Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-10

j. S. Mercer, Ohio river.
Future City, st. Louis.
/" Alps, st. Louis.
Mary Ann New Orleans.
John A. Wood, New Orleans.
Tom Rees, New Orleans.
Harry Brown, New 0rle..n ms.
Port Eads, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
james Lee, 0uachita Belle, Osceola
Belle, Silyerthorn, Andy Baum, Bates
VILE, Star ofthe West, Belle Memphis.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point came to a
stand last evening and is falling to-day
the decrease being 4 inches, with 29
feet on the gauge. The Ohio de-
clined 3 inches at Pittsburg, with 3
feet 10 inches on the gauge. At Gin
cinnati there was a decline of foot s
inches, with Is feet 4 inches on the
gauge. AT Louisville a decline of 6
inches is reported, with9 feet 2 inch
es in the canal. At Cairo there was a
decline of | foot 2 inches, with So feet
on the gauge. The Mississippi at St.
Louis rose 3 inches, with Is feet 2
inches on the gauge. The Oumber-
land at Nashville fell 5 inches, with 8
feet 8 inches on the shoals. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga declined 8
inches, with 6 feet 10 inches on the
guage. Arkansas and White rivers
are falling steadily.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dry and hot.
River falling.
Rain badly needed.
Business is quite brisk to-day.
Portable awnings are a necessity on
the levee.
Business in the trades above St.
Louis is improving.
The Charles P. U~houteaui is due up,
en- route to st. Louis.
A heavy rain storm visited St.
Louis Saturday night.
The Golden Rule is due up to.
night, en- route to the Ohio.
The R. R. Springer is due down TO-
day, en- route to New Orleans.
The Paris c. Brown broke her shaft
when just above New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper for Arkansas
river departed with a fine trip.
The towboat j. S. Mercer, from
New Orleans, passed up yesterday fol
the Ohio.
The Gold Dust,for St. Louis, passed
up yesterday forenoon, adding a little
way freight.
Major De Prieste, river editor of the
Appeal, returned home yesterday on
the 0uachita Belle.
The w. P. Halliday, for New
Orleans, left St. Louis Saturday even
ing with all she wanted.
The Guiding Star, enroute from
New Orleans to Cincinnati passed
Louisville yesterday.
The U. P. Schenck, for New Orleans,
and Virgie Lee, for Cincinnati, prssed
Evansville yesterday.
The Colorado, from Memphis, and
the City Of Helena, from V~icksburg,
arrived at St. Louis yesterday.
The John B. Maude, loaded to the
guards, passed down at 10 am, yes
terday, en- route to Vicksburg.
The Star of the West came in this
morning from Old river with 7 bales
cotton and 355 sacks cotton seed.
The Future City yesterday, and the
Alps this morning, both from New
Orleans, passed up for st. Louis.
The Hard Cash will arrive to-mor.
row morning, and is the regular packet
leaving Wednesday evening for White
river.
The Josie Harry, for White river,
departed Saturday evening with an
excellent trip of both freight and
people.
The towboats Mary Ann, John A,
Wood, Tom Rees and Harry Brown,
with tows Of coal passed down since
our last report.
The Port Eads and barges, from st.
AoHis, passed down yesterday. She
added here The barge New Orleans
containing oil cake,
L. NJ, Pursell, pilot of the steamer
Golden Rule, has been rejected by
Surgeon Austin at New Orleans as
being color blind.
The Belle Memphis, CAPTAIN John
9. Crane in command, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo and st, Louis,
Captain Ooghill has settled with
the board Of underwriters for the in
suranoe on tho Belle Shreveport and
will repair her at once.
The big James Howard, with 26OO
tons Of freight passed down early yes
terday morning. She added a few
people, but needed no freight.
The new iron government dredge
boat Ohio, lately completed at ST.
Lopis, has been taken to Newport,
Ky, by the steamer Laura L. DAVIS.
The James ID parker will Lad "a