Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-06
RIVER IETELLIGEECE.

$50 TO 800 each.
RIVER IETELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Friars Point James Lee. ..5p
" Osceola, Dean Adams. D m
Cincinnati, Vint Shinkle........6 D m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For NewOrleans, City New Orleans, s D m
White river, Josie Harry.......5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point
" Dean Adams. Osceola
" Will Kyle, New Orleans.
" City Providence, Vicksburg.
Arkansas City, st Louis
DEPARTED.
Steamer Kate Adams, Arkansaw City
J u Williams, Ohio river.
" VIII Kyle, Cincinnati
City of Providence, st. Louis
IN PORT.
james Lee, Dean Adams, Vint Shinkle
Arkansas City
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-24 feet inches,a rise of
II inches during the past "a hours. now
10 feet 10 inches below high water
mark.
Pittsburg-6 feet, and stationary,
Cincinnati-37 feet 10 inches, a de.
cline of 3 feet 4 inches.
Louisville-17 feet 2 inches, a decline
of 8 inches.
Evansville-33 feet 10 inches,a rise
of 18 inches.
CairO--95 feet 10 inches, a rise of %
inches.
st. LOpis-15 feet, decline of 6
inches.
viOksburg-43 feet 8 inches, rise
of l inch.
Nashville-33 feet 4 inches, rise Of
4inches.
Ohattanooga-l4 feet, decline of S
feet 2 inches.
Shreveport-19 feet II inches, a
rise of l inch.
Little Rock-6 feet A inches, a rise
Of 6inches.
White river has a good stage Of
water through to Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
April showers.
Cloudy and warm.
River rose II inches.
Fair business at the landing.
We had all the elements last night,
The Kate Adams had q splendid
trip out last evening.
The Wyoming left New Orleans
last evening for the Ohio river.
The upper Mississippi, upper Ohio
and Tennessee rivers are falling.
The famous Charles Morgan is the
next 20" Line steamer to pass here
for New Orleans.
The Commonwealth left st. Louis
last evening, and passes here Sunday
foruoon bound for Vicksburg.
New Orleans is complaining of fly
time in marine circles. Here business
is considered good for the season.
The Guiding Star arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday, and the Golden Grown
left there last evensng Tor New Or
leans.
The City of Providence came up
last evening from Vicksburg and left
at 10 o'clock to-day for Cairo and st.
Louis. 4.
The Tiger, with couple of empty
stave barges in tow left here yesterday
afternoon for Fort Pillow and Obion
river, uruvaE4
The Andy Baum for Memphis and
the Thomas Sherlock for Now Or.
leans willleave Cincinnati tomorrow
evening. tsnf
The City of Cairo left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, will arrive tomorrow
evening and leave Sunday at 10 m
for st. Louis.
The coal barge which during the
last high water lodged on the sand
bar near Hopefeld will probably float
off by tomorrow.
For ascending boats in the middle
chute over the falls OF Louisville there
are II feet Of water, and the current
materially abated. r3
The John Gilmore and barges, from
St. Louis, passed down last evening
for New Orleans, dropping here a
barge Of railroad iron. aia gl3 |
The Centennial aud City of Baton
Rouge, from st. Louis, and the X. r.
Springer, from Cincinnati, arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
All keepers of government beacon
lights between Keokuk and Dubuque,
iowa, we're ordered to commence
lighting their stations April LIST.
The packets which arrived this
morning report a very rough night on