Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-16
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Cincinnati, Guiding Star.......4 m
f" Madison, Katie Hooper. ,........"4 p m
" Arkansaw City, Dean Adams.5 p m
st. Louis, Ste. Genevieve.......5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Madison, Rene Macready .....4 p m
Friars Point James Lee...~....5 p m
Osceola, Coahoma. p m
" St. Louis, City of Providence. .6 p m
Vicksburg, Belle Memphis...".lO a m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Future City, st. Louis.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
James d. Parker, Cincinnati.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
Katie Hooper, Madison.
Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis
DEPARTED.
Steamer Rene Macready, Madison.
Coahoma, Osceola.
James Lee, Friars Point.
Hard Cash, White river.
Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
Golden Rule, New Orleans.
" Future City, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Dean Adams, James d. Parker, Katie
Hooper, Fulton, Ste Genevieve.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point was falling a
little last evening, but the heavy rains
OF last night checked the same, and at
noon there was "a feet 2 inches on the
gauge, which is IA inches below high
water mark Of 1862, or IL inches above
what is called danger line. The Ohio
at Pittsburg rose 10 inches, with
10 feet 4 inches on the gauge. At
Cincinnati it fell % inches,
with 45 feet 3 inches on the gauge.
At Louisville it rose II inches, but is
stationary, with % feet in the
canal. At Evansville it rose 70
inches, with 81 feet 10 inches on the
gauge. At Cairo it fell 3 inches, with "A
feet 2 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st. Louis rose 2
inches, with 10 feet 9 inches on the
gauge. At Vicksburg it rose inch,
with AZ feet IL inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
rose IL inches, with "a feet
inches on the gauge. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga fell IS inches, with ,2C
feet6inches on the gauge. Red river al
Shreveport rose 4 inches, with 20 feet
] inch on the gauge. ArkansaW
river fell 3 inches at Little Rock
with IA feet Z inches on the gauge
White and st. Francis rivers continue
at high stage.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per James D. Parker, from Cincin'
nati-325 bbls meal, lS5 bbls -four, n!
bbls potatoes, 200 bbls cement, 43 Dbl,
onions, 40 bbls whisky, s. bbls oil
424 kegs nails, 29l boxes canned goods
1914 empty bbls, $50 SKIS oats, 30 iroI
pilates, 730 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm and sultry.
More rain last night.
| The upper Ohio is falling again.
Business moderate at the landing.
Another railroad track is being laic
on the levee.
Packet business rather dull, owinl
to high water.
The Cumberland and Tennessee,
rivers are falling.
The water in the swamps over thu
river is reported to be falling
The Guiding Star will pass up thi
afternoon bound for Cincinnati.
The Raymond Horner, with toy
of coal, passed south this morning
n The Cons Millar bound for Cincin
I natl passed Evansville last evening
The Hard Cash departed last even
ing for White river with good trip
} The Josie Harry will be in to-nigh
and is the Saturday packet for Whit
river.
The City of Alton was expected tt
pass up this forenoon bound for 81
! Louis.
The Annie P. Silver bound for New
r Orleans passed 'Vicksburg yesterda
) morning,
: The Golden City, the first of tn
/ Ohio river fleet, arrived at New Or
e leans yesterday.
!, All the country in the neighborhoo
!. Of Hamlin's Landing in Council Ben
> is under water.
r The Marlin Speed is due from A
G kansaw river, and leaves SAturda
II with return trip.
r The John B. Maude left St. Lou
% last evening for this port, and will a
x rive Saturday morning.
70 The Andy Baum for Memphis, al
. the u. =. Schenck for New Orlear
s, left Cincinnati last evening.
sr The City of New Orleans and Il
Or Jno. A. Scudder, from New Orlear
g arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
z; The City Of Providence will be t
z; Anchor Line packet leaving tonne
ID row at 8 pm. for Cairo and st, Lou
~ The City of Baton Rouge for
or Louis, and the Charles Morgan !
y, Cincinnati left New Orleans last eve
I'd ing.
y, A telegram from New 0rlea
:" states that all steamers arrivi
as there are crowded with Mardi CT
lbi visitors.
o. A slight decline is noted in the riy
'e2 at this point, and would have be
nd more were it not for the local rains
ed last night,