Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

ObCtOius OolCOld OCllts ssssO III
4" White River, Hard Cash..-......5 . m
" Arkansas river, Marlin Speed..5 D m
" st. Louis, Thompson Dean."...5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Oseeola Belle. 0sceola.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
Ida Stockton, Hatchie river.
Paris Q. Brown, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Paris G. Brown, Cincinnati.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Maeready, st. Francis river.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Osceola Belle, Hard Cash,
Marlin Speed, Macready, Ida Stockton,
Dyersburg.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
A slight rise took place during the
past "a hours, but the river Was again
on a stand this forenoon, with the
gauge reading 20 feet 2 inches. The
Ohio at Pittsburg fell 4 inches, with
5 feet 8 inches on the gauge. At Gin
cinnati it fell 3 feet 4 inches, with %
feet 2 inches on the gauge. At Louis
vile it fell 3 inches, with 8 feet 8
inches in the canal. At Evansville it
is falling slowly, with "a feet 5 inches
on the gauge. At Cairo it fell 4 inch
es, with 80 feet on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st. Louis rose 4 inches,
with Fl feet l inch on the gauge. The
Cumberland at Nashville rose 10
inches, with 10 feet 10 inches on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chattanooga
fell 2 inches, with s feet 10 inches on
The gauge. Red river at Shreveport
fell / inch, with 10 feet 3 inches on
the gauge. Arkansaw river fell s
inches at Little Rock, with Z feet 10
inches on the gauge. Upper White
and Black rivers are falling, but there
is plenty Of water yet for regular
packets.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Hard Cash from White river,
5O2 bales cotton, 30 bags seed cotton.
Per Jennie Walker, from Marion
AZ bales cotton, 800 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Marlin Speed, from ArkansaW
river, 200 bales cotton, 81 bags seed
cotton, 548 SKIS cotton seed,
Per Osceola Belle, from Osceola
1877 bales cotton, SO SKIS cotton seed
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
145 bales cotton, 229 SKIS cotton seed
Per Ida Stockton, from Hatehil
river, 10 bales cotton, 80 SKIS cottoI
seed, 10000 feet lumber.
: Per Paris G. Brown, from New Or
leans, % bbls molasses, 3 bbls shells
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
This is regular packet day.
The Cumberland river is risinI
again.
Business good and mostly confpeC
to local packets.
The Belle Shreveport is due dow
to-day bound for New Orleans.
The Golden Crown, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
The r. r. Springer is due dow
! tomorrow morning, bound for Ney
Orleans.
The Idlewild is the mail packe
leaving To morrow evening for Arkan
saw City.
Snow, wind and rain was the stat
of the weather all along the Ohio val
vey yesterday.
The Jennie Walker came in yester
day with another load Of cotton ant
seed, from Marion lake.
Captain Bob Wise, of the steame
James w. Gaff, has gone 10 his hom
in Delhi, Ohio, to take a rest.
The Belle Memphis left st. Loui
last evening for Vicksburg, and passe
here Friday at 10 n.
The Bedford passed Vicksburg yes
terday on her way to White river ate
another load of cotton.
The John B. Maude is the Ancho
line packet leaving to morrow even
ing for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Virgie Lee, for this port, an,
the Guiding Star, for New Orleans
left Cincinnati last evening.
A dispatch from Bismarck note
the sinking there by ice Of the steam
err Western, Of the Coulson line.
The Rene Macready departed las
evening for st. Francis river with
fair trip Ct both freight and people.
The City Of Helena left Yicksbur
at noon yesterday and passes here Fri
day at 10 am, bound for st, Louis.
Captain J. D. Randall, stperintend
ent Of the Memphis and st. Franci
!, river packet company, returned hon
: last night from Hot Springs.
The Ida Stockton on her last tri
{. up Hatchie river knocked a hole j
her bow, and repaired the same wit
I but little damage.
The Paris G. Brown, from Ne
), Orleans, passed up at midnight, pu.
ting off a few packages here and ado
.. log 1903 bales Of eastern bound cottol
The Fannie Tatum, from 0uachit
river. arrived at St. Louis yesterda,
/; and will again enter the Paduca
J trade.
1t is thought that the officers an
!, crew of the Far West, who wei
. frozen in, twenty miles above Pierr
: in Dacota, are lost.
The Annie p. Silver, from S
Louis, arrived at New Orleans We
terday, and the Mary Houston le
there yesterday for Cincinnati.
The great Thompson Dean, in con
mand Of Captain Joe Bryan, passes y