Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-13

HlDES-Dry hint, No. l., III No. q.
l4ci dry salt do, lSc; green, No. 2, 12c,
DO sailed, 799c; market weak tallow,
5X@5c; beeswax, Zoe.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 38@40c; hem
lock, 2S@32c; harness, 96@38c; skirting,
96@37o; French CALI $4,000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $4,000 per dozen. :
TOBACO0.-Per ID 42H@6Oc.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 10 per car or draw
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 8O@1 so for
course and fine. Rock salt 20 per pound.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Friar's Point, james Lee.........5 pm
" Osceola, Oseeola Belle. ........... pm
st. Louis, acknowledgements pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Belle Shreveport. st. Louis.
Josie Harry, White river.
Batesville, st. Francis river.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
james Lee, Friar's Point.
Paris @. Brown, Cincinnati.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Commonwealth, 81. Louis.
City Of Helena, Vlcksburg.
DEPARTED.
Steamer G. W. Cheek, Arkansas City.
Belle Shreveport, New Orleans.
Paris y. Brown, New Orleans,
Commonwealth, Vicksburg.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
B~atesville, Osceola Belle, James Lee,
Josie Harry, Colorado.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The rise in the Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers did not amount to
much, being caused only by local
rains. Both streams are falling now,
and hopes of an early rise have been
dispelled. A decline of 3 inches is
noted here since yesterday noon, with
s feet 3 inches on the gauge. The
Ohio at Pittsburg rose l inch, with
IL inches on the gauge. At Gin.
| cinnati it is on a stand with 6
feet 8 inches on the gauge.
At Louisville it rose4 inches, with 4
feet 2 inches in the canal. At Cairo
it fell / inch, with II feet 6 inches on
the gauge. The Mississippi, att st.
louis, fell 3 inches, 9th ID feet nine
inches on the gauge. The C4Mber-
land, at Nashville, fell II inches, with
1 feet IL inches on the shoals. The
Tennessee, at Chattanooga, fell 8
inches, with 3 feet II inches on the
gauge. Arkansas river is falling, with
% feet between Pine Bluff and Little
Rock. White river is falling from
Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fair weather.
Clear and warm.
Business moderate.
Two local coast packets leaving to-
day,
Five feet full reported on Rising
Sun bar.
The Jas. D. Parker, for Cincinnati,
tomorrow.
The fare from Evansville to Louis
vile, by river, is only 81.
The Josie Harry is having her new
chimneys placed in position.
The Belle Shreveport found only
seven feet at Eliza, just above Cairo.
The Ste. Genevieve, from Memphis,
arrived at st. Louis last evening.
The Oakland and barges left st.
Louis last evening tor New Orleans,
The James w. Gaf, from Memphis,
arrived at Cincinnati last evening.
The John w. Cannon took two bales
of new cotton into New Orleans on
Sunday last.
The G. W. Cheek, for Arkansas
City, departed last evening with a
moderate trip.
The Golden Rule is advertised TO
leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening
for New Orleans.
The Robert d. Lee resumes her
place in the New Orleans and Vicks-
burg trade on Tuesday next.
1t is rumored that the John T..
Moore left New Orleans last evening,
though our dispatches give no account
of her.
The James Howard will certainly
pass up to-day. She lost 36 hours at
Arkansas City, putting off railroad
iron.
The City of Providence, for Vicks-
burg, left st. Louis last evening, [
and will pass here Sunday forenoon.
The wife Of Captain John L%ittrell,
the Falls pilot, died at Jacksonville,
a few days since,
Three and a half feet is reported
from Louisville to Evansville, and
four feet from'there to Cairo.
The Cons Millar is advertised to
leave Cincinnati this evening for Mem
phis.
Captain Solomon Wise is at Oincin.
natl receiving proposals for building
a new steamer for one of the southern
tributaries.
The Vint Shinkle was taken off the
Cincinnati ways yesterday, and will
now receive a new coat Of paint.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg yes
terday at noon and will pass up Sun
day at 10 am. for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Golden Crown and John A.