Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCR.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For NV Orleans, City of Alton. ..... s. a m
Madison, Katie Hooper. .........4 p m
st. Francis River s.. Bransford.6 p m
" Cincinnati, Granite State.......5 p m
st. Lous. City Of Vicksburg.. "..5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Friars Point, James Lee. ........5 D m
:" Osceola, Coshoma..................5p m
White river, Hard Cash .........5 d m
A" Arkansaw river, Plow Boy...5 p m
T" Madison, Rene Macready ,....... 4 p N
ARRIVED.
Steamer City of'Vicksburg Vicksburg.
tity Of Greenville. st. Louis.
Hard Cash, White river
Plow Boy, Arkansaw river.
4" Tiger New Orleans.
Granite State, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer james Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
City Of Helena, st Louis.
I" Rene Macready, Madison,
City Of Greenville, Vicksburg
IN PORT.
j. S, BransFord, City of Vicksburg
Hard Cash, Plow Boy, Granite State
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS
AT noon day the reading Of the
government gauge was 20 feet | iuch
or 6 feet l inch bulow extreme high
water mark, being decline of 9 inches
during the past twenty. four hours
The Ohio at Pittsburg rose 3 inches
with 8 feet II inches on the gauge AT
Cincinnati it fell inch, but
was stationary this morning, with II
feet Z inches on the gauge. At Louis
vile it is stationary, with 8 feet
6 inches in the canal. At Evans
vile it rose 2 inches, with 20 feet 2
inches on the gauge. At Cairo it ROSE
8 inches, with "a feet s inches on tho
gauge. The Mississippi at St. Louis
rose 13 inches, with 10 feet 2 inches on
the gauge At Vicksburg it fell 20
inches, with Al feet 4 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
rose A feet 7 inches, with % feet
inches on the gauge. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga rose Z inches, with s
feet Z inches on the gauge. Red river
at Shreveport fell 6inches, with II feet
5 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw river
fell 2 inches at Little Rock, with
feet 10 inches on the gauge. White
and st. Francis rivers are now within
their banks and declining.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per City of Providence, from St.
Louis-200 bbls -four.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
% bales cotton, 9943 feet of lumber
Per Plow BOY, from Arkansaw river
10 bales cotton, 5 SKIS cotton seed,
26 SKIS wool.
Per Granite State, from Cincinnati
900 bbls -four, BIZ bbls meal, 40
bbls potatoes, IT'S bales hay, 100 kegs
nails, 100 empty bbls, 977 pkgs sun
dries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
River falling rapidly.
Business moderate at the landing.
Extra gas lamps are to be placed on
the levee.
The upper Ohio and Mississippi
rivers are rising.
The Mary Houston was expected at
New Orleans last night.
The Thes.Sherlock will be the next
20" Line steamer due down.
The Daniel Kaine, with tow of
coal passed down yesterday afternoon.
The Andy Baum, on her way to
this port, was at Evansville last night.
The James Lee, Coahoma and Dean
Adams all had good trips out yester.
day.
The rapid decline of the river is
leaving heavy deposit of mud on the
levee.
The w. 2. Halliday is to leave St.
Louis tomorrow evening for New
Orleans.
The Marine Engineers Association
Of Cincinnati have donated $25 to the
Robert X ellv fund