Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-21

Jus u. w lillailS. NbW OlACdAni
John Porter, New Orleans.
y Chas. p. Chouteau, New Orleanl
Golden Crown, New Orleans.
w. p. Halliday, New Orleans
" Thos. Sherlock, New Orleans.
John b. Maude, st. Louis.
Piasa, Chester.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
/" Osceola Belle. Osceola.
Hard Cash, White river.
Marlin Speed. ArEansaw river,
Chas. p. Ohouteau, st. Louis.
Golden Crown, Cincinnati.
w. p. Halliday, st. LOUIS.
Iron Mountain, st. Louis.
Joan Porter, st. Louis.
JOS. b. Williams, Ohio river.
IN PORT.
Idlewild, Cons Millar, John B. Maude,
Thos. Sherlock, Piasa, Milt Harry.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 81 feet 10 inches, being an
increase of 3 inches during the past "a
hours. The Cumberland and Tennes-
see are falling rapidly, and the Ohio
its entire length is on the decline or
stationary. The Ohio at Pittsburg is
stationary, with 10 feet 6 inches on
the gauge. At Cincinnati it fell 2
feet, with 36 feet on the gauge.
At Louisville it fell ID inches, with
IA feet 6 inches in the canal. AT
Evansville it is stationary, with 81
feet 8 inches on the gauge. AT Cairo
it is stationary, with 45 feet 10 inches
on the gauge. The Mississippi at
st. Louis fell 4 inches, with &c feet
2 inches on the gauge. Toe Cumber-
land at Nashville fell 4 feet 7 inches,
with q feet IL inches on the gauge.
The Tennessee at Chattanooga fell
IA inches, with 8 feet s inches on the
gauge. Red river at Shreveport fell
4 inches, With II feet 4 inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river fell 6 inches
at Little Roc. with 4 feet | inch on
the gauge. White river has a good
stage Of water from JacksOnport to
the mouth.
PEh oIEAMEhb,
Per Thomas Sherlock, from New
Orleans, % hhds and 80 bbls sugar,
l42 bbls molasses.
Per John B. Maude, from St. Louis,
1143 bbls -four, $50 bbls meal, 1921
SKIS corn, 40 sks bran, 81 bbls mo-
%lasses, 81 t%ierces and so pals lard, p
boxes bacon, 81 head hogs, II bales
cotton, l470 pkgs Sundries.
Per Golden Crown, from New Or
leans, Il bbls and 20 hhds sugar, 62
bbls molasses, p cases wine.
Per Chas P. Cbouteau, from New
New Orleans, 5 hhds sugar, n SKIS
salt, u cases wine, so boxes plaster,
80 boxes macaroni, 36 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and pleasant.
The dust has again been laid.
Business only moderate to-day.
Cons Millar for Cincinnati to-mor.
row evening.
The Piasa arrived last night with q
tow OF paving stone.
The packets departed last evening
with moderate trips.
The Annie P. Silver, for St. Louie.
left New Orleans last evening.
The BOaz, with a tow of coal, is due
down to-day, bou-d for New Orleans
The Andy Baum, en- route to thi:
port, passed Evansville yesterday a.
ternoon.
The run of coal from Pittsburg on
the present rise is estimated at 5000,
coo bushels.
The Jos. B. Williams, with a tow
ofempties, passed up last night for the
Ohio river.
The Colorado left 81. Louis las
evening for this port, and leaves here
Saturday with a return trip.
The Iron Mountain and JohH Per.
ter, with barges, from New Orleans
passed up yesterday, en- route to St
Louis.
The river at Cairo came to a stand
Yesterday, and will do the same here
by tomorrow evening or Saturday
morning.
The rise in the Ohio at Pitsburg
ceased yesterday, and did not amount
to much, though there is a GOOD coal.
boat stage.
Cap.aiu o. P. Shinkle's splendid
packet Golden Rule passes down thi.
evening en- route to New Orleans
Albert Shinkle presides at the desk.
The sternwheel steamer Cherokee
was sold at New Orleans yesterday by
the United States marshal for S6350
Captain James, Aikens being the pur.
chaser.
The James w. Gaf, thoroughly re,
paired and overhauled, Left Cincinnati
last evening for this port. She viii
arrive Monday, and leave Tuesday
evening with a return trip.
Captain B. o. Carr. SUPERVISING
inspector for this district, after 8
pleasant stay Of a few days in our city
lett lest night for Nashville on bust.
ness connected with his Office.
The Henry Frank arrived at New
Orleans Tuesday evening with 749S
bales cotton, 1872 S. els oil cake aud
1863 cotton seed. making altogether a
weight of 10,C-0 bales OF cotton,
Captain Geo. M;ltenbercec, chic
clerk Of the Chas. p. Chouteau, left
by rail this morning for st. Louis, to
make arrangements for bis packet,
which comes out next week in the
Anchor line.
The w. p. Halliday, four days out
from New 0,leaus, passed up last
night, adding here 1897 bal S CT eastern
bound cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
She bad fully COO tous, mostly sugar
and moles1e7.
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