Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-23
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

During the "a hours ending at noon
to-day, the river at this point has risen
s inches, and is now .16 feet II inches
above low water mark. The Ohio, at
Pittsburg, fell l foot, with 3
feet 2 inches on the gauge. At
Cincinnati it fell 2 feet 6inches, with
~ feet on the gauge. At Louisville
it rOse2 inches, with 10 feet in the
canal. At Cairo it rose 6 inches, with
Y feet 6 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi, at st, Louis, rose 4 Inches,
with 10 feet 4 inches on the gauge.
The Cumberland, at Nashville, fell 2
inches, with 2 feet 3 inches on the
shoals. The Tennessee, at Chatta-
nooga, fell 2 inches, with 2 feet 6
inches OF the gauge. Arkansas river
is falling steadily, with barely enough
water for the regular packets to reach
Little Rock. White river is falling
from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm and close.
Business moderate.
Indications of rain.
Dusty and disagreeable.
River rising at the rate of 6 inches
per day.
Paving rock is being hauled from
the levee as fast as possible.
The Cons Millar, for Cincinnati
passed Evansville last evening.
The Paris q. Brown left New Or.
leans last evening for Cincinnati.
The Annie P. Silver leaves New
Orleans this evening for st, Louis
The Batesville departed last even.
ing for st. Francis river with a good
trip of freight.
Captain w. G. Hardwick. the pro.
duce king, arrived yesterday on the
steamer Will Kyle.
! The Anchor line steamer. John A.
Soudder, will leave st. Louis this
evening with a full load.
The City ofHelena, for Vieksburg
left st. Louis last evening and wall
pass here at 10 a. m. Friday.
The elevator, in course of construc-
ton at Arkansas City, will be com.
pleted in time for the opening of the
fall business.
The Future City left New Orleans
with 3 barges containing 600 tons Of
pig iron; also the great cotton carrier
Charles P. Chouteau.
The Colorado will arrive TO- morrow
morning with a full load from st
| Louis, and is the Anchor line packet
Iiesving In the evening.
The Grand Lake and barges passed
up last evening, adding aa ice barge
and the barge Mary Ann which vii
be locked al St. Louis.
Captain J. Sharpe Mcdonald, o.
Pittsburg, was in the city yesterday
looking after his contract for furnish
ing the city with paving stone.
The Hambleton Brothers, Of Mound
City, have the frame up for the new
towboat they are building for the
Babbage & Gould Transportation
company.
The time of the R. R. Springer from
New Orleans to Cincinnati on her last
trip was 5 days, 10 hours and 40 min
utes running time. The distanoa is
1900 miles.
The w. P. Halliday is due down
this afternoon, enroute to New Or.
leans. She is an Anchor liner and
will leave from the company's wharf
boat foot Of Union street.
The upper portion Of the levee is
being used for a lumber yard. while
other portions are being used for the
storage of salt, where sales are made
and the purchase delivered.
The new City of Alton, Captain II.
Bixby in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing up at 5 pm. to-day
en- route to Cairo and st. Louis. VIM.
Mason presides at the desk.
Captain Henry Powers, mate of the
steamer Hard Cash, who has been
lying i'll for the past two weeks, is
recovering and will soon be able to
resume his position on the boat.
Mr.. Will Markham, of the Little
Rock and Fort Smith railway, at
Argenta station, has been appointed
agent of Captain Milt Harry's White
river packet, with headquarters at
Memphis.
The Riversides, the crack base ball
club composed mainly of coal checkers
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