Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-17
RIVER I%ETELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING today.
For St. Francis river, Macready ......5 D nj
" st. Louis. City of .Vicksburg. 70 D m
New Orleans, City Baton Rouge.5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer ". p. Halliday, New Orleans.
Charles Morgan, New Orleans.
City of Greenville, st. Louis.
Joseph Bigley, st. Louis
Future City, New Orleans.
Charlie Brown, Ohio river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
City of Helena, ut. Louis.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
w. P. Halliday, st. Louis.
Charles Morgan, New Orleans.
City of Greenville, Vicksburg.
Joseph Bigley, New Orleans.
Future City, st. Louis.
N PORT.
Rene Macready, Andy Baum.
CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was 30 feet 8 inches, or 81 feet 8
inches above low water mark, and 3
feet 3 inches below the danger line,
being a rise Of 10 inches during the past
"a hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg fell 4
feet 4 inches, with II feet 6 inches on
thegauge. At Cincinnati itfell 5 inches,
with 48 feet on the gauge. At Louisville
it fell 4 inches, with 26 feet in the canal.
At Evansville it rose 10 inches, with 40
feet 4 inches on the gauge. At Cairo
it rose IL inches, with AZ feet 6 inches
on the gauge. The Mississippi at St.
Louis fell 2 inches, but was stationary
this morning, with IL feet on the
gauge. AT Vicksburg it rose 2
inches, with 80 feet Z inches on The
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
is rising slowly, with 40 feet 2 inches
on the gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta-
nooga fell | inch, with 80 feet 3
inches on the gauge. Red river at
Shreveport rose 6 inches, with l6 feet
on the gauge. Arkansaw river
rose 3inches at Little Rock, with IL feet
s inches on the gauge. White river
is rising, with a big stage of water
from J%acksonport to the mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Charles Morgan from New Or
leans-ll9 bbls molasses.
Per barge, from St. Louis Ii, 900
bushels bulk corn, 1850 SKIS mixed
corn, 1000 empty barrels.
Per w. P. Halliday from New Or
leans-145 bbls molasses, 20 bbls and
100 skis salt, 81 pckgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clearing weather.
Slippery on the levee.
The upper Ohio is falling rapidly.
River rose ten inches since last re-.
port.
Wind, rain, sleet aud snow last
night.
This is the dullest day of the week
in marine circles,
Winter may now be considered
opened for the season.
The Mark Twain got away this
morning for D~yersburg,
The Cons Millar, from this port,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The City of Helena returned to St.
Louis last evening with a light trip.
The City Of New Orleans, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester.
day.
The Future City and barges, from
New Orleans, passed up this forenoon
for st. Louis.
Captain James Lee, jr., the last OIL
the big O." has returned from the
national capitol.
The Dean Adams, for ArkansaV
City, had a good trip of both freight
and people out last night.
Work has been suspended at the
Madison shipyards on account Of tho
high water in the Ohio river.
The river at this point is 3 feet {
inches below the danger line, and al
Cairo it is 2 feet 6 inches above.
The Belle Memphis arrived at St
Louisyesterday, and the Ste Genevievt
left there last evening for this port.