Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-24
RIVER IHTELLIGEKCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAT.

Il
" City Of Providence, IT. Louis.
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
" General Thompkins, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Osceola Belle, Josie Harry
James d. Parker.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Atnoon to-day the reading of the
gauge was % feet 10 inches, or % feet
8 inches above low water mark, beng
a rise of 5 inches during the past "a
hours. Since last report the Ohio at
Pittsburg rose Is inches, with 6 feet 6
inches on the gauge. At Cincinnati it fell
13inches, with Is feet 5 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it fell 5 inches,
with Z feet inch in the canal. At
Evansville it fell 80 inches with Is
feet inch on the gauge. At Cairo it
fell 5 inches, with 30 feet
6 inches on. the gauge. The Missis
sippi at ST. Louis is stationary,with "a
feet inches on the gauge. At Vicks.
burg it rose 10 inches, with q feet
4 inches on the gauge. The Cum
berland at Nashville rose 16 inches,
with Z fcett9 inches on the shoals.
The Tennessee at Chattanooga rose s
inches, with 3 feet 3 inche7 on the
gauge. Red river at Shreveport fell
6 inches with II feet 6 inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river fell ] inch,
at Little Rock, with 3 feet 3irches
on the gauge. White and st. Francis
rivers continue. to decline.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Paris c. Brown, from Cincinnati
Id boxes bacon.
Per City of Providence, from Vicks-
burg-3l bags cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
10 bales cotton, Is SKIS cotton seed,
l03 SKIS corn.
Per Osceola Belle, from OsceoIa-
bales cotton, 2 bags seed cotton, 70
SKIS cotton seed.
Per Josie Harry, from White river
-l52 bales cotton, 991 sacks cotton
seed, 80 bags corn.
Per Belle Memphis, from st. Louis
800 bbls meal and -four, 500 bags
corn, 100 sacks bran, 100 sacks oats.
Per James D. Parker, from Gin.
cinnati-l500 bbls salt, 1874 bbls meal
and -four, 22 tierces and Is boxes
meat, 800 boxes canned goods, lOC
bids spokes, 80 bdls iron, - bales cot
ton, 90 kegs lead, IA bags bran, g.
bales hay, l24 bdls paper, 300 pkgs
sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
Business moderate to-day.
Josie Harry for White river to.
morrow evening.
james D. Parker for Cincinnati al
p m tomorrow.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The U. ?. Schenck is the next "O'
line steamer due up.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are rising again.
The river at this point will cease
rising by tomorrow night.
The Idlewild, for Arkansaw City
had a good trip out last evening.
The sand bar near the opposite
shore is almost hidden from view.
The Will Kyle, for New Orleans
passed Vicksburg yesterday afternoon,
The City of Alton is announced to
pass down this evening for New Or
Jeans.
The Mary Houston is announced to
leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening
for New Orleans.
The rise here is Stacking up, there
being only an increase Of FIVE inches
during the past "a hours.
Captain Andrews steamer H. J.
Dickey left St, Louis yesterday with
trip of produce for this port.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg yes
terday at noon, and passes here on
Sunday at 10 am. en- route to St. Louis.
The famous Charles Morgan left
Cincinnati last evening for New Or.
leans, and will be due by here on
Monday next.
The Paris G. Brown, with good
trip Of freight, passed down last night,
putting off few packages and adding
SO bbls of meal,
The Colorado will be in tomorrow
morning, and is the Anchor line
packet leaving in the evening for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The James w. Calf, enroute to
Cincinnati, had over 100 people when
she passed Evansville, having added
eighteen passengers.
The landing at Alsatia has again
been established at that point, and
the break in the levee did but little
damage to the banks.
The City of Providence, for st.
Louis, passed up this forenoon, after
adding 500 bbls of potatoes. She had
a good list of people.
The Kountz Inc steamer General
! Tnmnkins from Vickshur0 noesad mn