Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-21
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Friar's Point, James Lee.........5 p.m
g 0sceola, 0sceola Belle.........5 pm
Arkansas City, Josie Harry...-5 pm
I" Cincinnati, Andy Baum.........6 pm
" st. Louis. st. Genevieve. .........5 pm
/" Scanlon's, Star of the West. SPIN
/" New Orleans, Will Kyle".....6 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friar's Point.
" Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
James Howard, st. Louis.
=" E. o. Stanard, New Orleans.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
" John B. Maude, st. Louis.
!" u. Schenck, New Orleans.
Osceola Belle, 0seeola.
Josie Harry, White river.
" Charles Morgan, New Orleans,
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
Coahoma, Arkansas City.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
Golden Rule, New Orleans.
James Howard, New Orleans.
i. 0. Stanard, st. Louis.
Gold Dust, 81. Louis.
John B. Maude, Vicksburg.
U. Up. Schenck, Cincinnati.
Charles Morgan, Cincinnati.
Commonwealth, 81. Louis.
IN PORT,
James Lee, Andy Baum, osoenla Belle,
Josie Harry, Charlie Mcdonald.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point came to a
stand this morning, but will be rising
by night. AT present there is IA feet
II inches on the gauge. The Ohio, at
Pittsburg, declined foot s INCHES,
with 5 feet 2 inches on the gauge. AT
Cincinnati it rose 2 feet 6 inches, with
"a feet 6 inches on the gauge. AT
Louisville it rose s inches, with 8 feet
8 inehesin the canal. At Cairo it rose
l foot, with q feet l inch on the
gauge. The Mississippi at st. Louis,
rose 4 inches, with n feet 8 inches on
the gauge. The Cumberland OF Nash
vile fell 5 inches, with 2 feet 6 inches
on the shoals. The Tennessee, at
Chattanooga, is on a stand, with 2 feet
10 inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river fell 4 inches, with 2 feet ! inch
onthe gauge at Little Rock, White
river is falling slowly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
Clear and bright to-day.
The week opens with a fair business
doing at the landing.
Levee SPACE is sort of Contracted
at the LANDING to-day.
The Piasa returned to the Ohio
with q tow Of empties.
Thesbig coal feet was arriving at
Cincinnati all day Saturday.
The James w. Gaf, from Memphis,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The r. r. SPRINGER from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati Saturday,
The steam stone crusher is hard at
work on the levee below Union street.
The Golden Crown, from New
Orleans, passed Louisville yesterday.
Peter Mertz, late Of the Chas. P.
Chouteau, is now second clerk of the
City Of Greenville.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis, and
the Golden City for New Orleans,
lett Cincinnati Saturday.
The steamboat cooks and bakers are
about to organize a mutual benefit
association at Cincinnati.
The Little Rock aud Pine Bluff
packet Big Rock is receiving a general
Oyerhauling at Little Rock.
The Mappelle is due tonight from
Arkansas river and leaves with a
return trip Wednesday next,
The big james Howard with a full
trip passed down Saturday evening
doing but little at interest here.
The City Of Alton. for st. Louis,
and the New Mary Houston, for Gin.
cinnati, left New Orleans Saturday.
The 0sceola Belle made several ex-
c%ursions yesterday above and below
the city with q parry OF colored ex-
eursionists. {.
Tie Batesville will be found in
port this afternoon receiving freight,
to leave Tomorrow evening for st.,
Francis river. aoaar
The Anchor line packets leaving