Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28
nIvER INTELLIsENcE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.

+" Osceola. Coahoma, ,.,,......."..b y m
Cincinnati, JamesW Gaif.......,6 p m
" New Orleans, Golden Rule"".,5 p m
IA BOATS LRAvIEaTo-
For Paducah. H A Tyler.............l2 NJ
" Arkansaw river, Joe Peters......5 p m
" White river, Dean Adams, ...,.5 p m
ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahoma, 0sceola
" James Lee, Friars Point
" John A Scudder. New Orleans
j w Gaff, Cincinnati
DEPARTED.
Steamer John A Scudder st Louis
9 Kate Adams. Arkansaw City
'tNt IN PORT
Ooahoma, james Lee, Joe Peters, J W
STAGES or THE RIVERS,
Memphis-ll feet inches on the gauge,
or u feet inches Lbove low water
mark, a rise Of feet 6 inches during the
past "a hours.
Pittsburg 10 feet inches, decline
Of 6 inches.
Cincinnati 40 feet inches,a rise Of 10
inches.
Louisville-2l feet inches, rise of 3
feet inches.
Evansville feet inches, a rise Of
feet 10inches.
Cairo 25 feet inches, rise OF 2 feet
inches.
81, LOUIS feet 2 inches, decline Of
4 inches.
Vicksburg-l9 feet. rise of 2inches.
Nashville-8S feet inches, rise OF y
inches.
OhattanOogs--l4feet 2 inches, rise
Of inches.
Shreveport--lS feet,a decline of inches,
Fort SmiLh-20 inches below the zero OF
the gauge, stationary.
Little Rocks feet, and stationary.
st. Francis and White rivers are at q
good boating stage
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River rising rapidly.
Dull business at the landing.
JamesW. Gaff for Cincinnati pm.
The Rene Macready will not leave
for st. Francis river until Tuesday
next.
The Joe Peters is the packet leav-
ing tomorrow evening for Arkansay
river. s
The Wyoming bound for New Or
leans was expected to pass here this
forenoon.
The Cons Millar was late reaching
Cincinnati and lies over until to-mor-
row evening.
The James W. GAf has been en-.
gagged to take the Anchor Line mail
as far as Cairo.
The James Lee for BriArs Point
and the Ooahoma for OsOeola, leave
again this evening.
The Kate Adams out last evening
for Arkansaw City had splendid triT
Of both freight ard people.
The r. R, Springer arrived a. Gin
cinnati yesterday and the Carrier left
} there last evening for New Orleans.
! The small sternwheel steamei
, Richmond which passed here few
t days ago is laid up at ViOksburg ant
/ on sale. 81 as.
The Belle Shreveport arrived =
( New Orleans yesterday aud the Chas
! Morgan leaves there this evening fol
q Cincinnati.
8 The Henry Frank took on l34 bale
l cotton and lett yesterday afternoon 70
! New Orleans. She will probably piol
: up good load
r The Vint Shinkle passed Louisvill
!. last evening bound for Cincinnati
She leaves there on Wednesday mex
9 with a return trip for this port.
J. Captain Holt left here yesterda
4, with the little flagship Dick Jonei
i which has been chartered to do th
II ferry business at Helena for Will
d Sc. Dana has recovered all Of b
j. coal fleet swept out 60 Licking riv,
y by the ireshet, except one barge col
Of tanning 5000 bushels Of Pittsbu
4 coal.
The popular Golden CrowR, in COT
& (. mand Of Captain Eugene Shinkle,
8 due up to-day on her way TO Cinci
76 natl. Chant Shinkle is her courteOl
III clerk.
4 The bottom lands on the lower Oh
= will all be flooded and farmers q
+. busy moving their corn as fast as pc
ie sible, but the destruction will be co
10 siderable.
ID. THE food in the Ohio river is was
,er ing the lower Hoors Of the houses
for Giimorcs wharfat Cincinnati, west
t 3. Main Street, and the row east
Broadway.