Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-04
v INTELLIGENCE.


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Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, O~sceola.
Tiger, Cottonwood Point.
City Of Providence, st. Louis.
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw rive
DEPARTED.
Steamer Rene Macready, Helena.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
Ste. Genevieve. st. Louis.
City of Providence, Vicksburg
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Tiger, Kati
Hooper, Belle Memphis.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
AT noon to-day the reading of tn
gauge was Is feet 7 inches, or 16 fee
6 inches above low water mark
being a decline of inches during tn
past "a hours. The 0hio,a Pittsburg
rose / inch with 2 feet | inch on tn
gauge. AT Cincinnati it rose lOinches
with s feet on the gauge. A
Louisville it fell 3 inches, with 4 fee
Z inches in the canal. At Evansville
it rose 4inches, with 3 feet 4 inches OIL
the gauge. At Cairo it rose2 inches
with p feet Z inches on the gauge
The Mississippi, at St. Louis, rose
inches, with "a feet 4 inches on tn.
gauge. The Cumberland, at Nashville
rose 10 inches, with 4 feet 2 inches OF
the gauge. The Tennessee, at Chatta
nooga, fell 8 inches, with 9 fee
2 inches on the gauge. Red river, a
Shreveport, rose l inch, with /.
feet s inches on the gauge. Arkan
saw river fell 10 inches at Little RocI
with 5 feet 6 inches on the gauge
White river is about stationary, Will
a fair stage from Jacksonport to tn,
mouth.
AhSEAI 10 IEh
Per City of Providence, from St
Louis-6 bales cotton, 20 head cattle
l32 SKIS oats.
Per Katie Hooper, from Arkansav
river-65 bales cotton, 294 SKIS cottsr
seed.
Per Coahoma, from Osceola-l2.
bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton, ~
SKIS seed.
Per Tiger, from Cottonwood PoiD
SO bales cotton, 10 bags seed cotton
$40 SKIS cotton seed.
Per james Lee, from Eriars Poin
bales cotton, 3 bags seed cotton
679 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Belle Memphis, from Vicks
burg-6 bales cotton, 1850 SKIS cottor
seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant weather.
The river is falling slowly at this
point.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
Only a moderate business is being
done at the landing,
The Ohio is rising slowly at Pitts.
and Cincinnati.
The co6erdam at Davis Island viii
soon be out Of the way.
The Cumberland river is rising and
the Tennessee river falling.
The W. P. Halliday, for New Or
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Dean Adams, for Arkansaw
City, departed last evening with a good
Trip.
Joe Caffrey, who was shot about ten
ago on the Dean Adams, is out on the
again.
The rise coming from the upper
is expected to make over ten feet
in the channel at Cincinnati.
The Gold Dust left st. Louis las
evening and passes here Sunday at II
am. on her way to Vicksburp. =
The Golden Grown has passe
Greensboro and will have no further
trouble in reaching Cincinnati.
The Anchor Line steamers are the
only boats which make use of the new
which is the best of our river
The Tiger arrived this morning with
a fair trip and will leave again to.
morrow evening for Cottonwood Poinl
and way landings.
Freight at Cincinnati is offering
aud the prospects favor biz
trips for the Gaff and Houston, which
leave there tomorrow evening.
The Rene Macready will leave to.
morrow evening as usual for Helena
and all way landings, including those
around Council and Walnut bends.
At Marietta, Ohio, on Wednesda!
Mrs. Ella Earhart, wife o
Nat Earhart of the steame,
committed suicide by hang
ing.
The City of Helena, from this port
at St. Louis yesterday, an,
leaves there this everning with a re
turn trip, getting here on Monda
next.
The New Mary Houston is an
nounced to leave Cincinnati to nor
row evening for New Orleans, to b
followed by the Thomas Sherlock o
Wednesday next.
Captain ]. Aley,. Frasier is to pile
Captain /, P. D'take'e new Arkausa.
river packet, ]. A. woodson, to tn.
port, She is to leave JeffersonvilI
tomorrow evening.
Delegates to the Medical Conver
ton made a Little excursion yesterda
on the Dean Adams, going as far