Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAvrNo THIS nav

For st. Francis river, B~atesville.. ....5 pm
" New Orleans, Charles Morgan. bpm.
" New Orleans. Commonwealth. 5 pm
" Cincinnati, viii Kyle..........8p pm
" Scanlon's, Star of the West. 8 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Batesville, St. Francis river.
Centennial, New Orleans.
Belle Memphis st. Louis.
City of Greenville, Vicksburg.
Grand Tower, st. Louis.
U. p. Sciienck, Cincinnati.
Hard Cash, White river.
j.. N. Kellogg, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friar's Point.
0sceola Belle. 0sceola.
Coahoma, Greenville.
" Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
" Centennial, st. Louis.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
City Of Grcanville, st. Louis.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg :
U. 7. Scbenck, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Hard Cash, Batesville.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the "a hours ending at noon
to-day the river at this point has
risen 3 inches, and is now IS feet 2
inches above low water mark. The
Ohio declined 5 inches at Pittsburg,
with 2 feet Z inches on the gauge.
At Cincinnati it fell | inch. with
- feet 9 inches on the gauge. AT
Louisville 1t on a stand, with 6 feet
D inches in the canal. At Cairo it
rose l inch, with "a feet on the
gauge. The Mississippi at st. Louis
is on a stand, with II feet 10 inches
on the gauge. The Cumberland
at Nashville fell Z inches, with 4
feet 5 inches on the gauge. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga fell 6inches.
with 4 feet 8 inches on the gauge.
Arkansas river rose 3 inches, with 2
feet 8 inches on the guage at Little
Rock. White river is reported rising
above, but falling slowly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy.
Warm and close.
Business only moderate.
The steam stone crusher is at work.
No arrivals or departures at St.
Louis yesterday.
The VIII Kyle will pass up to.night,
en- route to Cincinnati.
A new and dangerous snag is re-
ported in front of Vidalia.
The james W. Calf for Memphis
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The Golden City leaves Nov Or
leans this evening for the Ohio.
The j. N. Kellogg, with four barges
Of ice arrived yesterday evening.
The river at this point will no doubt
commence falling by tomorrow.
The james W. Calf from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
Captain Gus Hodge is regaining his
strength, and is able to be out.
The r. o, Springer for New Orleans
passed VicksbuTg Sunday night.
The Golden Grown from CINCINNATI
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The upper Ohio, and the Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers are falling.
The work of paving the lower por-
ton OF the levee not yet commenced.
The Robert Mitchell for New Or
leans leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The City of Greenville, which pass
ed up this forenoon had SO cabin pas-
sengers.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansas
river, had a good freight trip cut last
evening.
The james Lee, for Friar's Point
had a good trip of freight out last
evening.
The Lizzie Gardner has been sold
to parties on the upper Mississippi
The Qsceola Belle, for Osceola, and
the CoahOma, for Greenyille, departed
with fair trips.
Captain w, S. Jones has been re-
elected superintendent Of the Vlcks.
burg wharfboat.
Among the Will Kyle's cargo is 115
cedar logs, about $4,000 feet, and $500
English fire brick.
The City of Alton, overhauled and
nicely reprinted, leaves st. Louis TO-
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The james Howard, on her last trip
down, made 70 freight landings be-
tween Vicksburg and New Orleans.
The new shaft ofthe Paris G. Brown
Is in position and she will leave New
Orleans in a day or two for the Ohio.