Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-01
RIVER INTELLIssNeE,

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BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For 0sceola, Dean Adams. .............6 m
FriArs Point, Coahoma......-....6 m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Arkansaw City, Kate Adams. IS D m
Cincinnati, VIII kyle..,.."..s a N
ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friars Point
Dean Adams. Oscsola
Oakland. ST Louis
=" City New Orleans, New Orleans
DEPARTED.
Steamer james W Gaf. Cincinnati
Oakland. New Orleans
" City New Orleans, st Louis
" Ida Lee, st Francis river
Ida Darragh. Arkansaw river
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Dean Adams.
STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis--l4 feet inches. decline Of
Slnches during the past "a hours.
Pittsburgh feet 10 inches, decline
Of IA inches.
Cincinnati-lS feet inches, rise of
2 inches.
Louisville-.7 feet, rise of inches.
Evansville-6 feet inches, a decline of
y inches.
Cairo-ls feet inch, a decline of s
inches.
St. Louis-ls feet inches, t aise.
of inches.
yicksburg-Sl feet 2 inches, decline
of inches.
Nashville-2 feet inches, rise of 8
inches.
Chattanooga feet 2 inches, rise
of II inches
Shreveport--S feet inches, decline of
inch.
Fort Smith--l7 inches below bench
mark, fell inch.
Little Rock-Falling.
White and st. Francis rivers con-
tinue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm to-day.
River fell three inches.
Very dull at the landing.
The upper Ohio is falling again.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City to-
morrow.
The W.P. Halliday, from st. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Golden Rule will pass down the
last Of the week for New Orleans.
The City Of Baton Rouge leaves st.
Louis this evening for New Orleans.
The Oakland and barges, from st.
Louis, passed to New Orleans yester-
Pay.
The low water season is near at
hand. New bars are showing up
daily.
The Golden Crown leaves Cincin-
natl on Saturday next for New Or.
leans.
The Golden Crown bound for Gin
Cinnati passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon.
The Bertha Lee, on her return to
Louisville, was purchased by Florida
parties for $1,000.
The Andy Baum will arrive to.
morrow, and returns to the Ohio river
on Friday evening.
The Ida Lee, for st. Francis river,
and the Ida Darragh. for Arkansaw
river, had good trips out.
The JOSIE Harry will be in to-mof.
row night, and is the regular Saturday
packet leaving for White river.
The new Hatchie river towboat will
be completed in few days and placed
in charge of Captain Jesse Tate.
The City Of New Orleans came up
last evening and left at 10 o'clock this
morning for Cairo and st. Louis.
The City of Providence left st.
Louis last evening. and passes here
Friday forenoon on her way to Vicks>
burg.
The Cons Millar arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday and leaves there this
evening with a return thip for this
point.
The James W. Gaff departed last
evening for Cincinnati, with ITO bales
cotton, 60 bales rags and good list of
people.
The Dean Adams, from the upper
coast, brought in l22 SKIS cotton seed
and 80 baskets Of peaches. She re,
turns to Osceola this evening.
The Arkanaw City left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday. She will be up to.
morrow afternoon, and leaves here
Friday at 10 am. for st. Louis.
The packets running between St.
Louis and st. Paul are SO crowded
with people that cots have to be put
down ia the cabin every night.
Captain Charles Woodbury. late
owner Of the steamer Whitewater has
gone to Cincinnati to take charge Of
the Office of the Buckeye State.
Brown & Jones harbor tug DeSOto
is fully repaired and on duty again.
O'Neil g. Co.'s tug James O'Connor
goes on the docks now for overhauling
The steamer Mary Morton, of the
Diamond 10 feet, running above st.
Louis, carries the McGregor Female
brass band for the balance of the sea-
son.
Captain Marsh Miller has retired
from the command of the Coahoma,
and Captain Stacker Lee after rest
of several months now walks the
roof.