Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-14

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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
RoATs LEAVING THIS DAY.
For st. Francis river, BatesviIle..... IS pm
" White river, Josie Harry,.,. 5 pm
=" Cincinnati, James ID. Parker. ! pm
BOATS LEAVING SUNDAY.
For Vicksburg, City of Providence. 10 am
4" st. Louis, Gold Dust..........l0 am
New Orleans, City of Alton, 10 am
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Howard, New Orleans.
Raven, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friar's Point.
Osceola Belle, 0sceola.
Colorado, st. Louis.
James Howard, st. Louis.
Raven, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Batesville, Josie Hairy.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the "a hours, ending at noon
to-day, the river at this point fell /
inch, with 8 feet 2 inches on the
gauge. The Ohio rose l inch at Pitts
burg, with IA inches on the gaugs. At
Louisville it rose inch, with 4 feet 3
inches in the canal. At Cairo it is on
a stand, with II feet 6 inches on the
gauge. The Mississippi, at St. Louis,
fell B inches, with 10 feet 6 inches on
the gauge. At Cincinnati,t the Ohio fell
2 inches, with 6 feet Z inches on the
gau~e The Cumberland, at Nashville,
tell 7 inches. with 3 feet 6 inches on
the shoals. The Tennessee, at Chat
%tanooga, fell 3 inches, with 3 feet s
inches on the gauge. Arkansas river
is falling slowly, with % feet on the
gauge at Little Rock. White river
continues to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant.
Quiet at the landing.
Three packets leaving this evening.
The week winds up with dull bust
ness.
The Jas. D. Parker for Cincinnati
this evening.
Twenty-Five cents per hour is paid
| for labOrers at the levee.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The Ste. Genevieve, for Memphis,
left St. Louis last evening.
The L. 0. Stanard, frdm St. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
Capt. 0. K. Joplin has gone to
Elizabethtown, Ky. for a short while.
Lloyd W. Whitlow resumed his
position as chief clerk of the James
Lee yesterday.
The Hard Cash will re-enter the
White river trade on Wednesday
September LIST.
The little Star of the West again
ran through herself and had to be
brought to port.
The James Lee, for Friar's Point,
and the Osceola Belle, for Osceola,
had fair trips out.
The Golden City leaves st. Louis
this evening, for New Orleans, as an
Anchor line packet.
Two side wheel packets will ply
daily in the Commerce trade as soon
as the fall business opens.
The Chas. P. Chouteau will come
out in the Anchor line, leaving st,
Louis on Wednesday next.
The Grand Tower, from Vicksburg.
and the Golden City, from New Or
leans, arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The hull of Captain Randall's new
low-water packet was launched at
Madison, Ark, on Thursday last.
The Raven and barges, of the Amer
lean transportation company, passed
down at 8 am. en- route to New Or
leans.
Eugene Moore returned yesterday.
a passenger on the Paris G. Brown.
having spent several months in the
Queen City.
Captain John Reagan, an old steam
boatman, dropped dead from Apo.
plexy at his residence in Allegheny.
on Thursday last.
Upper Yazoo and Tallahatchie riv-
ers are reported in a dangerous con-
dition on account of the timber and
snags in the channel.
Captain James Kinman, who has
been resting for a week OIL. two, will
resume his position this evening at the
wheel Of the Josie Harry.
The packets laying up here begin tC
present a fine appearance in their new
dress of paint. 1t will be but a few
weeks now before they are all on the
track.
Captain Pink Varble was injured OIL
Wednesday last by falling from a lad.
der at his home in Louisville. Hi.
wounds though severe, are not con.
sidered dangerous.
Captain George Hunter, an ole
time clerk in the, Cincinnati anC
Memphis trade, but who is now in thu
railroad business at AtchisOn, Kansas
is visiting friends in Cincinnati.
The ol;tter;ng Cola Oust Nonto;,