Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-22
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Madison, Rene Macready ........4 p m
+" New Orleans, John A. Scudder.3 pm
White river, Hard Cash.."..o....5 y m
" Cincinnati, Andy Baum"-".-..5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Arkansaw City, Dean Adams....5 p m
" Friars Point, Coahoma..""."...5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer U. P. Schenck, Cincinnati.
" Hard Cash, White river.
Saline, Louisville.
Coahoma, Friars Point.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Katie Hooper, Madison.
" Tiger, st. Francis river.
Fulton, New Orleans.
U. p. Schenck, New Orleans.
Saline, 0uachita river.
City Of G%reenville, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Hard Cash, Andy Baum, James Lee.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
During the past "a hours the river
at this point fell l inch, with 30 feet
II inches on the gauge, which is II
inches below extreme high water mark
of 1862. Tie Ohio at Pittsburg rose
feet s inches, with % feet 2 inches
on the gauge. At Cincinnati it rose
Is inches, with So feet 6 inches on the
gauge. At Louisville it rose 2 feet
inches, with 36 feet in the canal. Al
Evansville it O S II inches. with d
feet 5 inches on the gauge. At Cairo
it rose II inches, with As
feet l inch on the gauge. The Mis-
sissippi at st. Louis rose z feet II
inches, with q feet II inches on the
gauge. At Vicksburg it rose 2 inches
with A feet 5 inches on the gauge.
The Cumberland at Nashville rose
% inches, with 30 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chattanooga
fell IA inches, with 10 feet 6 inches on
the gauge. Red river at Shreveportrose
5 inches, with 81 feet 5 inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river rose 2 feet
inches at Little Rock, with q feet {
inches on the gauge. White and St
Francis rivers are rising and at food
height.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
The wet spell at an end.
Business not very brisk.
River falling slowly to-day.
The Citv of Granville left last
evening for st. Louis.
The Ohio at Cairo lacks but 3 feet
Of being as high as in 1867.
The S. L. Wood and coal tow ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Ohio at Pittsburg and the Mis-
sissippi at st. Louis are rising rapidly
River business is Stacking up, but
railroad building is lively on the
levee.
The Tiger departed last evening fol
st. Francis river with a good trip O
freight.
The New Mary Houston will be dut
down Friday morning, bound for New
Orleans.
The Dean Adams is the mail packe
leaving tomorrow evening for Arkan
saw City.
Kentucky river is rising again, will
26 feet in the channel, and prospects
of big water.
This morning there was not a pounI
of freight to be seen on the levee-
something UNUSUAL
The U. P. Schenck, with a big triI
of freight and people, passed dow
yesterday for New Orleans.
The City of Baton Rouge and Git,
Of Alton, both from New Orleans
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Iron Mountain, with severa
barges Of bulk grain, left st. Loui
last evening for New Orleans.
On account of the food in the Obi
river, steamboat business at Louis
vile and Cincinnati is suspended,
The Golden Crown, for Cincinnati
and the w. p. Halliday, for st. Louis
will leave New 0rleansth evening.
The Golden City passed Vicksbur
yesterday morning and should pas
here tomorrow night, bound for tn
Ohio.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksbur
at noon yesterday and will be here t
leave Friday at 10 am, for Cairo an