Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-30
Y INTELLIGENCE.

For st, Louis, City Greeaville..-. p m
A" st Francis river, Macready...... p IN
" Cincinnati, Andy Baum.......5 p m
n. o., Annie 2. Silver.~......5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Friars Point, James Lee........5 m
Osceola, Coahoma..............5 b m
" Arkansaw river, Katie Hooper. s. . m
st. Louis, City Baton Rouge. % p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer City of Vicksburg. St. Louis.
City of Gresnville, V~ieksburg.
Hard Cash, White river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, 0sceola.
Dean Adams, Ark. City.
City Of Helena, st. Louis.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
In PORT.
Rene Macready, Hard Cash, Katie
Hooper, Andy Baum, City Of Greenville.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-31 feet l inch, a de-
cline Of G inches during the past "a
hours.
Pittsburg-lO feet s inches, a rise of
2 feet 3 inches.
Cincinnati-32 feet 6 inches, a rise
OF 6 inches.
Louisville-12 feet 2 inches in the
canal, a rise of 5 inches.
Evansville IA feet 8 inches, a rise
OF 2 feet.
Cairo-36 feet 9 inches, a decline of
IL inches.
St; Louis-26 feet 9 inches, a rise
of % inches.
.ViOksbqrg-4l feet l inca, a de-
cline OF l inch.
Nashville-2l feet 3 inches, a de
cline OF 5 inches.
Chattanooga Z feet 8 inches, a
rise of 10 inches.
Shreveport-25 feet 7 inches, a de
cline of 8 inches.
Little Rock-9 feet 6 inches. a
rise OF 2 feet.
White and st. Francis rivers are
are at a good boating stage, but
declining.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River fell six inches.
Business quiet at the landing.
Arkansaw river is rising again.
The Mississippi continues to rise
above Cairo.
The Paris G. Brown will be due up
Thursday, bound for Cincinnati.
The Will Kyle will be due down
Thursday, bound for New Orleans.
The Cons MilIar, on her way to this
port, passed Evansville last evening.
During the past three days the
river at this point has fallen IL
inches.
The James Lee and Coahoma will
be the coast packets leaving to morrow
evening,
The City of Vicksburg added about
twenty tons and lett at 10 am. for
VickSburg.
The James w. Gaf is announced TO
leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening
for this port.
The Ohio is rising from Pittsburg
to Evansville, and viii soon check the
decline at Cairo.
The fast Anchor Line steamer City
OF Baton Rouge, will pass up to-mor,
row for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Ste. G~enevieve left St. Louis
st evening for this port, and will be
here early Thursday morning.
The rains in the vicinity of Pitts
burg during Saturday night and Sun
day were the heaviest OF the season.
The new excursion steamer Grand
Isle, built for the lower coast trade,
passed down yesterday fer New Or
leans.
The Sam Roberts aud barges, loaded
with lumber, from Helena, passed St.
Louis yesterday bound for Rock
Island.
The Annie P. Silver passes down
this afternoon for New Orleans. Cap
tain Keith commands, with Green +.
Shields in charge Of the Office.
The H. j. Dickey, which left here
some time ago with a load of lumber
for st, Louis, is laid up at that point,
and, it is said, is offered for sale.
The steamer John l.. Rhodes was
sold at st. Louis, on Saturday last, to
the Missouri River Transportation
Company, with terms private"
Knowing ones say the City of Green
vile is the fastest boat in the Anchor
Line, aud can move the Lees peg.
Well, the public will be willing to see
it tried.
Mr.. Ned Sherman, the courteous
second clerk of the Andy Baum, is
accompanied this trip by his wife,
who, doubtless, is assisting him with
his Office affairs.
The City of Greenville. in command
of Captain Joe Bryan, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving promptly at 5
pm. fer Cairo and st. Louis. John
Il. MesseDgale is her polite 'slerk.
A steamboat owner contemplates
giving river excursions every Sunday
afternoon and evening during the
summer months, the first of which
will probably take place on Sunday
next.
The canal at Louisville is again
closed to navigation, on account of the
locks being flooded. The falls passage
is now made use of, and upstream
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