Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For st. +. river, Rene Macready. ....5 pm
" Cottonwood Point, Tiger, .........5 pm
" Cincinnati, Cons Millar. ....... .5p.m
" 81. Louis, City Of Greenville... ..5 p.m
" New Orleans, Thos. Sherlock. g. pm
New Orleans, Belle Shreveport.5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer City Of Vicksburg. st. Louis.
City of Greenvill6, Vicksburg.
j. a.. Woodson, Louisville.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
g.. Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Tiger, Cottonwood Point.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
y" Coahoma, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw CITY.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
John A. Woodson, Ark. river.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
IN PORT.
Tiger Rene Macready; Cons Millar,
City of Greenville.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was Is feet 10 inches, or 19feet 8
inches above low water mark, being a
rise Of 6 inches during the pa st a
hour The OHIO, at Pittshurg, rose
6 inches, with 3 feet 8 inches on the
gauge, AT Cincinnati it fell l6 inches,
with IA feet q inches on'the gauge.
At Louisville it fell 3 inches, with :
feet 6 inches in the canal. At Evans.
vile it is rose 10 inches, with II feet
. inches on the gauge. At Cairo il
rose 5 inches, with 26 feet 3 in ches on
the gauge. The Mississippi, at St.
Louis, rose 5 inches, with 81 feet 10
inches on the gauge. At Vicksburg
it rose s inches, with "a feet Z inches
on the gauge. The Cumberland ut
Nashville is falling rapidly, with 10
feet on the gauge. The Tennessee at
Chattanooga fell 3 inches, with 6feet
8 inches on the gauge. Red river is
stationary at Shreveport, with 16 feet
3 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw
river is rising rapidly, with z feet 2
inches on the gauge. White and ST..
Francis rivers are rising with a good
stage of water for the regular packets
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Tiger, from Cottonwood Point
-5S bales cotton, q bags seed cotton,
357 SKIS cotton seed
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkansaw
river-l04 bales cotton, 3 bags seed
cotton, l89 SKIS seed cotton.
Per City of Greenville, from Vicks
burg-97 bales cotton, 7l5 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per Cons Millar, from Cincinnati
$50 bbls -four, 225 bbls meal, $50 bbls
potatoes, 400 bbls apples, 800 bales
hay, rs SKIS bran, IS SKIS coru, 200
plows, 100 bbls salt, 100 bbls cement,
800 boxes starch and soap, a big lot of
furniture and 800 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cooler to day.
Business lively at the landing.
River rising steadily.
The Ohio is rising again at Pitts
burg.
The Mark Twain departed last even.
ing for Dyersburg.
The Carrier, from st. Louis. arrived
at New Orleans yesterday.
The divers are at work on the vii
Kyle, with prospects Of raising her.
The best water at Vicksburp il
around the island in front Of the city
Captain Billy Ashford went out las
evening as pilot of the j, A. Wood
son.
The Dean Adams, for Arkansaw
City, departed last evening with a good
trip.
A good rise is reported in ArkansaW
river and packets are running regu.
larly to Fort Smith.
The City of Vicksburg passed down
this forenoon with a good trip, hAviny
added here about 90 tons.
The Hard Cash is due this e~vcninr
and leaves tomorrow for all points OF
White river to JaoksOnport.
The City OF Alton and HENRI Frank
destined to New Orleans, passed
V~icksburg yesterday afternoon.
The Golden Rule, from New Or.
leans, passed Louisville yesterday anC
will arrive at Cincinnati to. day.
The Cumberland river stoa ma n
lima was sold yesterday at N sshvillr
TO } i. Stab, Of Louisville, 70 $4,000