Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-20
RIVER INTELLIaENCE.
poArs LEAVING ro-pAr.

For Arkansaw City, Dean Adams..5 p m
" St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve........5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Friars Point, James Lee ........5 D m
0sceola, Coahoma D m
" Cincinnati, r Il. Springer. ...10 a m
" Vicksburg, City of Providenee.10 m
st. Louis, Belle Memphis. D m
Cincinnati, Vint Shinkle.......5 p IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer Dean Adams. Arkansaw City.
" Ste Genevieve, st Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Hard Cash, White river.
James Lee. Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
" Pow Boy, Arkansaw river.
IN PORT.
Dean Adams, Ste Genevieve.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to-day the reading of the
government gauge was q feet 6 inches,
or 7 feet 8 inches below extreme
high water mark of March 9th, and a
decline of l inch during the past "A
hours The Ohio at Pittsburg fell 3
inches, with 3 feet 4 inches on the
gauge At Cincinnati it fell 6 inches,
with 16 feet 6 inches on the gauge. At
Louisville it is stationary, with s feet 6
inches in the canal. At Evansville it
fell 5inches. with Is feet 3ipches on
the gauge. At Cairo it fell 10 inches,
with 80 feet s inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st. Louis fell l inch
with ~ feet 3 inches on the gauge.
At Vicksburg it rose l inch, with "A
feet 9 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland at Nashville fell 3 feet 8
inches, with 10 feet on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta-
neoga fell 5 inches, with feet / inch
on the gauge. Red river at Shreveport
rose II inches, with Is feet inch on
the gauge. ArkansAw river rose
inches at Little Rock, with 5 feet s
inches on the gauge. White and st.
Francis rivers are rising little at
headwaters.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lovely weather.
River falling again.
Quiet at the landing
Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati TO-
morrow.
The Dean Adams was the only boat
at the landing this morning.
The Guiding Star, from Cincinnati,
was expected to pass down this fore.
noon for New Orleans.
The Mary Houston, en- route to
Cincinnati, passed Evansville last
evening
The Belle Memphis will be here to
leave tomorrow evening for Cairo and
st. Louis.
Carts are hauling away the sand
deposit lett on the levee by the re-
ceediDg river.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
Chas. Morgan, for New 0rlean, left
Cincinnati last evening.
The Hard Cash. for White river,
and the Pillow Boy, for Arkansaw
river, had good trips out
The City Of Alton, for St. Louis,
and the Thomas Sherlock, for Gin.
cinnati, left New Orleans last even.
ing.
The City of New Orleans left St.
Louis last evening, and passes here
Saturday on her way to the Crescent
City.
The tug Vanderburg left yesterday
with three shell boats for st Francis
river, to be loaded with slaves for New
Orleans.
The Wyoming, Bright Light and
Montana are all lying up at st. Louis
awaiting an improvement in business
on the Ohio.
The pretty red thing" on top Of tho
Jim Lees pilothouse said to have
attracted attention yesterday, repre-
sents acorn.
The Granite State and Andy Baum,
from Memphis, also the U. .Schenck,
from New Orleans, arrived at Cincin-
natl last evening.
The Gold Dust, from Vicksburg,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday, and
the John B. Maude left there last
evening for this port.
The Lee and Coahoma, for the upper
and lever coast, departed last evening
with fair trips, They will be back to
leave again to morrow evening.
The steamers Fulton and Rene
Macready, now lying at the bank
above the foot of Jefferson street, are
receiving new coats of paint.
Captain Alexander Moses, agent of
the Board of Underwriters OF New
Orleans, was a passenger out on the
Hard Cash yesterday for White river.
The louisville canal drydocks are
now 10 full repair, with new gates and
the tug Wash Gray was taken out
Tuesday to have her propeller read
justed.
II is rumored at Pittsburg that
Brown & Go. intend to get out an in
junction to have the sale Of the Wal
ton coal and towboat property post
poned.
The champion Ohio river steamer
II. r. Springer is announced to pass
up at 10 am. tomorrow for Cincin-
natl. Captain AID Storm, at the wharf