Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-01
RIVER INTELLIaENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

ClnclnnaJl, mary hOuatOn ..n..,..,...4 pm
Arkansas river, Katie Hooper........,5 pm
White river, Josie II Try ............5 pm
Dyersburg, Mark Twain. pm
Commerce, Sllverthorn ..............5 pm
st Louis, Ste. Genevieve..............5 pm
st. Louis, Bedford ....-...............6 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis.
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Jas. Lee, Friar's Point.
Silve7thorn, Commerce.
Will Kyle, New Orleans.
Batesville, st. Francis river.
City Of ViclIsburg, 81, Louis.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
VintS hinkle, Cincinnati.
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Katie Hooper, Josie Harry, Ste. Gene
We've, Mark Twain, Bedford.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point came to a
stand and is rising to-day with the
guage at oon to-day reading "a feet
10 inches above low water mark. The
Ohio at Pittsburg declined II inches
with 8 feet 3inches on the guage. At
Cincinnti there was a decline Of Z
inches, with A feet 8 inches on the
guage. At Louisville there was a
rise oils inches with 10 feet 6 inches
in the canal. At Cairo a rise of two
feet is reported with 81 feet 10 inches
on the guage. The Cumberland at
Nashville rose 5 inches with 10 feet
8 inches on the shoals. The Tennes-
see at Chattanooga rose 13inches with
IL feet on the guage. Red River at
Shreveport rose 6 inches with II feet
2 inches on the guage. The Arkan-
sas river rose - inches at Little Rock
with 4 feet 3 inches on the guage.
Upper White river is reported rising.
MISCELLANEOUS.
May-Day
Spring weather.
Quiet on the landing.
The week winds up dull at the
levee.
There was,a light snow at Louisville
yesterday. n
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are still rising.
So far no color blind pilots have
been found at this port.
The Batesville, for St. Francis
river, departed on time with a fair
trip.
The Ste. Genevieve, leaving this
evening for St. Louis, will get III car
wheels.
The Future City and barges left
New Orleans last evening, bound for
st. Louis.
Captain R. P. Glenn is loading the
barge New Orleans with oil cake for
New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder and Henry
Frank, from st. Louis, arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Anchor line packet Belle Mem.
phis left st. Louis last evening for this
port with a big trip.
Mr.. w. :. Jones succeeds the late
Captain Duff Green as superintendent
Of the wharf boat at Vicksburg.
The Guiding Star, for Cincinnati,
and the John A. Scudder, for St.
Louis, leave New Orleans this even
ing.
The City OF Greenville, from Vick,-
burg, and the Centennial, from New
Orleans, arrived at st. Louis yester-
day.
The 0sceola Belle, for the upper,
and the James Lee, for the lower
coast, departed last evening with good
trips.
The Cons Millar, from Memphis,
and the R, r. Springer, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yes
terday.
The Gold Dust, Captain J. G. Nc
Cord in command, is the Anchor line
packet leaving for Vicksburg at 10 a.
m. tomorrow.
The Ouachita Belle will be in to-
morrow morning and is the mail pack
ct leaving Monday evening for Green
vile aud way landings.
The Will Kyle departed last eve
ming after adding 958 scks oil cake,
100 scks oil meal. 80 boxes glassware
and 100 pkgs sundries.
JIG, Collins, captain Of the lower