Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-15
RIVER iETELtteEHCR.

RIVER iETELtiGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Friars Point, James Lee. p m
Osceola, Coahoma ..................6 D m
81. Louis, City Of Helena. p m
Arkansaw City, Dean Adams...5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For New Orleans, Jshn A.Scudder. 12m
81. Louis, City of Greenville..5 m
" Nieksburg, City of Vioksburg 10 q m
81 Francis river, Macready......5 m
" Cincinnati, Andy Baum..........5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer City Of Cairo, 81. Louis.
james Lee, Friars Point.
CoahomA, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
" Golden Rule, New Orleans.
John Gilmore, New Orleans.
" City of Alton, New Orleans.
" City Of Helena, st. Louis.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
DEPARTED.
Steamer John B. Maude, st. Louis.
3" Josie Harry White river.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
" Oity Of Cairo. Vicksburg.
City Of Alton, st. Louis.
Golden Rule, Cincinnati.
John Gilmore, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams.
Andy Baum, Marx Twain, City of Hele-
ma, Katie Hooper, City of Helena -
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-3O feet s inches. q rise
Of Is inches during the past 48 hours.
Pittsburg-l2 feet IL inches, a rise
of ID inches. but falling again to-day.
Cincinnati-39 feet inches, a rise
Of 5 feet.
Louisville-l3 feet 4 inches in the
canal a rise of Is inches.
Evansville 20 feet inches, rise
of Is inches.
Carroll feet 6 inches, rise Of 20
inches
St. Louis--94 feet. Fell 4 inches,
stationary to-day.
Vicksburg-4l feet Z inches, and
stationary since last report.
Nashville-l5 feet 9 inches, a de-
cline of 3 inches.
Chattanooga &c feet 10 inches, a rise
of IA inches.
Shreveport-l7 feet, a rise Of 2
feet.
Little Rock-2l feet 6 inches, a de.
cline of IL inches.
White river still rising, with Jack
sonport feet under water.
st. Francis river rising rapidly at
headwaters.
MIeCELLANEOUs.
Lovely weather.
River still rising.
Business good at the landing
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
for White river with good trip.
The Vint Shinkle passed Evans
vile yesterday, bound for Cincinnati.
Another barge of grain for this
market will arrive from St. Louis to-
morrow.
The main current of the river is
covered with drift, and running at the
rate OF five miles an hour.
The John Gilmore and barges
passed up last night, adding here an
empty barge for st. Louis.
The R. R. Springer will be due
down tonight or early in the morning
on her way to New Orleans.
The City of Helena, leaving this
evening for st. Louis, will take 600
bales of eastern bound cotton.
The W. P. Halliday for St. Louis,
and the Q. P, Schenck for Cinciu-
natl, left New Orleans Saturday.
The Granite State for Memphis,
and the Thos, Sherlock for New Or.
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday.
The City of Cairo passed down yes
terday forenoon for Vicksburg, after
adding about 20 tens of miscellaneous
freight.
The towboat Piasa left early yester-
day morning for Rose Claire on the
Ohio river to. bring out another tow
of stone.
All steamers leaving New Orleans
on and after to day must stop at
Vicksburg and Memphis for health
certificates.
The Gold Dust passed up yesterday
for st. sLouis after adding 1049 bales
Of Eastern bound cotton for reship-
meut at Cairo.
The City of New Orleans passed
down Saturday for New Orleans with
1900 tons of freight. She added here
about fifteen tons.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steamer j chm A. Scudder is announced
to pass here at noon tomorrow, en-
route to New Orleans.
The local packets brought in 1873
bales of cotton, divided as follows.
Dean Adams, 81; Coahoma, 26; James
Lee, IL, and Mark Twain AZ.
The Hard Cash will be in to night
and leaves Wednesday at 5 p. m, with
a return trip for all points on White
river through to JacksOnport.
The ascent of the falls at Louisville
at present is very difficult, and boats
attempting the passage do so only with
the assistance of tugs and towbOats.
Pilot Ebert Williamson who was
injured some time ago on the Iron
Mountain railroad, is about to bring
suit for damages against the company.
The Keystone Bridge Company will
commence work on the long span of
the new bridge agross the Mononga-
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