Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-24
RIVEr IN IELlssMut.

RIVEn IN IELLssHUt.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
For FriAr Point Coahoma.........5 D N
Osceola. Dean Adams. ...-.~...6 p m
Arkansaw City, Macready -..v5 p m
F" 81 Louis. Ste Geneyleye -.......6 p m
BOATS LKAvTNoro-MoRRow.
For Yicksburg. City vi eksburg.... .. lOau
I" ST Louis, Commonwealth ......... l0a n
" st Francis river. Ida Lee. ......5 D N
ARRIVED.
Steamer Dean Adams. Osceola
4" Coahoma, Frian Point
Macready, Arkansaw City
CITY Of Cairo. Vioksburg.
City Of Helena, st. Louis
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river
G II Van ttne. Arkansaw river
" City Of Helena, Vicksburg
City of Cairo, st LOUIS
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Dean Adams, Ida Lee, Rene
Macready
STAGES OF RIVER.
Memphis-S feet a decline Of 2 inches
during the past As hours.
Pittsburg-2 inches, a decline of !
Uncinnati-a feet 7 inches, and sta
ti1nary.
Louisville-S feet 8 inches, a decline
Of 4 inches.
Eyansyille-l foot 4 inches, a decline
Of 6 inches.
Cairo 5 feet, a decline Of 3 inches.
ST Louis-7 feet ! inch, a decline Of
inches. Ha
Yickshurg-5 feet, a decline of4 inches.
Nashyiile-l foot, a rise Of 6 inches.
Chattanooga-l0 inches, a rise Of :
shreYep0rt-2 feets inches, adecline Of
2inches
little ROck-4 feet 4 inches, a rise Of
White and St. Francis rivers continue
to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lovely weather.
River falling steadily.
Several boats are due from above.
River business quiet since Satur
day.
Rene Macready for Arkansaw City
Cole Boren and Barney Bagley are
pilots on the Centennial.
The old locks of the Louisville and
Portland canal we're opened yester-
day.
The Grand Lake and barges are
due down to day, bound Tor New Or
leans
The John Gilmore and barges from
New Orleans passed to St. Louis Sat-
urday afternoon.
The Belle Shreveport is announced
to leave St. Louis on Wednesday even
ing for New Orleans
The De Smet, from St Louis was
expected to pass here this forenoon, on
her wayto Vicksburg.
Captain Henry Keith took som
mand of the City of Vicksburg at st.
Louis on Saturday last,
Less than thirty inches of water is
reported at the outlet Of the Louis
vile and Portland canal
The Josie Harry departed to White
on Saturday with a good trip of
both freight and people.
Work on new boats in course of
construction at Pittsburg is being
pushed forward vigorously.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge is to leave New Orleans
evening for St Louis,
Tho Cumberland and Tennessee
are rising slowly; also the Ar
kansaw river at Little Rock.
The Yazoo river is very low at pres
ent, and barges have to be used freely
by steamers to get along at all.
The City Of Cairo added a lot of
miscellaneous freight and passed up
on time yesterday Tor st, Louis.
!. The Lee Line packets leaving to-
day are the COahoma,for Friars Point,
and the Dean Adams for 0sceola.
The mother Of j. Sharp, David and
Marshal Mcdonald, Pittsburg coal
merchants, died on Thursday last,
-Four feet Of water is reported on
Grand Chain in the new channel and
Eve feet between Cairo and st. Louis.
When the Charles P. Chouteau left
st. Louis Saturday she had 800 tons
Of ireight-all she wanted on the
water.
Rains are reported in the Ohio val
ley Saturday night and yesterday,
which will probably improve naviga
tion in that stream.
Freight rates, it l. thought, will be
advanced this week from St Louis 60
New Orleans to 25c per 100 pounds,
300 per barrel
A new obstruction in the shape of
a root is reported in the channel Of
the Ohio at Aurora, Ind about 70
yards below the wharf boat.
The Hard Cash will arrive to NOR.
row and is the regular Wednesday
leaving for all points on White
through to JacksonpOrt.
The Centennial for New Orleans
aod the City of Helena for Vicksburg
were expected to pass down this fore.
noon. They should have passed yes
The Mississippi river has washed
out a portion of the Iron Mountain
at Birds Point at Cairo, which
temporarily with the trans
fer Of cara.
Mrs, Delilah Shearer, mother of
John Shoarer, the well
steamboat agent at Cincinnati,
on Friday morning last at her
h me in Dayton, Ky,
The Ste G%enevieve, in command of
~ nta;n uorvollo IL tho Anchor Iina