Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Fer Friars Point, JaLes Lee......... S D m
" Oseeola, Coahoma"..."..... 8 D m
White river, Hard Cash......... s D m
Arkansaw river, Katie Hooper 5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Cincinnati, Golden Rule........5 m
=" Arkansaw City, Dean Adams..5 p m
st, Louis, Ste. Genovieve.."....6 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
w. P. Halliday, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Rene Macready,S st Francis river.
james w. Gar, Cincinnati.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans.
W. P. Halliday, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Hard Cash, Katie Hooper, james Lee,
Ceahoms.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-26 feet 3 inches, a fall of
y inches during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg-2 feet s inches, a fall Of
4 inches.
Cincinnati-17 feet, a fall of l
foot.
Louisville-S feet 2 inches in the
canal, a fall Of 2 inches.
Evansville -15 feet 6 inches, a fall
Of foot l inch.
Cairo-32 feet 2 inches, a fall of 10
inches.
St. Louis-24 feet 6 inches, and
stationary.
Vioksburg-4O feet 3 inches, sta.
tionary.
Nashville feet, a fall of 10 inches.
Chattanooga feet, a iall Of !
foot.
Shreveport-8 feet 10 inches, a fall
Of 2 inches.
Little Rock-3 feet,a fall of2inches.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business fair.
Four local packets leaving this
evening.
The U. P. SchenCk will be due
down Friday.
The Rene Macready had a good trip
for st. Francis river.
The Cons Millar, going up, passed
Evansville yesterday.
Captain 9. B. Russell, of the Cons
Millsr is happy. It's a girl.
The Josie Harry, en- route to Padu-
cab, passed Cairo yesterday morning.
The Dean Adams will arrive to
night and leave tomorrow evening tor
ArkanSaw City.
The U. P. Schenck for New Orleans,
and Vint Shinkle for this port, passed
Evansville yesterday.
The Andy Baum arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday. She leaves there this
evening for this port.
The City of Providence, for st. Louis,
and the Golden Rule, for Cincinnati,
left V~icksburg~ yesterday.
The Ste Genevieve is the Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow evening
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The James w. Gaf left last evening
for Cincinnati with 260 bales of cotton
and a big lot Of sundries.
The r. r. Springer, from Cincin-
natl, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day. She lays up there.
Captain John Darragh will have
command of the new Cincinnati and
New Orleans packet, Will S. Hays,
The W. P. Halliday, three and a
half days out from New Orleans,
passed up this morning for st. Louis.
The new Anchor Line steamer
Arkansas City has been towed to
Jacksonville to receive her finishing
touches.
The John A. Scudder, en- route to
New Orleans, passed down yesterday
evening with a good trip. She added
ten tons OF freight here.
captain v. L. Shinkle's elegant
steamer, Golden Rule, leaves here to-
morrow evening for Cincinnati. Cap
tain AID Storm, on the wharf boat, is
her agent.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain G. w.
leaves here on Friday next
for Cincinnati. Captain R. W. Light
burn, No. Monroe street, will give
all information.
Captain Henry Cooper's reliable
Coahoma, leaves this evening for Os.
csola and all way, plantation and mail
landings on the upper coast. Messrs.
Hugh Temlinson and Charlie Bourne
are her clerks.
The steamer John Wilson, en- route
to New Orleans, struck a snag and
sunk Sunday night, near Richards
Landing on the Atchaialaya river.
The boat and cargo is reported to be a
total loss. No lives were lost. She
was valued at $25, 900; insured in Gin
oinnati pomnanies for SD O00