Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-29

gauge was 10 feet, or IL feet z
inches above low water mark, being
a rise of inches during the past "a
hours. The Ohio, at Pittsburg, fell /
inch, with l inch on the gauge, or 10
inches in the channel. At Gin
cinnati it rose l inch, with 4 feet
II inches on the gauge. At Louis
vile it rose 2 inches, with
4 feet IL inches in the
canal. AT Evansville it is stationary,
with Is inches on the gauge. At
Cairo it rose l inch, with %
feet on the gauge. The Mississippi, at
St. Louis fell 4 inches, with "a feet 9
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville fell l inch, with
10 inches on the gauge. The Tennes-
see, at Chattanooga, rose l inch, with
IA inches on the gauge. Red river, at
Shreveport, rose6 inches, with ID feet
4 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw
river rose 6 inches at Little Rock,
with 8 feet 2 inches on the gauge.
White river is falling slowly, with 4
feet below Jacksonport.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Rene Macready, from Helena
81 bales cotton, 96 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Josie Harry, from White river
-3l9 bales cotton, 4 bags seed cotton,
$40 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Katie Hooper, from Arkansaw
riyer-267 bales cotton, G bags seed,
5S5 SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
Smpackets leaving to-day.
Business quite brisk at the landing,
Heavy fogs are OBTAINING Ohio river
packets.
The Mississippi is falling steadily al
st. Louis.
no material change in tie condition Of
the river.
The packets departing last evening
had fair trips ont.
The river continues to rise at the
rate Of or 4 inches per day.
The Dean Adams is the Monday
mail packet for Arkansaw City.
Getty Of Alton, from st. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
Arkansaw river is rising, with a {
foot stage from Little to the mouth.
Heavy rains are reported along the
Ohio river valley, but as yet there il
The Anchor Line Sunday packet
for st. Louis leaves here promptly al
ten am.
The w. P. Halliday is annou ncet
To leave st. Louis this evening fol
New Orleans.
The work of tearing out the Golfer
dam at Davis Island was commenced
day before yesterday.
The upper Ohio river continues tC
decline, with only an inch Of water OF
the gauge at P%itiSsburg.
The new toEboat Henry iLOurey
with barges, was but % hours coming
from Cairo to this port.
The towboat Pacific has been pur
chased by the two Gould brothers
Price said to be $4,000.
The L. W. Cole left for below jus
after moor yesterday without adding
anything to her cargo.
A floating tan-bark compress 70,
operation up Tennessee river has jus
been completed at Cincinnati.
The Belle Shreveport, from st
Louis, passed ViCksburg at noon yes
terday, en- route to New Orleans.
Several Ohio river boats are lyin
up at st. Louis, but will load 70
Pittsburg as soon as there is water.
Parties are at Cincinnati negotia
ting for the purchase of the Virgi
Lee for the Cincinnati and Kanawh
river trade.
The Josie Harry brought out G
White river 42S bales of cotton, 10
bales Of which she roshipped at Ter
rene for New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper drought out O
Arkansaw river 478 bales of cotton
I'll bales of which she reshipped I,
Terrene for New Orleans.
The new towboat of the st. Lou
and Mississippi Valley Transport attic
Company, Henry LOUrey, passed dow
at Z am. for New Orleans.
The City Of Providence depart,
last evening for st, Louis, . fter ad,
ing $50 bales Of compressed. cotton f
reshipment at Cairo for the East.
/, The Ohas. P. ChouteAu left Ne
+. Orleans last evening foe Helena. A
item Of her cargo con sists of 600 to
: Of railroad iron for Arkansa,a City.
. The City Of Helena left st. Lor
last evening for this port. She W
] be here Monday morning and lea
tho same evening with a rets RI trip,