Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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IN fOhT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Hard Cash.

gauge was IL leeJ D lDcneS, OF lO feet
. inches above low water mark. The
Ohio, at Pittsburg, rose 2 inches, but
was stationary this morning with IL
inches in the channel. At Cincinnati
it fell 8 inches, with 4 feet on the
gauge. At Louisville it rose 4 inches,
with 3 feet 8 inches in the canal. At
Evansville it fell 6inches, with 2 feet
3 inches on the gauge. At Cairo it
rose . inches. but was stationary this
morning, with 10 feet z inches on the
gauge. The Mississippi. at st. Louis,
is stationary, with 20 feet 9 inches on
the gauge. The Cumberland, at Nash
Wills, fell l inch, with 10 inches on
the gauge, The Tennessee, at Chat.
tanooga, is stationary, with IL inches
on .he gauge. Arkansaw river fell 4
inches at Little Rock, with II feet on
the gauge. White river is rising,
with a good stage of water from jack
sonport to the mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Coahoma, from 0sceola-289
bales cotton, AZ bags seed cotton, 1888
SKIS cotton seed.
Per Jane Lee, from FriarS Point
-3OS bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton,
l55 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
-46S bales cotton, 675 SKIS cotton
seed, $500 feet lumber.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Arkansaw river is falling again.
Rain expected before night.
Business to day is good with local
packets.
The bluff, south Of Gayoso street, is
being removed.
The City Of Helena, from this port.
arrived at St.. Louis yesterday.
The river at this point will be on
the decline within the next 48 hours.
The Dean Adams is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening Tor Arkan-
saw City.
The snagboat DoRussey is at work
u the Mississippi between Cairo and
st. Louis.
The Grand Lake and barges, from
New Orleans, passed up last evening
for st. Louis.
The Mike Davis departed last even
ing for St, Francis river with a fair
trip Of freight,
Several pilots are coming down as
passengers on the Golden Rule to take
a look at the river.
The Shoalest point on the lower
Ohio is Puppy Greek bar, where there
is less than 4 feet.
The Golden Rule. at last accounts,
was still at Louisville, waiting to get
through the canal.
The Belle Memphis for Vicksburp.
left st, Louis last evening, and passes
here Friday at 10 am.
There is plenty ofOhio river freight
at st Louis, and a rise in that stream
is anxiously looked for.
The Paris c. Brown has gone on
docks at New Orleans, but will leave
there on Saturday next.
The Tiger departed last evening for
Cottonwood. She will be back to
leave again on Saturday.
The City of Providence left Vicks-
burg yesterday at noon, and passes
here Friday at 10 am, en- route TO St.
Louis.
1t is hardly probable that there will
be a good steamboat stage of water in
the Ohio until the latter part of the
month.
The Memphis and Little Rock rail-
road transfer steamer General Pierson
is expected back by the latter part
of the week.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening with a fair trip for Helena.
She will be back to leave again to-
morrow evening.
Bingham and Page, wharf boat pro-
prietors at Evansville, have dissolved
partnership. j. w. Bingham con-
tinues the business.
The John A. Scudder is to leave
St. Louis this evening for New Or
leans, and be followed by the Viii
Kyle on Saturday next.
The Ste. Genevieye will arrive to-
morrow morning and is the regular
Thursday Anchor Line packet leaving
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The W, P. Halliday, with over a
thousand tons of freight, passed down
last evening for New Orleans. She
added here about 20 tons.
Captain j. NJ. Maumus, who has
been for some time cleaning out Bayou
Boeuf, down in Louisiana, returned
home to spend a few days with his
family.
Fred Truck, chief engineer of the
james W. Gaf, has been offered the
same position on the steamer Ohio
but prefers to remain with Captain
Bob Wise.
The City Of Alton, in command Of
Captain II. Bixby, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving this evening for Cairo
81. Louis and way landings. VIM
Mason is her polite clerk.
The Golden Grown, on her way t.
Cincinnati, was expected TO pass up a
noon to-day. She is the first through
boat Of the season, and being Of ligh
d%raught, will have no detention.
Work on the dam at the Pup,
Greek bar was resumed last week, will
a full force OF hands, and it is now de
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