Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

" White river, Hard Oash..-.,,...5 pm.
" Cincinnati, Virgie Lee..........5 p.ln.
" Dyersburg, Mark Twain..,....5p.m
" st. Louis, james Howard .........6 pm
" New Orleans, Guiding Star"...5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer james Lee, Friar's Point.
i" Osceola Belle, Osceola.
X. K. Springer, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer B~atesville, ST. Francis river.
" Grand Tower, ST. Louis.
r. r. Springer, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
Hard Cash, Virgie Lee, Osceola Belle,
James Lee, Mark Twain.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the "a hours ending at
noon to-day the river at this point
has fallen 20 inches, and is now
l8feet 10 inches above low water mark.
The Ohio at Pittsburg fell
l inch, with l foot 10 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it declined q
inches, with 10 feet on the
gauge. At Louisville it fell
5 inches, with 6 feet 4 inches
in the canal. At Cairo there
was a decline of Is inches,
with % feet 5 inches on the
gauge. The Mississippi at St. Louis
fell.1 inch, with Is feet 8 inches on
the gauge. The Cumberlandat Nash
vile fell 2 inches, WITH feet 6 inches on
the shoals. The Tennessee at Chat
tanooga fell 3 inches, with 4 feet
inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river is falling again, with ID inches
on the gauge at Little Rock. White
river continues to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hot again to-day.
The dry weather continues.
Business at the landing is only mod
crate.
Captain w. +. Mcintyre has left
for his Colorado silver mine.
The Vint Shinkle, for Cincinnati,
passed Evansville yesterday.
The san1bar at the point on the
Arkansas side is looming up.
The Chas. P. Chouteau is due down
to-day, en- route to New Orleans.
The Will Kyle, from New Orleans,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
Arthur Brown, second clerk of the
James Lee, has gone to Metropolis
for a short visit.
The B~atesville, for St. Francis
river, departed last evening with a
good trip of freight.
Barney Owens, a Cincinnati and
Pittsburg pilot, has been left an in.
heritance i'll Ireland.
Funds having been exhausted, work
on the Mussel shoals, in Tennessee
river has been stopped.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, and
the Golden Rule, for New Orleans
left Cincinnati last evening.
On account of the extreme low
water in the upper Ohio, business al
Pittsburg is almost suspended.
The river is fast receding, and the
mud and filth left upon the levet
should be washed into the river.
Commodore Wise, after a couple O
days sojourning with his friends O
the Taxing District, left last night by
rail for home.
Capt. w. II. Blake, of the John B
Maude, we are glad to learn, is rapid.
ly recovering. He was able to ride
out on Sunday last.
The Mark Twain, Captain w. P
Hall, leaves this evening for Dyers
burg and all way landings on Obior
and Forked Deer rivers.
Capt. Geo. u. Moore, an old tim,
boat builder, but at present steam.
boating on the upper Missouri, is il
the city, renewing acquaintance.
The City of V~icksburg, for Vicks
burg, and the Commonwealth anC
Future City and barges for New Or
leans, left st. Louis last evening.
The 0uachita Belle is the mai
packet leaving tomorrow evening fol
Greenville and the bends, connecting
with the q. w. Cheek for Vicksburg
Captain w. B. Miller's RLe passen.
ger steamer Guiding Star is due down
this evening, en- route to New Orleans
Captain John s. Jones is her purser
The r. Il. Springer, four and (
half days out, with 400 tons freight
and full of people, passed up at 6 a
m. for Cincinnati, adding here about
a dozen people.
The big James Howard, Captain
Jas. II. Pepper in command, is tn,
Anchor line packet leaving the com.
pany's wharfboat at FIVE p. m. foi
! Cairo and st. Louis.