Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-03


Katie Hooper, Madison.
DEPARTED.
Steamer John B. Maude. st. Louis.
City Of New Orleans, New Or
leans.
" Josie Harry, White River.
ia. Woodson, Arkansaw river.
=" Fulton, Hatchie river.
Future City, st. Louis.
. Commonwealth, Vicksburg.
Gold Dust, st. Lous.
City Of Alton, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Dean Adams, City of Helena,
Mark Twain, Rene Macready, Coal Bluff,
Katie Hooper.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
AT noon to-day the reading of the
government gauge was 81 feet 5
inches, or 2 feet 8 inches below extreme
high water mark, being a decline Of l
inch during the past twenty-four
hours The Ohio at Pittsburg fell
Z inches, with 6 feet on
the gauge AT Cincinnati it fell 2
feet, with q feet 6 inches
on the gauge. At Louisville
it fell 4 inches, with 9 feet in
the canal. At Evansville it fell 2 feet
6 inches, with 20 feet on the
gauge At Cairo it fell inch,
with Al feet 10 inches on gauge. The
Mississippi at st. Louis rose / inch,
with II feet 8 inches on the
gauge At Vicksburg it fell 2 inches,
with as feet IL inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland at Nashville fell 4inches,
with IA feet on the gauge The
Tennessee at Chattanooga fell Is
inches, with 9 feet IL inches on the
gauge. Red river at Shreveport fell 8
inches, with q feet s inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river fell 2 inches
at Little Rock, with s feet 8 inches on
the gauge. White and st. Francis
rivers continue to decline.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Coahom from 0sceola-N bales
cotton.
Per Dean Adams from Arkansaw
City-3O bales cotton, bag seed cot.
ton, 30 bdls hides.
Per Mark Twain from Dyersburg-
Al bales cotton, 2 bags seed cotton
625 SKIS cotton seed 100 bdls shingles
81 bales hides.
Per City Of Helena from st. Louis
2l94 bbls -four, ll07 bbls meal 100;
SKIS corn, 3l2 SKIS oats IL SKIS bran
1865 pckgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River declining slowly.
} The week opens with fair business
at the landing.
| The Piasa, with three barges o
stone, arrived Saturday
The L. W. Cole arrived at New Or
leans last week and lays up for thu
present.
Captain Seaman, of Missouri, will
soon start a steam ferry at Green
fields, back Of Cairo.
The Will Kyle, from New Orleans
was expected to pass up this forenoon
en- route to the Ohio.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers, also the Ohio river its entire
length, are falling steadily.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and
the Mary Houston for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The j. A. Woodson, for Arkansaw
river, and the Josie Harry, for White
river, both had good trips out Satur.
day.
! The Gold Dust passed up yesterday
for st. Louis, after adding 1870 bales Of
Eastern bound cotton for reshipment
at Cairo.
The City Of Alton, four and hall
days out from New Orleans, with 400
tons of freight. passed up this morning
for st. Louis,
The Indiana chute over the falls
at Louisville is INSTRUCTED by the
wreck ofthe Jas. D, Parker lying in
the channel.
The City Of Greenville will be in
tonight, and is the Anchor Line
packet leaving to morrow evesing for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Future City and barges, from
New Orleans, passed up yesterday
morning, having Captain Hambleton' s
tug A. B. SafSrd in tow.
The New Anchor Line Steamer
City of Cairo arrived at st Louis yes
terday, having made the run from
Cairo in less than twenty hours.
The Coal Bluff and barges, which
have been down the river distributing
government rations, arrived Saturday
night, and is now awaiting orders.
The John Gilmore, from St. Louis,
is due down, on her way to New Or
leans. She has a couple of barges
loaded with grain and produce for this
market.
The last trip of the City of Baton
Rouge was made from New Orleans 10
St. Louis in FIVE and a half days. She
had big trip Of freight and a good
list Of people,
The City Of New Orleans, with
about 1900 tons of freight and good
list Of people, passed down Saturday
evening, adding here 10 bales of cotton
and few people.
The City of Vicksburg, in command
of Captain r. X. Riley, will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving here at
10 am. to morrow for Vicksburg and
/ principal way landings. w. H.
Blenker is her polite clerk.
The City Of Helena. in command OF