Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17
RIVER IETELLIaEECE


BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee........5 p m
" Osceola, Coahoma ................5 D m
" White River, Hard Cash........5 p m
"Arkansaw River, Kate Hooper....5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Arkansaw City, Dean Adams, 5 D m
st. Louis, Ste. Genevievs.......5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Jno. A. Scudder, st. Louis.
w. ?. Halliday, New Orleans.
Belmont, Ohio river.
James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Macready, st. Francis River.
City of Greenville, st. Louis.
Jno. A. Scudder, New Orleans.
w. ?. Halliday, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Hard Cash, Katie
Hooper, Belmont.
High Water Mark.
The high water level of the food Of
1882 at the port of Memphis was
reached March 9Th, when the govern.
ment gauge at the foot of Jefferson
Street read 30 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-3l feet 6 inches, a ris,
of 4 inches.
P%ittsburg-1O feet 4 inches, a de
cline of 2 feet 2 inches.
Cincinnati-44 feet, 6 inches a rise
of6 inches.
LouisvilIe-l7 feet 6 inches in tn,
canal, a rise of 10 inches.
Evansville -32 feet 2 inches, a ris,
of 10 inches.
Carroll feet 10 inches, and sta
%tionary
St. Louis-24 feet l inch, a dcclin,
Of ! inch.
Vicksburg-4l feet 4 inches, a de.
cline of inches.
Nashville-l5 feet 6 inches,a declinI
Of 6 inches, but stationary to-day.
Chattanooga IS feet 8 inches, a de
cline of 3inches.
Shreveport-20 feet 5 inches, a rist
Of ~ inches.
Little Rock-17 feet 6 inches, a de
cline of 2 feet 8 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers con
tinue high, but are falling at head
waters.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River rose four inches.
Business brisk at the landing.
Granite State for Cincinnati Friday
Four local packets announced t
leave this evening.
The upper Ohio and Mississippi
rivers continue to decline.
The Paris @. Brown leaves Cincin
natl this evening for New Orleans.
The City of Baton Rouge leaves ST
Louis this evening for New Orleans
The Mary Houston, from Cincin
natl, arrived at New Orleans yesterday
The U. P. Schenck will be due VI
Friday morning, en- route to the Ohio
The Cons Millar, on her way Il
Cincinnati, passed Evansville yester.
day.
1t is now stated that the next An
Choir Line steamer to be built will b,
named Arkansaw City.
The Belmont from the Ohio rive
arrived this morning with a barge o
fire brick for this market.
The Jos B. Williams, with hel
immense tow of coal, passes down to
day bound for New Orleans.
A few days of warm weather would
start travel northward, and help affair,
greatly on the upper Mississippi.
The City of Greenville passed III
last evening for st. Louis, adding q
few tons OF miscellaneous freight.
The DeanAdams will be in to night
and is the mail packet leaving to.
morrow evening for Arkansaw City.
The Sherlock passed Evansville
yesterday and should pass here early
Friday morning, en- route to New
Orleans.
The new sidewheel steamer buildine
for the Louisville and Cincinnati
mail line has been named City Of
Madison"
The Vint Shinkle was due at Gin.
cinnati this forenoon, and expected tC
leave there tonight with a return triE
for this port.
The John B. Maude arrived at St
Louis yesterday, and the City Of
Providence left there last evening FOL
Vicksburg.
A few days ago John B. Stanton
engineer on the towboat @. L. Baker
shot his wife and then tried to Kill
himself at st. Louis.
At Louisville ten feet of water i:
reported over the wing dam. and
eleven feet Of water tor ascending
boats in the middle chute.
The Ste. Genevieve will be found
in port tomorrow morning and is the
Anchor Line packet leaviugt to morrow
evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
The new John S. Hopkins made tho
run from Louisville to Evansville in
twelve hours. She was greatly ad.
mired by the patrons Of the line.
The Anchor Line company are
about to contract for another boat fol
the St. Louis and New Orleans trade