Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-06
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.



RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Cincinnati, Chas Morgan. ........ 10 pm
" st. Louis, City of VickSburg ......5 D m
" Cincinnati, Jamss w .Gaf..,.....5 D m
" st. Francis river, Macready.... ..5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Friars Point, James Lee.........5 p m
T" OSceola, Coahoma. ."..".-.....5 p m
" Arkansaw River. Katie Hooper5 p m
" White River, Hard Cash.. ....5 D m
" st. Louis, w. P. Halliday p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Hard Cash, White river.
4" City of Greenville, st. Louis.
City of V~icksburg, Vicksburg.
Future City, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer City of Greenville, Vicksburg.
James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
" Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
Future City, New Orleans.
Central City, Peoria.
IN PORT.
Rene Macready, James W. Gaf, Hard
Cash, City of Vicksburg, Katie Hooper.
High Wafer 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-30 feet II inches, a de.
cline of l inch.
Pittsburgh feet 10 inches, a de-
cline of 8 inches.
Cihcinnati-36 feet 10 inches, a de-
cline of IL inches.
Louisville-l3 feet 10 inches, a de-
cline of ID inches.
Evansville 80 feet 6 inches, a de-
cline OF 2 inches.
Cairo-42 feet. a rise Of 7 inches.
st. Louis-N feet 2 inches, a de-
cline of 6 inches.
Vicksburg-4l feet 5 inches, a
rise of 2 inches.
Nashville-16 feet 3 inches, a de-
cline Of 10 inches.
Chattanooga-8 feet 4 inches, a de-
cline of s inches.
Shreveport-21 feet 4 inches, a de.
cline Of 6 inches.
Little Rookie feet 4 inches, a
decline OF 6 inches.
White and st. Francis rivers are
; falling again.
/ The amount Of wharfage collections
for the the past week was $5l6.85, Of
which twelve boats Of the Anchor
Line paid 1854, the wharfboat $3.50,
and other boats $2O9.05.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River rising slowly.
Business quiet al the landing.
With the exception of Cairo the
Ohio is falling at all points.
The local packets departed last
evening with moderate trips.
The Golden Rule will be due down
Thursday, bound for New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle passed Evansville
yesterday evening bound for this port.
The big propeller, Central City, left
last night for the upper Mississippi.
The Jon A.. Scudder will pass down
this afternoon, bound for New Or
leans.
James w. Gaff for Cincinnati at 5
pm., aud Charles Morgan follows at
10 p m.
Amos Day, a we'll known river clerk,
is in the city, mingling with old
friends.
The City of Greenville added about
30 tons here and left at 10 q, m. for
V~icksburg.
The W. P. Halliday, from New
Orleans, will pass up tomorrow for
Cairo and St. Louis.
The Future City, from 81. Louis,
passed down last night and dropped
here a barge of grain.
The Andy Baum arrived at Cincinnati
yesterday and leaves there tomorrow
evening with a return trip for this
port.
The Belle Memphis arrived at st.
Louis yester day, and the Ste. Gene
We've left tb ere last evening for this
port.
The James Lee and Coahoma will
be the local packets leaving to morrow
evening for the upper and lower
coasts.
The j. Sharpe Mcdonald, with 10
boats of coal and 4 fuel boats, made
the run from Louisville to Evansville
in % hours.
. Commodore James S. Wise, Super
intendent Memphis Il Ohio River
Packet Company, is in the city, on a
little business trip.
The we'll known sidewheel steamer
Morning Star, now lying at Jefferson
Ind, is to be sold at auction on
Saturday, june 18th.
The case of Wash. Smith, charged
with ~carelessness in causing the disas-
ter to the Golden City, is set for to-
day in the Criminal Court.
At last accounts the Robert Kelly
fund amounted to $lES0 "a, being a
little more thar $500 short OF the
$4,000 which it is expected to raise.
Billy Byers, of the Gaff, is on the
boat this trip, hS wing recovered from
his late illness, b ut thinks it better to