Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For st. Louis, Colorado. .......... pm
" Arkansas City, Port Eads. ....,..5 pm
" Se9nlon's, Star of the West. g pm
New Orleans, Robert Mitchell. 6 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Port Eads, New Orleans.
Annie p. Silver, st. Louis.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans.
Colorado, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friar's Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
=" Hard Cash, Whiter river.
Maumelle, Arkansas river.
Virgie Lee, Cincinnati.
Annie p. Silver, New Orleans.
Port Eads. st. Louis.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
IN FORT.
Charlie Mcdonald, Colorado.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the "a hours ending at noon
to. day, the river at this point has
fallen 8 inches, with 16 feet & inches
on the gauge. The Ohio rose 6 feet 5
inches, at Pittsburg, with Is feet IL
inches on the gauge. A Cincinnatii tfell
2 feet 2 inches, with II feet 4 inches on
the gauge. AT Louisville it rose ! foot s
inches, with 8 feet l0inchesi in the canal.
AT Cairo it fell Z inches with 81 feet
on the gauge. The Mississippi
at st. Louis, fell 6 inches, with IS
teet on the gauge, The Cum
berland at Nashville, is on a stand,
with 2 feet 8 inches on the shoals.
The Tennessee, at Chattanooga, fell
3 inches, with 3 feet on the
gauge. Arkansas river fell 8 inches at
Little Rock. with | foot 5 inches on
the gauge. White river continues at
a steady decline.
MISCELLANEOUS
Pleasant to-day.
The dust is binding.
But little business doing.
A high wind prevails at the landing.
The Commonwealth, for st Louis,
eft New Orleans last night.
The James Howard left St. Louis
last evening for New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder added here
$4,000 feet Of lumber for st, Louis.
The James d. Parker leaves Gin
cinnati this evening for this port.
The Golden City, for Cincinnati,
passed Evansville yesterday.
THE Chas. Morgan leaves New Or.
leans this evening for Cincinnati and
will pass here Sunday night.
The Mississippi river at Dubuae is
now within a few feet of the big rise
of 1870.
The new City of Providence is to
take the place of the John B. Maude
in the Vicksburg trade.
The James Lee, for the lower, and.
the OsceOla Belle, for the upper coast,
had good trips last evening.
Billy Hines has been appointed
mate Of the John w. Cannon in place
ofthe late Ben Herman.
The Port Eads and barUes passed
up last evening. She dropped one
barge here to be loaded with oil cake.
The Hard Cash, for White river
and the Maumelle, for Arkansas river.
departed last evening with fair trips.
The b. o. Stanard for St. Louis
V~icksburg yesterday. She has
300 Kansas exodus negroes on
board.
The Batesville will be found in port
this afternoon, receiving to leave to-
morrow evening for all points on 81.
Francis river.
Captain S. H. Parisot, of Vicksburg,
yesterday purchased at New Orleans
at u. ). Marshals sale the steamer De
Smet for $4,000.
Supervising Inspector, B. O.. Carr,
has reinstated pilot Taylor Wells who
was recently suspended by the local
inspectors Of Evansville.
The Annie P. Silver, for New Or.
passed down last evening with
out landing, having nothing to dis
and being loaded fat.
The Virgie Lee departed last even.
ing for Cincinnati with 500 bales cot.
ton, 100 bbls soap stock, 80 bbls
potatoes, 10 tons iron, 5000 feet lum.
Der, and a big trip Of people.