Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-16

for several grades oftwist and llinch plug;
fancy grades ranging from 65e to 81 sc-
cOrding to brand.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Friars Point, John T. Moore....6 p m
" Helena, Coahoma-..~-...."...5 p m
" White river, Josie Harry. ........b p IN
Z" Commerce, w. j. P~oitevent.,.5 p IN
I" st. Francis river. Macready ,...6 p m
+" st. Louis, Colorado .........-.. p IN
" Ida Stockton, Hatchie Rivers p m
" Trader, Shawnee Village ..".....5 p IN
" New Orleans, City of Alton. ND p m
p" Hailes Point, Silverthorn .........5 p n
-" Hailes Point, Mark Twain NIB p m
BOATS LEAVING SUNDAY.
For st. Louis, City of Providence 10 $ m
" Vicksburg, Gold Dust""-."....l0 a m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Raven, New Orleans.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
Z" Coahoma, Helena
James W, CAT, Cincinnati.
" Mark Twain, Hailes Point.
" Rene Macready, st. Francis RI:
DEPARTED.
Steamer james Lee. Friar's Point.
" Osceola Belle, Osceols.
City of Helena, Vicksburg.
Raven, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Ida Stockton, Silverthorn, Mark Twain,
Trader, james w. Gait, Coahoma.
CONDITION OF THE RIVER.
At no point above is a rise reported
and the prospects look gloomy for a
resumption of business among the
larger class of packets. The river, at
this point, is down to 5 feet on the
gauge and declining steadily. Since
last report the Ohio at Pits
burg fell l inch, with 2 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it fell | inch,
with 4 feet 6 inches 90 the gauge. At
Louisville it fell 6 inches, with 3
feet IL inches in tho canal, At g it
fell 2inehes, with Z feet 2 inches on
the gauge. The Mississippi at ST,
Louis fell 3 inches, with 8 feet s
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land, at Nashville fell 3 inches, with
|l8 inches on the shoals The Tonnes
see, at Chattanooga, is on a stond,
with IA inches on the gauge. The
Arkansas river Is rising slowly vita
about 2 feet on the shoal places to
Pine Bluff and Little Rock. White
river has 3! feet to Augusta, and
| Little Red river is % inches to jack
sOupOrt.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per James w. Gaf, from Cincinnati
20 bbls beans, 379 bbls -four, 5 bbls
meal, 40 bbls poiatoes,25 bbls onions,
% sks bran, AZ SKIS potatoes, 656 kegs
nails, l475 boxes Can goods, 900 pkss
furniture, 800 pkgs iron, AIS empty
barrels. III bbls vinegar and whisky,
1916 pkgs root paper, 400 bdls ties.
1000 empty candy buckets, 1000 fire
brick, 10 buggies, 200 pkgs wagon
stuff, 81 bales cotton.
Per Rene Macready, from St. Fran
cit river-52 bales cotton, 81 SKIS cot
ton seed.
Per Mark Twain, from Hailes Point
-l40 bales cotton, 1000 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per Ooahoma, from Helena-2f
bales cotton, % bags seed cotton, 545
SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold.
Strong north wind,
Quite a sudden change.
Muddy and disagreeable at the
landing.
The 1evee received another good
washing last night.
The 0sceola Belle departed last even,
ing for Osceola with a fair trip.
The John Means and barges, fol
New Orleans, left st. Louis la
evening.
The Chas. P. Chouteau is the regu'
lar New Orleans packet leaving here
on Wednesday next.
The rains of yesterday extended al
along the water courses, aud may i'm
prove navigation a little.
The Louisville and Portland cana.
closed yesterday at noon, and will re.
main so until November LIST.
The John A. Scudder, Il. 0. Stan.
ard and Oakland and barges arrived
at New Orleans yesterday.
The Ste. Geneyieve, Tor this port
left St. Louis last evening, and is the
regular Monday packet from here t
st. Louis.
The Bedford with about 200 bale.
Of cotton passed Yicksburg early yes.
terday morning bound for New Or.
leans.
The Joe Kinney, from Vicksburg
and the w. p. Halliday and A. j.
Baker, from New Orleans, arrived al
2 st. Louis yesterday.
A wagon load of new furniture, con
signed to Rely Bros. was overturned
on the levee last evening, sustaining
considerable damage.
The Belle Shreveport, Captain Cog
, hill in command, is due up tomorrow
en- route to St, Louis. She is an
Anchor liner and will leave from thu
| company's wharfbOat.
The Hard Cash, on the return triI
to this port, passes Devall's Bluff to
morrow evening. will arrive Tuesda!
and leaves IN "Wednesday next with
, return trip for White river.
The glittering Gold Dust, Captain
! J. G. McUord in command, is the An
Choir line packet passing down at II
, o'clock a. m. tomorrow for Vicks
burg and the bends. Henry Dietricl
o is her polite clerk.
The Future City and barges fror
. st, Louis arrived here last evenin
r and laid up at the island until day
light when she left or New Orleans
d adding barge IL, containing SOP