Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-09


" j. 5. Mercer, New Orleans.
IN PoRT.
Osceola Belle, Hard Cash, Josie Harry,
Cons Miliar.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Heavy rains have extended all along
the water courses above here during
the past few days. Side streams are
pouring out an abundance Of water,
and a General breakup Of the ice
blockades, with a resumption of navi-
cation between Cairo and st. Louis,
and also the full length of the Ohio,
is daily expected. Here the river is
still falling, bnt will come to a stand
tomorrow or next day. At noon there
were Y feet S inches on the gauge.
The Ohio, at Pitisburg, is falling with
B feet 2 inches on the gauge. At Gin
cinnati it rose 3 feet s inches, with 20
feet on the gauge. At Lou
isville it rose ) inches with
8 feet s inches in the canal.
At Cairo it rose 2 inches, with Is feet
Z inches on the gauge, The Missis-
sipDi, az st. Louis, rose l3 inches, with
8 feet 2 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers are
rising rapidly, with 20 feet on the
gauge at Nashville, and 8 feet on the
gauge at Chattanooga. A heavy rise
is reported in Arkansas river, with 10
1eet on the gauge at Little Rock.
White river is also rising at the head
waters, with a good stage Of water its
entire length.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
1872 bales cotton, l6 bags seed cotton,
2l0 pkgs sundries.
Per w. =. Halliday, from New Or
leans-43 hhds sugar, ll5 cases cider,
10 bbls resin, 8 bales bags, A bbls mo-
l%asses,
Per 0sceola Belle, from 0sceola-
Ill bales cotton, 20 bags seed cotton,
81 sacks cotton seed.
Per Josie Harry, from Arkansas
City-45G bales cotton, AS bags seed
cotton, l422 sacks cotton seed, 20t
bbls oil, Is head cattle.
Per Cons. Millar, from Cincinnati
1125 bbls -four, $50 bbls meal, IS bol
whisky, AL bbls potatoes, 60 bbls ap
pies, 70 bbls vinegar, IS bbls onions
125 bxs candles, 100 bxs starch, rs!
bxs bottles, 238 empty bbls, 204 bale
hay, S bales cotton, 200 empty pals
$50 SKIS meal, SOL SKIS shelled corn, "a
SKIS car corn, so dozen sleeves. s. coil
. rope, 40 bales excelsior, l02 plows, Il
trunks mdse, 300 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
/, Heavy rains.
r Disagreeable to pedestrians.
Tarpaulin and skid men in thei
glory.
The weather retards business at tn
landing.
Six packets announced to leave thi
! evening,
I The Ohio commenced rising at Cair
yesterday.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
r rivers are rising again,
; The Katie HooperiS the next packe
/ leaving for Arkansas river.
But little ice now in the Ohio be
$ tween louisville and Cincinnati.
4 The j. S. Mercer, with a tow of COS
b from the Ohio river, passed south yes
terday,
+ The Paris c. Brown, for New Oh
:. leans, passed Vicksburg yesterda
morning.
r Cumberland river is rising rapid
| at Nashville, with over twenty feet 0
u the 'hoals.
The postal boys now have charg
{, of the affairs Of the White river pacl
ct Hard Cash.
The Vint Shinkle, which left hei
on Saturday night last, arrived {
Cairo last evening.
8 The Wabash river is pouring out ic
!, freely, but owing to the mild and rain
I weather is melting fast.
Is No arrivals or deuartures at Ne
o Orleans yesterday, with a heavy iC
N prevailing on the river all day.
s, Considerable anxiety is felt anon
. steamboatmen hero in regard to Il
IS expected breakup at st. Louis.
y We can stand a day or two more
this weather, provided it will brea
up the ice blockades above here.
d Captain w. J. Ashford went oil
Q yesterday at the wheel of the q. V
n Cheek IS partner to Green Snow.
The Rene Macready departed Ia
&c evening for st. Francis river, and wi
"a be back in time to leave again on Sa
70 urday.
10 "Old Tubular" Captain Jam
.; Remission, accompanied by his vii
Oc arrived yesterday passengers on Il
W Cons Millar.
To- The Plow Boy came off the doc.
y; yesterday, and, after making some a
ditions to her cabin, will leave +
y, Little Rock.
81 The Guiding Star left Cincinus
Az last evening for New Orleans, to
ior followed by the Thomas Sherlock
I'd. Thursday next.
ie' Packets on both the Mississippi Al
rs Ohio rivers are thrown out Of time
yer account Of the dense fogs which pr
vail every night.
-. The w. p. Halliday, from New Q
' =. leans, passed up last night for Cal
IS, with 1000 tons Of freight. She put
to here over 200 packages.
The VIII Kyle, from'Cincinna
ma passed down before daylight load
10 flat. She did nothing of inter,
ee{ here, but added GOO SKIS Of corn bel,
Cairo.
Ice 1t is probable that boats leayi
Now Orleans on and after to-day "
rm be able 10 10 to NJ. Louis. as {