Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-02

tugs,
BUTCHERS STOCK-Cattle firm and !
earce except poorer classes. Good grass I
ed range from TO 4hc per ID gross; corn
ed 4 TO 61fc; thin and common IL to
nc. Sheep 81 to &c for good; common,
'lal so per head; lambs, 81 to 4 per head.
Hogs slow at 4 to 7c per ID. Cows and
,alves $l6 to IS per head; yearlings, "a
% each.
RIVER INTELLIGENCR.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For st. Francis river, Macready. p 10
4" st. Louis, City Of Greenville...5 p m
70" Cincinnati, Andy Baum..-......5 y IN
Cincinnati, Charles Morgan....6 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Friars Point, James Lee....... 5 p m
Osceola, Coahoma,..................b p m
/" White river, Hard Cash..........5 p m
ArkaRsaw river, Katie Hooper.5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer City Of Vieksburg st. Louis.
City of Greenville, Vicksburg.
=" Hard Cash, White river.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw river.
John Gilmore, St., Louis.
S. i. Wood, Ohio river.
Jos. B. Williams, New Orleans. |
DEPARTED.
Steamer James Lee Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
Dean Adams, Arkansaw river.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
City of Vicksburg, st. Louis.
John Gilmore, New Orleans.
S. l.. Wood, New Orleans.
Jos, b. Williams, Ohio river.
IN PORT.
Rene Macready, Andy Baum, Hard
Cash, Katie Hooper, City Of Greenville.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
At noon to day the reading Of the
government guage was "a feet 4 inches,
or 10 feet 10 inches below extreme
high water mark of March 9th.
and rise Of 3 inches during the past
"a hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg fell
10 inches, with 5 feet Z inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it fell II inches,
with % feet 6 inches on the gauge. At
Louisville itrose 5 inches, with 9 feetJ
inches in the canal At Evansville it
rose - inches, with ID feet Z inches on
the gauge. At Cairo it rose 3 inches,
with 81 feet II inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at St Louis rose | inch,
but is stationary to day, with "a feet
| 10 inches on the gauge. At Vicksburg
| it fell 2 inches, with AZ feet 10 inches on
the gauge. The Cumberland Nashville
is stationary, with Z feet on the
gauge The Tennessee at Chatta-
neoga fell 3inches, with 6 feet IL inches
on the gauge. Red river at Shreveport
| fell inch, With II feet inches on
the gauge Arkansaw river fell Z
inches at Little Rock, with 3 feet II
inches on the gauge. White and st
Francis rivers continue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River rose three inches.
The upper Ohio is falling again.
| Business quiet at the landing.
| Charles Morgan for Cincinnati,
pm.
/ The local packets departed yester
day with good trips.
| The Ste Genevieve left st. Louil
last evening for this port.
| The Cons Millar passed Evansville
yesterday bound for Cincinnati
/ The City of Helena departed for st
Louis last evening with light trip
/ The Golden Grown, bound for New
| Orleans, was expected to pass dowr
this forenoon.
The Joseph B. Williams with TOW
of empty coal boots passed up to-day
for the Ohio river.
The s. L. Wood with tow Of Goa
comprising 28 pieces passed down thi
forenoon for New Orleans.
The Anchor Line steamer City 0
: Alton was expected to pass down a
nOou to- da, for New Orleans.
Captain Joe Sharp, a we'll know
lower coast pilot and Captain, died a
/, New Orleans on Friday last.
i The Belle Memphis arrived q
Vicksburg yesterday, and left at moo
to day with a return trip for st. Louii
Captain Il. w. Gould has gone
b Washington to lay before the govern
= ment the condition of navigation o
the Missouri
= The wreck of the James d. Parke
}, is now out of the way of steamers dc
{ sceuding the falls, but dang ferrous I
# coal tows.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphi
= and the U. P. Schenck, for, New Oh
2 leans, are announced to leave Cincir
Y natl to morrow.
d The City Of Vicksburg arrived lai
evening from st. Louis, discharge
r 100 pckgs, added about % tons an
!, , left at 10 am. for Vicksburg.
Jc The water is just within banks b,
ID tween Arkansaw City and VicksburI
n, and planters are in a little fear ahoi
10 the rise now coming out of the Obi
Of The elegant Anchor Line steame
" City Of New Orleans, will pass up t
i, morrow for st. Louis leaving from Il
e company'S wharfboat, foot Of UniC
y street.
a The government steamer Mississip
Dc arrived at Vicksburg yesterday, al
turned back from that point. ~
r. members Of the Commission returne
g to their homes by rail
&c The John Gilmore and barges, fro
st. Louis, passed down last nigt
,ls dropping here barge containing 81
~ 600 bushels Of corn consigned
- Messrs. Speed & Graves.
,y A new and dangerous snag-a lar