Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09

OsceOla.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
K. Macready, st. Francer river.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
City of Baton Rouge, n o.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
Henry Lourey, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Fulton, Hatchie river.
Henry Frank, New Orleans.
City of Baton Rouge, st. Louis.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams,
Rene Macready.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Mark Twain, from Dyersburg-
IL bales cotton.
Per Gold Dust, from Vicksburp-4
bales cotton, 700 SKIS cotton seed.
Per City Of Baton Rouge, from New
O~rleans-36 hhds and l19 bbls sugar.
Per Dean Adams, from Arkansaw
City-l29 bales cotton, % bags cotton
seed.
Per Coahoma, from Osceola-39
bales cotton, 3 bags seed cotton, 1S9
SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
'-78 bales cotton, IL bags seed cotton,
GIG SKIS cotton seed.
Per Rene Macready, from St. Fran
CHS river-6l bales cotton, 825 SKIS
cotton seed, 6 bags seed cotton and
about 500 hides.
CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER.
AT noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 20 feet, or 20 feet II inches
above low water mark, being a decline
of 3 inches during the past "a hours.
The Ohio at Pittsburg is rising rap
idly, with IL feet 2inches on the gauge.
At Cincinnati it rose 6 feet, with 35
feet on the gauge. AT Louisville it
rose ID inches, with y feet 3 inches in
the canal. At Evansville it is sta
%tionary, with 30 feet 4 inches on the
gauge At Cairo it fell 5 inches, with
81 feet 8 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st. Louis fell 8 inches,
with l3 feet 3 inches on the gauge. AT
Vicksburg it rose 4inches, with 81 feet
IL inches on The gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville rose 5 feet 6 inches,
with 20 feet 6 inches on the gauge. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga rose s feet,
with II feet 6inches on the gauge. Red
river at Shreveport fell 2 inches, with
IA feet on the gauge. Arkansaw river
is stationary, with 8 feet 10 inches on
the gauge, White and st. Francis
rivers retain a good stage of water for
the regular packets.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather again.
River falling since Saturday.
Local packets brought in light trips.
Business not very brisk at the land
ing.
The Golden Crown will be due down
to morrow for New Orleans.
The Henry Loury and barges, fol
st. Louis, passed up yesterday.
The river at this point is five feel
below extreme high water mark aud
falling.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers, also the upper Ohio, are rising
rapidly.
The City of Groenville will be here
to leave tomorrow evening for Cairo
aud st. Louis.
The fog was all cleared away and
boats a now able to resume their
schedule time,
The receipts of cotton will drop Of
rapidly from this time on as nearly al
has been marketed.
The Gold Dust, from Vicksburg
passed up yesterday, but added moth
ing OF interest here.
The Marlin Speed for Arkansaw. and
and tie Fulton for Hatchie riy.r de
parted Saturday evening.
Inspectors Ralston and Garrett have
gone to Columbus, KY, on business
connected with their Office.
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
evening for White river with a good
trip OF both freight and people.
The Annie P. Silver, for st. Louis,
and the Guiding Star, for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans Saturday evening,
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
City Of New Orleans will pass down
tomorrow evening for New Orleans.
The Dyersburg has gone to Cairo
after a load Of provisions for the rail
road hands who are at work in Upton
county.
The tug Vanderburg, with four
barges of slaves from Tennessee river,
passed down at daylight and adds an.
other at Helena.
Captain James NJ. Vandegrift, of
Pittsburg, was injured a lew days ago
Ny ldlllnB lnVOa barge DuJ Will soon De
able to be about again.
The John A. Scudder from st.
Louis passed down before daylight
with a good trip of freight, and added
$50 SKIS OF cotton seed meal.
The Golden City, with about 1900
tons Of freight, passed down Saturday
evening for New Orleans. She took
on 23OO SKIS corn below Cairo.
The Silverthorn has contracted to
move a large lot of grain from New
Madrid Bend to Hickman, and en-
tered upon her contract Thursday
last.
The Cons Millar departed Saturday
for Cincinnati with $50 bales cotton
$50 bbls oil, 800 SKIS cotton seed meal
$4,000 feet of lumber and a fair list of
people.
The Chas. T. Chouteau is an.
nounced to leave here Thursday even
ing for New Orleans. Captain j. L.
Washington her agent will make en-