Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-27
RIVER MTELusENcE.
BOATS HAVING TODAY.


Dean Adams, Osceola
Kste Adams, Askanssw Citv
" Ida Darr1gh. Arkansaw river
Ida Lee, st Francis river
. CITY Of Cairo, Vicksburg.
City of Helena. st. Louis
w p Halliday, New Orleans
" Port Eads, New Orleans
Wyoming, Cincinnati
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river
" City Of Cairo, st Louis
" City of Helena, Vicksburg.
w 7 Halliday, st Louis
Wyoming, New Orleans.
D" Fort Eads. st Louis
ro IN PORT. aa
Coahoma, Dean Adams, Kate Adams.
Ida Darragh, Ida Lee, Cons Millar
STAGES OF THE RIVER a4.i
| Memphis-S feet 8 inches, a decline Of
10 inches during the past 4s hours.
Pittsburg-S inches, decline of 4
inches ll n0
0incinnati--5 feet 4 inches, decline Of
II inches.
Louisville-4 feet 10 inches, and sta
Evansville 8 feet s inches, a decline
Of 3 inches.
CairO-l2 feet 8 inches, decline Of 4
inches.
St. Louis-18 feet inches, decline of lO
inches. -
yicksburg-l7 feet, a decline of lG
inches.
NashvilleA2 feet inches, and sta
tionary.
Chattanooga foot inches, decline
of inch.
Shreveport feet.6 inches, decline Of
3 inches. SIS -,
Fort Smith-Falling.
Little Rock Failing
White and st Francis rivers continue
to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River still on the decline.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City at
8 pm.
Good business on the levee and at
the elevator to day.
No rise in any Of the large streams
above reported to-day.
Remember, the Cons Millar goes to
Cincinnati this evening.
TIE Port Eads and barges from New
Orleans passed to st. Louis Saturday
evening.
The Kate Adams brought in four
bales of new cotton yesterday, and the
Ooahoma one.
Captain Hennegin, Of Little Rock
is building new boat to run in the
upper Arkansaw river.
The Ella Kimbrough is loading at
Evansville for this port, land will prob
ably leave there tomorrow.
Colonel Frank Baker, Of the Ma.
rine journal, is enjoying the sea
breeze on the coast Of Maine.
The Golden Rule, drawing too
much water, has laid up below Flint
Island bar and paid off her crew.
The City Of Cairo added 20 bales Of
cotton aud some way freight, and de>
parted on time yesterday for St.
Louis. tgI. aI n.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Baton Rouge was expected to pass
down this forenoon on her way to New
Orleans. ",oiyrI,4 q
Over 3 feet 6 inches at Flint Island
and the channel cutting out which
wi j make navigation little easier for
the packets.
The City of St. Louis left New Or
leans Saturday evening and passes
here Wednesday forenoon on her way
to st. Louis,
The Coahoma brought. in AZ bales
cotton and 81 SKIS cotton seed. She
returns to Helena and Friars Point
this evening.
The hull Of Captain Ed Postal's
new Memphis and White river packet
Chickasaw was successfully launched
on Thursday last. ~ A. q ,'- "
The City of Helena came in yester-
day from st. Louis, discharged 1893
pkgs freight, added Is tons and pro-
ceeded to Vicksburg.
Captain Frank ]. Cakes and E. B.
LOdwiCk have leased the Walnut
street House in Cincinnati and take
possession September 1st.
The Dean Adams from the upper
coast brought in So SKIS cotton seed
aod some miscellaneous freight. She
returns to Osceola this evening,
The W. P. Halliday, from New
Orleans, came up yesterday afternoon,
discharged 800 pkgs, cleaned out boil
orS and left at daylight for St. Louis.
The Anchor Line steamer John A..
SCudder left St. Louis Saturday even.
ing and passes here Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock for New Or.
leans.
The Belle Shreveport, Captain
Wash ThOmpsOn's new purchase, will
be ready by the end of the present
week to load at St. Louis for New Or.
leans.