Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-12
C0NDITION on NAE RIVERS.

clined 4 inches, with 2 feet 5 inches on
the gauge. At Cincinnati it rose 8
inches, with IL feet 9 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it is on a stand,
with 6 feet 6 inches in the canal. At
Cairo it fell 10 inches, with 81 feet on
the gauge. The Mississippi, at st.
] outs, is on a stand, with 25 feet 5
on the gauge. The Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers are both
Arkansas river is falling
with 5 feet 6 inches on the
White river is rising slowly,
with a good stage of water from Jack
sonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hot to-day.
Very little breeze stirring.
No transient boat passed here yes
terday.
The week opens with only a moder-
ate business.
The Will Kyle, from New Orleans,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Virgie Lee, from Memphis,
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Robert Mitchell, for New Or
leans, lef Cincinnati Saturday.
The famous Natchez will lay up
about the first of August.
The liver at this point is within 10
feet Of extreme hign water mark.
Several piles of rock have been sub
merged by the late rise, and boats
should be careful in landing.
The John B. Maude, for St. Louis.
passed up on time yesterday, doing
but little of interest here.
The new shaft for the Chas. p.
Chout Jau has arrived at st. Louis and
will be placed in position at once.
Commodore s. B. Coulson has sole
the steamers Western and Far West
to Montana parties.
The James w. Gaff left Cincinnati
Saturday with two packages Of live
freight for Captain Dick Iightburn
What isit2
The Grand Tower, Captain Cornell
ia command, is the Anchor line pack
ct at 10 am. tomorrow for Cairo
Louisville and Cincinnati. Ton
White is her purser.
The City of Greenville, Captain r
K. Riley in command, is the Aucho
line packet passing down at 10 am
tomorrow for Vicksburg and tn,
bends.
The Charles Morgan telegraphs he
agent here that she will pass up to
morrow night. for Cairo, Louisville
aud Cincinnati.
The Anchor line packets ~leavinl
New Orleans this week are the Annie
p. Silver tomorrow evening, and the
James Howard Saturday.
The rive- at this point his neve,
risen Al inches in 81 hours. If ii did,
our ancestors failed to record II
act.
The Anchor line boats are carrying
large clrgoes of wheat to St. Louis
taken on between Cairo aud thai
poIt.
The Andy Baum, bound from thi,
1ort to Cincinnati, blew out a cylen,
der head at Ford's ferry. and had tC
be towed to Evansville for repairs.
The goose-b bite a-boat, which left
Nashville a few days since, is delayed
about GAINESVILLE, having been dam
aged by coming in contact with the
railroad bridge.
The Batesville will be found in
port this afternoon, and is the mai.
packet leaving tomorrow evening fol
st. Francis river.
Captain Frank Hicks arrived Satur-
day, a passenger on the james How.
ard from st. Louis, he left immedi-
ately on the train for his home in
Collierville.
The elegant passenger steamer w,
p. Halliday, Of the Anchor line, vii
pass down tomorrow evening, bound
for Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends.
Eight bales of cotton is about the
total sun brought in by the packets
since Friday last. The staple being
scarce, the boats are bringing cord
wood as freight.
The Hard Cash will arrive to-mor,
row afternoon, and leaves Wednesday
with a return trip for White river
This is her last trip for the season
and upon her return will lay up tC
be overhquled.
The Belle Shreveport, with a gooC
upstream trip, passed up this morn.
ing en- route to st. Louis. She put
off here 4 hhds sugar, 30 bbls mo.
%lasses; I'D cases wine, and a lot o.
'AndFies. n.t
A capopied skiff containing an in.
dependent, but enteFprisipg drummer
with a couple OF large trunks, leit'ths
landing this forenoon, on a cruise
down the river among the country
stores.
The repairs Of the G. W. Cheek are
being pushed to completion. She will
be ready by Saturday to leave fol
White river in place Of the Josie
Harry, taking her day until the fal,
season opens.
The Maumelle will arrive to-day
and is the mail boat leaving Wednes.
day evening for Pine Bluff, and al
way landings on Arkansas river, con
Meeting with the Pillow Boy for Littl,
Rock, Fort Smith and inter mediate
points, Captain j. j. Darragh is in
command, and Charlie Musselmar