
Louis this evening for New Orleans
The COahoma returned last evening
to Friaf's Point with an excellent tViI
Of freight.
It's getting awfully dusty on the
levee, and a little shower youldR't bC
complained Of now.
The Katio Hooper and Marlin
Speed are due tomorrow morning
from Arkansas river.
The Guiding Star for New Orleans
and Andy Baum for Memphis leave
Cincinnati this evening.
The Belle Memphis, for yicksburg
and Arrow and barges, for Memphis
left St. Louis last evening,
The Anchor Line packet CITY o.
Greenyille will leave Louisville nOxt
week for New Orleans.
TIE Wabash is on smother tore apt
playing smash With the bottoms and
low lands.
The Sam Roberts, with a tow o.
bSggeS loaded With corn, -four and hay
left Evansville yesterday.
Captain Rees Dggtr has gone from
ST. Louis to Red river 70 iosk pftsl
the spnkep steamer Bonnie Lee.
The splendid passenger steamsl
Illinois, Captain Johp D. DAVIS Is tin