Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-16
CONDITION oF THE RIYERs.

inches on the gauge, The
Mississippi, at st. Louis, rose 2
inches, with % feet on the gauge. At
Vicksburg it rose 4 inches, with "a
feet z inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland, at Nashville, fell 81
inches, with s feet z inches on the
gauge, The Tennessee at Chatta
uooga is stationary, with 6 feet
8 inches on the gauge. Red river,
at Shreveport, fell ! inch, with l6 feet
4 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw
river rose u inches at Little Rock,
with 8 feet 2 inches on the gauge.
White and st. Francis rivers are
rising, with a good stage Of water for
the regular packets
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Coahoma, from 0scoola-42O
bales cotton, 234 SKIS cotton seed
Per James Lee, from Friar's Point
-29l bales cotton, 3 bags seed cotton,
7H SKIS cotton seed.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
2O6 bales cotton, 1000 SKIS cotton seed
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant,
Foggy last night,
River rising steadily.
Business brisk at the landing.
Six ine packets will leave at 5 p m
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Ohio is stationary at Pittsburg
with a good. coalboat stage,
The Golden Rule from New Orleans
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Sam Roberts will load her
bargcs at Cincinnati fer New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle will be here to
leave Friday at ) pm. for Cinein-
natl,
The rise in the Ohio river has
stopped work on the dixie at Four
Mile.
The Paris G. Brown will bo due up
to- morrow night on her way to Gin
cinnati.
The damaged cmeo of the War Ea-
gle was sold at st. Louis and brought
big prices.
The Kate Kinney, for New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
afternoon.
There is plenty of room on tie
leTee for a dozen railroads and a big
union depot.
The new towboat Champion No. 10,
built at Cincinnati, made a trial trip
on Monday last.
The Greyhound is due from the
Ohio river with a tow Of coal for
Brown & Jones.
The Dean Adams is the regular
mail packet leaving tomorrow even
ing for Arkansaw City.
All kinds of books used by steam
boats kept in stock or made to order
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGER
bindery, +
The City of Greenville departed last
evening for st, Louis after adding
1900 bales of eastern bound cotton for
reshipment at Cairo.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening on her first trip Of the season
to st. Francis river, and will hereafter
leave every Tuesday.
The James D. Parker, for Mem
phis, and the Golden Crown, for New
Orleans, are announced to leave Gin
c%innati this evening.
Charlie Postal, chief clerk Of the
Hard Cash, stopped off this trip with
a party Of hunters from this city who
went around by boat a week ago.
The r. r. Springer, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday
morning, and the Vint Shinkle, for
this port, passed there last evening.
The Ste. Geneyieve will be here to-
morrow morning and is the regular
Anchor Line mail packet leaving TO-
morrow evening for Cairo and St.
Louis.
Only two steamers Of the Southern
Transportation Liue will leave Gin
cinnati each week, business along the
Ohio being much lighter than was
expected.
The John A. Scudder, in command
of Capt. A. j, Carter, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. George Baker is
her polite clerk.
The break in the bank abutment Of
tho FIRST lock, Kentucky river, which
at first was about 20 feet wide, has
continued to widen until now it is
about 200 feet in width.
Captain John A. Robinson reTorts