Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-10


calves SO to So per head yearlings, "a
TO 7 each. Several cattle buyers from
Kentucky are here offering liberal prices
for grazing steers aid heifers of from 600
to 800 lbs.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee........5 p m
Osceola, Coahoma. D m
White river, Hard Cash..........6 p m
Arkansaw river Plow Boy."..6 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Arkansaw City, Dean Adams. 8 p m
st. Louis, Ste. Genevieve........6 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Annie P. Silver, St. Louis.
" City Baton Rouge, New Orleans.
Plow Boy, Arkansaw river.
Coahoma, Osceola.
james Lee, Friars Point.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Macready, St. Francis river.
=" City of Vieksburg, st. Louis.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati
a." City Baton Rouge, ST. Louis.
Annie z. Silver, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Hard Cash, Katie
Hooper, Plow Boy.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Local rains of the past three or
four days have caused rise in tho
river at this point, and at noon to day
there was % feet on the gauge, being
a rise of 5 inches during the past "a
hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg
fell Ii inches, with s feet 6
inches on the gauge. AT Cincinnati
it lose 3 feet 4 inches, with 30 feet
6 inches on the gauge. At Louis
vile it rose 3 inches, with 10 feet
inches in the canal. At Evansville il
rose 3 feet 2 inches, with 20 feet
inches on the gauge. AT Cairo it il
rising a little to-day, with 81 feet
10 inches on the gauge. The Mis-.
sissippi at st. Louis rose l inch
with % feet on the gauge
| At Vicksburg it fell 2 inches
with Al feet 8 inches on thu
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashvill,
rose 4 inches, with 5 feet Z inches OF
the gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta
neoga fell 2 inches, with 8 feet l incl
on the gauge. No report from Rec
river. Arkansaw river rose 5 fee
| 8 inches at Little Rock, with IA fee
Z inches on the gauge. White rive
is rising at headwaters.
River rising.
Clear and pleasant.
Wolf river booming to-day.
Arkansaw river is booming.
Business good at the landing.
The City of Alton leaves New Or
leans to day for st. Louis.
The Golden Crown will be due III
tomorrow evening bound for the
Ohio.
The New Mary Houston will be due
down tomorrow bound for New Or
leans.
The Piasa left yesterday for Point
Pleasant to tow to this port the steam.
er James W. Gaf.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for st. Francis river with {
good trip of freight.
The Dean Adams will be here to-
night, and is the mail packet to morrow
evening for Arksnsaw City.
The City of Vicksburg left last
evening for St. Louis, adding q few
people and some little freight.
The Annie P. Silver, loaded fat
passed down last night for New Or
leans, doing nothing of interest here
| The Golden Rule arrived at New
Orleans yesterday, and leaves there
this evening with a return trip for the
Ohio.
Captain j. j. Mulholland of Vicks.
burg, is at Pittsburg negotiating fol
the building of a boat for the cotton
trade.
The storm of last evening did nc
damage to boats at the landing, buI
those out in the river were shook uT
quite lively.
The Ste Genevi enc will be here in
the morning and is the Anchor Line
mail packet leaving to. morrow evening
with return trip for st, Louis.
Bayou Gayoso and Wolf river were
running out at lively rate last night,
and raft owners had to put on extra
lines and keep sharp look out.
The Emma Etheridge is at Jeffer-
sonville, getting a ton Of pile drivers
| together to take to Plum Point in the
interest of the River Commission.
Arthur Brown, bill clerk Of the
james Lee, who has been confined to
his room for a few days past, is i'm.
proving and will soon be out again,
The rains of the past few days have
extended along the upper rivers, the
side streams are swollen and more
water may be expected down this way,
Captain Parisot, of Vlcksburg, has
closed q contract with the Towards Of
Jacksonville for the construction OF q
stern wheel cotton packet 225 feet in
length.
The Vint Shinkle got away at day
light this morning for Cincinnati with
745 bales cotton, 81 bdls hides, 60C
sacks cotton seed meal, $4,000 feet Of
lumber and fine list Of people.
1t is now thought that the steamer
James w. Gaff will be brought tc
this port for repairs. Memphis me.
chanieS should be prepared to do any