Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-04

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lock, 28@32c; harness, S6@38c; skirting,
S6@S7c; French cali, 10000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $20@80 per dozen.
TOBACCO Per ID 42H@60c.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 rs per car or dray
load; orders ST IS sacks 81 S0@1 go for
course and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Cat Island, Star of the West. 8 pm
" Friar's Point, James Lee........b pm
Osceola, Osceola Belle..........5 pm
Arkansas City, G. w. Cheek 8 pm
" Cincinnati, James w. Gaff......5 pm
g" st. Louis, City Of Alton."..".5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friar's Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
d" John Means, st. Louis.
John Dippold, ST. Louis.
James w. Gaff, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Batesville, st. Francis river.
" John Means, New Orleans.
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IN PORT.
Msumelle, James Lee, Osceola Belle
James w. Gaf, H. II. Benner.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the 24hours, ending at moor
to-day, the river at this point has de-
clined 6 inches, and is now II feet
inches above low water mark. The
Ohio rose / inch at Pittsburg, with {
inches on the gauge. AT Louisville il
rose 4 inches, with 4 feet 8 inches il
the canal. Al Cairo it fell 8 inches
with IA feet s inches on the gauge.
The Mississippi, at st. Louis, fell {
inches, with 10 feet 7 inches on The
gauge. The Cumberland, at Nash
Vile, rose l inch, with Is inches OF
the shoals. The Tennessee, ct Chat
tanooga, rose 2 inches, with ~ inches
on the gauge. Arkansas river fell
inch at Little Rock, with 2 feet !
inches on the gauge. White river il
/ Slling slowly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cooler.
Pleasant weather.
Business brisk to-day.
Election tomorrow.
No LEDGER until Friday.
The Calf for the Ohio to-day.
Not rain enough to lay the dust.
Five feet of water on Rising Sur
bar.
The Calf found 3 feet 10 inches a
Caseyville bar.
The Piasa is due with a tow Of stone
for street paving.
Marines, look to your interest and
defeat the niger" Ed Shaw.
The Annie P. Silver, for St. Louis
left New Orleans last evening.
The Golden Grown, from New Or.
leans, passed Evansville yesterday.
The Paris G. Brown will leave
Cincinnati this evening for New Or.
leans.
The Sam Roberts and barges, from
st. Louis, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
Senator Charles G. Baugh, Of the
Avalanche, returned last night on the
James w. Gaff.
The work of paving the lower por.
ton of the levee continues, but witt
no oVer exertion.
The st. Francis river mail racket
Batesville will hereafter leave on
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The new Fleetwood in course OIL
construction at Cincinnati will be
completedin three weeks.
Wharfmaster Pat Kallaher returned
home last evening to vote for Athy,
and thus save the country.
Captain Loudon had an insurance
Of $1,000 on the Resolute. She will
probably prove a total loss.
The City of Helena, for V~icksburg.
left st. Louis last evening, and will
pass here Friday at 10 am.
The James D. Parker, en- route
from Memphis to Cincinnati, passed
Louisville yesterday forenoon.
The John Dippold and barges, en-
route from st. Louis to New Orleans,
passed down early this morning.
The little steamer Star of the West
is the daily packet leaving this eveL.-
ing for Scanlan's and way landings.
The dock company at St. Louis is
full of work, and all branches Of
business connected with the line is
good.
Business at Pittsburg has been en-.
tirely suspended for a week past, with
the exception of a few slack water
packets.
The hull Of the new Henry Tete
will probably be launched from the
marine ways at Cincinnati on next
Saturday week.
The levee from Monroe street Ia
Jefferson has the appearance of o
boulevard, caused by the spilling Of
clay from the carts.
Captains John N. Hardin and Ed.
G. Postal returned to the city last
evening in order to be here for the
election to 'morrow.
The G. w. Cheek is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Arkan.
sas City, connecting with the Dear
Adams for Vicksburg.
Charles Postal, clerk of the Hare
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