Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-18

Steamer Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
james Lee, Friars Point.
Oseeola Belle, 0sceola.
Idlewild, Arkansaw City.
Mary Houston, Cincinnati.
Will Kyle, New Orleans.
Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis.
Macready, st. Francis river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw river.
Ben Franklin. Cincinnati.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
Common wealth, V~icksburg.
Mary Houston, New Orleans.
Will Kyle, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
James Lee, 0sceola Belle, Idlewild,S Ste
Genevieve, Macready.
CONDITION OF THE RIvLRs.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers, also the Ohio above Louis.
vile, are falling, and it will take but
a few days for the rise to check up at
this port. The indications at present
do not point to an overflow, and it is
hardly probable that we will get two
feet more. AT noon to-day there was
30 feet II inches on the gauge, and
the rise stacking up. The Ohio at
Pittsburg is falling, with 10 feet on
the gauge. At Cincinnati it is also
falling, with Al feet 6 inches on the
gauge. AT Louisville it is rising a
little, with l6 feet 6 inches in the ca
nal. At Cairo the rise was 10 inchcs,
with 40 feet on the gauge. The Mis-
slsslppi at st. Louis is stationary, with
q fcet8 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland at Nashville fell 8incbcs,
with 81 feet on the gauge. The Ten
nesseA at Chattanooga fell 3 feet II
inches, with 16 feet on the gauge.
Red riSer at Shreveport fell 5 inches,
with II feet 6 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river rose 8 inches at Int
tie Rock, with 6 feet 10 inche1 on the
gauge. White river is rising, with a
good stage ofwater to Jackso Iport.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Commonwealth, from St. Louis,
20 bbls apples.
Per Will Kyle, from New Orleans.
10 hhds sugar, 90 bbls molasses.
Per Osceola Belle, from 0sceola
l53 bales cotton, IS sacks cotton seed
Per Rene Macready, from st
Francis river-47 bales cotton, 81 SKI
cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
1853 bales cotton, ID bags seed cotton
258 sacks cotton seed.
Per Idlewild, from Arkansaw City
IS bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton, 4!
sacks cotton seed, s head hogs.
Per Ste. Genevieve, from St. Louis
1929 bbls meal, 800 bbls -four, 134!
sacks corn, 50 bags grass seed, 75
pals lard, u bales cotton, 3 bags see,
cotton, 100 picks sundries.
Per Virgie Lee, from Cincinnati
1913 bbls flour, 80 bbls meal, 70 Dbl
apples, 30 bbls potatoes, 249 bbls salt
66 bbls whisky, 60 t~ierces hams, A
sacks millet, CPS sacks corn, $50 key
nails, 20 bales hay, 1O1 plows, so pck
furniture, 100 boxes soap, 157 pek
glassware, 8 horses, So hogs, 500 pck
sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
No dust to-day.
A fair business is being done at tn
landing.
The Oakland and barges are du
down to-day en- route to New Orleans
The Paris G. Brown, from Cincin
natl, arrived at New Orleans Satur
day.
The Ohio above Louisville, also tn,
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, ar,
falling.
The Centennial, on her way to New
Orleans, will be due down tomorrow
evening.
The Ohio river is at a very higl
stage, and is alarming farmers in tn,
bottoms.
Captain Charlie Russell is coming
down this trip in command of thu
Cons MillaE
The John A. Scudder, with a big
trip of freight passed down Saturday
evening for new Orleans.
The Kate Hooper for Arkansav
river and the Josie Harry for Whit,
river had good trifs out Saturday.
Upwards of 1000, 900 bushels o
grain left st. Louis for Europe, viz
New Orleans, during the past week.
The Thomas Sherlock, for Cincin
natl, and the w. 2. halliday, for st
Louis, left New Orleans SATURDAY
evening.
The Golden Rule, from New Or
leans, and the James D. Parker, from
Memphis, arrived at Cincinnati Sat
uTuay evening.
Mrs. j, j. DaIraoh, wife of Captain
Darragh, of the Dean Adams, LEFT
Pittsburg on Friday last for this city
taking passage on the Carrier.
The Chas. p. Chouteau from New
h0rleans will be due up tomorrow en-
route to st. Louis and will take {
regular day in the Anchor Line.
Barge St. Louis is lying above. the
foot of Jefferson street awaiting to bt
towed south. 1t contains $3.50 SKIS OF
cake, 439 SKIS ashes, 440 SKIS oil meal
Captain James Rees left yesterda,
for Plttsburg accompanied by his sis
ter Miss Clemmie, who has spent sew
eral weekshere, mingling vita friends
The towboat Harry Brown ascendeC
the falls at Louisville on Friday last
without a halt, and had "a empt,
barges. This is considered a grea.
feat.