Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-22

6a6c per pound for choice, Mules at
S66 TO Sll0 each; horses at $66 to $50
each.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE,
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
For Osceola. Dean Adams. .............6 D m
Friars Point Coahoma. D m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Arkansaw City, Kate Adams. % p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friars Point
Dean Adams, 0sceola
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ida Darragh. Arkansaw river
" Ida Lee, st Francis river
IN PORT.
Coshoma, Dean Adams
STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-l0 feet, a decline of 2inches
during the past "a hours.
Pittsburgh foot, decline inches.
Cincinnati-5 feet II inches, a rise of
6 inches.
Louisville-4 feet 2 inches, and sta
tionary.
Evansville-4 feet, decline of II
inches.
Cairo-l4 feet 10 inches, a decline of 3
inches.
st. Louis-1S feet inches, a decline of
l0inches.
Vicksburg-l9 feet 8 inches, decline
of inches.
Nashville-2 feet 10 inches, decline of
2inches.
Chattanooga foot 10 inches, decline
of inches.
Shreveport feet II inches, rise
of inches.
Fort Smith
Little Rock
White and st Francis rivers continue
to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Weather clear.
River fell two inches.
Business quiet on the levee.
Two local packets leaving to-day.
Flint Island bar is damned" by
boats.
The Central City is overdue from
st. Louis with cargo for this port.
The W. P, Halliday leaves New
Orleans this evening for st. Louis.
Only twelve inches of water at
PittSburg and the river falling.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
New Orleans leaves from the elevator
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Annie P. Silver, from st. Louis,
was expected to pass down this fore
noon, bound for New Orleans.
TheVint Siinkle arrived at Cincin-
natl in good shape, and lays up until
there is more water.
In the Ohio river FIVE feet of water
is reported at Rising Sun, 3 feet 10
inches at Four Mile bar, and 30 inches
at Flint Island.
The Coahoma brought in % bales
cotton and 136 pkgs fruit. She re-
turns to Helena and Friars Point
this evening.
The Golden Crown passed Ticks-
burg yesterday forenoon and will be
due up to morrow evening bound fol
Cincinnati.
Captain Henry Leyhe, Superinten'
dent of the Eagle Packet Company al
St. Louis, is expected here to-day OF
a business trip.
Mr.. John Q. Menier, for a number
Of years in charge of the river depart
ment Of the New Orleans Bee, died il
that city on Thursday last.
| The Ida Darragh for ArkansaV
river, and the Ida Lee for St. Francis
river, departed last evening with goOi
trips for the season.
The Dean Adams brought in 3 bales
cotton, SO SKIS cotton seed, II bdlt
hides and 100 melons. She returns t
0sceola again this evening.
Captain G. Wash Thompson is a
St. Louis experimenting work on the
Belle of Shreveport and expects tt
start her to New Orleans in about two
weeks.
Arthur Brown, after a couple o.
days pleasantly spent with friends IL
this city, left this morning for Metrop-
oils, ILL.,, but will return in a couple o.
weeks.
The steamer Silverthorn is for sale
at Nashville, Tenn, and is desirable
boat for a short local trade. She is il
good condition and will be sold fol
$1,000.
! The Mississippi River Commission
got aboard the steamer Mississippi
yesterday and left for Vicksburg Il
! inspect the government work now il
: progress at points below here.
Captain HenryPowers, a we'll know
, steamboat mate, left last evening OIL
! the steamer Ida aFragh for Arkansav
! Post, on Arkansaw river, where b
proposes to locate q stock farm,