Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-26
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For st. Francis R., Rene Macready, 5 p m
+" Cincinnati, James w. Gatf...5 p m
" New Orleans, Ed. Richardson. .3 p m
New Orleans, Guiding Star.....4 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Hard Cash, White river.
City of Providence, Vicksburg.
City of Greenville 81. Louis.
James w. Gaf, Cincinnati.
Petrol, Pun, III.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Idlewild, Arkausaw City.
City of Providence, ST. Louis
City of Greepville, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
f. Osceola Belle, Macready, Katie Hooper,
Hard Cash, j. W. Gaf.
CONDITIONS OF THE RIVERS.
AT noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 80 feet 3 inches, or "a feet
2 inches above extreme low water
mark, and 2 inches above what is
called danger line. The rise during
the past "a hours was 2 inches, caused
doubtless from local rains. The Ohio
is still declining its entire length, the
fall at Cairo during the past six days
being 10 inches. 1t must commence
falling here in a day or two, and con-
tiuue to do so for a few days, ere the
alarm foods reach this point. The
Ohio fell 3 inches at Pittsburg,
with s feet 8 inches on the gauge.
At Cincinnati it fell IL inches, with
% feet 6 inches on the gauge. AT
Louisville it fell 3 inches, with 9 feet
8 inches in the canal. AT Evansville
it is falling, with rs feet 4 incAes on
the gauge. At Cairo it fell 6 inches,
with A feet | inch on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st, Louis rose 8 inches,
with 20 feet 4 inches on the gauge.
The Cumberland at Nashville fell 6
inches, with 36 feet | inch on the gauge.
The Tennessee at Chattanooga rose 5
inches, with s feet 5 inches on the
gauge. Red river at Shreveport rose
8 inches, with II feet 6 inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river rose'10 inches
at Little Rock, with 4 feet 4 inches
on the gauge. White, Black and Lit
tie Rec are in excellent condition.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and cloudy.
Business dull to day.
The Greyhound is due to day with
a tow Of coal.
The packets departing last evening
h d fair trips.
A falling off of business is noted
among our local packets.
The Cumberland river is falling, but
the Tennessee is rising slowly.
The Ohio river, from Pittsburg to
Cairo, continues on the decline.
The Thos. Sherlock, from New Or
leans, is due at Cincinnati to-day.
The Cons Miller, en- route to Gin.
cinnati, passed Evansville yesterday
The John Gilmore and barges left
New Orleans last evening for St,
Louis.
The Memphis elevator is to be built
and proposals for furnishing material
are now in order.
The John A., Wood, with her bic
tow Of coal, arrived safely at New Or.
leans yesterday.
The City Of Providence put off x
bales of cotton and added 102 bales OIL
eastern bound cotton for reshipment
at Cairo.
The Will Kyle leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New Orleans to b.
followed by the Thomas Sherlock
Thursday.
Captain Dan Moore, late Of thu
Robert Mitchell and Thompson Dean
is now clerkipg on the Pittsburt
packet Scotra.
The City of GreenvilIe passed dow
this forenoon. She put off about 60I
pkgs and added % tons for VicksburI
and way landings.
The floods Of the upper Mississippi
have not yet reached Cairo, and sew
eral days will elapse before they reacl