Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-26
RIVER INTELLIGENCE,
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.


For Friars Point. Coahoma. D m !
0sceola. Dean Adams. D m /
Cincinnati, Vint Shinkie........6 D m |
Vicksburg, Arkansas City m |
= st. Louis, City Providence 10 m |
ARRIVED.
Steamer Kate Adams. Arkansaw City
DEPARTED.
Steamer ooahoma, Frian Point
Dean Adams, Osceola
IN PORT.
Kate Adams
STAGES or TIE RIVER.
Memphis - 10 feet decline of
II inches during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg--4 feet 8 inches, rise Of Z
inches.
Cincinnati--l1 feet decline of IA
inches.
LOuisville-e feet einches, and station
airy.
Evansville--9 feet and stationary.
Cairo-A. feet 2 inches, decline Of IA
inches.
St. Louis--ls feet inches, decline of
1Sinches.
Vicksburg-S4 feet, rise Of 2 inches.
Nashville-S feet 4inehes, decline of
inches.
Chattanooga foot inches, and sta
tionary.
Shreveport--O feet, al decline of 2
inches.
Fort Smith, foot, and stationary.
Little Rock-falling.
White and st. Francis rivers continue
to decline.
MIsCELLANEoUS.
Clear and warm.
River fell eleven inches.
Business quiet at the landing.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City at
5 pm,
Viut Shinkle Tor Cincinnati to-
morrow.
Another Of those delightful excur-
sions on the river tonight.
The City Of New Orleans, from st.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Golden Rule is to leave Gin
cinnati on Saturday for New Orr
leans.
The upper Mississippi between
Keokuk and st. Paul is reported
rising.
The City of st. Louis left St. Louis
yesterday for New Orleans and passes
here Saturday forenoon.
Captain Blakeley's new Arkansaw
river steamer was launched yesterday
from the COvington ways.
The Andy Baum arrived at Gin
cinnati yesterday and the James w.
Gaf left there for this port.
The John A. Scudder for St. Louis,
and the U. P. Sohenck for Cincin.
natl, left New Orleans yesterday even
ing.
Fifteen dollars will cover the dam
ages sustained by the steamer Rene
Macready during the blow Of Tuesday
night.
The City of Helena, from Vicks-
burg, and the Annie P. Silver, from
New Orleans, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
The harbor tug DeSOtO is expected
to be ready for business by Saturday
She is at the mouth Of Wolf river
making repairs.
The steamer T. f. Eckert leaves
from the foot of Monroe street at 6
o'clock tonight on a grand moonlight
excursion on the river. Good order
will be preserved.
Captain Harry Brolaski's splendid
Anchor Line steamer Arkansas City
will arrive tonight from st. Louis,
and leaves for Vicksburg at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
The Mississippi Valley Transports
ton Company has purchased s barges
from the Mound City Transportation
Company, which closes out the entire
stock OF the latter company.
The Anchor Line steamer City oil
Providence will be up this afternoon
from Vicksburg, and leaves from the
elevator at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for Cairo and st. Louis.
The splendid passenger steamer
Golden Grown is announced to pass
up this evening on her way to Cincin
natl. Captain Eugene Shinkle com
msnds, with Chant Shinkle in charge
of the Office.
The ferryboat John 0vertOn will be
taken to Paducah on Monday next for
repairs. During her absence the side>
wheel steamer Rene Macready will do
the ferry business between here and
Mound City,
The Viut Shinkle will be here this
afternoon and leaves at 5 o'clock to-
morrow evening for all points on the
Ohio river, through to Cincinnati,
giving through tickets and cheap rates
to points east.
The Josie Harry will arrive to
night, and returns to White river on
Saturday evening, taking freight and
passengers for all landings on upper
White and Black rivers, and making
connection at Newport with light
draft steamers.
On Tuesday last at st. Louis, the
Chas. p. ChOuteau took out the bolted