Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-21

llCoi aiO AicAu6' Luz OhAo 40 Aioihb .
Pittsburg, with Is feet on the
gauge. At Cincinnati 1t il falling,
with % feet 6 inches on the gauge.
At LoSiaville 1t is also falling,
with 10 feet 8 inches in the canal.
At Evansville it 10 rising, With %
feet s inches on the gauge. At Cairo
it rose 2 feet ! inch, with 36 feet 8
inches on the gauge. The Mis-
sissippi at st. Louis rose 10 inches,
with % feet on the gauge. The Cum
berland at Nashville rose 3 feet 6
inches, with 10 feet z inches on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chattanooga
rose IS inches, with 10 feet 4 inches on
the gauge. Red river at Shreveport
fell 6 inches, with y feet 8 inches on
the gauge. Arkansas river is fall
ing, with Z feet on the gauge at Little
Rock. White river is also declining.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
Cincinnati, March 20: River q feet
6 inches, and falling. Arrived-Mol-
lie Moore, Pittsburg to St. Louis.
Evansville, March 20: Arrived
New Mary Houston, s pm. Departed
Montana, Pittsburg. Z pm; Hos
kins, Cairo, 7 pm. River % feet 5
inches, and rising.
Louisville, March 20: River fell 3
inches during the past "a hours and is
falling this evening, with 10 feet 6
inches IN the canal, and s feet scant
under the bridge wei Indiana chute
on the falls. Weather cloudy and
showing. Arrivals and departures
Andy Baum, Cincinnati to Memphis
Chas. Morgan, Cincinnati U. S, Lily,
Cairo Vint Shinkle, Memphis to
Cincinnati.
St. Louis, March 20: The towboat
Jay Gould and barges left here to-day
with 23l 900 bushels bulk corn, 10000
bushels bulk wheat, equal to 5000
tons,for New Orleans,to be transhipped
there for Europe. The towboat Flu
ture City also left for the same port
with four barges of bulk grain, but
the number of bushels cannot be
given. Arrived-Helena V~icksburg;
Iron Mountain and barges, New Or
leans. River has risen about 10
inches, and is now % feet by the
gauge.
Cairo, March 90; Arrived, Maude,
Memphis, 9; Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis,
II; Harry Brown, St. Louis, midnight;
City Of Helena, V~icksburg, midnight;
Virgie Lee, Memphis, 3 a. m; Thomp-
son Dean, St. Louis, 10; Wyoming,
Pittsburg, 8 p. m; Cons, Millar, Gin.
cinnati, 8 p. m; Centennial, New Or.
leans, 5 p. m. Departed, Maude, St,
Louis, 10 p. IN Ste. Genevieve, Mem.
phis, 2 a. M; Greyhound, Memphis, Z
a. M; Virgie Lee, Cincinnati, 8 a. m,
City of Helena, St. Louis, 9 a. m.
Thompson Dean, New Orleans, 2 pm
Centennial, st. Louis, 6 p. IN. River
36 feet 5 inches and rising.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
322 bales cotton, IL bags seed cotton
964 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Idlewild, from Arkansaw City
IS bales cotton, 80 bags seed cotton
Ala SKIS cotton seed.
Per Osceola Belle, from 0sceola
407 bales cotton, 760 SKIS cotton seed
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
Indications good for rain.
Business moderately good at tn.
landing.
The Cumberland and Tennessee,
rivers are rising rapidly.
The Cons Millsr, for Cincinnati, a
5 pm. tomorrow.
! The levee was a quiet place yester
day, and but few boats we're moving
The r. r. Springer, from Nev
} Orleans. arrived at Qincinnati Satur
day.
: The U. P, Schenck, from Cincin
natl, Is due down bound for New Or
leans.
) @The Henry Frank is announced Il
leave here on Wednesday next 10
r New Orleans.
The Gold Dust passed up yesterda
afternoon after adding 1920 bales o
cotton for reshipnlent at Cairo.
/ The Golden Crown, from New Or
, leans, is due up tomorrow, bound 70
: the Ohio.
J Inc man-ot-War Alliance Will no
: come up to this port, but turns baO'
to-day from Natchez.
|. A heavy gale was blowing on tn
; river Saturday, in consequence 0
which all boats are delayed.
The City of Alton. for St. Louis
and Guiding Star, for Cincinnati, ii
! New Orleans Saturday evening.
h Amos Day went out second clerk Q
o the Katie Hooper, in place of 10
Dukes, who resigned to go home.
r The Andy Baum, for this p9rt, an
the Chas. Morgan for New 0rleau,
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
Che Josie Harry departed Saturda
for White river with a splendid tri
of FREIGHT and a number of neOnl,