Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-21

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kettle, 6Mc; prime, exc; fully fair, $40
&c; medium fair, 6.O5@5Hc.
C0FFEE-Rio, common to fair, 1870
l4ci good, l6H@l6c; prime, 16K@l7c;
choice, l7H@l8c.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Friar's Point, Coahoma.. nm
0seeOla, 0sceola Belle. p.m
Shawnee Village, Jay Hardy .......,....5 pm
f~lcksburg, Red Wing"....,.-....-.......6 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer U. P. Schenck, New Orleans.
" City Of Alton, New Orleans.
Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
COahoma, Friar's Point.
0sceola Belle, Upper Coast.
Jay Hardy, Island 81.
Thomas Means, Ohio river.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Josie Harry, White river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Illinois, Arkansas City.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
City of Alton, st. Louis.
George w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
U. P. Schenck, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Red Wing, Marlin Speed,
Osceola Belle, Jay Hardy, Cons Millar,
Josie Harry.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Here the river has declined 16
inches in the twenty four hours end
ing at noon and is now II feet 4inches
above low water mark. AT st. Louis
it declined 5 inches, with 7 feet Z
inches on the gauge; at Cairo it rose 8
inches, with y feet 10 inches on the
gauge; at Pittsburg it declined G
inches, with 5 feet 5 inches on the
gauge; at Cincinnati 30 inches, with
20 feet 10 inches on the gauge; at
Louisville it is stationary, with 8 feet
s inches in the canal at Evansville it
is rising, with 10 feet 4 inches on the
gauge. Cumberland river rose 4O
inches at Nashville, with % feet 1O
inches on the gauge. Arkansas river
is falling at Little Rock, with 6 feet 6
inches on the gauge. White river is
receding, with a good boating stage
from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy again.
Clean the levee.
Indications of more rain.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers arc swelling.
The Golden City, for Cincinnati
left New Orleans yesterday.
The tug Laura passed down last
evening with q tow Of slaves,
The Grand Lake and barges left st
Louis last evening for New Orleans.
The popular Lee Line packet Geo
w. Cheek had and excellent trip out
last night.
The illinois returned to Arkansas
City with az excellent trip Of freight
and people.
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads business in the bends is inter.
fered with.
The Robert Mitchell, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday,
The James D. Parker, With an OK.
cursion for Memphis. will leave Gin.
I cinnati tomorrow.
The j. w. Calf for Memphis ana
Guiding Star for New Orleans passed
Louisville yesterday.
The Scully is en- route from New
Orleans TO Arkansas river, and is duI
at the mouth to-day.
jesse W, Mclean. the we'll knowr
Parrisot Line CLERK, was married a
V%icksburg on Tuesday last
The Raven leaves Evansville to,
day for New Orleans with 5 barges il
TOW loaded with grain and produce.
The Thomas Sherlock from Cincin.
natl and Thompsea Dean from Mem.
phis arrived at New Orleans yester.
day.
The Jay Hardy, Capt. Billy Davis
will leave this evening for Shawne,
Village, Old river and all way land.
ings.
Captain y. NJ. Sherley, of Louis.
vile, died on Wednesday last, after 4
long and painful illness, from cancer
Of the stomach.
St. Louis freights by the Anchor
lime to New Orleans rule this weel
at 40 cents per barrel on -four and q
cents per hundred on pound freights
The Susie Silver, due up Sunda,
morning for st. Louis, has for tina,
port 905 hhds Sugar, 800 bales jute
100 bbls rice, 200 boxes lemons anC
sundries.
The City of Alton passed up las
evening with a good upstream trip
She put Of here 10 bbls sugar and