Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
RIVER IETELLIGEHCE.
BOATS LAYING TO-DAY.

City Of Providence, Vicksburg.
Lioness, New Orleans
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Cons Millar,
Rene Macready.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis--29 feet 6 inches, a fall
Off inches during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg-3 feet Z inches, a fall
of 5 inches. 2
Cincinnati-2l feet, a rise of l foot
z inches.
Louisville-s feet 8 inches in the
canal, and stationary.
Evansville -18 feet, a rise of l
foot.
OairO-36 feet 4 inches, a fall of l
foot.
St. Louis-H feet4 inches, a fall Of
8 inches.
Vicksburg-4O feet 5 inches, sta
%tionary.
Nashville-7 feet on the gauge, a
fall Of 6 inches.
Chattanooga A feet 10 inches, a
fall of 2 inches.
ShrevepOrt-10 feet 2 inches, a fall
Of 2 inches.
Little RoCk-3 feet 10 inches, a
fall Of 2 inches.
White ard St. Francis rivers are
falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River falling.
Business quiet.
Cons Millar for Cincinnati this
evening.
The Dean Adams departed for
Arkansaw City with a good trip.
The Lioness passed down yester-
day for New Orleans, with q tow Of
coal.
The John B. Maude will arrive to.
night and leave tomorrow evening for
st. Louis.
The Rene Macready arrived this
morning from st. Francis river, with
. fair trip.
The R. R. Springer, en- route to
New Orleans, was expected to pass
down at noon to-day.
The Gold Dust left St. Louis YES.
terday for Vicksburg. She will pass
here Sunday morning.
A well known Memphis steamboat.
mar won $500 in the last drawing Of
the Louisiana Lottery.
The U, p. Schenck, for New Or.
leans, and the Vint Shinkle, for this
port, leaves Cincinnati to morrow.
The Ste. Genevieve returned ST
Louis yesterday evening with ia SKIS
of wheat and 60 bdls of green hides.
The local packets which arrived
this morning brought 5 bales of cotton.
1866 SKIS Of cotton seed and 70 pkgs Of
fruit.
The City of Providence passed down
this morning for Vicksburg. She
discharged here 30 tubs of butter and
added 10 tons Of way freight.
Mr.. Robert W. Mccoy is in charge
of the James W. CATS Office this
trip, in place of Mr.. Surtees, who is
suffering with malarial fever.
The CoahOma, captain Henry
Cooper, is the mail packet leaving
this evening for 0sceola and all way
and plantation landings on the upper
coast. Messrs. Hugh Tomlinson and
John Haley are her clerks.
The late Captain James II. Brown
wills ell his interest in the coal firm Of
W. H.. Brown 4 Co. to his surviving
brothers Samuel, Harry and Charles.
There were other provisions in the
will which the executors decline to
make public.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry, leaves tomorrow evening for
Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport
and all way landings on White river.
She connects with the Milt Harry for
points on upper White and Black
rivers. Messrs. Hugh Smith and
Fred Jones are her clerks.
The steamer Sciota was raised yes.
terday morning, and has been taken to
Wheeling for repairs. The port side
Of her hull is stove from the bow
back about thirty feet, aud the gaurd
for that length is torn of. The dam.
age to the boat indicates that the
boats came together with a full head
Of steam.
Captain Charley Russell's fine
steamer Cons Millar leaves the foot Of
Court street at 5 O'Clock this evening
for Cairo, Evansville, Louisville, Gin
cinnati and all intermediate landings
on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
She makes clese connections with all
the principal railroads, and will ticket.
passengers through to all points North
and East at reduced rates. Messrs.
James Voris and Lowell lines are her
clerks. M
The fast James Lee, Captain Stack
Lee, leaves At the usual hour this
evening. for Glendale, Helena and
FrisrS Point, carrying the mail and