Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-21
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

Shreveport rose l inch with 10 feet
10 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw
river fell II inches at Little Rock
with 5 feet 2 inches on the gauge.
White river is falling at headwaters
with 5 feet from J%acksonport out.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Mark Twain, from Hale's
POint-l06 bales cotton, 430 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per Belle Memphis, from Vicks-
%burg-l6O bales cotton, 500 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per City OF Providence, from st
Louis-60 rolls bagging, 20 pkgs cider
and l3 bales cotton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River almost stationary.
The Mississippi is rising rapidly at
st. Louis.
But little transient business doing
at the landing.
The river at this point will be rising
after to morrOw.
The Josie Harry for White river to-
morrow evening.
The upper Ohio continues to rise
slowly at Pittsburg.
The saw mill boat Tidal Wave ar
rived from above yesterday.
The Ste. G|enevieve, flying light, re-
turned To st. Louis last evening.
The Golden Crown is having
trouble between Evansville and Cairo.
The viii Kyle, from St. Louis,
passed Vicksburg last evening enroute
to New Orleans.
Not a single packet arrived during
the night, the fog for the two nights
past OBTAINING them.
The Henry Frank is announced to
leave New Orleans this evening and
will turn back from Helena.
The City of Alton is the Anchor
Line packet announced to leave to-
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City with a
good trip of freight and a fair list of
people.
The Chas P. Chouteau left Helena
last evening Tor New Orleans, taking
about 1900 bales Of cotton as a
starter.
The Rene Macroady had a fair trip
out yesterday. She will be back to
leave again tomorrow evening for
Helena.
The Grand Tower left Vicksbnrg at
noon yesterday and will be the Sun.
day morning Anchor Line packet for
st. Louis.
The little sternwheel steamer Sallie
Carney ia offered for sale at Vicks
burg. She would make a good Hatchie
river packet.
The Gold Dust left St. Louis last
evening, and is the Anchor Line
packet leaving here Sunday at 10 am.
for Vicksburg.
Captain John q. Crane arrived yes
torday a passenger on the Ste. Gene
We've. He will remain several days
with his friends here.
The Golden Rule has not yet reach
ed Cairo, and will be two weeks out
to morrow. Passengers are getting
the worth O their money.
The Belle Memphis, for St. Louis,
passed up at noon after adding 440
bales of compressed cotton for re-
shipment at Cairo for the East.
The City of Providence, frem St.
Louis, passed down this forenoon, dis
charging here 100 pkgs aud adding 40
tons for V~icksburg and way landings.
The Mark Twain, in command of
Captain W. P. Hall, will leave this
evening for Haile's Point and all way
landings. j. D. Fuller is her chief
clerk.
The work of wrecklng the barge
sunk last winter at the foot Of Jeffer-
son street has again commenced, and
several barrels of oil we're recovered
yesterday.
The Sny levee, Though still intact,
is expected to break through at any
moment. The waters in that section
are even with the highest mark of
last spring.
The Alex. Chambers, with two
empty barges, went down the river
yesterday, and will work in the cotton
seed business in the interest Of New
Orleans mills.
The PUBLIC LEDGER Job printing
Office and blank book mandatory, 10
Madison street, execute every class Of
such work in good style and at low
rates. +
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and book bindery is prepared tl
execute work with n~eatness and dis
patch, and at as low rates as any com
p%etitor.
The fine Anchor Line steamer City
of Helena, in commahd of Captain
Elem. Calvert, will be in tomorrow
morning, and leave in the evening
With a return trip for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Anchor Line and the Southern
transportation Line OF steamers have
agreed upon a tariff Of rates for the
coming season. This will enable them
all to make a little money and do bus
mess to the satisfaction of the public.
Letter heads, bill heads, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind of job printing executed
in the best style and at the lowest
prices at the PUBLIC LEEGER. Job
printing Office and blank book manu-
factory, ID Madison street +
The Marlin Speed will be found in
port this evening receiving to leave at
8 p m. tomorrow for Pine Bluff and
all way landings on Arkansaw river,
making direct connection with light
draught steamers for Little Rock and
points above. Captain Nowland com
nands; and Captain Thompson has
charge Of the office.