Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-02

City of G~reenville, Vic1sburg.
Ben Franklin. Cincinnati.
Macready, st. Francis river.
MY Choice, st. Louis.
Centennial, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
-" Colorado, st. Louis.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
Common wealth, Vicksburg.
Chas. p. Chouteau New Orleans
Dick Fulton, New Orleans.
j. w. Garrett, st. Louis.
My Choice, New Orleans.
Will Kyle, New Orleans.
6" Centennial, st. Louis
City Of Greenville, ST. Louis.
IN PORT
James Lee, 0sceola Belle, ldlewild,
Ben Franklin, Macready.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point is declining
slowly, and at noon to-day, 30 feet IL
inches was the reading Of the gauge,
or 81 feet l0inches above low water
mark. The Ohio river is falling at
P~ittsburg, with 5 feet 8 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it is rising a
little, with 81 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it fell 3 inches,
with 8feet 9 inches in the canal. At
Evansville it is falling, with 10
feet 5 inches on the gauge.
At Cairo it is falling slowly, with 40
feet 10 inches on the gauge. The Mis-
sissippi rose 3 inches, with 81 feet 5
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville rose 3 inches, with
IA feet IL inches on the gauge. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga fell 3 inches,
with 8 feet 8 inches on the gauge.
Red river at Shreveport fell 2inches,
with 10 feet 5 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river fell 4inches at Little
Rock, with 4 feet on the gauge White
river is falling, with yet a good stage
at Jacksonport.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Commonwealth, from st. Louis,
% bbls meal, 4 bales cotton.
Per Idlewild, from Arkansaw City.
"a bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton, 81
sacks cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
III bales cotton, 78 sacks cotton seed.
Per Osceola Belle, from 0sceola, sc
bales cotton, 9 bags seed cotton, 81
sacks cotton seed.
Per Will Kyle, from Cincinnati, 21C
bbls meal, 4 boxes frames.
Per Centennial, from New Orleans
ll8 bbls molasses, 70 bbls cement, &C
kegs and 80 boxes soda, 20 sacks salt
% boxes mineral water, 5 casks claret.
Per Ste. Genevieve, from St. Louis.
346 bales hay, S25 bbls -four, 500 bbls
meal, 45 bbls molasses, 40 pals lard,
SO ties lard, 30 wet bills, 495 pkgs mdse,
1877 sacks corn, $50 sacks bran, 81
sacks seed, 4 head mules, 10 casks
bacon, 30 hf casks bacon.
Per Ben Franklin, from Cincinnati,
629 bbls, Is hf bbls -four, 4OG bbls ce.
mont, 700 bbls salt, 45 bbls whisky, 25
bbls apples, 1925 keg> nails, 4S8 bales
hay, 100 sacks bran, 40 boxes bottles
and glass, 14l7 pieces of sewer pipe,
225 sacks ear corn, $50 miscellaneous
packages.
Per Rene Macready, from St. Fran
els river, 80 bales cotton, Ill SKIS cot
ton seed.
Brown & Jones harbor tug DeSoto,
while towing a coal barge yesterday,
broke her shaft and had to be towed
to the landing. The tug Vandenbure
is to-day doing duty in her stead.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm.
Clear and bright.
River still on the decline.
Business pretty brisk to day.
The Ben Franklin for the Ohio to.
morrow evening.
James Cassidy went out Saturday
mate of the Josie Harry.
The Golden Rule is due up to-mor.
row, en- route to the Ohio.
The Dick Fulton, with a tow of coal
passed south yesterday.
The j. w, Garrett and barges passed
up yesterday for st. Louis.
The Cons Millar is announced t.
leave Cincinnati this evening for thii
port.
The Smoky City left Louisville Sat
urday with a tow of coal for New Or.
leans.
The Josie Harry departed with
splendid trip Of both freight anC
people.
The Ste. GeUevieve will take 50.
bales eastern bound cotton for reship
ment at Cairo.
The Belle Shreveport and Ed. Rich,
ardson from st. Louis arrived at New
Orleans Saturday.
The Mike Davis is to be overhaul
ed and put in frst-class order for th,
summer campaign.
Sore throat, the prevailing rive
disease, is still troubling the rive
boys on the Ohio river.
Algiers, opposite to New Orleans, il
about to establish telephone commu.
nicatiOn with Port Eads.
The Centennial, from New Orleans
passed up yesterday, putting of con.
siderable freight here.
The M ry Morton, of the Diamond
Joe line, was the first boat of the sea.
son to arrive at st. Paul.
The Alf. Stevens aud Dyersburg
/. from 0bion river, have gone to st