Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-20
RIVER IETELLIGEEoE
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.

ARRIVED.
Steamer City Vicksbnrg, Yicksburg.
Cons Millar Cincinnati.
u Golden Rule New Orleans.
My Choice, New Orleans.
" Raven, New Orleans
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma, Paducah
Ida Darragh, Madison.
james Lee, Friars Point
Kate Adams. Arkansaw City.
Dean Adams, 0sceola
City picksburg, ST Louis
" My Choice, st Louis.
Golden Rule, New Orleans
Raven, Ohio river
IN PORT.
Cons Millar ] S Bransford
HIGH WATER MARK.
The high water level of the food Of
1882 at the port of Memphis wal
reached on March 9th, when the gov.
eminent gauge at the fost Of Jeffer.
son street read 30 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-26 feet 3 inches,a decline
Of q inches during the past "a hours
now 8 feet II inches below high water
mark. 4
Pittsburgh feet s inches, q
decline Of 6 inches.
Cincinnati-l7 feet A inches, a rise
Of 8 inches.
LOuisville-S feet 9 inches, rise
Of 8 inches.
Evansville-l4 feet 2 inches, a de.
cline Of 10 inches.
Cairo-28 feet 2 inches, decline
Of Is inches.
St. Louis-l8 feet,'a decline of
inches.
ViCksburg-4l feet 6 inches, de,
cline Of 5 inches.
Nashville-S feet 10 inches, a de.
cline Of 8 inches.
Chattanooga feet s niche, a de-
cline of 2 inches.
Shreveport-23 feet 2 inches, de.
cline Of 4 inches.
Little Eock-5 feet 8 inches, "a de.
cline Of 4 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers
continue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cool.
River fell 81 inches,
Heavy frost this morning.
Business quiet at the landing.
Cons Miller for Cincinnati at 5 pm.
Packets had good trips out yester-
day.
Captain Marsh Miller is plotting the
COahoma to Paduesh.
The Belle Memphis was to have left
here at noon for ViOksburg.
The Vint Shinkle, bound for this
port, was at Evansville last night.
The boats now coming out from st.
Louis are wanting freight at Cairo.
The Arkansaw City, from Vicks-
burg, arrived at ST. Louis yesterday,
The John Gilmore and bargsu. from
St. Louis, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The upper Ohio is falling at Pitts
burg and rising slowly at Cincinnati
and Louisville.
The Sam Roberts arrived at Cairo
Sunday and was detained by the U. s.
Marshal for debt.
The steamer Ohio is to leaye GIN
cinnati tomorrow evening in PLACE of
the disabled James w. Gaff,
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge, will be due UP to.
morrow bound for Cairo and St. Louis.
Major John D. Adams and Captain
James Rees are in the city, and re-
turn to their respective hemes this
evening.
The Lee Line packets leaving to-
mOFFov evening for the upper and
\
lower coasts, are the Dean Adams AND
james Lee.
The City of Vicksburg arrived last
evening from ViOksburg, discharged a
small lot Of freight, and left at loan.
for St. Louis.
Ths Alice Brown is to take 100000
bushels of coal to 81. Aoris in install
merits, and left Cairo on Sunday With
her FIRST tow.
Captain Joseph Bryan, late Of the
City OF 6resnyille, is to command the
Annie P. Silver in the Vt. LOnis end
New Orleans trade. 9ea
The My Choice and bargcs, from
New Orleans, passed up last nigit for
ST, Louis, and the Raven passed up
this morning for the Ohio river.
GsptAip Thomas A. Foster, late
pilot Of The 0OsbQRq, gent gut last
evening in command Of the Dean
Adams 10 thu PIPER coast trade.