Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-07

DUlLDlNG MALEklAL. - Lime,
90c per Dbl for Louisville, and 81 Is for
R~osendale. Plaster, - 10. Fire brick,
4c; pressed brick, $40 per thousand.
NAILS-Per keg, 50 10 10 So 20 rate
NUTS-Peanuts 4hc for red and Gks
white Val %cocoanuts 81 50@5 per hun
bred
RIVER INTELLIGENCE,
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Helena, John I. Moore. ..........5 p IN
" Helena, Coahoma................5 D m
" Commerce, W. j. Poitevent.....5 p m
" Arkansas City, 0uachita Bellies D m
Arkansas River, Martin Speed 8 D m
g st Louis, John b. Maude.......5 p m
" New Orleans, Mary Houston..5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer John T. Moore, Helena.
Coahoma, Helena.
Quachita Belle, Arkansas City.
Port Eads, st. Louis.
Canary No. 2, Ohio river.
City Of Alton, New Orleans.
Iron Mountain, New Orleans.
6 Guiding Star, st. Louis.
James ID. Parker, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Jnmes Lee, Friar's Point
Osceola Belle, 0sceola. p
Hard Cash, White river.
Chas. p. C%houteau, New Orleans.
Beaver, st. Louis.
" Port Eads, New Orleans.
" Iron Mountain, st. Louis.
Guiding Star, New Orleans.
IN RORT.
0uachita Belle, Coahoma, John T.
Moore, James d. Parker.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per City of Alton, from New Or
leans-l2 hhds c~ocoanuts.
Per John T. Moore, from Helena
% bales cotton, IL bags seed cotton.
235 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Coahoma, from Helena-3S
bales cotton, III SKIS cotton seed.
Per 0uachita Belle, from Arkansas
City-Sl bales cotton, 70 bags seed
cotton, l2l SKIS cotton seed. FTFnf
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Since noon Yesterday the river at
this point rose 3 inches and is now 6
feet on the gauge. The Ohio at Pitts
burg fell 2 inches with II inches on
the gauge. AZ Cincinnati it is on a
stand with 5 feet 6 inches on the
gauge At Louisville it rose 5 inches
| with 3 feet s inches in the canal AT
Cairo it is on a stand with 8 feet 1
inches on the gauge, The Mississippi
at st. Louis fell 4 inches with II feet
| inch on the gauge, The Cumber-
land at Nashville is on a stand with IL
inches on the shoals. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga fell 4 inches with %
inches on the gauge. Arkansas and
White rivers are on a stand, in the
former, boatsGnd considerable trouble.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Warmer.
Indian summer.
Business improving.
Opposition packets leave this even
ing.
The Cherokee, for Cincinnati, left
New Orleans last evening.
The Iron Mountain and barges
passed up last night for st. Louis,
The Gold Dust, from St. Louis, al
rived at Vicksburg yesterday.
The City of Providence from
Yicksburg arrived in St. Louis yes
terday.
The-B Beaver and barges returned to
St Louis last night, taking a lot of
saw logs. 6
The Florence Meyer is so badly
broken that no attempt will be made
to raise her,
On only six feet of water, The Guild
ing Star made the run from st. Louis
to Cairo in II hours.
The City Of Alton, with a fair up
stream trip, passed here at 2 a. m,
bound for st. Louis.
The Colorado for Memphis left st..
Louis last evening aud is the regular
Saturday packet from here.
The Port Eads and barges, loaded
with bulk grain, passed down yester-
day, bound for New Orleans.
The Josie Harry will arrive to NOR
row, and is the mail packet leaving
Saturday evening for White river
The Bedford is on her way to this
port to run as an independent packet
in the cotton trade to New Orleans.
The James Lee, for Friars Point,
and the Hard Cash, for White river,
departed last evening with good trips,
The Henry Frank leaves st. Louis
this evening in the Anchor line. She
will probably pass here on Sunday
next. 1'e
Captain w. II. Stone, late clerk of
the John T. Moore, will act as agent
at HeleuS for Finnegan's independent
line.
Owing to heavy business and fog
the Osceola Belle was late getting in
yesterday, but she lett on time with a
nice trip of freight.
Colonel Frank Baker, of the Marine
Journal, is now assist by Oaptain
Bob Williams, well and favorably
known in marine circles.
The w. j. Poitevent receives
freight every day for all landings in
Council bend, and will continue to dc
so throughout the season.
The John b. Maude, Captain Bro
laskia in command, is the Anchor linz
packet leaving this evening for Cairo
and st. Louis. Billy Blenkrr is hei
polite clerk.
It is estimated that there are five
million bushels of coal at Pittsburg
and in the pools above ready to be sen.
down the river as soon as there is
sufficient rise.
The elegant passenger steame
Guiding Star, with 1900 tons OF freigh
and drawing Z feet, passed down thi
forenoon, putting off a few package
and adding 20 head Of horses and 1
wagons. She had also a fair trip Q
people