Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-14
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BoATs LEAVING TODAY.
BOATS LEAvING TO-AfoRROw.

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BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Arkansaw City, Kate Adams. IS p m
Madison, Macready ......"...... 3 p ID
ARRIVED.
Steamer Ooahoma. 0sceola
Ida Darragh, Madison.
James Lee, Friars Point.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw river
Hard Cash, White river.
Golden Crown. Cincinnati.
w. w. o. Neil. Ohio river
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer j S Bransford, st Francis river
= Macready, Madison.
w. w. ONeil, New Orleans.
Golden Crown. New Orleans
James w Gaff, Cincinnati.
John A Scuder, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Hard Cash, Katie
Hooper.
HIGH WATER MARK.
The high water level of the food Of
1882 at the port of Memphis wa.
reached on March 9th, when the gov.
ernuent gauge at the foot Of Jeffer,
son street read 80 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-33 feet 6 inches,a de
cline Of 3 inches during the past "a
hours, now 20 inches below high
water mark.
Pittsburg-5 feet inches, decline
Of 6 inches.
OinOinnati-20 feet inch, de
cline Of II inches,
Louisville-9 feet, a decline Of
inches.
EvansviIle-2O feet 6 inches, de
cline Of 6inches.
Cairo 36 feet 10 inches, a declin,
of feet.
St. Louis-2O feet, a decline of
inches
ViOksburg-42 feet II inches, de-
cline Of inch.
Nashville-l4 feet, a decline o
u inches.
Chattanooga feet 10 inches, de
cline of inches.
ShrevepOrt-25 feet, a decline Of
inches.
Little Hock-7 feet 4 inches, de
cline Of s inches.
White and St. Francis rivers
though still at a high stage, are fall
ing,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warmer
Light rains.
River fell three inches,
itve, iy-s AZ tir5 iiuud ling
-Four local packets leaving to day.
The packets discharged 1916 bale,
Of cotton on the levee this forenoon
The W. w. O'Neil, with a heavy
tow Of coal, pas ed south last eve,
ming.
The John s. Bransford had a goot
trip out last evening for st. Francis
river.
The big Centennial, from New
Orleans, is due up to day bound fol
St. Louis.
Captain w. F. Mcintyre is making
a pleasure trip on the Guiding Star t.
New Orleans.
The John A. Wood grounded hei
tow aud sunk three barges at Owens
bar yesterday.
Now that the rivers are gettinJ
within their banks, the packet bust
ness is improving.
The Paris Q, Brown passed Louis
vile yesterday and was due at Gin
cinnati this forenoon.
The Boaz. John Walton and Harr,
Brown, with tows Of coal, arrived a
New Orleans yesterday.
The big Anchor Line steamer Johl
A. Scudder was expected to pas
down this forenoon on her way t
New Orleans.
The upper Ohio river is iallinI
slowly and all the side streams are re-
ceding The same can be said of tn
upper Mississippi.
The fast and elegant steamer r. r
Springer, from New Orleans, is due n
to day bound for the Ohio river. Il
G. Lowe is her agent.
The David r. Powell left New Oh
leans last evening for St. Louis, an
tho Golden Rule leaves there thi
evening for Cincinnati.
The total decline of the river a
this port up to noon to- day is
inches, and more rapid fall
expected from this time on.
The Cons Miller from this poi
arrived at OinCinnti yestorterda,
and the Guiding Star left thcl
last evening for New Orleans.
The Thomas Sberlook il the M,