Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-31
IN PORT.
CONDITION. OF nae RIVERs.

CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The Ohio river is falling its entire
length, also the Mississippi above this
port, together with the Cumberland
and Tennessee rivers. Here the river
came to a stand last evening, since
which it has fallen 2 inches, with %
feet 10 inches on the gauge at noon to-
day. The Ohio fell 9 inches at Pitts
burg, with 3feet 6 inches on the gauge.
AT Cincinnati it fell 81 inches, with Is
feet 6 inches on the gauge. AtLouis-
vile it fell 10 inches, with 8 feet 2
inches in the canal. At Cairo it fell
- inches, with 81 feet 3 inches on the
gauge, The Mississippi at St. Louis
remains on a stand, with s feet on the
gauge, and navigation suspended above
Cairo. The Cumberland fell 4feet 8
inches at Nashville, with II feet 8
inches on the gauge, The Tennessee
at Chattanooga fell 6 inches, with G
feet 6 inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river is falling, with 2 feet on the
gauge at Little Rock. White river is
falling at headwaters, but a good stage
all the way from JackSonport to the
mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Centennial, from Cairo-4S
head of hogs.
Per Commonwealth, from Cairo
81 bales cotton, Z bags seed cotton,
655 SKIS corn, 400 bbls -four, 1876 bbls
meal, 20 head hogs.
Per Ida Stockton, from Hatchie
river-98 bales cotton, 165 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per Rene Macready, from St Fran
els river-225 bales cotton, 975 SKIS
cotton seed.
Per Osceola Belle, from 0sceola-
lis bales cotton, II bags seed cotton,
32l SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
2O9 bales cotton, ID bags seed cotton,
3l9 SKIS cotton seed, POI bbls oil.
Per Josie Harry, from Arkansas
City, 235 bales cotton, 176 bags seed
cotton, 5l4 sacks cotton seed.
Per Gold Dust, from Vicksburg, los
bales cotton, % bags seed cotton, sos
sacks cotton seed.
SUNDAYS TELEGRAMs.
New Orleans, January 30: Ar
rived-W. p. Halliday, st. Louis.
The Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati,
deferred her departure until Tuesday
next.
P%ittsburg, January 30: River five
feet six inches and falling. Weather
cloudy, but mild and thawing.
Cairo, January 30: Arrived-Dex.
ter, Evansville, 8 p. m; Red Cloud
New Orleans, 8 a. m. Departed
Dexter, Evansville, II p. NJ; Red
Cloud, Cincinnati, 10 a IN. River 81
feet 3 inches and falling. Weather
cloudy, and the thermometer registers
81 degrees.
Cincinnati, January 30: River Is
feet and falling. weather clear and
thawing rapidly. Some ice floating
Steamers Schenck, Brown and Sher-
lock, from New Orleans, will reacl
here about midnight.
Evansville, January 30: Arrived
j, B. Williams and tow, 2 a. NJ; Jas
w. Gaf, Up. m. Departed-Thomp
son Dean, Cincinnati, 10 p. m: j. b
Williams aud tow, Cincinnati, 2 p. m
John S, Hopkins, Cairo, / ,. m.
Golden Crown, New Orleans, 5 a. N.
James w. CAT, Cincinnati, 2 p. M
River falling, with 26 feet 2 inches on
the gauge. Weather clear to-day and
unusually warm, the mercury stand.
ing at So degrees. Ice commenced
passing at 5 p. NJ, but it is now melt.
ing and sinking rapidly.
Louisville, January 80: Tho river
has fallen very fast during the 2
hours, and is still falling this evening
With 3 feel 3inches in the chute OF
the falls. Business is lively in til,
harbor, a coal feet having arrived
River clear Of ice aud the weather
mild to-day. Arrivals and depart