Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-03
v l~ETELLIGENCE.



RIVER lETELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING today.
For Deyalls Bluff, Rene Macready..4 D m
st. Louis, City of Providence. 10 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For New Orleans, Annie P. Silver 70 m
White river, Josie Harry .........5 m
Arkansaw river, Marlin Speed. s p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer d. r. Powell, New Orleans.
City OF Providence, Vicksburg
r. R. Springer, Cincinnati.
Josie Harry, White river.
Golden Rule, New Orleans.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Boaz, Ohio river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Dean Adams, Arkansaw Citv.
" Coahoma, Friars Point.
ID. r. Powell, st. Louis.
r. r. Springer, New Orleans.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati,
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg.
Boaz, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Josie Harry, Marlin Speed. City o
Providence, Fulton.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
AT noon o.day the reading of tn,
gauge was 81 feet 10 inches, being
rise Of u inches during the past 2
hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg rose :
feet IL inches, with 10 feet {
inches on the gauge. At Cincinnati i
fell 5 feet6 inches, with 81 feet 6 inche.
on the gauge. At Louisville it fell feet
with 10 feet 10 the canal. AT Evans
vile it fell 8 inches, Will
AZ feet on the gauge. A
Cairo it fell 4 inches, with so feet {
inches on the gauge. The Mississippi
at st. Louis roS 5 inches, but wa.
stationary this morning with Is feet I
inches on the gauge. At Vicksburl
il is stationary, with "A feet 9inches on
the gauge. The Cumberland at Nash.
vile fell 4 feet, with Is feet
inches on the gauge. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga rose 6 feet II inches.
with 10 feet | inch on the gauge. Red
liver at Shreveport fell l inch, with
30 feet Inches on thegauge. Arkanslw
river fell 10 inches at Little Rock, with
II feet inches on the gauge. White
and st: Francis rivers are falling
at headwaters.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Josie Harry, from White river
81 bales cotton.
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkansaw
river-39 bales cotton, 20 SKIS cotton
seed.
Per Golden Rule, from New Or
leans-30O SKIS salt, 400 pkgs ale, %
casks claret.
Per r. r. Springer, from Cincin-
nati-2W boxes starch, rs tubs butter,
81 bdls paper, 10 head horses, 3 mules.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River rising.
Clear and pleasant.
Business only moderate.
The upper Ohio is rising at Pitts.
burg.
The Boaz, with an immense tow of
coal, passed down yesterday.
The w. p. Halliday is to leave St.
to morrow evening for New Or
The City of New Orleans will be
due up tomorrow, bound for st.
Louis.
The Thomas Sherlock will be due
down Monday bound for New Or
leans.
The ferryboat Overton makes an
other excursion to Marion Sunday
afternoon.
The Charles p. Chouteau and John
Scudder, both for St. Louis, left
New Orleans last evening.
River news is now the most inter
to be found in all the papers Of
section of the country.
The Fulton turned her tow Of slaves
over TO the tug Tilda at V~icksburg,
and returned here last night.
The Commonwealth, for Vicksburg,
left st. Louis last evening, and will be
here to leave Sunday at 10 a. m.
The David r. Powell on her fifth
day out from New Orleans passed up
yesterday afternoon for st. Louis.
The Tiger will be in tonight, and
will positively leave to morrow eve.
ming with a special trip for Mariana
The Smoky City and j. Sharpe Nc.
Donald, with tows OF coal, are on their
way out Of the Ohio river, bound
The Thomas Sherlock is following
the r. r. Springer, and should pass