Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-30
RIVER INTELuatNcE,

S66 70 Sll0 each; horses at $65 to $50
RIVER INIELuatNcE.
ss1 d BokTs LEAvINo TO-DAY.
For FriArs Point. QcahonA.........6p N
81" 0sceolA, Dean Adams. D m
White river, Hard Cash........5 p m
New Orleans, Golden Rule......5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Cincinnati, Will Kyle........l0 N
/" Arkanssw City, Kate Adams. IS p N
ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friars Point
Dean Adams. osceols
" City New Orleans, New Orleans
2y DEPARTED.
Steamer Macready, st Francis river
Ida Darragh. Arkansaw river
" Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
" City New Orleans, st Louis
d " asH I'm PORT.
Coahoma, Dean Adams, Hard Cash
'N STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-24 feet inches rise of
I inches during the past "A hours.
Pittsburg-9 feet 4 inches, rise OF
feet inches. lrI ~ 3
Cincinnati feet 10 inches rise of
8 feet Z inches. f....s. r.r.
Louisville-ll feet inches, a rise of
10 inches.
Evansville-l9 feet, a rise of 8 inches
Cairo--S2 feet 2 inches, decline Of 4
inches. r. 1sfrf.
St. Louis-25 feet 10 inches, rise of 10
inches. IA.
yicksburg-Ss feet 8. inches, a rise of
2 inches.
Nashville-9 feet inches, rise of 8
inches yHrr
Chattanooga feet, a decline Of 8
inches. g It
Shreveport-1S feet 4 inches, decline
of inches.
Little Rocks feet 6 inches, decline
of3 inches.
White river is rising again at head
waters, with a good stage its entire length
MISCELLANEOUS.
Heavy rains.
River rose I inches
Three local packets leaving to-day.
Business only moderate on the levee.
The upper Ohio is rising again at Pitts
burg. -,.... --..
Upper White river is reported rising
again. .-. ...
An immense amount of water is coming
ont of the Missouri river.
The New Mary Houston arrived at
New Orleans yesterday. n
The James w. Gaff leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis. ut
Cutting rates on the Ohio river is said
to be killing steamboat business.
Before leaving for St. Louis yesterday,
the City of Vicksburg added 800 bbls Of
oil. lt
The Golden Rule, due down to day, got
1900 bags of corn in the vicinity of Evans
vile. '.nEl.. TRN Ull
Lee Cummins, jr., is bill clerk of the
Coahoma during the indisposition Of Will
Ashford.
The Kate Adams will arrive o.nlght,
and returns to Arkansaw City at s p M
TO morrow,
Captain d. H. Silver has returned tc
st, Louis from Eureka Springs, much i'm.
proved in health. iii.
The Annie P. Silver, from st. Louis
was expected to pass down this forenoon
for New Orleaus.
The excursion business by steamers al
st. Louis is increas ng, and promises to be
large this season.
The new steamer Buckeye State was
launched from the marine ways of Gin.
cinnati on Monday last. .,l
The Arkansas City left ST. Louis last
evening and passes here Friday morning.
on her way to Vicksburg.
The tug vanderburg, bound from New
Orleans TO this port, passed Vicksburg
early yesterday morning. v i,i t'
The City of Providence left yicksburg
yesterday and passes here Friday morn
ing IN her way TO st. Louis.
The levee looks quito clean this morn
ing, the heavy rains having done some
good sanitary work last night. eplt
Captain Thomas Worthington has been
appointed to command the steamer Pete
Kins in the government employ. ia
The Rene Macready, for st. Francis
river. and the lds Darragh, for Arkansaw
liver, had fair trips out last evening.
The James w. Gaff arrived at Cintin-
natl Yesterday and leaves there this eve
ming with,a return trip for this port.
For Wheeling stogles, navy clippings,
Turkish cut and best fine cut in the world
10 to d. Esch, 2l7 Main, corner Adams.
The Golden Grown leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New Orleans, To be fol-
lowed by the Guiding Star ON Saturday
The Paris c. Brown left New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati, and the W.P.
Halliday leaves there to-day for St.
Louis. lrIr -I lHI
The Cons Millar departed last evening
for Cincinnati with OO bales cotton, q
bales rags and good lot Of miscellaneous
freight, 0' 1g.t ID er,. -oi
Captain Moore Of the Cons Miilar on.
tered protest yesterday as the damage by
water to the reight in, the hold amounted
toabOut 49,. a. .I- a..H
Inc wv VI bno W. W. ~ MILL now
coming out Of the Ohio river, comprises
Y boats and barges of coal, aggregatinq
654, 900 bushels.
Tbe VjHt Shinkle will arrive tomorrow
and is the regular Friday evening packet
for the Ohio river, r, w. Lghtburne
on Monroe street, is her agent. -
Only 81 feet of water reported oyer the
falls for coalboats. This forces all toys tC
| the canal which is literally blocked from
end to end with boats and 'harges +
A dispatch from st. Louis says the
river is rapidly rising at Kansas City
thought to be the June rlse-and we ex'
pect to have plenty of water here in few
days,
| Bayou Gayoso, which runs through thu
heart of the city, was on grand boon
this morning, tho current running at tn,
rate Of 2OAAtles aR hoaF, and vas fll9c
With drift. " +
| $3.50 .,,,4 . a -. -. ..Nbt r.,..al Al.