Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-06
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BoATs LEAVING rH1s nAY.


RIVER INTELLIGEECR.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee.........5 d m
Osceola Osceola Belle...-.".....5p m
A~rk9nsaw City, Idlewild....... . D m
st. Louis, Ste. Genevieve ,........5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Fria4s Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola,
Mary Houston, Cincinnati.
City of Helena, Vicksburg.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
City of Alton, St Louis.
Annie p. Silver, New Orleans.
ldlewild, Arkansaw City.
ste. G~enevieve, st. Louis.
Sam Roberts, st. Louis.
Parole, South
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Mary Houston, New Orleans.
City of Alton, New Orleans.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
Annie P. Silver, st. Louis.
Sam Roberts, New Orleans.
Parole, Ohio river.
IN PORT.
James Ice, Osceola Belle, Idlewild, Ste.
Gepevieve.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 10 feet 6 inches, or 16 feet 4
inches above low water mark, being a
decline OF 10 inches during the past As
hours. The upper Ohio river is ris-
ing, there being over 6 feet on the
gauge at P~ittsburg. At Cincinnati it
is rising, with 8 feet on the
gauge. At Louisville it is falling,
with 4 feet 10 inches in the canal. At
Evansville it is also falling, with 4
feet 10 inches on the gauge. At Cairo
there is 20 feet II inches on the gaupe
and falling steadily. The Mississippia at
st. Louis is rising, with q feet 6 inches
on the gauge. The Cumberland at
Nashville is rising a little, with 4 feet J
inches On the shoals. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga rose 10 inches, with
a feet D inches on the gauge. RED
river at Shreveport is on a stand,
with 20 feet 4 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river is falling at Little
Rock, with 9 feet 9 inches on the
gauge, White and St. Francis rivers
are falling slowly.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Ste. Genevieve, from st. Louis
2068 bbls meal, $50 bbls -four, 80 casks
bacon, 1905 SKIS corn, 100 SKIS bran
242 SKIS oaas, 1853 pkgs lard. 245 pieces
bagging, 4 bales cotton, 345 pkgs sun.
dries.
Per Gold Dust, from St. Louis, q
bbls -four, 80 bags ear corn.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
56 bales cotton, II bags seed cotton
387 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Osceola Belle, from Osceola
2 bales cotton, l26 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Idlewild, from Arkansaw City
90 bales cotton, IA SKIS cotton seed, q
bbls potatoes.
Per Annie P. Silver, from New Or
leans, 100 hampers mineral water, Al
bbls sugar, 100 cases wine, 30 bbll
potatoes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
Getting quite dusty again.
The week opens with a fair business
on the landing.
River falling at the rate of Z to
inches per day.
Idlewild for Arkansaw City, at !
pm.
The Will Kyle is due up to-nigh.
on her way to Cincinnati.
The U. P. Schenck left Cincinnati
Saturday for New Orleans.
The Belle Shreveport for New Or
leans left st. Louis Saturday.
The Parole, with a barge in tow
passed up yesterday forenoon,
The Colorado returned to St. Loui
Saturday evening, taking about q
tons Of freight.
The Petrol, with three barges O
ice for O'Neil x Co., came in Satur.
day from Quincy, Ill.
The Ste. Genevieve came in at day,
light with 800 tons of freight, com.
prising 1888 packages.
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
for White river with a splendid triI
of both freight and people.
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
are very low and only light draughr
packets are doing anything.
The John A. Scudder for st. Loui,