Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-05

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RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Eriars Point, James e..........m..... pm
)@sceola, Geo. W Cheek ......5 pm
Arkansas City, 0uachita Belle ............. pa.
St. Louis, Belle Memphis. pm
)sce0lH, Osce0la Belle.......... ..........5 pm
Commerce, Rapid Transit. .............5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Joe Kinney, st. Louis.
Belle Shreveport, New Orleans.
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
" James Lee, Friar's Point.
0uachita Belle, Arkansas City.
" Geo. w. Cheek, Osceola
" Osceola Belle, 0sceola.
" Guiding Star, Cincinnati.
" Argo, Dyersburg
D." Rapid Transit, Commerce.
-" Mark Twain, Council Bend.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Fawn, Evansville.
" Commonwealth, st. Louis.
" Belle Of Shreveport, st. Louis.
Joe Kinney, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Geo. w. Cheek,
Ouachita Belle, james Howard, Osceola
Belle,iShields, Rapid Transit, Mark Twain.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here rose G inches in the
past "A hours ending at noon, and now
stands 10 feet5 inches above low water
mark. At Cairo it rose l inch with
10 feet l inch on the gauge. At St.
Louis it rose 2 inches with II feet 9
inches on the gauge, AT Pittsburg it
declined 8 inches with 3 feet on the
gauge. AT Cincinnati it rose 5 inches
with 6 feet 10 inches on the gauge. AT
it declined 4 inches with 4
feet 5 inches in the canal. At Evans
vile it is falling with 6 feet 3 inches
on the gauge. Cumberland river rose
3 inches at Nashville with 6 feet G
inches on the gauge. Arkansas river
is stationary at Little Rock with q
inches on the gauge. White river is
about on a stand with a good steam
boat stage of water from Augusta 10
the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Damp.
Shoyery.
Mild weather.
Cotton is still booming.
The packets had in fair trips.
Considerable stir on the levee.
Another dark and gloomy day.
No boats passed Vicksburg yester-
day, up or down.
No immediate prospect ola coalboat
rise at Pittsburg,
The John NJ. Chambers enters the
Bayou Teche trade,
The landing is covered with cotton
aud other freights.
The Carrier is due up tomorrow
night, bound for st. Louis.
The St. Gcnevieve left St. Louis
last evening for Memphis.
A severe rain and wind storm
over the city at 8 am.
The Grafton left last evening for
Paducah with a tow of empties.
The c. z. Chouteau leaves New
Orleans this evening for Memphis.
The rain this morning checked the
handling of freight on the landing.
LEDGER job Printing office and
Book Bindery, ID Madison street. +
The James D., Parker leaves Gin
c%innati tomorrow evening for Mem.
phis.
The fog and inclemcnt weather has
delayed steamboats, bound up and
The Josie Harry got away last night
White river with a good trip Of
freight.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Dan
Moore, will pass down to-day for New
Orleans,
The j. W. Gaf, en- route from Gin
%cinnati to Memphis, passed Louisville
yesterday.
The Fawn cleared last evening for
Evansville, with 500 bales Of Eastern
bound cotton.
The Argo came in yesterday from
with l49 bales cotton and q
lot OF dry hides.
The rain of the past two or three
days has checked business in the bends
for the present.
The Paris G. Brown is due up to-
morrow morning from New Orleans,
bound for Cincinnati.
Water street, between Jefferson
and Adams, is to be graded and put in
passablo condition.
No departures at New Orleans last