Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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Cincinnati, Vint Shinkle ........5 pm
st. Louis, City of Vicksburg....5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Henry Frank, New Orleans.
Batesville, st. Francis river.
City of Yicksburg, Vicksburg.
0sceola Belle. 0sceola.
James Lee, Friar's Point.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma, G~reenyille.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Henry Frank, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Batesville, City of V~icksburg, Osceola
Belle, James Lee, Yint Shinkle.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the "a hours ending at noon
to-day, the river at this point has
declined B inches, and is now ii feet 8
inches above low water mark. The
Ohio is on a stand at Pittsburg, with /
foot 4 inches on the gauge. At Gin
cinnati it fell 2inches, with 6 feet 10
inches on the gauge. At Louisville it
fell B inches, with 5 feet in the
canal. At Cairo it fell inches, with
Is feet 8 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi, at st. Louis, fell 2 inches.
with 10 feet on the gauge. The
Cumberland, at Nashville, fell 1 inch,
with 4 feet 9 inches on the shoals.
The Tennessee, at Chattanooga, fell 3
3 inches, with 7 feet 5 inches on
the gauge. Arkansas and White rivers
are at a low stage, but packets are
making regular time.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and close.
|, A moderate business doing at the
landing.
Four feet at Portland bar and 81
feet at Rising Sun.
Eight feet of water is reported be-
tween Cairo and St. Louis.
j. +. Irvine has bought the wharf.
boat located at Bayou Sara.
The Commonwealth, for st. Louis,
left New Orleans last evening.
The W. P. Halliday will leave St.
Louis tomorrow for New Orleans.
The weather is uufavorable for the
handling Of freights at the landing.
The big James Howard is due down
tomorrow en- route to New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell, from Cincin-
natl arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Guiding Star is due up to-
morrow evening ZEN route to Cincin-
natl.
The Charles Morgan, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yes
terday.
The John Hanna sunk a barge lear
Rising Sun, which contained $3.50 bar
rels of salt.
The Colorado left last evening for
st. Louis, taking 20S bales cotton and
10000 feet lumber.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansas
river, is the only local packet leaving
tomorrow evening.
The Virgie Lee, for Memphis. and
Golden City, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati last evening,
The Gold Dust, for Vicksburg. and
the y, .. Stanard, for New Orleans,
left st. Louis last evening.
A heavy rise is reported at the
headwaters of the Arkansas, and the
country adjacent is ~overaowed.
The present rains have extended all
along the water-eouFses, and in a few
days will cheek the decline Of the
river at this point.
No boat advertised to leave for
New Orleans to-day. The James
Howard, of the Anchor line, will
pass down tomorrow.
1t is possible that the owners of the
ii. .. Yeager will be held liable for
her cargo, as 1t Is not proven that she
struck any obstruction.
A couple of colored men, in a skif,
were yesterday feeling for the mule
and dray which had gone to the bot
tom the evening previous,
Steam was raised on Major Adams
new steamer. Dean Adams, at Pitts
burg, day before yesterday, and every
thing worked satisfactorily,
The Will Kyle, Capt. Lew, Kates
in command, will pass down this even
ing enroute to New Orleans. James
Alexander is her chief clerk.
The rains have done some good to-
ward the cleansing Of the levee, but
the hydrants should be brought into
play now to assist nature in the coed
work.
The house failed to pass the steam
boat bill Tuesday night which practi-
cally defeats the measure this session.
This bill has been before congsess
years.
About twenty-five negroes got off
from the Centennial yesterday. They
were returning Kansas emigrants.
They go back to the plantations they
left a few months since.
The association of pilots at Pitts
burg have appointed NJ. A. Cox, j. L.
Kerr, and G. M. Bailey delegates to
the 81. Louis convention which meets
on the 10Th Of next month.
Captain Rafe Hicks came up from
Arkansas City yesterday on the Henry