Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10

ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Osceola Belle, Osoeola.
Commonwealth. Cairo.
Dean Adams, Vioksburg.
Josie Harry, Arkansas City.
Marlin Speed, Arkansas River.
Mike Davis, Island IS.
Plow Boy, Arkansas river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Commonwealth, Cairo.
Hard Cash, White river.
IN PORT.
Jas. w. Gaff, Jas. d. Parker, Coahoma,
Guiding Star, Mary Houston, Mike Davis,
Marlin Speed, Josie Harry, Dean Adams,
james Lee, Osceola Belle.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Commonwealth, from Cairo,
657 bbls -four, 146 SKIS oats, 1897 SKIS
corn, 222 bales hay, liz bales cotton,
38 head hogs.
Per Osccola Belle, from Osceola,
257 bales cotton, 6 bags seed cotton,
339 SKIS cotton seed, $50 bbls potatoes.
Per Nike Davis, from Island 80.
Ill bales cotton.
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkansas
river, 20 bales cotton.
Per Josie Harry, from Arkansas
City, " bales cotton A bags seed cot
ton, 324 SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friar's Point,
POI bales cotton, 40 bags seed cotton,
54S SKIS cotton seed.
Per Dean Adams, from Vicksburg,
127 bales cotton, % bags seed cotton,
4l5 SKIS cotton seed.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river, at this point, is falling
slowly, with very little over two feet
on the gauge. The Ohio, at Pitts
burg, after attaining a heighth OF
seven feet, commenced falling yester-
day, and there is five feet nine inches
on the gauge. AT Cincinnati it is ris-
ing rapidly, with twenty-five feet
eight inches on the gauge. At Louis
vile it is rising, with six feet in the
canal. At Cairo it is rising slowly,
feet six inches on the gauge. The
N Mississippi, at st. Louis, is on a stand.
with eight feet. six inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nash
vile rose two feet six inches, with
eleven feet on the shoals. The Ten
nessee, at Chattanooga, rose twelve
inches, with eleven feet ten inches on
che gauge. Rec river at, Shreveport
fell five inches, with twelve feet two
inches on the gauge. Arkansas river
is still on the decline, with nav gatio1
virtually suspended. White river is
also falling, and frozen at severa.
points.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
Cairo, January 8: River 5 feet
inches and rising. Clear.
Pittsburg, January 8: River 6 fee.
2 inches and falling. Mild and rain.
ing.
Evansville, January g.: River fee
z inches. Wind north; cloudy anC
cold. Situation unchanged.
New Orleans, January 8: No ar
rivals. Departed-John Gilmore anC
barges, st. Louis. Cloudy, cool anC
rainy.
Cincinnati, January 8: River q
feet Z inches and rising. Light snow
with a tendency to rain. LickinD
river broke at Falmouth this mornint
but remains solid here. The LytlC
lies in the same condition, only more
deeply submerged.
Louisville, January 8: The daJ
was dull, cool and cloudy. Quite large
crowds visited the levees during the
morning, afternoon audnight, expect.
ing to see the long looked for and mucl
expected breakup in the river, but
the visitors were only entertained By
boys and their sledges coastiug dowr
the levee. The river, up to this even.
ing, had risen over a foot and is still
rising, with about 81 feet water in the
canal. As regards the breaku up, none
occurred; and tits the opinion Of river
men hat it will not occur before late
midnight or Monday forenoon. The
ice has moved at Madison, and it wa,
supposed to be gorged again below
there. The rise IN the river is not
sufficient to bring the breakup, in a
hurry along the river, and the gorging
Of ice at various places along the shore
would cause delay in its arrival, anG
the breakup here. Come when it will
il will not go below here, from thefact
chat there isnot a sufficient rise in the
river to carry the great fields of ice
over the dam and on down over the
falls. Ifit does not, it will Of course
lodge in the harbor, and stick until
there is a sufficient rise in the river tc
carry it off.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold again.
River filled with ice.
Wind from the north.
Business only moderate to-day.
A heavy gorge is reported on St.
Francis river at Madison.
1t is probable that river business
will again be suspended fora time.
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