Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-29
RIVER INTELLIGEECE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For Friars Point. James Lee. .........5 D m
" Osceola, Coahoma. ...........,... D m
:" Walnut Bend, Tiger...........5 p m
Arkansaw. City, Kate Adams.5 p m
CINCINNATI, Omo."""""..."...5 p m
New Orleans. ThOs Sherlock...5 D m
n" New Orleans, ID. r. Powell Sip m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For White river, j. S. Bransford ......5 D m
" Arkansaw river, Ida Darragh..5 D m
" st. Francis river, Macready..5 D IN
Cincinnati, Andy Baum..,.....5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Mary Houston, New Orleans,
Ohio, Cincinnati.
" Jno. A. Wood, New Orleans.
" James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
A." Kate Adams, Arkansaw City.
Tiger, Walnut Bend.
Macready, st. Francis river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Mary Houston. Cincinnati.
Jno. A. Wood, Ohio river.
Josie Harry, White river.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw river.
IN PORT.
Jane Lee, Coahoma, Tiger, Kate
Adams Ohio, Rene Macready,
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-l8 feet IL inches, a
rise Of 3 feet Z inches during the
past 48 hours.
Pitsburg-7 feet 9 inches, a rise
off feet 6 inches.
Cincinnati-23 feet 6 inches, a de.
cline Of 3 feet 10 inches.
LOuisville-lO feet 2 inches, a de-
cline Of l6 inches.
Evansville-23 feet, a decline of 3
feet.
Cairo-2O feet 6 inches, a rise of
3 feet 8 inches.
st. Louis-6 feet 2 inches, a rise
of 8 inches.
Vicksburg-l9 feet, a rise of 2
feet.
Nashville-l8 feet 2 inches, a de
cline Of 9 feet s inches.
Cha 'tanooga 10 feet 5 inches, a de-
cline Of 10 feet Z inches.
Shreveport-lS feet, a decline Of 4
inches.
Little nock-5 feet 8 inches, a rise
Off feet 8 inches.
White river is rising slowly at
headwaters.
MISCELLANEOUS. .
Clear and cool.
River rising steadily.
Business good at the landing.
The Cumberland aud Tennessee
rivers are falling rapidly.
The Jay Gould and Sam Roberts,
both with barges, passed up Saturday.
Phinn Starr and Tom Kelly went
out mates Of the Josie Harry Satur
day.
The towboat John A. Wood and
barees passed up yesterday forenoon
for the Ohio river.
The Josie Harry, for White river,
aud the Kttie Hooper, for Arkansaw
river, departed Saturday with good
trips,
Captains billiard and Perkins, On
Saturday last, purchased the towboat
BELMONT for the transfer trade at
Evansville,
The Tiger will hereafter make
semi weekly trips to Council and
Walnut Bends, leaving on Mondays
and Fridays.
The R. r. Springer, from New Or
leans, is due up this evening bound
for Cincinnati and way landings on
the Ohio river. II. G. Lowe is her
agent.
The D. r Powell, under the aus
pices Of the Anchor Line, will be due
down tomorrow evening, bound for
New Orleans. Captain Al Storm is
agent.
The Hard Cash will arrive to-
morrow morning, and is the regular
packet leaving on Wednesday for all
points GU White river through to
Jacksouport.
The Vint Shinkle arrived at Gin
cinnati Saturday, and the Cons Millar
left there for this port, also the Guild
ing Star on her Mardi Gras excursion
to New Orleans,
The Andy Baum, in command Of
Captain G. Wash Thompson, is due
this evening from the Ohio, and is
announced to leave tomorrow evening
on her return trip for Cincinnati.
The Thomas Sherlock, in command
Of Captain James Nichols, is an
npunced 10 pass here this evening OBJ
her way to New Orleans. Henry Q.
Lowe, at the foot Of Jefferson street,
is her agent.
The Mary Houston, on her eighth
day out from New Orleans, with SOC
tong of freight, passed up Saturday
night for the Ohio riyeg. Sho dis.
charged 427 pkgs of freight, and added
BIZ bales Of e9ttop,
The Ida Darragh will be in thil
afternoon and leave with a return
trip to morrow at 5 pm for Pine Bluf
and way landings on Arkauslw river
connecting at her destination will
packets for Little Rock and points
sbogs,
The John S, Bransiord, of the Mil
Harry Line, is due to day and leave