Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-01
DEPARTED.

John b. Msude, st. Louis.
Marlin Speed, Arkansas River
Piasa, Ohio River.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
Golden City, New Orleans.
Paris @. Brown, New Orleans.
Common wealth, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Osceola Belle, Batesyillt
Florence.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Golden City, from St. Louis
200 bbls -four, II head cattle.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
10 bales cotton, 345 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Osceola Belle, from Osceola-
l5i bales cotton, 1925 SKIS cotton seed
Per Batesville, from st. Francil
river--3S bales cotton, 200 SKIS cottol
seed.
Per Paris G. Brown, from Cincin
natl, 100 boxes I've, 10 barrels whisky
and a lot of plumber.
Per John A. Scudder, from New
Orleans-20 bbls plaster, 8 bbls lime
IA SKIS wool, 6 boxes scales.
Per John B. Maude, from st Louis
S75 bbls -four, 203 bbls meal, It's pail.
lard, 200 rolls bagging, 277 SKIS oats, q
SKIS bran aud 2C0O pckgs %sundries.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Five feet 4 inches on the gauge anG
falling slowly, was the state Of the
river at this point at noon to-day
Since last report the Ohio at Pitts
burg rose 3 inches, with % inches on
he gauge. At Cincinnati it fell
inches, with 4 feet / inch on the
gauge. AT Louisville it is on a stand
with 6 feet 5 inches in the canal. A,
Cairo it is also on a stand, with Z feet
/ inches on the gauge. The Missis.
sippi at st. Lonis rose 5 inches, with
10 feet 10 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland at Nashville fell 1 incher
with IL inches on the shoals. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga rose II
inches, with 4 feet on the gauge
Arkansas river is falling, with moi
more than 2 feet to Pine Bluff aud
Little Rock. White river continues
to decline with not more than sufi :
cient water for the regular packets.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant.
Delightful weather.
Business moderate to-day.
Foggy nights are quite numerous
just now.
The boss mate" comes to tow
every day.
No arrivals or departures at Gin
c%inuati yesterday.
The w. j.. Poitevent leaves thi
evening for Commerce.
The Chas. RebstOck lett yesterda,
afternoon for the south.
The Ouachita Belle, for Arkansa
City, had an excellent trip out.
The Piasa left last evening for til,
lower Ohio with a tow Of empl,
barges.
Charlie Nichols and Lem Moon ar,
to be the pilots of the Henry Franl
this season.
1t is expected that there will be 3
to A feet at Pittsburg before the ris,
rams out,
The Yrecking boat, T. F. Eckert
departed for Cairo where she will lay
up for awhile.
The Belle Shreveport and Oakland
aud barges left st. Louis last evening
for New Orleans.
On account of an INSTRUCTED chan.
mel navigation above Wheeling is en-
tirely suspended.
The LaWdon Bros. towboat, Flor.
ence No. 2. came in last night with
couple of barges Of stone.
TIE Commonwealth, from Vicks.
burg, passed up this forenoon, doing
but little Of interest here,
The City Of Providence left Vicks
burg for st, Louis last evening and
passes here on Sunday at 10 am,
Billy McIRtyre has returned to Gin.
%cinnati and will come out next TIL
probably in the Office of the Colder
City.
Track laying was commenced this
morning on the levee railroad eonnec-
ton between Madison and Union
streets.
An accident happened yesterday tC
the snagboat r. II. De Russey, and
she had to go to Walkers dry docks
BF repairs.
The upper Ohio and Mississippi
rivers are both rising, but unless il
continues for several days it will not
amount to much.
The steamship St. Louis, bound fol
Liverpool, ran ashore six miles below
Now Orleans yesterday, and will have
to be lightened off.
The towboat Beaver is due he'll
this evening with barges containing
600 tons Of western produce and l5C,
tons Of ice and suudries.
The Star of the West, the "avant
corner Of Dan Rice's floating palace
opera house. left Mound City Monday
last, on a bill posting expedition.
The John B. Maude, several hours
behind time. came in last night, dis.
charged 1861 packages, aud returned
Of daylight with but little freight.
The Marlin Speed departed last
evening with a fair trip for Arkansa,
river. She will be back in time K
leave on her regular day, "Wednesday
next.
Another change has taken place OF
the lover deck Of the 0uachita Belle
Dennis McDermott resigned yester
day aUd John 0'Brien vent out in hi
stead.
The Annie P. Silver is due down to
morrow, bound for New Orleans. Sh,
is 90 Anchor liner, and will leavl
Eom tbe coupany's warf boat, foot o
Union Street.
The John A. Scudder, for 81
Louis, passed up yesterday with /
moderate trip, adding here 100 bale,
Of eastern bound cotton for reship
ment at Cairo,
Captain Henry Hart has bought tn