Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
A A v ro.n.V
ARRIVED.

DEPARTED.
Steamer John A. Scudder, ST. Louis,
Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis.
:. Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
Rene M~acready, Helena
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
E. W. Cole, City of Providence, Tiger
james Lee, Coahoma,
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 16 feet, or 16 feet z
inches above low water mark, being
a rise of inches during the past "a
hours. The Ohio, at Pittsburg, con-
tinues stationary, with 2 inches on
the gauge, or l6 inches in the chan
mel. At Cincinnati it is stationary, with
4 feet lOincheS on the gauge. AT Louis
vile it rose 4 inches, with
Is feet IL inches in the
canal. At Evansville it is falling slow
ly, with Is inches on the gauge. AT
Cairo it rose 4 inches, with %
feet IL inches on the gauge.
AT st. Louisi it fell l inch, with 25 feet
inch on the gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville fell 4 inches, with
IL inches on the gauge. The Tennes-
see at Chattanooga rose 3 inches with
IL inches on the gauge. Red river at
Shreveport rose l inch with IL feet 10
inches on the gauge. Arkansaw river
rose 6 inches at Little Rock with 8
feet on the gauge. White river is
rising slowly with a feet below Au-
gusta.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per City Of Providence, from Vicks-
burg-92 bales cotton, Sc sacks cotton
seed.
Per Coahoma, from Osceola-139
bales cotton, 5 bags seed cotton, 3l6
SKIS cotton seed.
Per Tiger, from Cottonwood Point
lilo bales cotton, 3 bags seed cotton,
1922 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Belle Memphis, from St. Louis
-l5 bales cotton, IL bags seed cotton,
% bbls cranberry sauce, 175 barrels
-four.
Per e. W. Cole, from st. Louis
$50 bbls cornmeal, no SKIS bran, 217
SKIS oats, 300 bags potatoes, % tierces
hams.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
Heavy windstOrm last night.
River rising slowly.
M. W. Borden is mate of the L. W..
Cole.
No improvement yet noted in the
upper Ohio river.
The Gold Dust, for St. Louis, passes
here Sunday at 10 am.
The sandbar near the opposite shore
is growing beautifully less.
Work has been commenced on the
new railroad bridge at McKoesport.
The rains have been general and a
better stage Of water will be the re,
suit.
The Tiger is receiving to leave to-
morrow evening for Cottonwood
Point.
Pilots report only 30 inches at
Puppy Creek, and 3 feet on Hender-
son bar.
Business at the landing is good,
Notwithstanding tho inclemency OF
the weather.
The w. 2. Halliday is announced
to leave st. Louis tO-morrow evening
for New Orleans.
George Hill, of Nashville, is now
mate of the Cairo and Hickman
packet SIlvertborn.
Billy Willis, a former we'll. known
river clerk, will in a few days wed a
Little Rock belle.
The Grand Tower left St. Louis last
evening, and viii pass here Sunday
morning for Vicksburg.
The Commonwealth is the Anchor
Line picket leaving tomorrow even
ing Tor Cairo and St. Louis.
The new Cincinnati and Tennessee
river packet John Gilbert will be
completed in about three weeks.
Major John d. Adams left yester.
day a passenger on the Dean Adams,
to look after his mail and steamboat
interests.
Hon. Henry 7. Elicit, of this city,
has been chosen one of the vice
presidents of the St. Louis River
Convention.
The Commonwealth will be here to-
morrow in place of the City of Helena,
the latter coming out in place of the
John B. Maude.
Heavy rains do a remarkable
amount Of good to the levee in a SAM
tary way by washing of the mud aud
decayed vegetable matter.
The Will Kyle left New Orleans
last evening destined for Cincinnati.
1t is probable there will be sufficient
rise in the Ohio for her to go through.
Press Byrnes, formerly of the Sill