Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-21

gauge. Red river at Shreveport rose
II inches, with Ii feet s inches on the
GAUGE. Arkansaw river fell 9 inches
at Little Rock, with ) feet 10 inches
on the gauge. White and St. Francis
rivers continue to decline, with yet a
good stage Of water for the regular
packets.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Rene Macready, from st. Fran
els river-79 bales cotton, l42 SKIS cot
ton seed, Al, 900 feet walnut lumber.
Per Il. w. Cole, from Davenport
1850 SKIS corn, 5000 SKIS oats.
Per Colorado, from St. Louis-5O0
bbls meal, 325 bbls -four, 6 casks ba-
con, 3 ties hams, 600 pals and - ties
lard, 20 bbls pork, 400 SKIS malt, %
bbls mOlasses, 81 bales hay, 9 head
hogs, 5 bales coSton, 100 pkgs sun
dries.
Cloudy and sultry.
But little business doing at the
landing.
River fell II inches during the past
2l hours.
The Mississippi is rising slowly at
st. Louis.
The upper Ohio is rising. little at
Pittsburg.
The Josie Harry is the only local
packet leaving to-day.
The sand bar on the opposite side Of
the river will soon show itself.
The Idlewild will be in tomorrow
and leave Monday evening for Arkan-
saw City.
The new Mary Houston was ex-
pected to pass up this afternoon on her
way TO the Ohio.
The w, p. Halliday of the Anchor
line, passes down this afternoon en-
route to New Orleans.
The Charles p Chouteau is an.
nOunced to leave St. Louis this even
ing for New Orleans.
The Star of the West left for Cairo
where she will be turned over to her
owner Captain j. w. Brown.
The Ohas. Morgan left New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati aud may be
, expected to pass here late Monday
night.
A splendid band will discourse sweet
music on the steamer Josie Harry this
tip for the pleasure of her cxcur-
4 sionists.
/, Captain NJ. Mccullough has pur-
l chased the steamer Hornet for the
daily packet trade between Madison
and Carrolton.
; TheCons Millar for this port passed
+ Evansville yesterday at 3 pm, and the
I Ben Franklin passed there last night
on her way to Cincinnati.
The James D. Parker departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 1900 bales
: cotton, so bales rags, a lot of old iron.
and a dozen cabin passengers.
Pilot Charles Purcell, who was in
: jured by the John Means disaster, is
= moving around on crutches, hopeful Of
D an early and complete recovery.
: The nomination Of Captain John +.
y bravo as surveyor OF the port OF
K Pittsburg gives greet satisfaction in
river circles. where he is we'll known
r The Cons Millar will arrive Monday
morning, and leaves Tuesday at 5 pm
with a return trip for Cincinnati,
Captain r. w. Lightburne is hel
7 agent.
y The splendid Anchor line steamer
w. P. Halliday, in command OF Cap.
tain Beck Jolly, will pass down this
K afternoon enroute to New Orleans
Owen Gates is her chief clerk.
D. Jim Franklin, levee discharging clerk
o will be missed for a few days. He being
{. a member Of the Bluff City Grays
y leaves tonight to go into camp and eaI
! hard tack like an old '%sojer."
q The Rene Macready arrived las.
night with a fair trip of freight, and
|, lays over until Tuesday next, heI
regular day, when she will leave with
g a return trip for st. Francis river.
,r The Colorado in command of Cap
2, tain Sam McPheeters is the regular
Anchor line packet leaving this even
I. ing for Cairo, st. Louis and all wa!
mail landings. Joe Osborn is he
polite clerk.
The E. w. Cole came in this morn
at daylight with a full cargo Of grail
> consigned to John X. Speed q Go
AS soon as unloaded she will return
to Davenport and continue in tn,
4, trade as loug as business will justify
ID The City Of Helena and Gold Dus
are the Anchor Line packets %leayinI
in at 10 a. m. tomorrow, the former II
. command of Captain Elem Calvert
y goes to st. Louis, and the latter i
70 COMMAND Of Captain j, 7. McCord, t
Nicksburg.
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