Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-24
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

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phis, Fulton.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to. day the reading of the
government gauge was 80 feet 10
inches, or is inches below extreme
high water mark, being decline of ]
inch during the past twenty four
hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg fell 5
feet 2 inches, with ID feet s inches
on the gauge At Cincinnati it rose
B feet 6 inches, with 10 feet on tho
gauge. At Louisville it rose s inches.
with II feet 8 inches in the canal
At Evansville it'll 20 inches, with "a
feet 2 inches on the gauge. AtCairo it
fell IA inches, with 43 feet on the gauge.
The Mississippi at St. Louis rose |
inch, with Is feet 8 inches on the
gauge. At Vicksburg it fell 2 inches,
with 48 feet inch on the gauge. The
Cumberland at Nashville fell 18inches,
with II feet 2inches on the gauge. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga fell | inch
with 8 feet l0inches on the gauge. Red
river at Shreveport fell 6 inches, with
u feet Inches on the gauge. Arkan-
saw riverrose 10 inches at Little Rock
with IL feet on the gauge. White and
st. Francis rivers continue to decline.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Josie Harry, from White river.
40 bales cotton, $4,000 feet walnut
lumber.
Per City of Providence, from st.
Louis-492 bbls -four, 10 bbls onions,
2S7 SKIS corn, % pkgs sundries.
Per Granite State, from Cincinnati
900 bbls -four, $50 bbls meal, 2l3
bbls potatoes, $50 kegs nails, $50 bales
hay, 100 SKIS oats, l6 pkgs glassware,
625 empty bbls, 50 bars iron, 10 pkgs
furniture, 200 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Dean Adams had a good trip
out last evening for Arkansaw City.
Freight rates from Pittsburg to
st. Louis are eight cents per hundred.
The Chas. Morgan will be due up
early Sunday morning, bound for the
Ohio.
The Future City and barges left
New Orleans last evening for st.
Louis.
The Annie p. Silver will leave St..
Louis to morrow evening for New
Orleans.
The Boaz, with tow of empties,
passed up yesterday, bound for the
Ohio river.
The government steamer Anita left |
Yicksburg yesterday Oh her return to
st. Louis.
A towboat arrived from below last
night and tied up on the opposite side
of the river.
The James w. Gaff passed Louis.
vile yesterday and was due at Gin.
cinnati this forenoon,
Mound City, Ills, has got rid of her
overflow. Some of it ran out and the
rest was pumped out.
The Commonwealth left Vicksburg
yesterday and passes here Sunday at |
10 am, bound for st. Louis.
The Raven is on her way to st. |
Louis, with several U. S. grading
boats recently built at Jacksonville. |
The John B. Maude will arrive TO-
night and leave at 8 pm. to morrow
with return trip for Cairo and St.
Louis. e
The neat little steamer Fulton will
leave to morrow evening for Hatchie
river. She is receiving at the foot of
j efferson street.
The James w. Gaff for Memphis.
and the Golden Rule for New Orleans,
are announced to leave Cincinnati to-
evening.
Chief clerk Robert Mccoy. of tho
the Granite State, is accompanied by
his wife, who is making the round trip |
on that steamer.
The City Of Providence, from st.
Louis. passed down this forenoon. |
She discharged about 800 pkgs, and (
added 30 tons for Vicksburg and way
landings.
The City Of Helena arrived at St.
Louis yesterday, aud the Gold Dust
for Vicksburg, also the Port Eads and
barges for New Orleans, left there last
evening,