Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BoA1s LEAVING ro.n,Y.

poAlo LEANlNh
For Friar's Point James Lee. ........5 n IN
OsceOla, COahoma ..5pm
st. Louis, City Of Providence % p N
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, 0sceola.
Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis.
Belle Memphis. st, Louis.
City of Providence, Vicksburg,
Henry Frank, New Orleans.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ste. Genevieve, St. Lonis.
Dean Adams. Arkansaw City.
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
Henry Frank, New Orleans.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Jas. D. Parker.
City Of Providence,
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 10 feet 6 inches, or 20
feet 5 inches above low water mark.
being a decline of 10 inches
during the past t~wenty-four hours.
The Ohio ct Pittsburg tell s inches.
with 3 feet 2 inches on the gauge.
At Cincinnati it is stationary, with
ID feet 10 inches on the gauge. At
Louisville it fell 2 inches. with 7 feet
) inches in the canal. At Evansville
it fell | inch, with 10 feet 2 inches
on the gauge. At Cairo it fell 20
inches, with a feet on the gauge.
The Mississippi, at st. Louis, fell 3
inches. with II feet s on the gauge.
At Vicksburg it fell 3 inches, with
"a feet Z inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland, at Nashville tell Z inches,
with z feet 6 inches on the gauge.
The Tennessee, at Chattanooga. fell 6
inches, with 4 feet IL inches on the
gauge. Red river, at Shreveport, fell
2 inches, With II feet 7 inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river is stationary,
at Little Rock, with 3 feet 6 inches
on the gauge. White river is falling
steadily. St. Francis river is getting
shoal again.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per City Of Providence, from Vicks-
burg-352 bales cotton, 661 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per John A. Scudder, from New
Orleans-lO hhds c%ocoanuts, 200 bbls
molasses.
Per Coahoma, from 0sceola, 124
bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton, 459
SKIS cotton seed.
Per james Lee, from Friars Point
-278 bales cotton, 3 bags seed cotton,
COL SKIS cotton seed.
Per Henry Frank, from New Or
leans-10,690 SKIS cotton seed, 1906 bbls
molasses, 90 Dbl and 81 hhds sugar, 50
SKIS salt, 30 demijohns.
Per James d. Parker, from Cincin-
uati-475 bbls -four and meal, 81 bbls
potatoes, $40 bbls salt, 40 bbls vine
gar, SOB boxes canned goods and glass
ware, 1926 kegs nails, 10 bales hay, All
SKIS corn, H5 pcks hubs and spokes,
ITO bdls iron, 300 picks sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River falling rapidly.
Boats are being detained by fog.
Business moderate at the landing.
Three feeton the gauge at P%ittsburg,
and falling.
James d. Parker for Cincinnati at 3
pm. tomorrow.
The Dean Adams, for Arkansaw
departed with a good trip.
The Chas. Morgan leaves New
Orleans tomorrow evening for Cincin
natl
The Sam Roberts and bargos are
due down this evening for New Or
leans.
The Belle Memphis, for Vi,ksburg,
departed at 10 am, adding about 30
tons for points below.
The Port Eads and barges and the
W. p. Halliday, from New Orleans,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
Local Inspectors Ralston and Gar
rett left last night for Hale's Point, to
inspect the Dyersburg packet 0bion.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, and will be here to
leave at 10 am, Saturday for st.