Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-29
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee........,5 D M
" Osceola, Coahoma..............5 D m
=" Arkansaw City, Dean Adams...5 D m
st. Louis, City of Helena.".....5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Vicksburg, City of Vicksburg.l9 a m
" st. Louis, City Greenville.... p m
st Francis river, Macready... ...6 D m
Cincinnati, Andy Baum.........5 D m
mo Annie p. Silver..........5 D m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee. Friars Point.
Goahoma, Osceola.
w. P. Halliday, st. Louis.
City Of Cairo, st. Louis.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
=" John A. Scudder, New Orleans.
I" Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans.
Chas. Morgan, Cincinnati.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
i" Dean Adams, Ark. City.
Alex Chambers, New Orleans
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
" John B. Maude, st. Louis.
w. 2. Halliday, New Orleans.
City Of Cairo, Vicksburg.
4" Gold Dust. st. Louis.
John A ~Scudder, st, Louis.
Thos, Sherlock, Cincinnati.
Chas. Morgan, New Orleans.
IN RI
James Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams,
City of Helena, Andy Boz.
High Water Mark.
The high water level of the flood of
1882 at the port of Memphis was
reached March 9Th, when the govern
ment gauge at the foot of Jefferson
street read 30 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF TIE RIVERS.
Memphis-3l feet Z inches, a de-
cline OF 5 inches during the past 48
hours.
Pittsburg-8 feet 5 inches, a rise of
5 inches.
Cincinnati-32 feet a rise of 6 feet
6 inches.
Louisville-11 feet 9 inches in the
canal, a rise of Is inches.
Evansville % feet 8 inches, a de.
cline of 10 inches, but rising to day.
Cairo-37 feet 10 inches, a decline OF
% inches.
st. Louis-24 feet 10 inches, a rise
of Is inches.
Vieksburg-4l feet 2 inches and
stationary.
Nashville-2l feet 8 inches, a de-
cline Of 4 inches.
Chattanooga &c feet 5 inches, a
decline of 5 inches.
Shreveport-26 feet, a decline OF
8inches.
Little Rock feet 6 inches. a
decline of 6 inches.
White and st. Francis rivers are
declining, but are at a good boating
stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River falling steadily.
Business good at the landing.
The Gold Dust passed up yesterday
forenoon for st. Louis.
The John A. Scudder, from New
Orleans, passed up last evening for St.
Louis.
The City of Cairo added about %
tons, a0d left on time, yesterday, for
Vickeburg.
The Jno. B. Maude, which left Sat
urday evening for st. Louis, took 1874
bales cotton.
The Josie Harry with a good list
Of freight and people, departed Satur-
day for White river.
The w. P. Halliday passed down
Saturday evening with a big trip, and
added 1872 bales of hay.
The James Lee, on Saturday, made
the run from the Fort Pickering
point to the landing in eight and
a half minutes.
The City of Greenville will be up
this evening and lays over until to-
morrow at D pm. when she leaves for
Cairo and st. Louis.
Tho Hard Cash will beIin to morrow
morning and leaves Wednesday with
a return trip for points on White
river through to Jacksonport.
The Kate Hooper will be in this
evening, and is the mail packet leav-
ing Wednesday for Pine Bluff and
way landings on Arkansaw river.
The Chas. Morgan, with almost a
full load, passed down. this forenoon,
for New Orleans. She put of 90
packages and added 56 bales of cotton.
The toWboat Alex. Chambers,
which has been doing business down
on the lower coast during the past
season, passed up, yesterday, for the
Ohio.
The City of Helena arrived from
st. Louis with a good trip, comprising
5l56 pkgs, including 1896 SKIS Germ,
100 SKIS bran, 20 SKIS oats, 867 bbls
-four and ia bbls meal.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Vicksburg will arrive this afternoon
anu leave at ~ am. to morrow for
Vieksburg. Captain Riley commands
with VIM. Blenker in the Office.
The Annie P. Silver, running under
the auspices Of the Anchor Line, is
announced to pass down tomorrow
evening for New Orleans. Captain
Ad Storm at the wharfboat is her
agent.
The Thomas Sherlock, four and a
hall days cut from New Orleans,
passed up, this morning, with a fair
trip of both freight and people. She
discharged here a lot OF sugar and
molasses.