Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-25

Per Annie L. Silver from New Or
leans, 100 cases cider, % cases wine
80 boxes soda, l6 bbls ale. .
Per Rene Macready from St. Fran
els riyeHN2S bales cotton, II bags seeC
cotton.
Per Paris @. Brown from New Or
leans, las bbls molasses, 20 hhds anC
20 bbls sugar, AZ SKIS coffee, 100 empt.
barrels.
Per r. r. Springer from Cincinnati
81 bbls potatoes, rs bales hay.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
AT noon to-day the reading of tn,
gauge at this point was 80 feet / incl
or even "A feet above extreme low
water mark, and 4 inches below the
highest point reached last spring. L
is also 6 inches below the danger line
at which point it goes over the bank
on the opposite side of the river. The
rise during the past "a hours was {
inches, and is probably on a stand thi:
afternoon, as it has been falling al
Cairo for the past FIVE days, but the
rise from the upper Mississippi and
tributaries is passing st. Louis, apd
will reach here by the last of the
week, though the river here may
fall sufficiently to receive that
volume Of water and a general over
flow be averted. The rise at st.
Louis during the past two days was %
inches, with 28 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. The Ohio is falling its entire
length, with 8 feet on the gauge at
Pittsburg rs feet 6 inches at Cincin-
natl, 10 feet in the canal at Louisville,
and Al feet 7 inches on the gauge at
Cairo, the decline there during the
past "A hours being 5 inches. The
Cumberland fell II inches at Nash
vile, with II feet Z inches on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chattanooga
rose l inch, with s feet on the gauge.
Red river at Shreveport fell 2 inches,
wi h 10 feet 10 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river fell 2 inches at Little
Rock, with 3 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. White, Black and Little Red
rivers are in good condition.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
Pittsburg, April "A: River 9 feet
and falling. Weather clear and warm.
Cairo, April "a: Arrived-Tom
Rees, Pittsburg, z am; Future City,
st. Louis, 2 pm. Departed-StOrm
Ohio river, pm; Coe, Pitt9burg, 10;
Cons Millar, Cincinnati, midnight;
Ste. Genevieye, Memphis, 4 am; John
Porter, st. Louis, 8. Calf, Memphis,
II; Pacific, Ohio river, noon; }. B..
Williams, Ohio river, 2 pm; Grand
Lake, st. Louis, 4. River A feet Z
inches and falling. Rain in forenoon;
now cloudy; thermometer, 20.
Cincinnati, April "A: River 26 feet
6inches and falling. Sultry and threat
ening thunderstorms.
New Orleans, April "a: Arrived
Centennial, st. Louis. Departed
Oakland, st. Louis. Clear and warm,
St. Louis, April "a: Arrived-John
B. Maude, Memphis; Belle Memphis,
Vicksburg; My Choice and barges,
Cairo. No departures. The river mas
risen 10 inches, with % feet 6 inches
on the gauge. Cloudy and warm.
Louisville, April 24.-River fallirq
slowly this evening with 10 feet in the
channel, and S feet in the chute on the
falls. Business quiet weather cloudy
and warm, with indications favorable
for rain. Arrivals and departures
Golden City, Cincinnati to New Or.
leaus Virme Lee, Memphis to Gin.
c%innati Sidney, Tennessee liver tn
Cincinnati John Rhoad, St. Louis to
Pittsburg.
Evansville, April "a Departed
Guiding Star, New Orleans, 10 PM;
Sherlock, Cincinnati, 2 am; Pitts
burg, st. Louis, l am: Shinkle, Mem
phis, 4a.m.; Silver Cloud, Florence,
4 An; Goloen Crown, Cincinnati, 4
pm m. River falling; cast wind and
hard rain this evening cloudy and
warm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
Business only moderate to-day.
The packets departed last Saturday
with fair trips.
James W. Gaff for Cincinnati to
morrow evening.
The river at this point will proba.
bly, commence falling by tomorrow.
The local packets which arrived
yesterday brought very light trips.
The Coal City, with a tow of Goa
for New Orleans, passed down Satur-
day evening.
The Raven and barges, from New
Orleans, passed up Saturday evening
fer st. Louis.
The Hard Cash will be here TO-
morrow, and leaves Wednesday for
White river.
The Plow Boy went out Saturday
for Arkansaw river in place Of the
Katie Hooper.
The Milt Harry, thoroughly over
hauled and reprinted, got away Satur-
day for Black river.
The John Gilmore. with a tow oil
model baIges, passed up yesterday
morning for st, Louis.
-.
Pilot Dave Thomas left yesterday tC
Overtake the Harry Brown and stand
a watch to New Orleans.
The Annie P. Silver, with three oil
four hundred tons of freight, passed
up last night for st. Louis.
The Will Kyle arrived at Cincin-
natl Saturday, and the Golden CITY
4 IL "a H. e.. NJ. al