Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-04

" st. Louis, John b. Maude.... ...5 D m
New Orleans, Annie 2. Silyer.6 p m
" Hatchie river, Fulton.~"....5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Vicksburg, Commonwealth. 10 a m
st. Louis, Gold Dust.."~......10 a m
ARRIVED.
Steamer City Of New Orleans, NewOrleans
Tiger, st. Francis river.
John b. Maude, st. Louis.
Coahoma, Friars Point.
DEPARTED.
Steamer City of Providence, st. Louis.
Rene Macready, Devalls Bluff.
City of New Orleans, st. Louis.
Coahoma, 0sceola.
IN PORT.
Josie Harry, Marlin Speed, John B..
Maude, Fulton, Tiger.
Explanation.
As there has been so much con-
fusion and argument in reference to
extreme high water mark at this port,
the LEDGER has come to the con-
cIusion to call the food of 1882 the
highest water mark known. The gov
eminent gauge, located at the foot of
Jefferson street, yesterday forenoon
read 34-85, or, in palmer words, "a
feet 10 inches. In order to correspond
with the United States Signal OBJ
server II inches must be added to the
reading OF the gauge, as they report
daily how u the river is above the
lowest point reached,
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here reached its highest
point yesterday, when the gauge read
81 feet 10 inches, and up to nOon to-
day it had fallen 2 inches, with
81 s inches on the gauge. The Ohio
at Pittsburg fell 10 inches,
with 8 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it fell 5
feet 6 inches, with q feet on
the gauge. AT Louisville it fell
3 feet 6 inches, with II feet 6 inches
in the canal. At Evansville it fell 10
inches, with 40 feet 9 inches on the
gauge. At Oairo it fell 4 inches, with
30 feet 2 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st, Louis fell II inches,
with II feet on the gauge. At Vicks-
burg it is stationary, with "A feet 8
inches on the gauge. The Cumberland
at Nashville is stationary with 18 feet 6
inches on the gauge. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga is falling, with 10
feet on the gauge. Red river
at Shreveport fell l inch, with
30feet 6incheson the gauge. Arkansaw
river fell 3inches at Little Rock, with
16 feet 6 inches on the gauge. White
and St. Francis rivers are at q high
stage, but falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River falling.
Truly spring weather.
The Ohio is falling at Pittsburg.
The Tiger goes to Mariana this
evening.
The City Of Providence passed up
last evening for st. Louis.
An Improvement of business is
noted at the landing to-day.
The river is falling at Helena and
her citizens are feeling a little easier.
The worst is over.
The City of Vicksburg arrived at st.
Louis yesterday, and the City of Helna
left there last evening for this port.
The Mary Houston, for Cincinnati,
and the City of Alton, for st. Louis,
are to leave New Orleans this evening,
Best Pittsburg coal is now selling
to steamers at 80 cents per box, and
to city consumers at 40 cents per
barrel.
The James ID. Parker, for Memphis
and the Paris Q. Brown, for New Or
leans, will leave Cincinnati thi,
evening.
The towboats Jos. b. Williams and
Smoky City are due down to-day with
immense tows Of coal bound for New
Orleans.
1t will require fifty. two beacon
lights to illuminate the Monongahel;
river, the cost Of which will not ex.
coed $4,000.
The Rene Macready departed las.
evening for Dovall's Bluff to connect
with trains on the Memphis x Little
Rock railroad.
The Dean Adams viii be in TO
morrow morning, and is the mai
packet leaving Monday evening fol
ArkansaW CITY.