Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-03
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For 0sceola. 0sceola Belie..~.y....5 p m
" Friars Point James Lee..".....5 p m
" Cincinnati, Vint Shinkle.......5 p m
" New Orleans, Chas. p. Chouteau 5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
f" Osceola Belle, Osceola
f" John Means. Ohio river.
Guiding Star, New Orleans.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Dyersburg, Dyersburg.
4" Ohas. p. Chouteau, New Orleans.
Clara. Ohio river.
I" Ike Bonham, Cairo.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma. Helena.
Z" John a. Moore, Helena.
Dean Adams. Arkansas City.
q G. w. Cheek, Vicksburg.
F" Clara New Orleans.
Guiding StaF, Cincinnati.
IN POET.
James Lee, Osceola Belle, Vint Shinkle,
Chas p. Chouteau, D%yersburg; Cherokee,
Ike B0Dbam.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Thomas W. Means, 5000 bbls
salt.
Per 0sceola Belle, 1z7 bales cotton,
"a bags seed cotton, 345 sacks cotton
seed.
Per Dyersburg, from Dyersburg,
224 bales cotton, A bags seed cotton,
400 sacks Of cotton seed, 20 head of
hogs.
Per Charles p. C%houteau, from New
Orleans, % hhds sugar, 30 hhds CO.
%coanuts, B bbls molasses, 30 bbls
oranges, 8 bales cotton, 81 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per yint Shinkle, from Cincinnati,
1853 pkgs %sundries, Ais bbls salt, l4O
bbls whisky, 10 bbls lard oil, 60 bbls
beer, "a bbls cider, go bbls -four, so
bbls potatoes, 10 bbls onions, 40 bbls
apples, 1850 bales hair, $50 bales hay,
30 bales straw, 100 boxes starch, 20
boxes collins, 275 boxes Christmas
goods, 400 empty pals, 439 empty oil
bbls, 537 pkgs iron, 275 bdls handles,
81 pkgs furniture, 4 horses, 492 SKIS
bran. 30 bales cotton. 235 SKIS corn.
Total number Of pkgs, 1861.
CONDITION OF FHE RIVERS.
The upper Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, together with their tributaries,
continue to rise, and from appearances
there will in a few days be plenty OF
water for the laFgegt boats. AT this
point the river commenced rising last
evening, and at NOON to-day there was
4 feet 4 inches on the gauge, The
Ohio is rising its entire length, With
10 feet at Pittsburg; 10 feet 8 inches
AZ Cincinnati, 5 feet 9 inches in the
canal al louisville and 10 feet l inch
at Cairo. At st, Louis there was a
rise of 5 inches, with feet 10 inches
on the gauge. The Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers are pouring out a
large volumne of water, with 20 feet
on the shoals at Nashville and % feet
5 inches on the gauge ut Chattanooga,
Arkansas river is rising slowly, With
about 2 feet in the channel between
Pine Bluff and Little Rock. White
river has a good stage of water all the
way from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cooler.
Healthy weather.
Mud driving up on the levee.
Heavy fog on the river last night.
Business is only moderate to-day.
There is coalboat water at Pitts
burg.
Heavy fogs prevail along the Ohio
almost every night.
The Andy Baum, for this port
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The James w. Calf, for Cincinnati
passed Evansville last evening.
The Coahoma and John 4. Moore
departed last evening for Helena.
The famous tugboat Nelly, which
sunk at Baton Rouge, has been raised
The little towboat Clara, with four
barges Of coal, passed down early thiI
morning.
The Dyersburg arrived this morn.
ing with a good trip Of both cottor
and seed.
The Rapid Transit is coming dowr
with a tow of produce boats, bound 70.
New Orleans.
The Cons Millar had 300 tons o