Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.

AAhahsa" llNcis hhtle HOOpef..O p IN
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Arkansaw City, Dean Adams. 8 D m
st. Louis, Ste Geneyieve.........6p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoms, Osceoa
City of Baton Rouge, n o.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Maeready. st. Francis river.
" Andy Baum, Cincinnati.
City Of Baton Rouge, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Hard Cash,
Katie Hooper.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-29 feet IL inches, a rise
Of L inch during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg-5 feet, fall of l inch.
Cineinnati-l8 feet 10 inches, fall
of 2 inches.
Louisville-8 feet 10 inches in the
canal, fall of 2 inches.
Evansville III feet 4 inches, fall
Of s inches.
Calro-5o feet a inches, tall OF A
inches.
st. Louis-29 feet, a fall of l foot.
ViCksburg-4O feet 5 inches, sta
tionary.
Nashville-7 feet, a fall of 5
inches.
! Chattanooga feet 4 inches, a fall
Of inches.
Shreveport-1O feet 8 inches, a fall
Of 4 inches.
Little Rocks feet, a fall of )
inches.
White ard St. Francis rivers are
falling slowly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business fair.
River still rising.
Four packets leaving this evening.
Captain w. 4. Hardwick is in the
city.
The R. R. Springer will be due
down to morrow.
The rain last night gave the levee a
good washing.
The Rene Macready had a good trip
for st. Francis river.
The James W. Calf leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for this port.
The U. P. Scheuck leaves Cincin-
natl Saturday for New Orleans.
The City of Alton leaves New Or
leans this evening for St. Louis.
The Auuie P. Silver will pass down
this afternoon for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan lays up at
Cairo, where she will be reprinted.
The Dean Adam will arrive to- night
and leave again tomorrow evening for
Arkansaw City.
The Belle Memphis left Vieksburp
Yesterday for st. Louis. She leaves
here Friday morning,
Ike Hammett. the we'll known boat
builder, is lying very i'll at his resi-.
dence in McKeesport.
The Cons Millar, Captain Charley
Russell, leaves Friday evening for
Cincinnati and intermediate points.
The Andy Baum DEPARTED yesterday
evening for Cincinnati with 81 bales
of cotton, 41 bbls of talow, II bales Of
rags and good list of passengers
The Ste, Geneviove, Captain Geo.
Carvell, will arrive to night from st,
Louis. She returns to morrow even
ing.
The Hard Cash. Captain Ed Postal,
leaves at the usual hour this evening
Ter DeVslls Bluff, Augusta, Jackson
port and all way landings.
Captain Lew Reister, formerly in
the Memphis trade, is in Cincinnati
prospecting for light draft steamer
TOR the Little Rock and Terrene
trade.
Captain James Good is confined to
his home IN st. Louis with a severe
attack of malarisl fever, contracted
while down the Mississippi with the
lblNGA
Captain Henry Cooper backs out the
Coahoma this evening for 0soeola and
all way points on the upper coast. She
carries the mail and attends to all
plantation business. Messrs. Hugh
Tomlinson and John Haley are her
clerks.
The City of Baton Rouge, on her
third day out from New Orleans,
arrived yesterday evening with 400
tons of freight and a good trip of pas.
seDgers. She laid here until 10 o'clock
this morning, when she proceeded on
her voyage to st. Louis.
Captain Gilmore has retired frem
the river, but still retains his interest
in the Henderson line. The Directors
have appointed Captain Berry, of the
Grey Eagle, as Superintendent, and
Captain Ballard Captain of the Bertha
Lee, in place Of Captain Gilmore.
New Orleans States The Jesse K.
Bell, which has been laid up for the
summer, has made thirty trips this
season. She has handled Sl35,570 30
in freight aud $3l $50 30 in passage,
and has made more money for her
owners than any beat of her size in
port.
Captain Ed NOwland's fue steamer
Katie Hooper leaves the foot of Court
street this evening for Pine Bluff and
intermediate landings on Arkansaw
river, making direct connections with