Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-11
BoArs LEAVING rH1s pAY.

At noon to day the reading of the
gauge was Is feet 2 inches, or
l6 leet l inch above low water mark,
being a decline of 3 inches
during the past twenty. four hours.
Since last report the Ohio at Pitts
burg rose 8 feet 5 inches, with "a feet
8 inches on the gauge. At Cincinnati
it rose Is inches, with IL feet on the
gauge. At Louisville it rose 6
inches, with Z feet in the canal. AT
Evansville it rose IL inches, with Z
feet 2 inches on the gauge. At Cairo
it fell 4 inches, with 70 feet 8 inches
on the gauge. The Mississippi at
St, Louis is stationary, with ~ feet
on the gauge. The Cumberland at Nash
vile rose 3 feet / inches, with G feet Z
inches on the shoals. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga rose II inches, with
5 feet on the gauge. Red
river at Shreveport rose 3 inches,
with q feet on the gauge. Ar
kansaw river fell II inches at Little
Rock, with 6. feet 2 inches on the
gau:e. White and st. Francis rivers
continue to decline, with yet a sufi-
cient stage for the regular packets.
RECEIPTS PERsTEAMERs..
Per Rene Macready, from st. Fran
els river, IS bales cotton, SO SKIS cot
ton seed, 10000 feet walnut lumber
Z head cattle.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
River falling.
Business light to-day.
The upper Ohio river is nearing
food mark.
The Vint Shinkle, from this port,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
Josie Harry for White river is the
only local packet leaving to-day.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
departed last evening with fair trips.
The Centennial, of the Anchor line,
is due up tomorrow on her way to St.
Louis.
The Petrol left last evening for the
Illinois river with a tow Of empty ice
barges.
The tug Ida, which went to Helena
with a tow of coal, returned here this
morning.
The Idlewild departed last evening
with a pretty fair trip of freight and
a good list of people.
The John Porter and barges from
st. Louis passed down yesterday en-
route for New Orleans.
The Mary Houston, for Cincinnati,
and tue City Of Alton, are announced
to leave New Orleans this evening.
The Idlewild will arrive tomorrow
morning, and is the mail packet leav
ing Monday evening for Arkansaw
City.
The James W. Calf is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for this
port, and the Golden City for New
| Orleans.
A quarantine inspection station will
soon be established at Island No. /,
with the steam launch Picket, to wait
on boats coming from the south.
The Cons Millar departed last even
ing for Cincinnati with 1889 bales
cotton, 80 bales rags and paper stock,
2l0 bbls soap stock, 5000 feet walnut
lumber.
Captain Andrews steamer H. j.
Dickey started for st. Loulsp on Thurs
day last with a cargo of lumber, and
was getting along all right when last
heard from.
The U. p. Schenck passed Evans
vile yesterday afternoon, and should
she have no more trouble, will pass
here on Monday next on her way to
New Orleans.
Captain Dick Johnson has been
appointed commander Of the United
States %snagboat c. B. Reese, now
lying at Little Rock, and leaves here
on Wednesday next to take charge.
The sunken Clifton has been pump
ed out and the nails in her hold will
be saved. There is little left of the
boat but her hull and the freight it
contained, together with the engines
and boilers.
The heavy rains on the upper Ohio
during the past few days have resulted
in a general freshet in the vicinity Of
Pittsburg, and great damage is re-
ported on all lines of railroads i'll that
section by washouts and slides.
1t is reported that Captain J. N.
Williamson, superintendent Of the
Pittsburg and St. Louis packets,
known as the Big Seven Line" has
resigned his position and that Captain
Wash Honshell has taken charge.
The swift and elegant Anchor line
packet, w. P, Halliday, with Captain
Beck Jolly on the roof, passes down
at 5 pm. to-day for Vicksburg, New
Orleans and all principal way land
ings. Owen G.. Gates is her polite
clerk.
The Rene Macready arrived early
this morning, towing to this port the
upper st. Francis river packet Mar
Gus Collins, which is TO be repaired
and overhauled for the fall season.
She also brought a good list Of both
freight and people, and returns to ST.
Francis river on Tuesday next.