Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-05
RIVER INTELLIaEECE
A v TODAY.

Will Kyle, New Orleans.
City Of Providence, st. Louis.
IN PORT
John S. B~ransford, Rene Macready,
John B. Maude.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-l4 feet, a decline Of 4
inches.
Pittsburgh foot 4 inches, a decline
Of 4 inches,
Cincinnati-14 feet, a decline of 2
inches.
Louisville-S feet 2 inches in the
canal, a decline of inches.
Evansville-l4 feet 6 inches, a rise
Of 3 feet.
Cairo-19 feet A inches, a decline Of
4 inches.
St, Louis-17 feet 6 inches, a rise
OF 6 inches.
ViOksburg-3l feet 2 inches, a de.
cline of Is inches.
Nashville-6 feet, a rise of 81
inches.
Chattanooga &c feet 8 inches, a
rise Of 3 feet.
Shreyeport-8 feet II inches, a rise
of 2 inches.
Little Rocks feet l inch, a
decline Of 5 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers are at
a fair boating stage.
MISCELLANEOUS
Sultry weather.
River fell four inches.
Business quiet at the landing.
The local packets had fair trips out
last evening.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are both rising.
The Granite State, from this port,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
Heavy rains have fallen to the north
Of us and the side streams are swelling.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Alton will pass up tomorrow after
noon for st. Louis.
The Paris Q. Brown will be due up
Monday evening, bound for the Ohio.
Captain AID Storm is her agent.
The City OF Helena lett St. Louis
last evening for this port, and will ar.
rive early Monday morning.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis, and
the Golden Grown, for New Orleans
are announced to leave Cincinnati this
evening.
The Josie Harry, now at Paducah.
will receive an entirely new shaft, and
before reSuming her place in the
White river trade, will be thoroughly
o%verhauled.
Captain William Weaver, late pilot
Of the Robert Il Lee, was a passenger
down last evening on the steamer
Will Kyle.
The co~mmodious Anchor Line
steamer, City of New Orleans, wa.
expected to pass down at noon to-day
bound for the Crescent City.
The Anchor LINE packets leaving al
III am. tomorrow will be the Gold
Dust, for st. Louis, and the City Of
Cairo, for V~icksburg. Both are elegant
passenger steamers.
The Hard Cash is on the ways al
Mound City. She will receive a
thorough overhauling and be in fine
trim for the fall business.
Captain Hiram Brace, our new
Local Inspector Of bulls, arrived this
morning having lett his boat at Padu
cab, and will learn the routine of his
new calling while awaiting his com
mission from Washington.
The City of Providence relieved the
Annie P. Silver, which was aground
at Burdeaux chute, and passed up last
nigh for st. Louis.
The City of Alma an iron hull pro.
peller from Philadelphia, left here
this morning, destined for one of the
many lakes in Minnesota, where she
will run as an excursion boat.
The Rene Macready arrived at day
light, and leaves again on Tuesday next
for all points on rAnguille and st.
Francis rivers, through to Wittsburg.
The Andy Baum will arrive to- NOR.
row evening and leave at 5 nm. Tues
day with a return trip for the Ohio
river, See Captain r. w. Lightburne
her agent, at No. Z Monroe street, in
regard to rates of freight or passage.
John @ Wyckoff having been called
to GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, On account
of the serious illness of his child,
William Ashford, jr., went out in his
place as bill clerk of the James Lee.
The James W. Gaf departed last
evening with 100 bales cottsn, Z bales
rags, 70 SKIS bones, 200 cedar posts
1000 feet lumber and a fair list of
people,
Should the river continue to decline.
the wreck OF the tug 0riole, sunk in
March last, at the foot of Beale street.
will be in full view, and the balance
OF her machinery can then be recoy-
cred.
All boats coming from points South
are notified by the Taxing District
Board Of Health that until the dis.
continuance of the inspection service
they must land at the quarantine
station at the foot of Presidents Island
and be inspected.
The Will Kyle, from Cincinnati. ar