Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee.........6 D m
" Osceola, Coahoma...,".............6 D IN
Cincinnati, Vint Shinkle ........ 30 p IN
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For N. Orleans, City Baton Rouge u m
" st. Louis, John b. Maude. .......5 D m
White river, John S. Bransford.6 p IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer james Lee, FriArs Point.
Coahoma, Oseeola.
City Of Providence, st. Louis.
Belle Memphis, Vieksburg.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
" Ste. Genevieve, st. Louis.
City Of Providence, Vicksburg.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Vint Shinkle.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-16 feet 2inches, a rise of
8 inches.
Pittsburg-6feet 9 inches, a rise of
2 feet 7inches.
Cincinnati-18 feet s inches, a rise
Of 3 inches.
Louisville-8 feet 10 inches in the
canal, a rise of 4 inches
Eyansville-l3 feet 8 inches, a rise
of II inches.
CairO-22 feet 7 inches, a decline
of 8 inches.
st. Louis-l6 feet 3 inches, a de-
cline Of 5 inches.
Vicksburg-23 feet 10 inches, a de
cline of 10 inches.
Nashville feet 5 inches, a rise Of
l inch.
Chattanooga A feet Z inches, a
decline of 3 inches.
Shreveport-l0 feet s inches, a rise
Of s inches.
Little Rock-3 feet and stationary.
White and ST. Francis rivers con
tinue at a good navigable stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River rose two inches.
Business moderate to-day.
Shiukle for Cincinnati 5 pm.
The upper Ohio is rising steadily.
The rise in the river at thia point
will probably cease by morning.
The City of Helena, from this port,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Will Kyle will leave New Or
leans this evening for Cincinnati.
The City of Vicksburg from St.
Louis, arrived at Vicksburg yesterday.
The City of New Orleans, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
Jesse Pritchard has been appointed
pilot Of the Cons Millar in place Of
Hiram Brace.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City, with a
good showing Of both freight and PEG.
pie.
The City of Providence arrived last
evening from st. Louis, added about
20 tons, and left at 10 am. for Vicks.
burg.
The Ste. Genevieve departed last
evening for St. Louis, with l24S pkgs
box material and about % tons OF
other freight.
The Belle Memphis added several
passengers and a lot Of miscellaneous
freight, and left at 10 am. Tor Cairo
and st. Louis.
The John B. Maude will be found
in port tomorrow morning, and leaves
in the evening with a return trip for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Fannie Lewis left 81. Louis
last evening in place of the Gold Dust,
and will pass here Sunday morning on
her way to V~iekSburg.
The james w. Gaff, for Memphis.
and the U. p. Schenck, for New
Orleans, are announced to leave Gin.
cinnati to morrow evening.
The Hull Inspector at Cincinnati
says the steamer Charles Morgan has
one Of the soundest bulls he has
ever examined. Her repairs will be
completed this week.
The Golden Grown, in charge of the
Shinkle brothers, will pass down To-.
day, bound for the Crescent City. She
is a splendidly equipped boat and in
charge OF courteous officers,
The fast and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City of Baton Rouge, in com.
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