Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07


Steamer Gold Dust, st. Louis.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
Mike Davis, ST. Francis river.
James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahomo, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
Rene Macready, Helena.
City Of Helena, st. Louis.
Future City, st, Louis.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
~ Belle Crooks, Louisville.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Katie Hooper, AIkansaw river.
Tiger, Cottonwood Point.
" Commonwealth, st. Louis.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
4" Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Future City, New Orleans.
Belle Crooks, Red river.
IN POI
James Lee, Coahoma. Dean Adams,
Rene Macready, Mike Davis, City 0f Hell
ena, Mark Twain, Marlin Speed.
OONDlIlON Of THE hlf
At noon to-day the reading Of the
gauge was l6 feet 2 inches, or II feet
II inch above low water mark,
being a rise of 2inches during the
past "a hours. The 0hio,at Pittsburg,
is stationary with II inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it rose 6 inches
but was stationary this morning
with II feet on the gauge. Al
Louisville it is rising, with 6 feet
6 inches in the canal. At Evansville
it is falling with 3 feet 6 inches on
the gauge. At Cairo it rose 4 inches,
with % feet 4 inches on the gauge,
The Mississippi, at St. Louis, rose
inches with "a feet 8 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland, at Nashville,
fell s inches, with 3 feet 5 inches on
the gauge. The Tennessee, at Chatta-
nooge, fell IL inches, with 5 feet
7 inches on the gauge. Red river
rose 2 inches at Shreveport, with II
feet 5 inches on the gauge. Arkan-
saw river fep 3 inches at Little Rock
with 4 feet 3 inches on the gauge,
White river has a fair stage from
Jacksonport to the mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Mike Davis, from st. Francis
river-l6l bales cotton, 20 bags cotton
seed.
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkansaw
river-197 bales cotton, 400 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per Coahoma, from 0%sceola-34
bales cotton, q bags seed cotton, 1O7S
SKIS cotton seed.
Per james Lee, from Fraiars Point
-558 bales cotton, 10 bags seed cotton
1916 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Mark Twain, from D~yersburg-
224 bales cotton, 6 bags seed cotton
442 SKIS cotton seed.
Per City Of Helena, from st. Loui.
-l103 bbls -four, 1875 bbls meal, III
SKIS potatoes, 1893 SKIS corn, 279 SKIS cats
II SKIS wheat, 400 pals and 45 ties lard
20 tcs hams, IL rolls bagging, 466 bale
hay, II bales cotton, 1912 pkgs sun
dries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and sultry.
River rising slowly to day.
A fair business doing at the land
ing.
The City Of Helena, from St. Louis
brought in 6e57 packages.
I, The Golden Crown, from New Oh
leans, arrived at Cincinnati on Satur
day.
The R. R. Springer will leave Gin
%cinnati on Saturday next for Me-
Orleans.
The local packets departed Satur
day with fair trips of both freight an
passengers.
A feet Of headquarter boats lei
Cairo yesterday to be stationed a
Point Pleasant.
Eight thousand dollars was tn
price paid by Captain Tompkins 70
the Virgie Lee.
Captain Milt Harry is having tn
electric lights put on his elegar
steamer Josie Harry.
The Belle Crooks, a neat littl
steamer, passed down this lorenzo
destined to upper Red river,
The Gold Dust, for Yicksburl
passed down on time yesterday, addin
here about 30 tons of freight.
The Annie P. Silver, for st. Loui
lett New Orleans Saturday and passC
7 here Wednesday afternoon.
When the Mary Houston left Cir
%cinnati Saturday she had 800 tons
freight and was drawing six feet.
/, Among the passengers Of the ia
w. Calf this trip is a band of gypsi
and their stock bound for this port.
0 Superintendent Randall is runnir
the light draft steamer Advanl
r regularly between Madison and Witt
! burg.
To-day is the time set for CAPITA
z Dugan to raise the steamship GRESHAM
sunk in New Orleans barbor sever
,, months ago.
4 The Mike Davis is receiving
! leave to morrow evening for the G
I of and all way landings on LA
9 guile and st. Francis rivers.
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