Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-20
ARRIVED.

ArHAnsaW river, Marlin Speed.0 D II
st. Louis, w. P. Halliday .......6 p n
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
Hard Cash, White river.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river
Centennial, st. Louis.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
" Jack Frost, st. Louis.
Grafton, Ohio river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Macready, st. Francis river.
Virgie Lee, Cincinnati.
Centennial. New Orleans.
Grafton, New Orleans.
" Jack Frost, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee sceola Belle, Marlin Speed,
Cons Millar, Hard Cash.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 81 feet 7 inches, being an
increase Of 3 inches during the past "a
hours. The rivers above are all dc.
Ginning. and a few inches more is all
that VI will get. Since last report the
Ohio at Pittsburg rose s inches, with
10 feet ] inch on the gauge At Gin
cinnati it fell 3 feet, with 3S feet on
the gauge. At Louisville it fell )
inches, with Is feet Z inches in the
canal. At Evansville it fell 4 inches,
with ~ feet 8 inches on the gauge, and
at Cairo it rose 4 inches, with 45 feet
10 inches on the. gauge. The
Mississippi at st, Louis fell 8
inches, with &c feet 6 inches on the
gauge; the Cumberland at Nashville
fell 3 feet / inch, with 26 feet 6 inches
on the gauge the Tennessee at Chat
tanooga fell 2 feet, with 10 feet 10
inches on the gauge Red river at
Shreveport fell 3 inches, with II feet8
inches on the gauge Arkansaw
river fell IL inches at Little Rock, with
4 feet 7 inches on the gauge ;
White, Black and Little Red rivers,
though falling, are in good navigable
condition.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Centennial, from St. Louis, Al
bbls -four.
Per Hard Cash, from White river.
224 bales cotton, 40 sacks cotton seed.
Per 0sceola Belle, from Osceola,
30 bales cotton, 40 Sacks cotton seed.
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkausaw
river, l67 bales cotton, % sacks cotton
seed.
Per james Lee, from Friars Point,
81 bales cotton, 3 bags seed cotton,
60 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Cons Millar, from Cincinnati
3I2 bbls -four, 40 bbls meal, 100 bbls
cement, l40 bbls potatoes, 200 kegs
nails, 40 bags corn, Sc sacks bran, So
stoves and sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant to. day.
Business good to-day.
River rising very slowly.
The Cons Millar, for Cincinnati,
tomorrow evening.
The Il. IL. Springer lett Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans.
The, Thomas Sherlock is due up this
evening bound for Cincinnati.
The Ohio is rising slowly at Pitts.
burg and rapidly at Cincinnati.
The Henry Frank from this por
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The j. S. Mcdonald. with a tow o
coal, arrived at New Orleans yester
day.
The Ben Franklin en- route to Gin
%cinnatti passed Evansville last eve
ming,
The Golden Rule will be due dow
tomorrow evening, en- route to New
Orleans.
The Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, PASSED Vicksburg early yester
day morning.
The Rene Macready departed las
evening for st. Francis river will
only a moderate trip.
The Josie Harry will be in to-mor
row night and is the regular Saturda!
mail picket for White river.
The Paris G. Brown, for Cincinnati
and the Mollie Moore, for st. Louis
lett New Orleans last evening.
The City of Helena, for Yicksburg
and the City OF Alton, for New Or.
leans, left st. Louis last evening.
The sidewalks leading to the leveC
have been repaired, and those having
business at the landing are happy.
The Grafton passed down yesterday
with a tow OF slaves; also the Jack
Frost and barges for New Orleans.
The John Dippold and Sam Rob.
erts left st. Louis last evening with
nine barges of bulk grain for export
The e. IL. Durfree has gone on the
docks at St. Louis, and when repaired
will take her place in the Kansas
City trade.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksbure
at noon yesterday, 'and passes here
Friday at 10 am. en- route to Cairo
and St. Louis.
The James w. Calf leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for this port, and
will leave here with a return trip Oh
Tuesday next.
The evenings are lovely, and many
persons go out to the bluffs to view
the great Father Of Waters, now al.
most at its highest point.
The Adams mail line packet Idle.
wild will be found in port tomorrow
morning, and leaves again in the even.
ing for Arkansaw City and all way
landings.
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