Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
noATs LEAVING THIs DAY.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Helena, Coahoma..."."""".-..6 m
+" Riverton, John T. Moore."....5 p m
" Arkansas river, Marlin Speeds D m
" White river, Josie Harry""-...6 p m
." Cincinnati, Virgie ~Loe-..."....5 p m
4" Cairo, City Of Helena. "..m.e,5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
" Osceola Belle, Osceola.
80 Thos, Sherlock, Cincinnati.
" Chas. p. Chouteau, New Orleans.
" John A. Wood, Ohio river.
" Josie Harry, White river.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
, Virgie Lee, Cincinnati.
Commonyealth, Cairo.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Chas. p, Chouteeu, New Orleans.
" Osceoia Belle, Osoe0la.
F" Thos. Sherlock, New Orleans.
John A. Ward, New Orleans,
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Marlin Speed, Josie Harry,
Vifgie Lee.
CONDITIONS.
The Cumberland aud Tennessee
rivers are again rising, in the former
rapidly but in the latter slowly. Here
tae river is falling at the rate of an
inch an hour, and at noon to-day there
was 18 feet 8 inches ola the gauge.
The Ohio, at P~ittsburg, tell 8 inches,
with Z feet on thegauge. At Cincinnati
it fell II inches, with ID feet | inch on
the gauge. At Louisville it fell 6
inches, with 7 feet 7 inches in the
canal. AT Cairo it fell 2 feat I inches,
with % feet 10 inches on the gauge.
The Mississippi, at St. Louis, is rising
steadily, with 6 feet 4 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland, at Nash
Vile, rose 3 feet 9 inches, with II feet
8 inches on the shoals, The Tennes-
see, at Chattanooga, rose 6 iRches, with
6 feet on the gauge. Red river at
Shreveport fell / inch, with IA feet
9 inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river is rising slowly, with 2ieet in the
channel between Pine Bluffand Little
Rock. White river is falling with
yet a good stage OF water from Jack
sonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
Business brisk to-day.
River falling rapidly at this point.
Eight packets leaving this evening,
The Ohio is falling again at Pitts.
burg.
The Cumberland and TENNESSEE
rivers are rising again.
The Cons Millar, for this port, left
Cincinnati last evening.
The John A. Scudder is due dOwr
bound for New Orleans,
Fogs have disappeared, and ther,
are some indications Of rain.
The Henry Frank, for this port
leaves New Orleans this evening.
The Gold Dust, from Cairo, ar
rived at Vicksburg last evening.
The Robert Mitchell has gone o.
the ways at Cincinnati for repairs.
The U. P. Schenck leaves Cinein
| natl this evening for New Orleans.
The lock gates of the Louisvill
and Portland canal are in working OF
der again.
! The John A. Scudder is due doYr
J bound for New Orleans. She is a
a Anchor liner.
The full resumption of busine'
, between Cairo and st. Louis is el
; pected shortly.
Tie Guiding Star had 14OO tor
/ when she passed Evansville, and ha
: to decline offers.
The John A. Wood, with a big to
d Of coal, passed down last evenir
4 bound for New Orleans.
The James D. Parker and AnC
Baum, both from this port, passc
a Louisville yesterday,
2 Captain James Remission, former
Of the Vint Shinkle, is in the cit
mlnglipg with his many friends.
3 3 The work Of cleaning the channel
IS Grand Chain Of distractions is Su
pended on account Of cold weather.
Of r The Golden Grown, from M