Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
A LEAVING D

" White river, Hard Cash...........5 p m
" Cincinnati, Vint Shinkle. .......5 D IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
" Coahoma, 0sceola.
Hard Cash, White river.
q Fulton, Hatchie river.
City of New Orleans, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Macready, ST. Francis river.
" City of Greehville, st. Louis.
City Of N w Orleans, N ew0rleans
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Vint Shinkle,
Hard Cash, Fulton.
CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER.
At noon to-day the reading of the
gauge was % feet inches, or 20 feet 6
inches above low water mark, being a
decline of l inch during the past "a
hours. The Ohio at Pittsburg fell 9
inches, with IL feet 3 inches on the
gauge. At Cincinnati it fell 4 inches,
with 81 feet 3 inches on the gauge. At
Louisville it rose II inches, with Is feet
in the canal. At Evansville it is rising,
with 36 feet6 inches on the gauge. At
Cairoit rose l inch, with 81 feet 2inches
on the gauge. The Mississippi at St.
Louis fell 3 inches, with IL feet on
the gauge, At Vicksburg it rose 2
inches, with IS feet 5 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
rose3 feet6inches, with Sc feet 6 inches
on the gauge. The Tennessee at Chatta-
noogl reese 2 feet s inches, with 20 feet 6
inches on the gauge. Red river at
Shreveport fell 5 inches, with Is feet
8 inches on the gauge. Arkansaw river
fell 2 inches at Little Rock, with 3 feet
4 inches OF the gauge. White river is
falling at headwaters, but retains a
good stage from Jacksonport to the
mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Coahoma, from Osceola-2O
bales cotton, 100 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
l35 bales cotton, 1886 feet walnut
lumber.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
-6t bales cotton, Z bags seed cotton,
l34 SKIS cotton seed, 80 nd cattle.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clearing weather.
Quite muddy at the levee.
The Ohio is falling again at Pitts
burg.
A good business is being transacted
at the landing.
The river at this point will be rising
again in a day or two.
The Charlie Brown is due with a
tow of coal for this port.
The Golden Rule is the next 20"
Line steamer due down.
The Guiding Star will be due up to-
morrow bound for the Ohio river.
The Fulton arrived yesterday with o
large raft of walnut and poplar logs.
The Henry Frank passed Arkansaw
City day before yesterday with a light
trip.
The City of Greenville left last night
for st. Louis, after adding 80 bales Of
cotton.
The Annie p. Silver will be due up
tO-morrow evening on her way to St.
Louis.
The Dean Adams is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Arkan
saw City.
The Charles P. Chouteau should be
here to leave tomorrow evening for
New Orleans.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening with a very fair trip for st.
Francis river.
The Vint Shinkle spent the night at
the compress, taking on 800 bales of
compressed cotton.
The r. r. Springer and Paris G.
Brown, from New Orleans, arrived at
Cincinnati yesterday.
The Ste Genevieve will be here to-
morrow morning, and leave in the eve
ming for Cairo and St. Louis.
About seventy-6ve steamers on the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers are now
provided with electric lights.
Steward James cNutt has resigned
his position on the James Lee and is
succeeded by Joseph Flynn.
The Pittsburg towboat Panther has
been changed to a hospital boat and
will be stationed at Pittsburg.
The City of Providence left St.
Louis last night and will be here to
leave Friday at 10 am. for Vicksburg.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday and will be here to
leave Friday at 5 pm, for st. Louis.
1t is claimed that the new towboat
W. w. O'Neil is capable of moving
fully 100000 bushels of coal in one
tow.
The w. p. Halliday arrived at New
Orleans yesterday, and the Chas. Nor
gan leaves there this evening for Gin.
c%innati.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers continue to rise and a big stage
Of water may be expected here in a
few davs.