Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-20

fNO1NN AANA 80 " I
b@5Hc; beeswax, zoe.
LEATHER-Oak sole. 38@40c; hem
lock, 28@32c; harness, 36G38c; skirting,
35937c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $20@30 per dozen.
TOBACCO Per ID 42k@G0c.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 70 per car or dray
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 30@l 60 for
and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BAGGING-k arket quiet; on orders,
fax, exc per yard; jute, l0I@llc ties;
81 75@3 per bundle; Irvine, he per
pound
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Greenville, Ouachita Belle. ...5 pm.
" Arkansas river, Maumelle...,5 pm.
" st. Louis, Colorado. pm.
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Howard, New Orleans.
Chas. p. Chouteau, st. Louis.
Ouaehita Belle, G~reenville.
" Guiding Star, Cincinnati.
Colorado, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friar's Point.
Oseeola Belle, Osceola.
Hard Cash, White river.
" Virgie Lee, Cincinnati.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
James Howard, st. Louis.
Chas. p. Chouteau, n. o.
Guiding Star, New Orleans.
IN PoRT
n,,oal;to Dol1o Nolou,lo |
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the "a hours ending at
noon to-day the river at this point
has declined 20 inches, and is now
II feet8 inches above low water mark.
The Ohio fell l inch at Pitts
burg, with l foot 8 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it fell 81
inches, with 8 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it fell
2 inches, with 6 feet 2 inches
in the canal. AT Cairo there
was a decline Of | foot, with
q feet 5 inches on the gauge.
The Mississippi at st. Louis fell
2 inches, with 10 feet Z inches on
the gauge. The Cumberland at Nash
vile declined.l inch, with4 feet5 inches
on the shoals. The Tennessee at Chat
tanooga fell 3 inches, with 4 feet
4 inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river fell 3 inches, with 10 inches
on the gauge at Little Rock. White
river is falling steadily.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cooler.
A brisk breeze.
Indications of rain.
But little doing at the landing.
Portland bar is giving boats trouble.
But one local packet leaving this
evening.
Plenty Of dust and but little freight
on the levee.
The Mark Twain returned last even
ing to Dyersburg.
The james Lee, for Friar's Point,
was well patronized.
The W. P. Halliday, for st. Louis.
left New Orleans last evening.
The Chas. Morgan leaves New Or
leans this evening Tor Cincinnati.
The B~atesville is the St. Francis
river mail boat for tomorrow even
ing.
The Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
morning.
The Southern transportation line
has decided to send out but two boats
per week.
There is less than 6 feet over Port
land bar, with the channel cutting
and shifting.
The steamer St. John will be sold
at marshal's sale in New Orleans on
Monday next.
The Henry Frank has for Arkansas
City 4573 bars Of railroad iron, equal
to 1850 tons.
M. 7. Powell will be the name of
tho new Arkansas river boat now
building for Capt. Harvey Lewis.
The work of paving the lower por-
ton Of the levee will be commenced
in about two weeks; so says the en-
gineer.
The Osceola Belle, for Osceola, de-
parted ON time with her large excur.
sion party, also had a good trip of
freight,
The John B. Maude, from Vicks-
burg, and the Annie p. Silver, from
New Orleans, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
The Hard Cash returned to White
river last evening with a big trip of
freight and full of people, including a
bridalparty.
The Golden Rule, for New Orleans.
left Cincinnati last evening, and will
be followed on Saturday next by the
Will Kyle.
The City of Vicksburg is the
Anchor packet leaving the company's
wharf boat at 10 am. tomorrow for
Vicksburg and the bends.
Five and a half feet is the best
water reported at Rising Sun bar.
The Lane's sunken barge has gone to
pieces, and is not considered an OBJ
struetion.
The excursion on the Cons Millar, to
have come off tonight, has been post
poned owing to the non-arrival Of the
boat in time to discharge her freight
before night.
The Virgie Lee departed last even
ing for Cincinnati with $50 bales bat
ting, 100 bbls. oil, 300 sacks oil meal.
% hhds, iron, 10000 feet lumber, and
a fair list of people.