Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.

" Arkansaw City, Idlewild. .........5 D m
" Cincinnati, 1hOs. Sherlock. .....5 p IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
" Osceola Belle. Osceola.
ldlewild, Arkansaw City.
: Port Eads, st. Louis.
Centennial, st. Louis.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
Joe Kinney, Vicksburg.
Nint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Thos. Sherlock, Cincinnati.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw river.
Macready, st. Francis river.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Port Eads, New Orleans.
Centennial, New Orleans.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
Joe Kinney, st. Louis.
Golden Rule, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Osceola Belle, Idlewild,
Thos. Sherlock, Dyersburg.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
Pittsburg, March q: River 6 feet
II inches and falling. Clear, cold and
clustering. A~rrived-Montana, 5
pm.
New Orleans, March Il: Arrived
Mary Houston and Charles Morgan,
Cincinnati; Sam Roberts and barges,
st. Louis. Departed-Dippold and
barges, st. Louis. Clear and pleas
ant.
Cairo, March q: Arrived-Durfee,
st. Louis, 8 pm; Maude, Memphis, 9;
Dick Fulton, Ohio, 2; Belle Memphis,
Vicksburg, 4; Greenville, st. Louis, Z
pm. Departed-Durfee, 0uachita
river, 8 pm; Maude, St. Louis, /;
John Porter, st. Louis, s; Belle Mem
phis; st. Louis, 8. River 80 feet 6
inches and stationary, Clear.
Cincinnati, March q: River IS feet
and falling. Weather clear and mod
arating. Arrived-Guiding Star, New
Orleans.
Louisville, March27: River falling
with lOl feet in canal, 81 ieetln chute
on falls, 81 feet space under bridge
over Indian chute. Business fair,
weather clear and pleasant. Arrivals
and MISUNDERSTANDING Pittsburg
to St, Louis; Ben Franklin, Cincinnati
to Memphis; Will Kyle, New Orleans
to Cincinnati.
Evansville, March Il: Arrived
Golden Crown, 10 pm; Cons Millal
l pm; r. r. Springer 8 pm. De.
parted-Golden Grown, Cincinnati, II
p.m; Cons Millar, Cincinnati, 2 pm
River rising, with % feet 4 inches OF
the gauge.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point came to
stand this morning and at noon to-da!
there was 20 feet on the gauge. l
will be falling here by morning
r The Ohio at Pittsburg fell 8 inches
t with z feet on the gauge. At Cincin
, nal. it fell 2 feet 5 inches, with 2
feet 6 inches on the gauge. A
Louisville it fell 3 inches, will
II feet B inches in the canal. A
At Evansville it is rising, with q
feet 4 inches on the gauge. AT Cair,
: it fell / inch, with 80 feet
5 inches on the gauge. The Missis
sippi at st, Louis is on a stand. with q
. feet II inches on the gauge. The Cum
l berland at Nashville fell 10 inches
! with Is feet on the gauge
The Tennessee at Chattanooga fel
| Z inches, with s feet 5 inches on tn,
gauge. Red river at Shreveport i
I falling, with 10 feet on the gauge
Arkansaw river rose 3 inches a
Little Rock. with s feet 6 inches OIL
) the gauge. White river is declining
but has a good stage as high up al
Jaeksonport,
-, RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
r Per Osceola Belle, from 0sceola-
1870 bales cotton, 3 bags seed cotton
: $50 sacks cotton seed.
, Per Idlewild, from Arkansaw Cit,
! -g3 bales cotton, SO bags seed cotton
; l08 sacks cotton seed.
4, Per James Lee, from Friars Poin
.I-305 bales cotton, 10 bags seed cot
I ton, 6G8 sacks cotton seed, s heat
mules.
) Per Centennial, from st. Louis
124 head hogs, 2 head cattle.
. Per Gold Dust, from st. Louis -42
. bbls AouF, 300 sacks bran.
Per Thos. Sherlock, from New Or
: leans-9l bbls molasses, 10 hhds su
|, gar, 6 bales furs.
Per Vint Shinkle, from Cincinnati
1000 hbls -four, 235 bills meal, 128bbl
$ apples, 300 bbls potatoes, 200 bbls oil
10 bbls whisky, $50 bbls salt, 5 Dbl
r sugar, 40 bbls vinegar, 200 bbls ce
r ment, 200 bxs starch, 100 candles, g
bxs soap, $50 bxs glassware, 80 bx
merchandise, 266 oil barrels, 336 bar
t, iron, Isl bdls iron, 81 bales hay, 20
y kegs nails, 80 bdls pillow handles, 20
: pckgs furniture, so sacks potatoes, 20
:. sacks meal, $40 sacks bran, % sack
5. coffee, l44l SACKS corn, 20 tierees meal
t; 10 bxs bacon, 5 bbls sugar, 81 stoves
3 4OO pcs holloWWare, bales cotton, l
y head of stock.
/, MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool, clear and pleasant.
River at a stand this morning.
ID Business opened up lively for thi
week.
4; The Idlewild, for Arkansaw City, q
,r . pm. to-day.
;. The coal feet at the head of tn
y louisville and Portland canal has bee
- FemoVed.
The Josie Harry, for White rive,
and Katie Hooper, for Arkansaw rive,
d had good trips out.
e The Milt Harry and Piasa are o
tho dt.oGo % Ho~t