Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-29

RIVER 1ETELLIGKNOB
BOATS LEAvIHs rms DAr.
For Frars Point, James Lee. p n
Osceola, Osccola Bclle.......-..5 p n
a ARRIVED.
SteamQ Flames Lee. Friars Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
City of Providence, st. Louis.
g Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
" Idlewild. Paducah.
}. n. McComb, Cairo.
Mike Davis, St. Francis river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Katie Hooper, Arkansaw City.
City of Providence, Vicksburg
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
IN PORT
James Lee. Osceola Belle, j. n Nc
Comb, II. j. Dickey, Mike Davis.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here to-day is ii feet
inches above low water mark and
falling slowly. 1t declined at Cairo
/ yesterday 6 inches. There is plenty
Of boatable water from st. Louis to
the guilt, but the lower Ohio continues
shoal. with barely 4 feet on Caseyyille,
the Sisters and othersandbars between
Cairo and Evansville. Above Louis
vile fair stage prevails, the recent
swell having improved the depth to a
considerable extent. White river has
4 feet, and Arkansawi is low.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Belle Memphis-from ::Vicks-
burg, l bale cotton.
Per 0sceola Belle-from 0sceola,
bale cotton, l27 SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
1 bales cotton, Is sacks cotton seed.
Per Mike Davis, from St. Francis
river, p bales cotton, l04 SKIS. cotton
seed, $500 feet lumber, 20 .pkgs. sun
dries.
Per City of Providence, from St
Louis, 720 bbls. flour, 10 tcs hams, Is
ties lard, $50 pals lard, 20 cases lard,
20 casks and q boxes bacon. 10 crates
cabbage, 80 rolls Begging, 20 bdls. ties
ll9 SKIS. malt, S78 SKIS. corn, 28S SKI
oats, HOG pkgs. sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool this morning.
Business moderate.
The Gold Dust left st. Louis yestcr.
day for Vicksburg.
Capts Cheek and Cummings came
down on the ldlewild.
The Annie P. Silver, going down,
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Golden Crown, from New Or.
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
The John A. Scudder is the Anchor
Line packet tomorrow for New Or.
leans.
The Idlewild arrived yesterday from
Paducah, and leaves Monday for AR.
kansas City.
The Belle Memphis, for st. Louis
passed up this morning doing nothing
Of interest here.
Captain Ed. Rowland, of the Mar.
| lin Speed, came up yesterday on the
Belle of Memphis.
| The Mike Davis arrived this morn
ing from St. Francis river with good
trip. She returns Tuesday.
Diver AL Burris left yesterday fol
Shreveport to raise the Cornie Bran.
don, sunk few days since sixty mile
below that point.
The City of Providence passed dowr
this forenoon with good trip. Sht
discharged 1853 pkgs here, and addet
% tons way freight.
The Katie Hooper was late gettiu
in yesterday, having been detained re
pairing her wheel. She left on tim
for Arkansaw City with fair trip.
The new City of Vicksburg arIivel
at Vicksburg yesterday and was give
a big reception. She will be pre-
scented with set of colors to day.
The Viut Shinkle, Captain A. j
Lindsay, leaves tn morrow evening 70
all points on the Ohio river as far a
Cincinnati, Colonel j. d. Moore i
chief clerk.
Captain James 8. Wise, the activ
manager Of the Memphis and Obi
River Line of packets, passed yester
day in this city attending to business
and left for home by rail last night.
} During the low water in St. Franci
river, the light draught steamers AID
vance and Marcus Collins, will con
meet with trains on the Memphis an
Little Rock road at Madison for Wits
burg.
The United States snagboat J. n
Macomb, Captain Frank Clayton, ar
rived yesterday evening from Cairo
and leaves to-day for Vicksburg. Sh
pulled So snags between this rort AM
Cairo.
Captain Henry Cooper's feet 0sce
ola Belle leaves at 5 O'clock this even
ing for Randolph, Fulton, 0soeola
ana all way, plantation and mail land
{ ings Messrs. VIM. Smither, Johl
, Haley and Hugh Tomlinson are he
clerks.
The towbont John Dippold, lyin,
for several days below 'Yicksburl
with a broken steampipe, has com
pleted repairs, and started up the rive
last Wednesday, and passed for st
Louis last night
The fast James Lee, Captain E. P
Order, leaves at the usual hour thi
} evening for Helena, Friars Point ant
all intermediate landings, paying stric
J attention to all way plantation an,
co. d, business, and connecting a
: Glendale with the Mobile and North
western railroad. Captain Lloyt
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