Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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IN PORT.
Josie Harry, Charlie Mcdonald.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The rivers above as we'll as at this
point are falling, the decline here
since 400 yesterday being 6 inches,
with % feet 2 inches on the gauge.
The Ohio at Pittsburg fell 4 inches,
with 2 feet on the gauge. AT
Cincinnati it fell 3 inches, with IL
feet 8 inches on the gauge. At LOUIS
vile it rose 2 inches, with 6 feet 10
inches in the canal. At Cairo it fell
IL inches with 30 feet 5 inches on the
gauge. The Mississippi at St. Louis
fell 2 inches, with % feet 2 inches ON
the gauge. The Cumberland at Nash
vile fell 9 inches, with feet II inches
on the shoals. The Tennessee at Chat.
tanooga fell l inch, with 3 feet 2
inches on the gauge. Arkansas river
is rising, with 6 feet 6 inches on the
gauge at Little Rock. White river is
rising slowly, with a good stage of
Waterfront Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm and close.
Indications of rain.
Quite dull at the landing.
But n packet leaving to-day.
The Rene Macredy will arrive here
on Monday next.
Lively times are expected on the
opening of the fall season.
Repairs to boats laying up at this
port are progressing favorably.
The Golden Grown is due up bound
for Cincinnati.
The Golden City leaves Cincinnati
on Saturday next for New Orleans.
The James Howard, from St. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The U. P. Schenck leaves New Or
leans this evening for Cincinnati.
The Paris G. Brown, for New Or.
leans, passed Vicksburg last evening.
The black monuments of the i'll
fated Anchor line elevator are to be
removed.
The John A, Wood, with a tow of
empties, passed up last evening, en-
route to the Ohio.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis,
and the Will Kyle, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati last evening.
The John A. Scudder left St.
Louis last evening for New 0rle. ms,
and will pass here Saturday.
The James Lee for the lower, and
the 0sceola Belle for the upper coast,
had fair trips out last evening.
The Maumelle, for Arkansas river,
and the Hard Cash, for White river,
had good trips for their respective
streams.
The John B. Maude, from Vicks-
burg, and the Belle Shreveport, from
New Orleans, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
The Batesville will be found in port
this afternoon, and is the mail boat
leaving tomorrow evening for st.
Francis river.
The Gold Dust arrived at Vicks-
burg yesterday, leaves there to-day,
and will pass up at 10 am Sunday,
en- route to Cairo and st. Louis.
The new Anchor line packet, City
of Providence, is enFoute to st. Louis
and will leave there some time next
week on her initial trip in charge of
tho popular Captain Lennox.
The City of Yazoo leaves New Or
leans on Saturday next in place of the
Natchez 10 the New Orleans and
V~icksburg trade. The Natchez is to
receive a thorough overhauling.
The W. P. Halliday, with a big
trip of freight, passed down at an
early hour this morning. She put off
a lot of freight here, and added a lit
tie for New Orleans and the bends.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Elem Calvert in command, is the
Anchor line packet leaving from the
comp ny's wharfboat at 10 am. to-
morrow for Vicksburg and the bends.
Perry Tharp, of Cincinnati, has
been awarded the contract to build
the new Alton packet, American Ea-
gle. The following will be her dimen-