Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-01
v INTELLIGENCE.
A LEAVING TO-DAY.

BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Helena, Rene Macready .........5 n IN
" Cottonwood Point, Tiger....n..b y m
-" st. Francis river, Mike Davis. 8 D m
" ST. LOUIS, City of G~reenville. % D m
New Orleans, w. P. Halliday...5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer City of Vicksburg, st. Louis.
City Of Greenville, Vicksburg.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
Tiger, Cottonwood Point.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
COahomR, Oseeola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Rene Macready, Tiger, Mike Davis,
Marlin Speed, City of Greenville,
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
AT noon today the reading of the
gauge was 16 feet 2 inches, or II feet
inch above low water mark, being
a decline of l inch during the rast "a
hours. The Ohio, at Pittsburg, is
rising slowly, with 8 inches on the
gauge. AT Cincinnati it rose l inch,
with 3 feet 6 inches on the gauge. At
Louisville it rose Z inches, with 4 feet
10 inches in the canal. At Evansville
it rose 2 inches, with 2 feet 2 inches on
the gauge. AT Cairo it fell 4 inches,
with % feet 6 inches on the gauge.
The Mississippi, at St. Louis, fell 2
inches, with "A feet on the gauge.
The Cumberland, at Nashville, rose
IL inches, with 5 feet II inches on the
gauge. The Tennessee, at Chatta.
nooga, rose ID inches, with 3 feet 1
inch on the gauge. Red river, at
Shreveport, rose IL inches, with IA
feet A inches on the gauge. Arkan-
saw river is falling, with 5 feet 7
inches on the gauge at Little Rock.
White river is on a stand, with 5 feet
from Jacksonport out.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per City of Vicksburg from St.
Louis, 5 bales cotton, 165 pckgs lard,
10 head ofhogs, 100 sacks wheat.
Per Tiger from Cottonwood Point,
80 bales Gotten, 20 bags seed cotton,
1852 sacks cotton seed, and 16 bundles
of hides.
Per Marlin Speed from Arkansaw
river, Isl bales cotton, II bags seed
cotton, 566 sacks cotton seed, 10 sacks
cotton seed meal.
The Lake in front of Vicksburg is
at present navigable for boats of any
size, and they all go up to the city to
transact business.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
Fogs now prevail on the river.
The river is falling slowly at this
point.
The Piasa is due with a tow of
paving stone.
The packets departed last evening
with good trips.
The Cumberland aud Tennessee
rivers are rising.
Only a moderate business being
done at the landing.
There are q towboats lying at Pitts
burg, awaiting water.
The Will Kyle, from New Orleans,
will be due up tomorrow.
The sand bar near the opposite
shore is almost submerged.
The Anchor Line packets leave
daily for Cairo and st. Louis.
Major John D. Adams returned to
Little Rock last evening by rail.
The Chas. P. Chouteau, for Helena
passed Vicksburg Sunday evening.
The Cumberland river rose five feet
at Nashville during the past two
days.
The City Of Alton will pass up to-
morrow evening on her way to St.
Louis.
Captain I. P. Leathers, ofthe famed
Natohez, is visiting relatives in Gov
ingtou, Ky.
The Gem City is now making tri-
weekly trips in the St. Louis and
Keokuk trade.
The Ste. Genevieye left St. Louis
last evening for this port, and will
arrive Thursday morning.
The Will Kyle, due up tomorrow,
has 1000 tons Of freight, including $50