Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-28
RIVER INTELLIGENCE


BoATs LEAvlso TODAY.
For Friafs Point, j anes Lee. Bpm
Oseeola, Coahoma..................6p m
Arkanssw City, Kate Adams. i D m
| - Vlchbnre, Il w Cole. .....-. 5 D m
=. Cincinnati, Golden Rulc.....5p n
Arkansaw river, Ida Darragh..5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Kate Adams. ArkAnsaw City
EW Cole, yicksburg
Belle Memphis. st Louis
Golden Crown. New Orleans
81 O. Joe Peters, ArkansaY river
Ida Dauagh, Arkansaw river
John A Scudder. New Orleans
A p Silver. 81 louis
CoahOmA, Osceola
DEPARTED. s
Steamer Belle Memphis, Vieksburg
Dean Adams. Helena
- Maeready. ST Francis river
Andy Baum. Cincinnati
Commonwealth, st LOUIS
Golden Crown, Cincinnati
John A Scudder. 81 Louis
A 2 Silver, New Orleans
IN PORT.
Kate Adams, E w Cole, Coahoma. Joe
Peters, Ida Darragh, X A Speed
STAGES OF THE RIVERS,
Memphis = II feet on the gauge,
or II feet II inches above low water
mark, a rise of2 inches during thepast
"a hours.
Pittsburg-6 feet 2 inches, decline of
| IA inches.
ciqcinnati--2O feet inches, a rise Of 8
feet inches, - Nl
Louisville--e feet inches a rise of %
inches.
Eyansyille-la feet A inches, decline
CsirO-27 feet 2 inches, a rise of q
inches. nF
st. Louis-lO feet inches, decline of
inches.
vieksburg-2l feet 9inches, adecline Of
3 inches.
Nashville-lG feet inches rise Of ?
| feet inch. E#.
Chattanooga feet inches, de-
cline Of q Inches.
shreyeport-9 feet 10 inches, decline
of 2 inches.
Fort smith, inches, decline Of 10
inches.
| hlltlc hOCk-ll lttls Ilsb ol v luNuta.
st. Francis and White rivers are
both rising steadily,
MISCELLANEOUS
Weather pleasant.
River rose % inches.
No LEDGER tomorrow.
Business brisk at the landing.
Seven packets leaving this evening.
The Cons Millar for this port, leaves
Cincinnati to-day, ihH
The MaCready had a good trip out
for st. Francis river.
The U. P. Schenck, bound for New
Orleans, passed Evansville last even
ing.
The Anchor Line steamer, City Of
St. Louis, is due up toNday, bound for
st. Louis.
The Henry Frank, on her way to
New Orleans, passed Vicksburg yes,
terday afternoon
The Belle Memphis, down yester
day afternoon, discharged 3343 pckgs
and added about 20 tons.
The Arkansas City left St. Louis
last evening and passes here Friday
forenoon on her way 10 Vicksburg,
The Annie P. Silver, with a big
trip, passed down during the night,
doing nothing Of interest here.
1t is thought that the wreck Of the
steamer Celina will ObstruCt the
channel for tows descending the falls
of ihe Ohio river.
The Belle Shreveport arrived at
New Orleans yesterday, and the
Charles Morgan left last evening for
the Ohio river.
The Josie Harry is lying at the foot
of Monroe street receiving for all
points on White river through to
Jacksonport.
The Andy Baum feft for Cincinnati
last evening with 534 bbls Of oil, 300
bales cotton, 100 car wheels, and a
a good list of people. t3
Very little steamboat business will
be done at the landing to morrow, but
it is brisk enough to-day, there being
a number of packets in port.
Over 100000 bushels of coal left
Pittsburg on the last rise, l,776,OOC
bushels were destined to Cincinnati
and 2,S59,0OO were for Louisville,
The Cons Miller, bound for Cincin-
nsti, passed Louisville early yesterday
| morning, and leaves there this even
; ing on her return trip to this port.
! The james Lee, in command oil
+ Captain Marsh Miller, leaves at !
o'clock for Helena and Friar's Point
Platt Rhoades presides in the office.
The Golden Rule, in command oil
{ Captain o. P, Shinkle, is announced
: to pass here this evening bound fol
} ; New Orleans. Albert Shinkle pre-
sides in the office.
The John A. Scudder, six and q
l half days out from New Orleans
! passed up this morning for st. Louis
Z She discharged here l6O tons com
prising 1890 pkgs.
The great iron steamer Chas. P
ChOteau is due up to-day, and is an
nounced to leave at 5 o'clock tosmor'
( row evening Tor New Orleans Cap
! tain L. R. Thomas is heragent.
! The big cotton carrier, Helena, re
z shipped her Memphis freight on tn,
steamer Kate Adams at Terrene, anC
/, went South from that point, gettinl
g 22l2 bales cotton as starter.
d Tho Mor;Io n Eaat iaka tn0 naaeal