Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-01
RIVER IETELLIGEECR.
RoArs LEAVING rH1s DAY.

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" Arkansas City, Katie Hooper...6 p m
" st. Louis, Ste. Geneyieve........6 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
james Lee Friar's Point.
0sceola Belle, 0sceola.
Ste. Genevieve, St Louis.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw City.
U. p. Schenck New Orleans.
" Piasa, Chester, Ill.
DEPARTED.
Steamer John A. Scudder, New Orleans
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Grand Tower, ST. Louis.
+" Gold Dust Vicksburg.
+" U. P. Schenck, Ohio river
IN PORT.
James Lee, Katie Hooper, Mike Davis,
Ste. Genevieve, Piasa.
CONDITIONS OF THE RIVERS.
A steady decline of the river at this
point continues, and at noon to-day
the reading of the gauge was III feet 9
inches, or II feet 8 inches above low
water mark. The Ohio is rising a
little at Pittsburg, with % inches on
the gauge. At Cincinnati is falling,
with 10 feet 6 inches on the gauge,
At Louisville it is stationary, with
5 feet 4 inches in the canal. At Ev
ansville it is rising little, with 4
feet 9 inches on the gauge. At Cairo
| it continues on the decline, with Is
feet 4 inches on the gauge. The Mis-
sissippi at St. Louis fell IL inche;
since yesterday, with Is feet
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers are very
low and falling. White and Arkan.
sas rivers are at a moderate stage,
but falling, with just sufficient water
for the regular packets.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per UP. Schenck-from New Or
leans, 2O5 bbls ale, 30 bbls pitch, II
lbbls sugar.
Per Katie HoOper-from Arkansav
City, IA bales cotton, 224 SKIS. cottOI
seed, 8 head cattle.
Per James Lee-from Friars Point
| "a bales cotton, 81 bags seed cotton
253 SKIS. cotton seed, Is bags corn.
Per Gold Dust-from st. Louis, 33l
| bbls -four, 200 rolls bagging, 40 cask
meat, AZ pckgS lard, 8 bales cotton.
Per Ste. Genevieve-from St. Louis
235 bbls -four, $50 bbls meal, 30 boxei
and Is casks bacon, 700 rolls bagging
260 pckgs lard, $50 SKIS corn, 165 SKI
oats, 200 SKIS bran, 20 SKIS rye, 70 bale
cotton, 1000 pckgs Sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Very warm and close,
A copious rain badly needed.
River falling steadily at this point
The upper Ohio is reported rising al
Pittsburg.
The Piesa has arrived from Chester
with three barges Of stonp
Several Of the river boys lost theil
entire wardrobe by the fire last night
The Bright Light, on account o.
the iov water, has laid up at St.
| Louis.
The independent packet Bedford
left st. Louis Saturday evening fol
this port,
Captain Stacker Lee is home agait
after very pleasant trip to the Hot
Springs of Arkansaw.
The James w. Calf arrived at Gin
einnati Saturday, and the Will Kyle
left there for New Orleans,
The Grand Tower for st, Louil
passed up yesterday forenoon, adding
a small lot Of way freight and several
people.
The Fred A. Blanks left st. Loui
Saturday, and should pass here to
morrow evening, on her way to New
Orleans.
The H. j. Dickey left Saturday
night for the vicinity of Fort Pillow
where she takes on cargo of lumber
for st. Louis,
Captain o. X. Joplin, of the Mike
Davis, left yesterday for a month
recreation in the Blue Grass region
Of Kentucky.
The Vint Shinkle departed Satur
day evening for Cincinnati, with 3
bales cotton, lis bbls oil and a fai
list of people.
Full particulars of the burning o
the steamers 0sceola Belle and Idle
wild. last evening, will be found il
our local columns. @
Captain Eugene Sutcliffo, the dep
uty Wharfmaster, will 20 to work q
once and have the wreck Of tae Idle
wild removed out Of the way.
Insure steamboats, with G. B. We'll
! ford & Co., general insurance agents
No. 5 Madison street, Memphis, Tenr
M ra 1927
The Plow Boy will arrive to,mor
row, and is tho mail packet leavin
Wednesday evening for all points O
5 ArkansaW river through to Littl
Rock.