Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-19
RIVER IHTELLIGEHCR.
poATn LAYING TODAY.

RIVER IHTELLIGENCR.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Arkansaw City, Kate Adams. S D D,
" Friats Point. James Lee. ....9...6 D N
Madison, Ida Dsrragh. ....,.....6p m
Oscecla, Dean Adtns...............6 D 70
BOATS LEAVING To-aosRow.
For vicksburg, Belle Memphis.... NOa m
" y. Louis, City Of Vicksburg. 10 a m
Cincinnati, Cons Millar ......... 8 D N
" Madison, Ma ready .......,....... s y IA
" St Francis river, Us Brgnsford-6p u
ARRIVED.
Steamer Ooahoma. 0sceola
Ida Darragh, Madison.
James Lee, Friars Point.
F." Macready, Madison.
Kate Adams. Arkansaw CITY.
" Commonwealth, Vicksburg
= City of Cairo; st Louis
Guiding Star, st. Louis.
" ID. 4. Powell, New Orleans.
E" Future City, st Louis
" City New Of Orleans. st. Louis.
" J 5 Brausford. st Francis river.
LA Lee, Whlte river
n DEPARTED.
Steamer Guiding Star, New Orleans.
Commonwealth st Louis
ChY Of Cairo Vieksburg.
+" d. r. Powell, st. Louis.
City New Orleans, New Orl'ns.
Future City, New Orleans
" Josie Harry, White river.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Ida Darragh, Dean
Adams, Kate Adams, J 5 BransfVrd, Ida
Lee, Rene Maeready.
HIGH WATER MARK.
The high water level of the food Of
1882 at the port of Memphis was
reached on March 9th, when the gov.
ernuent gauge at the foet of Jeffer-
son street read 80 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-28 feet, a decline Of 3
ieet during the past 48 hours, now
z feet 2 inches below high water mark.
Pittsburgh feet 2 inches, a
decline of 20 inches.
Cincinnati-l6 feet 8 inches, de.
cline Of l6 inches.
Louisville--8 feet. decline Of 8
inches.
Evansville--l5 feet, a decline of 9
feet Z inches.
CairO-29 feet 8 inches, decline
Of 20 inches.
st. Louis-l8 feet D inches, a de
cline Of IA inches.
Vicksburg-42 feet II inches, de
cline Of inch.
Nashvillt-7 feet s inches, a de.
cline OF 20 inches.
Chattanooga feet 10 inche, de,
cline of 3 inches,
Shreveport-23 feet 6 inches, de,
cline OF l6 inches.
Little Eock-6 feet, decline o
s inches.
Wh;sc and St. Francis riverl
are declining steadily.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
River falling rapidly.
Business good at the landing.
The Kate Adams now wears thu
horns.
The Belle Shreveport will be du,
up to morrow on her way to St. Louis
The W. ?. Halliday will be due
down tomorrow, bound for New
Orleans.
The Kate Adams was seven minutes
coming from the point to the foot O
BeAl street.
Captain 7. A. Foster goes out il
command Of the Dean Adams in thu
Osceola trade.
Secretary FOlger has approved tn,
pilots rules for steamboats, plying OF
Western rivers.
The Golden Rule is due up to DAY
bOuld for the Ohio rivers Il. G
L We is her agent.
The Commonwealth cleaned ou
boilers and passed up at noon yeAter
day for st Louis.
The ferrybOat John 0verton ha
discontinued her trips to Marion unit
the next digh water.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis
and the Will Kyle, for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday.
The Future City aud barges, from
St. Louis, passed here yesterday fore
noon bound for New Orleans.
The David 4 Powell from New
Orleans, passed up yesterday after
noon with big trip for St. Louis.
The new tug Billy Kilby will ge
away from Helena to morrow will
six barges of slaves for New Orleans
The Charles Morgan, for CinCin
natl, and City of Baton Rouge, fol
St. Louis, left New Orleans Saturda!
evening.
The Will s. Hays was FIVE hours be
bind the R. Il. Springer at Evansvill,
and expected to ovortake her befor,
reaching Cincinnati.
Tho Paris ., Brown is to leave Gin
cinnati tomorrow evening for New
Orleans, to be f flowed by the Wy
oming on Thursday.
President Arthur, it is said, has &C
cepted an invitation to go from Gin
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