Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Friars Point, james Lee.......5 p m
Osceola. Coahoma. ........b p IN
White river, Hard Cash..........5 p m
ArkaRsaw river, Katie Hooper.5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Arkansaw City, Dean Adams,..6 p m
A." st. Louis, Ste. Genevieve".......5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Charles Morgan, New Orleans.
City of New Orleans, n. %.
James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
Boaz, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Macready, st, Francis river.
City of Greenville, st. Louis.
Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
Charles. Morgan, Cincinnati.
City Of New Orleans, st. Louis.
Boaz, Ohio river.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Hard Cash Katie
Hooper.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to day the reading of the
government guage was "a feet 5 inches,
or 10 feet 8 inches below extreme
high water mark OF March 9th
and rise Of inch during the past
"a hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg fell
inches, with feet | inch on the
gauge. AT Cincinnati it fell IL inches,
with % feet 6 inches on tho gauge. AT
Louisville it fell 3 inches, with 9 feet 6
inches in the canal At Evansville il
fell feet 6iuches, with II feet inch on
the gauge. At Cairo it rose 2 inches
with 80 feet inch on the gauge. The
, Mississippi at st. Louis fell 2 inches
with "a feet s inches on
4 the gauge. At Vicksburg it fell
t 2 inches. with AZ feet 8 inches on the
| gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
tell inch, with 6 feet II inches on the
> gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta
e neoga fell 5inches, with G feet 6 inches
L on the gauge. Red river at Shreveport
: fell l inch, with IL feet 3 inches OF
the gauge. Arkansaw river rose
8 inches at Little Rock, with 4 feet
q inches on the gauge. White rive
! continues to decline.
5, MISCELLANEOUS.
2 Warmer to-day.
River rising slowly.
n Business good at the landing,
l0 Four local packets leaving to day.
st James w. Calf for Cincinnati Fri
10 day.
!. Arkausaw river is rising again a
- Little Rock.
The Ohio river is falling from Pitts
burg to Cairo.
The tug Ida, with several boats 0
70 coal, passed south this morning
!. The steamers Tiger and Fulton ar
% now engaged in the timber trade.
= q The Will Kyle, from Cincinnati
u arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
y With the exception of the Alkan
bl saw, all rivers are in good condition
lg The Boaz, with tow Of empty Goa
is barges, passed up this morning for tn
nr Ohio.
III The Golden Rule will be the mex
/. 20" line steamer passing here for Me-
~ Orleans.
.o The Rene Macready departed las
DIS evening with splendid trip for 81
d. Francis river.
d. The City of Greenville added Is
in bales of eastern bound cotton aud lei
80 last evening for st. Louis.
: The Golden Crown and City {
w. Alton passed down yesterday for Ne
w Orleans with heavy trips.
he The City of Providence left s
", Louis last evening, and passes her
ce Friday at 10 am. for Vicksburg
or The Dean Adams will be in to nigt
and is the mail packet leaving tc
morrow evening for Arkansaw City,
w. w. 1.-THE Vint Shinkle, for Memphi
or and the U, P. Schenck, for New d
10 leans, will leave Cincinnati this ever
ing.
Tas Captains Rowland, Postal and Rar
in dali were in Cincinnati on Mondr
7ci last. The two former have gone
'er Pittsburg,
, nd The Cons Millar, from this por
0 l arrived at Cincinnati yesterday, an
Der leaves there on Saturday next with
return trip.
1 SS The Ste. Genevieve will arrive t.
,Ihl night, and is the regular Anchor Lii
ms packet leaving tomorrow evening f
per Cairo and st. Louis,
cts The Chas. Morgan, three days al
t ou three hours out from New Orlear
Ou' with 800 tons OF freight, passed !
ok last night for the Ohio
!oz. The Anchor Line steamer City
re New Orleans, three days six hou
ng' out from New Orleans, arrived ID
.esh night, cleaned out boilers and left u
try, forenoon Tor st. Louis.
to The Andy Baum departed last eve
'qt- ing for Cinoiuniti with 276 bales 0,
ID ton, % bales rags, IS bbls oil, $50 {