Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For st. Francis r., Rene Macready, s p m
" Cincinnati, Virgie Lee"".~."..5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Hard Cash, White river;
City of Greenville, V%icksburg..
CITY of Providence, st. Louis
/" Chas. Morgan, New Orleans.
Marlin Speed. Arkansaw river.
+" Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Greyhound, Terrene.
Z" Fearless, st. Louis.
d" Harry Brown, Ohio river.
DEBATED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
Idlewild, Arkansaw City.
" City of Providence, V~icksburg.
A" City of Greenville, ST. Louis.
" Chas. Morgan, Cincinnati.
Guiding Star, New Orleans.
Fearless, New Orleans.
/" Harry Brown. Terrene.
" Greyhound, Ohio river.
IN PORT.
Macready, Marlin Speed, Hard Cash,
Virgie Lee, Cons MiIlar.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
AT noon to. day, the reading of the
gauge was Is feet 3 inches, being a
decline Of l inch during the past q
hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg fell {
inches, with 4 feet Z inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it rose Z inches
with 26 feet on the gauge. At Louis.
vile it fell l inch, with 8 feet 8inche'
in the canal. At Evansville it fell II
inches, with 10 feet 3 inches on the
gauge. At Cairo it tell II inches
with 36 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. The Mississippi at st. Louis
lis stationary, with "a feet on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nash.
Vile fell ID inches, with IA feet F.;
inches Cd the gauge. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga fell 4inches, with 8 fee
| inch on the gauge. Red river a
Shreveport fell 2 inches, with II fee
2 inches on the gauge. Arkansav
river fell 7 inches at Little Rock, witt
4 feet s inches on the gauge. White
river continues on the decline.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Charles Morgan, from New Or
leans-35 hhds and 2 bbls sugar, Al
bbls molasSes, 5 cases wine.
Per City of Providence, from st
Louis-250 bbls -four.
Per Cons Millar, from Cincinnati
106 bbls flour, 255 bbls meal, 1874 bale
hay, $50 bbls cement, 10 bbls potatoes
430 bags oats, l66 SKIS bran, 100 boxe
starch, 1000 pkgs sundries.
Per Rene Macready, from St. Fran
els riyer-l25 bales cotton, 265 SIX
cotton seed.
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkansay
City-176 bales cotton, q bags see
cotton, l57 SKIS cotton seen.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
$40 bales cotton, 542 SKIS cotton seed
l47 hides, a lot Of furs and sundrlei
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant spring weather.
Fog on the river last night.
, The Virgie Lee, for Cincinnati, a
pm.
The local packets departed las
evening with fair trips.
The E. M. Norton and baFges f9
) st. Louis, passed up last evening.
A moderate amount Of business j
being done At the landing to-day.
The Will Kyle will be duo dow
, Thursday on her way to New Orleans
The Fearless, with four barges Q
/ bulk grain, passed down this forenoo
| for New Orleans.
The City Of Greenville passed up a
. 10 I'm. after adding 3O5 bales Of com
/ pressed cotton for reshipment at Cairo
The Greyhound came up from Ter
/; rene and proceeded to the Ohio rive
With 9 10Y Of empties.
r The Harry BroEp passed down yes
S terday. She left part of her tow her
+. for Brown a. Jones and proeeede
{ with the BALANCE to Terrene and Al
kansaw City.
The Andy Baum, from Cincinnati
I, passed Evansville last night for thI
+, port.
The Ste. Genevieve returned TO s