Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-23
v INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee.......5 p m
" Osceola, Coahoma.m............b D m
" st. Louis, City Of Providence. IS m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Golden Rule New Orleans.
Henry Frank, New Orleans.
Ste. Genevieve, ST. Louis.
Annie p. Silver, New Orleans.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
City Of Providence, Vicksburg.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
James Lee, Friars. Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Golden Rule Cincinnati.
" Dean Adams, Arkansaw City,
Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis.
Annie 2. Silver, st. Louis
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg,
IN PORT
james Lee, Coahoma, Vint Shinkle,
City Of Providence, Fulton.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading Of the
gauge was 20 feet / inches, or 81
feet 3 inches above low water mark,
being rise of % inches
during the past tweuty-four hours.
The Ohio at Pittsburg is falling,
with 5 feet on the gauge. At
Cincinnati it rose 9 ieet 10
inches, with 80 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it rose l6inches,
with IA feet in the canal.
At Evansville it rose 26 inches,
with n feet 6 inches on the gauge.
At Cairo it rose 20 inches, with
30 feet 10 inches on the gauge.
The Mississippi, at st. Louis, fell 8
inches, with 10 feet Q inches on the
gauge. AT Vicksburg it fell l inch,
with % feet l inch on the gauge. The
Cumberland. at Nashville. rose
2 feet z inches, with q feet II
inches on the gauge. The
Tennessee, at Chattanooga. rose Z feet
6 inches, with 10 feet 8 inches on the
gauge. Red river, at Shreveport, rose
B inches, with ~ feet 10 inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river is stationary
at Little Rock, with 5 feet 6 inches
on the gauge. White river is rising
with full mark twain from jackson
port out.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Annie P. Silver, from New Or
leans-40 hhds sugar, 20 bbls mo-
lasses.
Per Coahoma, from 0sceola-194
bales cotton, II bags seed cotton, 779
SKIS cotton seed.
Per Henry Frank, from New Or
ieans-26 bales cotton, 1905 SKIS
cotton seed, 1853 bbls molasses, a bbls
and As hhds Of sugar.
Per Ste Geney We've, from st. Louis
938 bbls -four, % bbls meal, 295 pkgs
lard, 80 SKIS bran, 210 SKIS of seed, 112
SKIS corn, Is bales cotton, so SKIS cotton
seed, 1895 pkgs sundries.
Per Vint Shinkle, from Cincinnati
-1372 kegs nails, % bbls whisky, 425
bbls flour, 1000 bbls salt, 1886 SKIS corn,
$50 SKIS oats, 175 bxs soap, Az pkgs
glassware, 800 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cooler.
Clearing weather.
Business moderate at the levee.
The Ohio is falling at Pittsburg.
Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are rising rapidly.
River rose twenty-five inches dur
ing the past twenty.four hours.
The towboat John A. Wood passed
up yesterday for the Ohio river.
The St. Francis river is rising, with
a good stage of water to Wittsburg.
The Dean Adams departed last ev-
ening with good trip for Arkanslw
City.
The James W. Calf, on her way to
Cincinnati, passed Evansville yester-
day.
The John A, Scudder was expected
to arrive at New Orleans at noon to
day.
The New Mary Houston from Gin
cinnati arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
Thos. Murray, a popular steward of
the "O' Line steamers at Vicksburg,
died on Tuesday last.
The Grand Tower left st. Louis last
evening and will be here to leave Sun
day at 10 a M. for Vicksburg.
The John B. Maude is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here to morrow
evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
Captain H. U. Harris fast and ele.
CANT steamer r. R. Springer is due
down en- route to the Crescent City.
The Belle Memphis, for Vicksburg,
passed down this forenoon alter add
ing about forty tons for points below.
The Gold Dust left V~icksburg at
noon yesterday, and will be here to
leave Sunday at 10 a m. for Cairo and
st. Louis.
The Golden Rule, with zeal a thou
sand tons of freight, passed up yes
.terday evening, doing but little Of in
terest here.
Last evening there was II feet Of
water in the Louisville canal, IL feet
in the chute on the falls and 8 feet
over the rocks.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, and
the Guiding Star, for New Orleans
are announced to leave Cincinnati
tomorrow evening.
The fare for the round trip from st
Louis TO New Orleans on the Anchor
Line packets is $40. This includes
meals and staterooms.
The Chas. p. Ohouteau was looked
for last night at New Orleans and is
\ announced to leave this evening with
a return trip for this port.
The Annie P Silver, Eve days out
from Nom 0rlpanq naqand mn last