Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-30

channel. At Cincinnati it is also sta
tionary, with 4 feet G inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it fell 6 inches,
with 4 feet in the canal. AT
Evansville it is falling, with 4 feet
. inches on the gauge. At Cairo it
fell | inch, with IL feet 6 inches on
the gauge, The Mississippi, at St
Louis, rose 2 inches, with - feet
2 inches on the gauge. The Cum
berland, at Nashville, is station.
airy, with IA inches on the gauge.
The Tennessee, at Chattanooga, rose
y inches, with 2 feet 10 inches
on the guage. Arkansaw river fell 2
inches at Little Rock, and is down
to the zero of the gauge. No change
noted in White or st. Francis rivers.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Belle Memphis, from St. Louis
Il bales cotton.
Per City of Providence, from..Vicks-
burg-5l bales cotton.
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkansaw
river-l08 bales cotton, 1853 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per Coahoma, from 0sceola-2S6
bales cotton, % bags seed cotton, 1855
SKIS cotton seed.
Per Montana, from New Orleans
2l8 SKIS salt, IL cases nails, 20 bales
bags, 70 cases mineral water.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
SIS hcles cotton, II bags seed cot.
toU, 272 SKIS cotton seed and II head
cattle.
The Ste. Genevieve departed last
evening for st. Louis, taking l35 bales
OF cotton and about 30 tons Of way
freight,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
Business moderate at the landing.
Seven feet reported over Portland
bar.
River rose six inches since last re-
port.
The river here will probably be
falling by Sunday.
Six feet of water is reported on the
Grand Chain in the Ohio river.
The Gold Dust RAISES here Sunday
forenoon on her way to st. Louis.
The little steamer Duty is to be sold
at ". Louis tomorrow to the highest
bidder.
The government steamer General
Barnard is coming south on a bust.
ness trip.
The Tiger is due to-day, and leaves
tomorrow evening for Cottonwood
and all way landings.
The government yacht Minneola
collapsed a iue on Wednesday last at
Mound City. Nobody hurt.
The Henry Frank turns back, it is
said, from Helena, there being no cot
ton here for shipment south.
The Grand Tower left St. Louis last
evening, and passes here Sunday at 10
an, on her way to Vicksburg.
The j. N. Macomb left Cairo yes
terday on a snag pulling expedition.
Captain Frank Cation IS in charge.
The Commonwealth, from Vicks-
burg, and the Annie P. Silver, from
New Orleans, arrived at St. Louis
yesterday.
The Montana, from New Orleans,
passed up early this morning with a
good trip. She put off about 300
pkgs here
The Charles 2. Chouteau, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day with a big trip, including near
5000 bales Of cotton.
The Anchor Line steamer, City of
Alton, will pass down tomorrow
evening bound for Vicksburg, New
Orleans md the bends.
The st. Louis packets expect to do
a big business next week in carrying
people 10 and from the fair. All the
lines will give redGced rates.
The United States snagboat John
Il. Meigs has gone to Arkansaw river,
to assist the c. B. Reese in clearing
that stream ofall distractions.
The City of Providence, for St.
Louis, left at 10 am, after taking on
455 bales of compressed cotton for
reshipment at Cairo for the East.
The Appeal still insists that the
Carrier is due down. She passed
here at 3 pm. on Tuesday last and
should be at New Orleans tomorrow.
The officers of the City of Previ-
dence report having seen the Belle
Shreveport hard aground about ten
miles below Greenville on Wednesday
last.
The Belle Memphis passed down
this forenoon, put off a few bales of
cotton here, and added 100 tons of
freight for Vicksburg and way land
ings.
The City Of Helena will be found in
port tomorrow morning, and will
leave in TIE evening for Cairo, St.
Louis and all principal way and mail
landings.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City, with an