Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-06

common to choice corn fed.
HORSES ANDMULES-Horses rangel
from 81 rs TO 500 each for good driving ord
and $40 to $75 for plugs. Mules
500 to IT'S each for l4H to is hands. and
$500 for large extra.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Devalls Bluff, Katie Hooper. A p m
" Friars Point, Coahoma.m.....5 p m
" Arkansaw City, Dean Adams.5 D m
st. Louis, City of Helena......5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For New Orleans, w. P. Halliday.1 10 a m
" Nieksburg. City of Vicksburg 10 q m
" st. Louis, City of Greenville. s p m
st. Francis river, Tiger..........6 D IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahoma, Osceola.
" Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg
Smoky City, Ohio river.
Jos b. Williams, Ohio river.
City Of Helena, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Marlin Speed, Arkansaw river.
John b. Maude, st. Louis
Fulton, Hatchie river.
Gold Dust, Vicksburg.
Commonwealth, Vicksbure.
Smoky City, New Orleans.
d" Jos. b. Williams. New Orleans
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Dean Adams, Mark Twain.
Katie Hooper, City of Helena.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The heavy rains since Saturday
caused the river TO swell again at this
point, the increase during the past q
hours being 2 inches, with the gauge
at noon to-day reading 30 feet l inca.
The Ohio at Pittsburg fell 9 inches,
with z feet 8 inches on the gauge. At
Cincinnati it fell 6 inches, with "a feet
on the gauge. At Louisville il
fell 5 inches, with 10 feet in the canal.
At Evansville it fell 2 feet, with 81
feet l inch on the gauge.
At Cairo it fell 7 inches. with
40 feet 3 inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at st. Louis fell 2 inches,
with l6 feet 6 inches on the gauge. AT
Vicksburg it is stationary, with As
feet 6 inches on the gauge. The Cum
berland at Nashville fell II inches,
with Is feet on the gauge. The Ten
nessee at Chattanooga fell 2 feet. 4
inches with IL feet 8 inches on the
gauge. Red liver at Shreveport is
stationary, with 30feet7 inches ON the
gauge. Arkansaw river fell 6inches at
Little Rock, with 10 feet on the gauge
White and st Francis rivers continue
at a high stage.
Sunday Night kilograms.
CAIRO, March 5.-Arrived: Fannie
Tatum, Pittsburg, 2 am; Cons Mil
lar, Cincinnati, 2 pm; Thomas Sher-
lock, Cincinnati. Departed: City of
Providence, st. Louis; City of New
Orleans, st. Louis; 0'Neil, New Or
leans; lronsides, st. Louis; Cons Mil.
lar, Memphis, River falling, with 40
feet 3 inches on the gauge. Light
rain. Thermometer 600.
NASHVILLE, March 5.-River fall
ing, with l6 feet on the gauge. Heavy
rains have prevailed throughout the
State during the day, and still con.
tinue tonight.
ST.. Louis, March 5.-Arrived: CITY
of New Orleans, New Orleans. River
falling, with l6 feet 6 inches on the
gauge.
PITTsBURG. March 5.-River Z feet
9 inches and falling. Cloudy and
rainy.
New ORLEANS, March 5.-De-
parted: j. II. Bigley, st. Louis; r. r.
Springer due to arrive to morrow
morning. No arrivals.
LOUISVILLE, March 5.-River fall.
ing, with 10 feet in the canal and 8
feet in the chute. Arrived: James D.
Parker, Cincinnati. Departed: Paris
o. Brown, New Orleans; Tom Means.
Cairo. Raining.
EVANSVILLE, March 5.-Arrived:
B. L: Wood and tow up at $3.50 pm;
Sam Roberts and tow, up at 7 am.
Departed: Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
4 pm. River 81 lilo feet and falling
fast, with a light rain tonight.
RECEIPTS PER sTAMER.
Per Commonwealth, from st. Louis
100 bbls -four.
Per Coahoma, from Osceola-65
bales cotton, 80 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Mark Twain, from Dyersburg-
20 bales cotton, 81 bbls potatoes, 8
bales broom corn.
Per Dean Adams, from Arkansaw
Ciiy-H bales cotton, Is bags seed
cotton, 10 SKIS cotton seed, 6 head
stock.
Per City Of Helena, from st. Louis
-2825 bbls flour, 642 bbls meal $50
SKIS corn, 397 SKIS oats, 400 SKIS bran,
1857 bales hay, 20 bbls rice, 165 boxes
meat, 63 tierces aud $50 pals lard,
400 pckgs suudries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River rising.
Clearing weather.