Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10
RIVER IETELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Arkansas City, Idlewild.. ..... 5 m
+" Dyersburg Mark Twain.".""....6 p IN
" st. Louis, John B, Maude.."..5 p IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer Andy Baum. Cincinnati.
+" Idlewild, Arkansas City.
" Chas. Morgan, New Orleans.
Z" Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
Z" John B.. Maude, ST. Louis.
Dick Fulton, Ohio river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
{" Osceola Belle. 0sceola.
Marlin speed, Arkansas River.
Hard Cash, White river.
Chas. Morgan, Cincinnati.
N sORT.
Idlewild Andy Baum, Marx Twaip,
Dick Fulton, John b. Naude.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noOa to-day the reading of the
gauge was Is feet 6ipches, being a de-
cline oils inches during tie past "A
hours. The Ohio rose 3 inches az
Pittsburg, with 6 feet 5 inches on the
gauge. Al Cincinnati it fell 7 inches,
with % feet on the gauge. At Lou
isville it fell 2 inches, with 10
feet 4 inches Ia the canal At
Evansville it rose 10 inches, with 81
feet 2 inches on the gauge. At
Cairo it fell 10 inches, with 20 feet 10
inohos nm the 0aupe. The Mississippi
at 81. Louis fol- 7 inches, with 10 feet 3
inches on the gauge The Cumber-
land At Nashville fell 1 Inches, with
8 feet 8 inches on the gauge. Yhe
Tennessee atChattan6oga fell 2lpches
with 6 feet 9 inches on the gauge.
Bed river, at Shreveport, fell |
inch. With 26 feet 8 inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river is falling
steadily at Little Rock, with 8 feet q
inches on the gauge, White river is
also declining.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Mark Twain, from Dyersburg,
22l bales cotton, l6 bags seed cotton
and SO SKIS corn.
Per Charles Morgan, from New Or
leans, 81 hhds sugar, &c bbls mOlasses
and 80 bh}f pitch,
Per Idlewild, from ArkaBssw City,
1877 bales cotton, 81 bags seed cotton
and 120 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Andy Baum, from Cincinnati
1172 bbls -four, 80 bbls apples, 500 bbli
salt. 1865 kegs nails, 81 bales cotton
1899 pkgs sundries, 1923 bbls potatoes
Al bbls onions, 300 bbls eeRent, 26t
bales hoy, Ga head ofhOgs.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
Heavy frost last night.
Business only moderate at the land.
ing.
The Ohio is again rising at Pitts
burg. =
The Idlewild, for Arkansaw City
at 5 pm. to-day.
The river continues TO decline rap
idly at TINS point.
The Jas. W. Calf left Cincinnati
last evening for this port.
The Rene Macready is the Saturda.
packet for St. Francis river
The Chas. p. Chouteau left Nev
Orleans last evening for this port.
The James Lee and Osceola Bell
departed last evening with good trip:
Mr.. Andy Harris, a we'll know.
pilot is lying dangerously i'll at y
Louis.
The Thos. Sherlock is announced b
leave Cincinnati this evening 10
New Orleans.
A. negro fell out Of a skif yesterda
afters oon and before help could reac
him be was drowned.
The John B. Made arrived at l
am. with a big trip Of freight, com
prisiDg 1000 packages.
The Joe Kiugey, for this port, an
the City of Alton, for New OrleanI
: left 81. Louis last evening.
The Cons Millar and Thompso
|. Dean, on their way to Cincinnati
passed Evansville yesterday.
: The Annie p. Silver, from st. Loui
? arrived at New Orleans yesterday an
, left last night With a return trip.
~ ~ H.. u.fD orriHvo 4,