Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-11

For Friar's Point, James Lee..""..5 p m
Osoeola, Oseeola Belle...."....5 p IN
" Arkansaw City, Katie Hooper..5 p 10
" st. Louis, Ste. Genevieve ...-...5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friar's Point.
q Osceola Belle, Osceola.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
Katie Hooper, Ark0nsaw City
City Of Helena, st. Louis.
F." Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
Ste. Geneyieve, St Louis.
Grand Lake, No 2, st. Louis.
Jno. A. Wood, New Orleans.
Harry Brown. New Orleans.
Jno. Porter, st. Louis. y
" Plow Boy. Arkansaw river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Vint Shinkle. Cincinnati.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans.
City of Helena, Vicksburg.
Gold Dust, St. Louis.
Jno. A. Wood. Ohio river.
Grand Lake, No 2, St. Louis.
Jno. Porter, st. Louis.
Harry Brown, Ohio river.
IN PORT.
James Lee 0sceola Belle, Katie Hoop.
er, Plow Boy, Hard Cash, Ste. Genevieve
Piasa.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point has been
falling since Saturday, and at noon to.
day there was II feet II inches
on the gauge or Is feet 10 inches above
low water mark. The Ohio at Pitts
burg is rising again, with q
inches on the gauge. At Cincin
natl it is falling, with Z feet
on the gauge. At Louisville il
is falling, with 5 feet 3 inche:
in the canal. AT Cairo it fell II inches
with % feet 3 inches on the gauge
The Mississippi at st. Louis fell Is
inches, with 20 feet on the
gauge. At Vicksburg it fell
inches, with % feet 8 inches OF
the gauge. The Cumberland at Nash
vile fell II inches, with 5 feet
inches on the shoals. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga fell 2 inches, witt
q inches on the gauge. Rec
river at Shreveport fell inches
with 8 feet 8 inches on the gauge
Arkansaw river fell 8 inches a
Little Rock, with 4 feet 6 inches OF
the gauge. White and st Francis
rivers are very low and falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and hot.
River falling.
Rain badly needed.
Memphis is hot, but healthy.
The Ohio river is rising at Pitts
burg.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
season.
The Gold Dust, for st. Louis, passe,
up yesterday afternoon.
The Harry Brown, with tow o
empty coal barges, passed up at day
| light for the Ohio river,
st. Louis reports business to point
South as getting rather light, but i
active in the upper trades.
O'Neil & Co.'s new pool towboa
Little Dick is completed, aud com
menced work on Friday last.
The hull Of Captain Browns pey
| Evansville and Tennessee river packe
will be launched the latter part Of tn
present month.
J The new towboat for the Goul
Line was launched at Mound City o.
! Friday last. She will be the larges
and best in the line.
The Hard Cash is now at the land
ing, and will resume her J lace in th
White river trade, leaving hereTegu
larly every Wednesday.
The City of Helena passed down O
10 am. yesterday, putting off abou
lao pkgs, and adding 10 tons for Vicks
burg and way landings.
The Grand Lake No 2, for S
Louis, passed up yesterday Afternoon
} and the John Porter, for New Oh
leans, passed down In the morning.
The Josie Harry departed Saturda
evening with good trip, and passC
Devalls Bluff early tomorrow morn
, ing on her way to Augusta and JACK
sonport.
Captain B. Frank Pierce was ovel
{ come by the heas on Thursday La
/ while seated in the Madison House {
. Cincinnati. He YES able to be out 0
Saturday.
!, The Vint Shinkle departed Saturds
for Cincinnati with 400 bales cottol
8 225 bbls. oil, 10000 feet lumber,
!, bbls. tallow, go tsles rags and ia
= list Of people.
4 Reports are in circulation aga