Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-07
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVED.
Steamer City of Providence, st. Louis.
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
-" Marlin Speed, Arkansaw Riyor
Tiger, Cottonwood Point.
james Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
j. N. Macomb, Cairo.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Rene Macready, Helena.
Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
City Of Providence, Vicksburg
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Tiger, Marlin
Speed, Mike Davis, II. j. Dickey, J.. N.
Macomb.
RECEIPTS.
Per Belle Memphis, II bales cotton,
Per Marlin Speed, 1877 bales cotton,
2lS sacks cotton seed.
Per Tiger, 178 bales cotton, 80 bags
seed cotton, 8l3 sacks cotton seed.
Per James Lee, 272 bales cotton, %
bags seed cotton, Ala sacks cotton
seed.
Per Coahoma, 299 bales cotton, 81
bags seed cotton, 944 sacks cotton
seed.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was s feet 6 inches, or 9 feet 5
inches above low water mark, being a
rise of24 inches during the past TWEEN
ty-iour hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg
is stationary with Z inches 10 the chan
mel; At Cincinnati it fell 8 inches,
with 3 feet 8 inches on the gauge.
At Louisville it fell 6 inches,
with 4 feet 6 inches in the canal.
At Evansville it is stationary,
with 3 feet on the gauge. At
Cairo it rose 10 inches, with
Il feet II inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st. Louis is station
airy, with 20 feet on the gauge.
The Cumberland at Nashville
fell 2 inches, with IS inches on
the gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta
nooga fell 4 inches, with l6 inches
on the gauge. Red river rose z inches,
with B feet 4 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river is rising rapidly, with
3 feet 8 inches on the gauge at Little
Rock. White river is rising, with
a fair stage Of water from Jackson
port to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Eight feet of water reported over
Portland bar.
The local packets departed last
evening with fair trips.
The Golden Crown, for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans last evening.
The Paris G. Brown, on her way to
New Orleans, passed Vicksburg last
evening.
The name of the towboat Grand
Lake il is said will be changed TO the
jim Wood.
The John s. Bransford bound for
Helena passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon.
The St. Loui, local packets are
doing a big passenger business, now
that the fair is going on.
The Chas. P. Choute,u was at Hell
ena yesterday taking on cotton. She
will not come here this trip.
The City Of Providence passed down
this forenoon, adding sixty tons for
Vicksburg and way landings.
The Tiger is the regular packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Cotton
wood Point and way landings.
The Gold Dust left St. Louis last
evening and passes here Sunday morn
ing on her way to Vicksburg.
The rise from the upper Mississippi
has passed It. Louis, where 20 feet is
reported on the gauge and stationary.
Captain Dugan is at work raising
the steamship Gresham, sunk several
months since in New Orleans harbor.
The John B. Maudq, from Memphis,
and the City of Groenville, from
Vicksburg, arrived at st. Louis yes.
terday.
Captain Dennio 0'Neil and family
have returned after a very pleasant
visit to Pittsburg and other places Of
interest.
The Belle Memphis passed to S..
Louis this forenoon after adding 682
bales Of cotton for reshipment at Cairo
for the East.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday and passes here
Sunday at 10 a m. on her way to Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Dean Adams and Hard Cash
have now the electric lights. and it is
said the Josie Harry will sOon add
this new feature.
The Henry Frank went into New
Orleans with 5000 bales of cotton aud
5000 sacks of cotton seed. This was
her first trip of the season.
The Annie P. Silver, running under
the auspices Of the Anchor Line, is
announced to pass down tomorrow
evening on her way to New Orleans
The Ohio river is either stationery
or falling all the way from Pittsburg
to Cairo, and the prospects are gloomy
for a good steamboat stage Of water in
that stream. 4,
The Dick johnson was sold at
Evansville o few days ago for $500 to
Simon Joseph and A. Hollerbach, Of
Cannelton, who intend to use her for
towing stone.
The Golden Rule is announced to
leave Cincinnati positively to morrow
evening for New Orleans. 1t is ex-
pected that the Louisville canal will
be opened by Sunday.
The ferry dock, which was hoated tc
the other side of the river, is being
put in order. When repairs are com
pleted it will be brought here again
and placed in position.
The United States snagboat, j. N
Macomb, arrived this morning anC
did some very good work between
Cairo and this port. She will pro.
coed south in the morning.