Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

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a" Osceola. Osceola Belle...."""..5 p m
" Cincinnati, Ben Franklin ....,...5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
0sceola Belle. 0sceola.
" Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
u. p. Schenck, New Orleans.
Z" Golden City, Cincinnati.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis
City of Helena, Vicksburg.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw river.
DEPARTED.
Steiner Idlewild. Arkansaw City.
U. P. Schenck, Cincinnati.
Z" Golden City, New Orleans.
" Belle Memphis, Vicksl urg.
=" City Of Helena, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Osceola Belle, Mark Twain,
Katie Hooper.
Special to the Ledger.l
Natchez. Miss, April l, 9:25 am:
The steamer Henry Frank leaves this
morning with nine thousand two hun
bred and twenty-six bales of cotton
the largest cargo Of cotton ever floated
on one bottom. ALE. GRIssoM.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to day, the reading of the
gauge was Is feet II inches, being q
decline off inches during the past p
hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg is on
a stand, with 5 feet 5 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it fell IL inches,
with 21 feet 8 inches on the gauge.
At Louisville it is on a stand, with 8
feet 4 inches in the canal. At Evans
vile it fell 11inches, with % feet 6
inches on the gauge. At Cairo it fell
Is inches, with 81 feet Z inches on the
gauge. The Mississippi at St. Louis
rose II inches, with % feet on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nash
Vile rose C inches, with 16 feet S
inches Cd the gauge. The Tennessee
Of Chattanooga fell 3 inches, with S
feet l inch on the gauge. Red river
at Shreveport fell 4 inches, with Is feet
10 inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river fell 7 inches at Little Rock. with
6 feet 5 inches on the gauge. White
and Black rivers are falling steadily.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS,
Per James Lee, from Friars Point,
% bales cotton, 126 SKIS cotton seed.
Per U. P. Scheuck from New Or
leans, q bbls molasses, II hhds sugar,
10 boxes lemons.
Per Mark Twain, from Dyersburg,
244 bales cotton, 233 SKIS cotton seed
81 bbls potatoes.
Per Osceola Belle. from QSceola
81 bales cotton, 597 SKIS cotton ssed,
Per Katie Hooper, from Arkansav
river, % bales cotton, 10 bags seeC
cotton, 246 SKIS cotton seed.
Per City Of Helena, 8 bales cotton
100 SKIS cotton seed,
Per Belle Memphis, irom St. Louis
800 SKIS corn, 100 bdls paper, 10 bale
cotton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold and clustering.
River falling at this point.
March roared herself out of exist.
ence.
A fair business is being done Ia. day
at the landing.
Showing at Cairo and all point
above yesterday.
A heavy storm Of wind prevailed OF
the river last night.
The Virgie Lee, en- route to thi
port, passed Evansville last evening
The Cons Millar for this port ant
the Will Kyle, for New Orleans, LET
( Cincinnati last evening. =,
The Commonwealth left st. Louii
last evening for Vicksburg, and passe.
here Sunday at 10 am.
The Idlewild departed last evening
for Arkansaw City with , good show
ing OF both freight and people.
The Dyersburg finished her repair
and left yesterday for Obion AM
forked Deer rivera.
The Andy Baum and James D
!. Parker, both bound for Cincinnati
! passed Louisville last evening.
Tho L. p. Schenek, with 200 tons Q
freight and a fair list of people, passeC
: up lat evening, bound for the Ohio
r The Gold Dust left Vicksburg a
, noon yesterday and passes here Sun
T day at 10 a m on her way to St. Louis
, Tie City Of Helena passed up thi