Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-31
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING today.

" Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
I" Annie p. Silver, St Louis.
4" City of Helena. st. Louis.
James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arknnsaw City.
" Mike Davis, st. Francis river.
Rene Macready, Helena.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw river.
" Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
" Gold Dust, st. Louis,
Annie p. Silver, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams,
Mark Twain, Mike Davis, City Of Helena,
Rene Macready.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading Of the
gauge was 16 feet 3 inches, or II feet 2
inches above low water mark, being
a decline Of 3 inches during the past24
hours. The prospects are now favor
able for a good stage of water in the
Ohio river, as it has been rising rap
idly at Pittsburg since last night, and
heavy rains are reported throughout
that whole section. AT Pittsburg
there is IS inches on the gauge. At
Cincinnati 5 feet 5 inches. At Louis
vile 4 feet 3 inches in the canal. At
Evansville 2 feet on the gauge. At
Cairo it is falling, with % feet 1OincheS
on the gauge. The Mississippi, at
st. Louis fell 6 inches, with % feet II
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land and Tennesse rivers are rising,
and in fact all the side streams above
here have been improved by the late
rains. Arkansaw river is still rising,
with a good stage of water from Little
Rock out. White river is rising, with
5 feet Of water below Augusta.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Dean Adams, from Arkansaw
City-46 bales cotton, 40 bags seed
cotton, 1893 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Coahoma, from Osceola-45l
bales cotton, 40 bags seed cotton, 1914
SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
-594 bales cotton, 23i3 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per Mark Twain, from Dyersburl
los bales cotton, 542 SKIS cotton seed
Per Gold Dust, from Vicksburg-
230 bales cotton.
Per City of Helena, from St. Loui.
-426 bbls -four, 25 bbls apples, 15(
SKIS bran, 80 SKIS wheat, 10 SKIS cottor
seed, Y bales hay, 10 ties lard, 36 pkg
hams, 126 bales cotton, 1850 pkgs sun.
dries.
Cool and pleasant.
River falling at this point.
Business quite brisk on the levee.
The Piasa is due from Chester with
a load of stone.
Lew Briggs is to come out second
clerk of the Thos. Sherlock.
Tho Marlin Speed is the "Wednesday
packet for Aarkansaw river.
The Katie Hooper departed fol
Arkansaw river with a good trip.
The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Rene Macready will leave al
usual tomorrow evening for Helena
The Grand Tower departed on tim,
for Vicksburg and added about x
tons.
The Josie Harry departed for White
river with a good trip of both ireigh,
and people.
The W. P. Halliday will be du,
down tomorrow evening on her wa.
to New Orleans.
The Anchor Line steamers are tn,
only boats passing here for New Or
leans at present.
Major John D. Adams has not pur
chased the Bradish johnson as re
ported a few days since.
The Annie 2. Silver passed dow.
Saturday night for New Orleans an.
added here about 20 tons.
The City of Alton left New Orlean
Saturday, and will rass here Wednes
day evening on her way to St. Louil
The iron steamer John Z. Moor
has had her name changed to Endeay
or and is now a Morgan Line ferry
boat.
The Clara, a small advertiser
steamer for Coles circus, passed dow
last evening, and will go up Arkansa'
river,
The Gold Dust passed up last ever
ing for st. Louis and added 442 bale
Of Eastern bound cotton for reshiI
ment at Cairo.
. The City Of Greenville is the Al
Choir Line packet leavingat . p. IN. t.
morrow for Cairo st, Louis and a
principal way landings.
J Major John d. Adams returne
yesterday, having made the round tri
+ on the Dean Adams. He will leaV
this evening by rail for Little Rock.
The crew of the Golden Grown lie
( Cincinnati Friday night to take the
d boat to Cincinnati. She has bee
= lying up at Three Mile, just belo
= Evansville.
The Ohio is rising rapidly at Pitt
! burg, and it is probable that the Oh
! %cinnati and Memphis packets will
able to resume business the latter pa
Of the week.
The City of Vicksburg is the A
4 Choir Line packet leaving here at
am. tomorrow for Vicksburg. Ca
tain r. W. Riley commands and Bil