Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-02
RIVER I"NTELLIGENCE.
poATs LEAvINa ro-nAY.

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee........-5 p m
" Osceola, CoahOma. ...... ............6 D m
p" Arkanssw river, Katie Hooper.5 p m
+" White river, Plow Boy ........ g D m
F" New Orleans, Annie P. Silver..5 D m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
i" Arkansaw City, Dean Adams..5 p m
st. Louis, Ste. Genevievs~."..,6 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer james Lee, Friars Point.
CoAhoma, Osceola.
City Of Baton Rouge, N. o.
U. ?. Schenck, New Orleans.
Plow Boy, White river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Macready, st. Francis river,
" Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
City of Baton Rouge, st. Louis.
UP Schenck, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Katie Hooper,
Plow Boy.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-14 feet 10 inches, a de-
cline of s inches.
Pittsburgh foot 3 inches, a rise
of 2 inches.
Cincinnati-18f feet, 1Oinches, a rise
Of 10 feet 4 inches.
Louisville-9 feet 4 inches in the
canal, a rise of3 feet 4inches.
Evansville-8 feet 10 inches, a
rise offs inches.
Cairo-2O feet 3 inches, decline Of
8 inches.
St. Louis-l7 feet 2 inches, a de-
cline of 5 inches.
Vicksburg-34 feet IL inches, a de.
cline Of 5 inches.
NaShville-3 feet 3 inches, a de-
cline OF 3 inches.
Chattanooga feet 2 inches, a
rise Of 10 inches.
Shreveport-S feet 3 inches, and
stationary.
Little Rock-4 feet II inches, a
rise Of A inches.
White river is rising slowly at
headwaters.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Raining again.
This is packet day.
River falling steadily.
Arkansaw river is rising again.
Business confined to local packets.
The Rene Macready had a fine trip
Of freight for St. Francis river.
The sand bar near the opposite
shore is big enough for a base ball
ground.
The Belle Memphis will be the
Friday morning Anchor Line packet
leaving for Vicksburg.
The james Lee brought in - bales
cotton and 672 SKIS cotton seed, besides
a good list Of passengers.
The City of Providence left Vicks-
burg yesterday for st. Louis and will
pass here Friday morning.
Plenty Of stone piled on the levee
for the used Of unpaved streets and the
repairs and additions to the landing.
The Will Kyle, bound for New
Orleans, will probably pass down to.
morrow night or early Friday morning.
A heavy fog prevailed on the river
early this morning, but was blown
away by a wind storm which came up
at z am.
The U. P. Scbenck, with near ZOO.
tons Of freight passed up before day
light for the Ohio. She did nothing
Of interest here.
The Ohio is rising rapidly at Gin
cinnati aud Louisville, with some
prospects Of washing part of the mud
from the canal.
The Dean Adams will arrive to-
night, and is the mail packet leaving
to morrow evening for Arkansaw City
and all way landings.
The John Gilmore and barges and
the Paris g. Brown arrived at New
Orleans yesterday. The City of Alton
leaves there this evening for St. Louis.
You can get a good view of the river
from the CGstomhouse building on
the bluff, but you can't get a good
view Of the building from the river.
The Anchor Line steamer Ste.
Genevieve will be found in port to-
morrow morning, and leaves in the
evening with a return trip for Cairo
and St. Louis.
The Annie P. Silver, having had a
little trouble above Cairo, is behind
this trip, but will pass down this eve
ming for the Crescent City. Captain
AID Storm, at the wharf boat, is her
agent.
The City Of Baton Rouge, with 500
tons of freight and full of people,
passed up at 10 am. to-day for st.
Louis. She was three days and II,
hours out from New Orleans.