Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-07
boats LAYING THIS DAY.

lltuIy IIdilht NtM OIltdlbs
" Fannie Lewis, Vicksburg.
+" Gold Dust, st. Louis.
Centennial. New Orleans.
Thompson Dean, Cincinnati.
Jay Gould. st. Louis.
Il. M. Morton, st. Louis.
James Lee, OsOcola oelle, Idlewild
Rene Macready.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 20 feet 8 inches, being a de-
cline of10 inches during the past "a
hours. A more rapid decline will set
in after to day, and this will be a great
relief to the planters OCCUPYING low
lands. The Ohio is stationary at Pitts
burg, with Z feet on the gauge. At Gin
cinnati it is rising, with 20 feet
on the gauge. At Louisville it is
rising, with 8 feet 6 inches in the
canal. At Evansville it is rising,
with II feet s inches on the gauge.
At Cairo it fell 2 feet, with 81 feet
or the gauge, The Mississippi at St.
Louis fell 2 inches, with 10 feet 10
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville fell 8 inches, with
10 feet on the gauge. The
Tennessee, at Chattanooga, fell 2
inches, with Z feet on the gauge.
Red river, at Shreveport, rose 5
inches, with 26 feet on the
gauge. Arkansaw river fell 5 inches,
with 10 feet 8 inches on the gauge at
Little Rock. White river is declin-
ing, with plenty of water for the
largest packets.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per City Of Greenville, from New
Orleans, II bales cotton, % casks ale.
% cases I've.
Per Osceola Belle, from 0sceoIa
213 bales cotton, n bags seed cotton
1905 sacks cotton seed.
Per Idlewild, from Arkansas City.
132 bales cotton, SO bags seed cotton
162 sacks cotton seed.
Per james Lee, from Friar's Point
678 bales cotton, 1l6 bags seed cotton
ll6l sacks cotton seed.
Per Rene Macready, from St. Fran
els river, 3l6 bales cotton, 4 bags seeC
cotton, COG sacks cotton seed, S head
cattle, 6 head horses.
Per Thompson Dean, 107 bbls mo
lasses, 81 hhds and So bbls sugar.
Per Jennie Walker, from Old river
4 bales, 36 bags seed cotton, 60 SIX
cotton seed.
Per Gold Dust, so bales cotton.
SUNDAY KILOGRAMS.
Cincinnati, o., March 6: River 9!
feet and rising. Weather cloudy anC
cool.
New Orleans, March 6: No arrivals
Departed-James Howard for St
Louis.
St. Louis. March 6: Arrived
Maude, Memphis. River fallen
inches, 10 feet 6 inches by gauge.
P%ittsburg, March 6: River Z fee
and stationary. Weather cloudy and
m~oderating. A~rrived-Hudson,
am; John L. Rhodes 4 pm.
Evansville, March 6: Arrived
Golden Grown, II p. M, Dick Fulton
10, Charles Brown, noon. Departed
Golden Rule, New Orleans. 5; Fulton
south, 10, a. M; Charles Brown,
south, noon. River falling, seventeen
feet eight inches.
Louisville, KY, March G: River
rising with nine and half feet in cana.
and seven and half feet in chute or
falls. Weather cloudy and cool with
indication favorable for rain or snow.
Arrivals and departures-Thos Sher.
lock, New Orleans TO Cincinnati
Will Kyle, C%incinDr' To New Or.
leans.
Cairo, Marcel w.. Anuoa-Ste
st. Louis, Top m Schenck
New Orleans, Sam; Belle Of Shreye.
/ port, st. Louis, 2 pm; Jack Frost
Memphis, 5. Departed-Ste. Gene
We've, Memphis, midnight; Schenck
Cincinnati, 8 am; Belle of Shreve-
port, New Orleans, 2 PIN. River 8
feet and falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and cloudy.
Light rain last night.
River falling steadily.
The Idlewild for Arkansaw City a.
5 pm. to-day.
The week opens with a good bust
ness at the landing.
The EN-. Norton and barges passet
up at daylight.
The Belle Shreveport for New Or
leans, is due down this afternoon.
The Golden Crown, for New Orlean
is due down to-day.
An increase of cotton receipts j
noted among local packets.
The Katie Hooper departed with
good trip Tor Arkansaw river.
The Will Kyle, for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The James Howard and r. r
Springer arrived at New Orleans Sat
pTday.
The Jay Gould and Sam Roberts
from New Orleans, passed up thi
morning.
The Centennial, loaded fat, passe,
down at daylight yesterday, doinl
nothing of interest here.
The Josie Harry, for White river
departed Saturday with an excellen
"trip ofboth freight and people.
All fears Of an overflow have sub
sided, and the river at this point i
falling almost as rapidly as it rose.
The Henry Frank departed Satur
day for New Orleans with 6l5 bale
cotton and about IS tons of oil mea'