Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-18

Per James Lee, from Friars Point
-2l5 bales cotton, II bags seed cotton,
OIL SKIS cotton seed.
Per Tiger, from Cottonwood Point
6S bales cotton, Is bags seed cotton,
657 SKIS cotton seed, % SKIS corn.
Per Coahoma, from 0sceola-l74
bales cotton, 8 BAGS seed cotton, 284
SKIS cotton seed, 20 head cattle and a
big lot of game.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading Of the
gauge was 20 feet7 inches, or Il feet 6
inches above low water mark, being a
rise Of Q inches during the past "a
hours. The Ohio, at Pittsburg, fell
Z inches, with 3 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it fell l2inches,
with II feet 6 inches on the gauge.
At Louisville it fell s inches, with 6
feet 8 inches in the canal. At Evans
Vile it fell Z inches, with II feet
s inches on the gauge. At Cairo it
rose IA inches, with 20 loet
6 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi, at st. Louis, rose 3inches,
with 26 feet 4inches on the gauge. At
Vicksburg it rose 4 inches, with 20
feet 6 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland, at Nashville, fell 10.
inches, with feet on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta-
nooga fell 6 inches, with 5 feet
. inches on the gauge. Red river, at
shreveport, rose s inches, with Is feet
6 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw
river fell 3 feet at Little Rock,
with 8 feet 5 inches on the gauge.
White and st. Francis rivers are
in a good nayigable condition.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and blustery.
River rose nine inches.
Business lively on the levee.
The weather is considerably mixed
to-day.
,Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati to.
morrow.
The Mississippi rising rapidly at
St. Louis.
The tug Ida, with a tow Of coal,
passed south last evening.
James Carroll and Hack Kelso are
the star gagers of the Yint Shinkle.
The Deau Adams, for Arkansaw
City, departed last evening with a fair
trip.
The Port Eads and barges left st..
Louis yesterday morning for New Or
leans
Captain w. G. Hardwick has three
barges of oats at Cairo ready to send
South.
The Ohio is declining at P%ittsburg,
with only three and a half feet on
the gauge.
The James w. Calf, en- route to
Cincinnati, passed Evansville yes'er-
day morning,
On account Of the rising river work
has been suspended on the GrandOhain
on tie lower Ohio.
The chimneys Of the new Anchor
line packet, City Of New Orleans, are
ninety-six feet high.
Captain James N. Vandergrift takes
command of the Clinton, now being
repaired at St. Louis,
The new Cincinnati and Tennessee
river steamer, building at PittsbUrg
will be ready by the 9th inst.
The Paris G. Brown is on her sixth
day out from New Orleans and SHOULD
pass up to-day for Cincinnati.
The Gold Dust left st Louis las
evening, and will be here to leave a
10 am. Sunday Tor Vicksburg,
The Grand Tower left Vieksburg a
noon yesterday aud passes here Sun
: day at 10 am. on her way to st. Louis
, Hugh Tomlinson, bill clerk of tn
Coahoma, who has been quite sick 70
Z. several days past, is reported imprOv
\ ing.
: All kinds Of books used by steam
boats kept in stock or made to orde
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGE
bindory. +
4 The City Of Providence, from s
b Louis, passed down this forenoon ic
V~icksburg. She discharged 300 pkg
G and added about 40 tons.
The City of Vicksburg from S
Louis arrived at Vicksburg yesterda
afternoon and leaves there to-morro
at moor with a return trip.
The Tiger arrived this morning vii
" a good trip from the upper coast an
i; leaves again to morrow for Cottonwo,
Point and all way landings.
4, The Annie P. Silver will be dl
down tomorrow evening on her WI
to New Orleans. Captain AID Stor
at the wharfboat is her agent.
q The Commonwealth will be in t
e; morrew morning and is the regul
Anchor Line packet leaving to-morrC
- evening for Cairo and st, Louis.
O. The Grey Eagle assembled t
If Louisville falls day before yesterd
or and was the FIRST boat to accompli
Is the leaf siuce the dam was built.
10 Gus. Althouse, representing Char
Kney and 0'Neil d Co. at the riv
elk has lost his memorandum book,
5a quests the finder to return the san
q The r. R.. Springer, from the Oh
20 passed down last evening with abe
IN 400 tons of freight and 40 cabin p
sengers. She did nothing Of inter
,or here.
az The City Of Alton, from st. Lou
and the Kate Kinney, from Cine
lie natl, arrived at New Orleans vest
day. The latter will enter the L
ia river trade.
md The Guiding Star, in command
nautoir L n Hnrlar formarlv NJ