Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-17
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
White river. Josie Harry ........... pm
Arkansas river, Katie Hooper .........5 pm
Dyersburg, Mark Twain. pm
~ Louis, Ste. Genevieve...............5 pm
Cincinnati, Will kyle..".".........5 pm
New Orleans, Charles Morgan .........5 pm
New Orleans, James Howard. ........9 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer L. o. Stanard, New Orleans.
A. j. Baker, New Orleans.
Silverthorn, Commerce.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Batesville, Arkansas river.
JAS. Lee, Friar's Point.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
VintShinkle, Cincinnati.
Baker, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Katie Hooper, Josie Harry, Mark
Twain, Silverthorn.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined 5 inches
in the past twenty-four hours, end.
ing at noon to-day, and is now rs feet
8 inches above low water mark. At
Cairo the decline was II inches, with
20 feet 8inches on the gauge. At St.
Louis il is stationary, with - feet 8
inches on the gauge. Az Pittsburg it
declined l inch, with 3 feet s inches
on the gauge. At Cincinnati it rose 48
inches, with 20 feet Z inches on the
gauge. At Louisville 13 inches, with
8 feet 7 inches in the canal. At Ev-
ansville it is rising, with II feet 10
inches on the gauge. Cumberland
river rose Is inches at Nashville, with
IL feet 2 inches on the gauge.
Arkansas river is declining, with 5
feet on the gauge at Little Rock.
White river is also falling, with a good
stage OF water from ~Jacksonport to
the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Storm last night,
Lovely weather to-day.
Business on the levee was fair.
The bend business is gradually i'm.
proving.
The James Lee had out a good trip
last night.
The Coahoma for 0sceola was we'll
represented with freight and people.
The Robert Mitchell from New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The r. r.. Springer, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
Cumberland river is rising again.
The John A. Scudder is due up
from New Orleans, bound for st.
Louis,
At Star landing the bank is caying
rapidly.
The Andy Baum is due tonight
from Cincinnati and leaves Monday
with a return trip.
The Golden City, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The BatesyilIe for st. Francis river,
had an excellent trip of freight and a
good number Of people.
The Laura Davis and Common
wealth left New Orleans last evening
for st. Louis.
The Golden Crown leaves New Or
leans this evening for Cincinnati.
The canal at Louisville was opened
again yesterday for the passage oil
steamers, having been cleared from
the sediment.
The Il. o.. Stanard and A. j. Baker
and barges, for St. Louis, passed up
this morning.
The Osceola Belle will be com
pleted and be ready for business next
week.
The Ouachita Belle goes through to
Greenville and connects there with
the packets for Vicksburg and New
Orleans.
The Gold Dust, Captain John 7.
McCord, leaves Sunday at ten am. fol
Vicksburg. She will carry the mail
and make all prominent way landings,
The fine steamer Katie Hooper.
with Eugene Smith in command, and
Captain Jimmie Thompson aud Amos
Day, N charge of the office, both arc
clever gentlemen and efficient clerks
The Gold Dust, Captain Gould, will
pass down on Sunday morning at ten
o'clock for Yicksburg. She carries
the mail and gives prompt attention
to all way business.
The Silverthorn, Captain S. II
Whitehead, is the packet leaving to.
day for Commerce. She attends
promptly to all way business. Sidney
Wheeler, a clever little gentleman has
charge of the office.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and
Guiding Star for New Orleans leave
Cincinnati to-day,
The Mark Twain, Capt. w. p. Hall
leaves this evening for Dyersburg aud
all points on Forked Deer river
Harry Terry, a genial and clever gen.
tlemen, is her purser.