Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-22
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


Clty OF GrecnVllIe, st. Louis.
I" james ID. Parker, Cincinnati.
-" Tiger, Cottonwood Point.
Future City, New Orleans.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
" City of Helena, st. Louis.
Future City, st. Louis.
City Of Greenville, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Tiger, Rene Macready, City of VicLs-
james d. Parker, Marlin Speed.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was % feet 6 inches or "a feet 5
inches above low water mark, being a
rise of 9 inches during the past "a
hours. The Ohio at Pitts burg fell 2
feet S inches, with 10 feet 3 inches on
the GAUGE. At Cincinnati it fell 2 feet
with II feet 6 inches on the gauge.
At Louisville it fell 10 inches, with s
feet8 inches in the canal. At Evans
vile it rose % inches, with II feet
6 inches on the gauge. At Cairo it
rose II inches, with 30 Icet
/ inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi, at st. Louis, fell 6 inches,
with % feet 9inches on the gauge. At
Vicksburg it rose II inches, with %
feet 4 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland, at Nashville, fell s
inches, with 10 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta
nooga fell 3 inches, with 3 feet
Z inches on the gauge. Red river, at
Shreveport, rose 3 inches, with II feet
4 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw
river rose 3 inches at Little Rock,
with II feet on the gauge. White
river is in good condition from Jack
sonport to the mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per City Of Vicksburg from Vicks-
burg. 293 bales O. cottoD, l0C6 SKIS cot
ton seed.
Per Tiger from Cottonwood Point,
81 bales of cotton, II bags seed cotton,
677 sks cotton seed, 81 SKIS of corn, 4
head of cattle.
Per City Of Greenville from St. Lou
is, 200 bbls of meal, AZ bbls potatoes.
100 boxes crackers, Is SKIS wheat, e
tubs Of butter.
Per James D. Parker from Cincin
natl, $50 bbls -four, 1891 bbls of pota
toes. 200 bbls of cement, 100 bbls salt
30 bbls whisky, 45 bbls Of pickles, II
bbls apples, 900 boxes of canned goods
GAL kegs ofnails, l02 bales Of hay, 81
SKIS Of meal, so SKIS OF corn, 10 bun
dies Of paper, 30 stoves, 80 plates aud
bars Of iron.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool, cloudy and damp.
Business moderate at the landing.
Muddy and slippery IN the levee.
The packets departed last evening
with fair trips.
James D. Parker, for Cincinnati, a
. pm. JO-mOTrOW.
The Carrier is due up to-day on hel
way to st. Louis.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Ohio Valley was visited yester.
day with rain, hail, snow aud sleet.
The Annie P. Silver, for New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg last evening
The Hard Cash is the regular packet
leaving tomorrow evening for White
river.
The Ohio at Pittsburg, and thu
Mississippi at st. Louis are both de.
clining.
The Charles Morgan for New Or.
leans will leave Cincinnati on Satur
day next.
The arrival ola packet from Cincin
natl makes things look lively at tn,
landing.
The Golden City for New Orlean.
is announced to leave Cincinnati to
morrow evening.
The Jennie Walker and barges ar
coming down the Ohio with a cargo 0
apples for Memphis.
The City of Greenville, for Vicks
burg, passed down at 10 a., m, afte
adding about 40 tons.
The Ste. G%enevieve left 81. Loui
last evening for this port, and wi,
arrive early Thursday morning.
Joe Caffrey resigned his positio
yesterday as mate of the Dean Adams
Phinn Starr going out in his place.
Paul Boynton, the great America
, swimmer, arrived at st. Louis Sun
day night from the Missouri river,
The City of Vicksburg has on boar
1900 sacks oil meal and 1900 sacks
cotton seed consigned to st. Louis.
The James Lee and Coahoma ar
the mail packets leaving to-morro'
evening for the upper and lowe
: coasts.
} The City of Helena departed La
evening for st. Louis, after adding s.
bales of eastern bound cotton and |
bbls oil.
The James W. Gaf arrived at Cir
! cinnati yesterday, and leaves the.
this evening with a return trip f
this port.
/. The Reno Macready brought out
st. Francis river 929 bales Of cotto
6 i42 of which she reshipped for Ne
Orleans.
> The Guiding Star was at Evansvil
last evening, and will probably pa
:, here Thursday evening on her way
New Orleans.
Captain Cooper, of Louisville, h
! sold the toWboat James Hobson to t
Cumberland River Lumber Compa
for $1,000 cash.
The Mississippi at St. Louis
nearly to the top Of the levee. Su
water was never on record at Il
!. time Of the year.
y The Mound City ways are idle
the first time in four years, showi
that the boom in boat building is oV
Ct for the season.