Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-23

ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
" Dyersburg, Dyersburg.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
Macready, st. Francis river.
" CitYNew Orleans. New Orleans.
" Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
q" Annie P. Silver, st. Louis.
City Of Helena, st. Louis.
+" Fulton, Hatchie river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
Jas. w. CAT, Cincinnati. VI
Gold Dust, St. Louis.
Commonwealth, Vieksburg.
City New Orleans, st. Louis.
" Annie z. Silver, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams.
Rene Macready. Mark Twain, Dyersburg,
Fulton, City Of Helena.
CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 80 feet 9 inches, or % feet 8
inches above low water mark,
and 4 inches below the SO
called danger line, being a rise
Of 4 inches during the past
"a hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg rose
2 feet with 10 feet 7 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnatiit fell 8 inches,
with 43 feet s inches on the gauge.
At Louisville it is rising
with 20 feet in the canal
At Evansville it is stationary. with 80
feet 8 inches on the gauge. At Cairo
it rose 5 inches, with 46 feet 2 inches
on the gauge. The Mississippi
at st. Louis fell 6 inches, with
10 feet 6 inches on, the gauge, At
Vicksburg it rose 3 inches,
with Al feet 3 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
rose l6 inches, with 54 feet 7 inches
on the gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta-
nooga fell 4 inches, with 80 feet 10
inches on the gauge. Red river at
Shreveport rose 9 inches, with ~ feet
3 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw
river rose IA inches at Little Rock,
with 8 feet 8 inches on the gauge.
White and st. Francis rivers continue
at high stage.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
| Per Gold Dust, from Vicksburg-S
bales cotton.
Per Annie P. Silver, from St. Loui,
l-7l0 bbls -four.
Per Dyersburg, from Dyersburg-
5O bales cotton.
Per Fulton. from Hatchie river-4C
bales cotton, $50 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Mark Twain, from Dyersburg--
s bales cotton, l76 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Dean Adams, from Arkansav
City-4 bales cotton, s head cattle.
Per James Lee, from Friars Poin
% bales cotton, 68 SKIS cotton seed
Per Rene Macready, from St. Fran
els river--4O bales cotton, 1873 SKIS cot
ton seed.
Per Coahoma. from Osceola-2I
bales cotton, bag seed cotton, 81 SIX
cotton seed.
Per Commonwealth from St. Loui
-48l bbls flour, 800 SKIS bran, $40 SIX
oats. 375 pkgs sundries.
Per City of Helena, from St. Loui
l-ll59 bbls -four, 10 bbls meal, IA
pkgs lard, 100 SKIS bran, 80 head stock
$50 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cold.
River still rising.
Good freeze last night.
Weather fair and pleasant again.
The week opens with good bust
ness at the levee.
The Golden Crown will be due ur
tomorrow bound for the Ohio river
The Thos. Sherlock should pass
DOWN tomorrow evening bound fol-
New Orleans,
The Anchor Liae steamer w. P.
Halliday will pass down to morrow
evening en- route to New Orleans.
The Dyersburg brought in a fair
trip from Obion aud Forked Deer
rivers, and return this afternoon.
| Watchmen complain OF cows.5run-
ming at large on the levee, which
causes them much trouble. This is a
nuisance which should be abate1.
The New Mary Houston, with
about 1900 tons, passed down Saturday
afternoon, bound for New Orleans.
The City of Alton, for St. Louis
and the Golden Rule, for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis,
and the R. r. Springer, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday even
ing.
The Josie Harry for White river
and the Marlin Speed for Arkansaw
river, departed Saturday with fair
trips.
| Commodore Joe Reynolds, with his
| Diamond Joe Line, expects to begin
operations on the upper Mississippi
March LIST.
During the twenty days ending on
Friday last over IL inches of rain has
fallen at Nashville and vicinity. A
remarkable rainfall.
The Anchor Line packet City Of
Greenville will arrive tomorrow
morning, and leaves in the events,
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Gold Dust, from Vicksburg
passed up yesterday at noon, aftel
taking on 200 bales of eastern bounC
cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
The James w. Gaff departed fol
Cincinnati Saturday with 300 bales
cotton, 200 bbls oil, 1000 SKIS oil meal
81 head cattle and a fair list Of people
The new Anchor Line steamer City
| of Cairo &c raaJ,, onJ mill H. l.,...L . !