Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
v IETELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING H DAY.
For Commerce. w. j.. Poitevent..5 p m
" Helena, COahOma.m........,..6 p m
" Helena. John 7. Moore....,...5 p m
4" st. Francis river. Macready 10 p m
+" White river, Josie Harry..-..,5 p m
4" st. Louis, Colorado .,.........:,..6 p m
Cincinnati, james w. Gaff...5 p m
boats LEAVING SUNDAY.
For st. Louis, Gold Dust .........10
Vicksburg, City Of Providence 10 n IN
" New Orleans, City of Alton .,Y,l 10 a m
ARRIVED.
! Steamer John I. Moore, Helena.
Coahoma. Helena.
j.. IL. Bigley, ST. Louis.
John Dippoid, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Ice, friqr's Point.
0sceola Belle. Osceoia.
Silverthorn, Hailes Point.
j. II. Bigley, New Orleans.
John Dtppold, st. Louis.
IN PORT
Coahome, John Il. Moore,G. w. Cheek,
Eeue Macready, w. j. Poiteyent, James
W. Gaff.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS,
The upper Mississippi and its trib-
utaries are rising, and as the rains of
the past few days have been general.
we may look for another rise in the
upper Ohio. At this point the river
is rising at the rate of about ten inches
per day, and at noon there was 6 feet
6 inches on the gauge. The Ohio at
Pittsburg fell 4 inches, with 5 feet 8
inches on the gauge. AT Cincinnati
it rose 4 feet 1 inches, with IA feet /
inch on the gauge. At Louisville it
rose 8 inches, with 5 feet ten inches in
the canal. AT Cairo it fell 3 inches,
with 8 feet 10 inches on the gauge.
The Mississippi at st. Louis rose 8
inches, with s feet 10 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
rose Z inches, with 6 feet II inches on
the shoals. The Tennessee at Chat
tanooga fell 2 inches, with 2 feet on
the gauge. Red river at Shreveport
rose 2 inches, with 5 feet 10 inches on
the gauge. Arkansas river is falling
at Little Rock, with not more than 2
feet in the channel to Pine Bluff.
White river is falling, with hardly
sufficient water for regular packets to
reach Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold rains.
Indications Of snow.
The present weather retards bust.
ness.
The Josie Harry for White river at
8 pm.
Cold, damp and muddy on the
levee.
The John D%ippoldand barges passed
up this forenoon.
The Si%lverthorn got away at noon
to-day for haile's Point.
The sidewalks leading to the leyee
are sadly in need Of repair.
The Henry Frank, for this port,
leaves New Orleans to day.
The Guiding Star, for ST. Louis,
left New Orleans last evening.
James Carroll and Burt Hazen are
the pilots ofthe Vint Shinkle.
The Golden Rule, for Cincinnati,
leaves New Orleans this evening.
The Paris G. Brown, from New
Orleans. arrived at Cincinnati yester-
day.
The big James Howard, for New
Orleans, passes down Monday even
ing,
Business is more active at Pitts
burg now since there is fair stage Of
water.
The John B. Maude was raised yes.
terday and will go on the docks at st.
Louis.
The Belle Of Shreveport, from st,
st. Louis, arrived Of New Orleans
, yesterday.
The present rise, if it continues =,
few days longer, will float off the Cit
Of Greenville.
{ The Rene Macready was inspected
. yesterday by the local inspectors anC
: pronounced 0, X.
The coal feet from Pittsburl
r commenced arriving at Cincinnati
: yesterday afternoon.
| There was 5 feet 10 inches in the ca
. nal last evening and 3 feet 10 inches il
the chute over the falls.
The Jos. Bigley aud barges, from
Q ST, Louis, passed down last evening
J. bound for New Orleans.
/ The Clara s, was sold at New Or