Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-06
ARRIVED,

ARRIVED.
Steamer Commonwealth, st. Louis.
" Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
City of Alton, st. Louis.
K. K. Springer, New OrIean.
James Lee, Friars Point.
#" Coahoma, Oscecla.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
Rene Macready, Madison.
Katie Hooper, Madison.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White River.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
Andy Baum Cincinnati.
John B. Maude, st. Louis.
Commonwealth, VicksbUrg.
" Gold Dust, st. Louis.
" City of Alton, New Orleans.
r. r. Springer, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams
Mark Twain, Rene Macready, Katie
Hooper, Tiger.
CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER.
The river at this point is about
stationary, with 81 feet 2 inches on the
gauge, which is IA inches below high
water mark of 1862, and 13 inches
above what is called danger line. The
Ohio at Pittsburg fell inches, with
9 feet on the gauge. At Cincinnati
it fell 4 feet 10 inches, with 80 feet on
the gauge. At Louisville it fell 8
feet, with IA feet 4 inches in the canal.
At Evansville it fell 3 inches, with IS
feet 5 inches on the gauge. AT
Cairo it fell l inch, with AZ
feet 6 inches on the gauge.
The Mississippi at st. Louis is sta
tionary, with 8 feet 10 inches on the
gauge. At Vicksburg it fell 5 inches
with 43 feet 4 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
rose q inches, with 80 feet Z inches
on the gauge. The Tennessee at Chat
tanooga rose 4 feet 6 inches, with 2.
feet s inches on the gauge. Red river
at Shreveport is stationary, with 2S
feet inch on the gauge. Arkansav
river rose IA inches at Little Rock
with s feet 8 inches on the gauge
White and st. Francis rivers continue
at high stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Delightful weather.
River continues stationary.
Arkansaw river is rising again.
Business not very brisk at the land.
ing.
Through boats are doing big pas
senger business.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are rising again.
The Hard Cash is the Wednesday
packet for White river.
The Charles Morgan telegrapheC
she would pass down at noon to- day.
The Marlin Speed departed Satur
day for Arkansaw river with a fai
trip.
The Annie P. Silver, from New
Orleans, arrived at St. Louis Satur
day.
The Thos. Sherlock and Paris G
Brown left New Orleans Saturday 70
Cincinnati.
The City Of Greenville will be her
to leave to morrow evening for Cair
and ST. Louis.
The Josie Harry departed fo
White river with good trip OF boil
freight and people.
The Commonwealth, for Vicksburg
passed down yesterday forenoon, afte
adding about 40 tons.
The Cons Millar for Memphis, an,
the Golden City for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Katie Hooper arrived thi
morning and goes out tomorrow even
ing as railroad packet 10 Madison.
The Gold Dust passed up for 81
Louis yesterday, after adding 300 bale
of eastern bound cotton for reship
ment at Cairo.
The City of Baton Rouge will be tn,
Anchor Line packet leaving Wednes
day at 10 am. for Vieksburg, New Or
leans and the bends.
The powerful towboat w. W
O'Neil, with 80 boats loaded witt
coal, passed down Saturday afternoon
dropping six pieces here.
Brown & Jones tug DeSoto was out
yesterday after being in retirement
several weeks undergoing Thorough
overhauling and repainting.
The Andy Baum departed for Gin
cinnati with 400 bales cotton, so bale
rags, 100 bbls oil, $500 SKIS cotton seeC
meal, and fair trip of people.
The hole in the levee at the foot Of
Monroe street has been repaired
Another needs attention between. j ef.
ferson and Court os soon as the river
falls.
The Rene Macready is the railroad
packet leaving this evening for Madi.
oVni ludhluS ulItCJ cOnnecLl0u WIFI
trains on the Memphis & Little Rock
railroad for points West.
The bluffs were last evepin.
crowded with people to view the greai
Father of Waters" which is now a
its hight, extending many miles bach
into the Arkansaw swamps.
The fast and elegant steamer Chas.
Morgan is due down this afternoon
bound for New Orleans. Captair
Harry Stein commands, with Franl
Ellison in charge Of the Office.
The r. R. Springer, on her fourth
day out, passed up yesterday Afternoon
for Cincinnati. She had 500 tons o
freight and took 900 bbls of oil a
Vioksburg and points this side.
The City of Helena, which left 81
Louis Friday night for this port, brok,
both plummer blocks at Saline Island
and had to turn back for repairs. Tn,
Joe Kinney will bring her trip.
The Cityof Vicksburg in oo,nman,