Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-27

James Lee Friar's Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
Idlewild, Arkansaw CITY.
" Jos, Ii. Bigley. New Orleans.
Harry Brown, Ohio River.
Macraady, st. Francis
. Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Ste Genevieve st. Louis.
j. Mcdonald, Ohio River.
DEPARTED.
Steamer City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
Gold Dust st. Louis.
" Annie 2. Silver, st. Louis.
Joseph H. Bigley, ST. Louis.
Harry Brown. New Orleans.
j. S, Mcdonald, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Osceola Belle, Idlewild,
Macready, Katie Hooper, II. j. Diokey,
Cons Millar, Ste. Geneyieve.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point is falling
steadily, the decline since Saturday
being 8 inches, and at noon to day the
reading on the gauge was % feet, or %
feet IL inches above low water mark.
The Ohio river is falling its entire
length, with 3 feet 8 inches on the
gauge at Pittsburg, 10 feet 6 inches at
Cincinnati, Z feet 3 inches in the canal
at Louisville, II feet 4 incheSat Lou
isville and % feet on the gauge at
Cairo, being a decline of IL inches in
the past "a hours. The Mississippi at
st. Louis rose inches, with "a feet Il
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville rose IL inches, with
g feet on the shoals. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga fell 2 inches, with
feet z inches on the gauge. Arkan.
saw river fell 4 inches at Little Rock,
with 3 feet on the gauge. White and
st Francis rivers are getting low, and
will soon become troublesome.
accepts PER STEAMERS.
Per Idlewild, from Arkansaw City,
50 bales cotton, l47 SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friar's Point,
81 bales cotton, 237 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Annie P. Silver, from New
Orleans, l20 boxes tin, 30 cases sar-
dimes.
Per Rene Mscready, from St. Fran
els river, sc bales cotton, 20 SKIS cot
ton seed, 1880 feet walnut lumber.
Per Ste. Genevieve, from St. Louis,
l167 bbls -four, 3615 sacks corn, 80
casks bacon, 7l5 pkgs lard, 779 pkgs
sundries.
Per II. j. Dickey, from St. Louis.
$50 bbls meal, 737 bbls -four, $50 bales
hay, 1853 SKIS oats, 10 rolls bagging, so
pkgs sundries.
Per Cons MilIar, from Cincinnati,
1853 bbls -four, "a bbls meal, ITO bbls
salt, 80 casks bacon, 532 SKIS corn, 800
SKIS bran, ISL SKIS oats, 20 bbls oil, 80
bbls cement.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
River falling steadily.
Heavy rain last night.
Business brisk al the landing.
The Jay Gould with a tow of barges,
passed down Saturday night.
The james W. Gaff, from this port,
arrived at Cincinnati Saturday.
The Belle Shreveport left st. Louis
Saturday evening for New Orleans.
The j. Sharp Mcdonald, with a tow
of coal, passed down early this morn
ing.
The Joseph H. Bigley and barges,
for st. Louis, passed up yesterday
afternoon.
The Golden City, from New Orleans,
will be due up tomorrow on her way
to the Ohio
The Gold Dust, for St. Louis, passed
up yesterday forenoon, doing nothing
of interest here.
Clarence G. Williams Red river
pilot of New Orleans, is at Cincinnati
hopelessly insane.
The Harry Brown, with a big tow
of coal for New Orleans, passed down
yesterday afternoon.
The tug Vanderburg with four
barges of slaves from Tennessee river
passed down Saturday.
The Golden City is the next 90"
line steamer due up and should be
here by tomorrow morning.
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
evening for White river with a good
trip of both freight and people.
The Mary Houston for New Or
leans and the Andy Baum for this
port left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
~Lawton Houk, second engineer of
the Laura L. Davis, fell overheard at
st. Louis yesterday morning and was
drowned.
The U. p. Schenck is on her sixth
day out from New Orleans, and was
expected to pass up this forenoon To
Cincinnati.
The Annie p. Silver, four days out
from New Orleans with 400 tons Of
freight and fair trip of people
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