Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-12
CONDITION oF NAE RIVERs.

Since last report, the Ohio at Pitts
burg fell 6inches, with 5 feet 8inches
on the gauge. AT Cincinnati it fell
10 inches, with "a feet 5 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it rose Is inches.
but was stationary this morning with 8
feet 3 inches in the canal. At Ev-
ansyille it rose 2 inches, with II feet 5
inches on the gauge. At Cairo it Tell
II inches, with Al feet 2 inches on the
gauge. The Mississippi at st. Louis
fell II inches, with q feet 4 inches
on the gauge. The Cumberland at
Nashville fell Is inches, with II feet
s inches on the shoals. The Tenn.
essee at Chattanooga fell 3 inches,
with 6 feet 2 inches on the gauge.
Red river at Shreveport rose 2 inches,
with II feet 5 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river rose II inches at
Little Rock, with II feet 8 inches on
the gauge. White river continues to
rise, with a good st .ge of water
through to Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
Business only moderate.
The Calf, for Cincinnati, at 5 pm.
The Bedford is due up to. day bound
for st. Louis.
Jim Franklin's awning is now out
for the season.
The U. p. SchenCk is due, bound
for New Orleans.
The Guiding Star arrived at Gin
cinnati yesterday.
The Chas. Morgan is the next so"
line steamer due down.
The Vint Shinkle, for this port,
passed Evansville last evening.
Captain Bob Wise is an honorary
member Of the Bluff City Grays.
The John A.. Scudder, from st.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The mercury went up to 90 in the
shade at st. Louis yesterday after
noon.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers, also the upper Ohio, continue
TO decline.
The James Lee and 0sceola Belle
are the coast packets leaving to-mor
row evening.
|, The City of Alton, for New Or
leans, and Colorado, for this port, left
st. Louis last evening.
The iron steamer Chas. P. Chou
teau is now on her way up the river
bound for st. Louis.
The John w. Cannon gives a church
congregation of Vicksburg a moonlight
excursion tomorrow night.
The Chss. Morgan, for New Or
leans, and the Ben Eranklin, for this
port, LETT Cincinnati last evening.
The Golden Crown for Cincinnati
and the Annie p. Silver for St. Louis,
leaves New Orleans this evening.
The R. r. Springer has gone into
retirement, but will probably enter
the excursion business at Cincinnati
The Hard Cash, for White river
and the Marlin Speed, for ArksnsaW
river, had fair trips out last evening.
The Commonwealth, from Vicks.
burg, and the Key West, from New
Orleans, arrived at st. Louis yester.
day.
Charles Voorhees,, an old time river
clerk, died on Tuesday last at the res
dence Of his sister at Portsmouth,
Ohio.
The Vint Shinkle, in entering the
canal at Louisville, ran against the
dam at the upper end, but did nc
damage.
Marines, do your duty and lend you1
aid to the decoration OF the graves Of
the Confederate dead at Elmwood on
Sunday next.
Special rates to those wishing to
attend the Louisville races are offered
by the steamer James W. Calf, which
leaves this evening.
Folks in the vicinity of Arkansaw
City now fear an inundation of thedr
town. 1t will not be necessary to pull
the bung out and let her sink.
The Will Kyle four and a half dtys
out from New Orleans, with 200 ton,
OF freight and 60 people, passed III
this morning bound for Cincinnati.
The new Ozark ferryboat will b,
ready in q few days to leave for he
destination by the 10th inst, in con /
mand Of Captain John Woodbu.n.
Captain Jim Nichols is fgur ine 70
a new battery Of boilers for tn e I'hcs
Sherlock, and after they are put i
his boat will rank with the best 0
them.
The Caughnawaga Indians hav,
struck for - 80 per day for pilotin.
RATS down the Lacbine rapids. The.
also demand that no white men b
employed.
Major w. H. H. Benyaurd. th e ei
ieient United States engineer, arrive,
yesterday from New Orleiln ans, havin
gone there on business cor inected wit
his office.
The Rene Macready Will arrive to
morrow, and is the re gular l)acke
leaving Saturday for Mariana til
Cutoff, and all waylaneings On liAr
guile and st. Francis rivers.
HH
The Jay Gould, on her way to Cal
70, picked up a sn'lg at Island rs tina
tore up her larbos I'd guard and Car
tain's room, reach ing to the floor q
the pilothouse. The hull was no
hurt.
The Belle Memphis in command q
Captain |. Ii. Mckee is the Ancho
line packet pa ssing down at 10 a. m
"a. morrow for Y~icksburg and inferno
diata landinpg Hor-u -