Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-13

10 inches, with 10 feet 5 inches on
the gauge; at Louisville 3 inches,
with z feet 10 inches in the canal;
at Evansville it is rising, with II
feet on the gauge. Cumberland
river rose l inch at Nashville, with
2 feet 8 inches on the gauge. Ar
kansas river is falling at Little
Rock, with O. feet on the gauge.
White river is receding, with a good
boating stage from Jacksonport to
the mouth. At Vicksburg the de-
cline was 3 inches at Helena 10
inches.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business on the wharf is at low
ebb.
Warm and pleasant days, with
cool nights. raa
The A. G. Donnally reached
Cincinnati this morning.
The 0sceola Belle returned to
the upper coast with a good trip.
The Andy Baum for Memphis
and Golden Rule for New Orleans
leaves Cincinnati tomorrow.
The James d. Parker for Mem
phis and Golden City for New Or
l,ans passed Louisville yesterday.
The Belle Memphis left VickS-
burg yesterday for st. Louis and
viii be here to leave Sunday morn
ing,
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The E. O. Stanard is still loading
at st. Louis for New Orleans.
The Aft Stevens, leaving st.
Louis to-day for Memphis, is taking
freight at 10 to l2c. per hundred
and Is to zoe. for dry bbls.
The Home has been thoroughly
repaired at Madison and leaves
there this evening for New Orleans.
The splendid steamer Cons Mil
lar, in command of that ever popu-
lar boatman Captain VIM. Tichenor,
excurts for the church folks up and
down the river tonight.
The Anchor Line packets have
carried into st. Louis 100000 bushels
of new wheat. The bulk of it was
shipped from points between Hick-
mand and st. Louis.
The Grand Republic has laid up
at st. Louis until business improves.
Captain Thomas feathers, of the
Nltchez, and family are passengers
on the Morgan, en- route to the
Blue Grass region, to spend the
heated term.
The Robert Mitchell is coming
up on one wheel, and is due here
Sunday evening.
The assistant porter of the
Mitchell sued her for wages at New
Orleans, and Commissioner South
worth gave judgment against the
boat. Old So6thworth is at his
old tricks again and will have to be
hauld over the Goals.
President Scudder, of the Anchor
Packet Line, will give a fine suit of
clothes to the master whose boat
brings the largest grain cargo to St.
Louis this season.
The st. Genevieve left St. Louis
yesterday for Vicksburg, and will
be here to leave Sunday at 10 am.
The Alice Brown, with her tow
of empties, got away last evening
for the Ohio river.
The Thomas Sherlock passed
down last night for New Orleans
with 1900 tons of freight. She put
off here 100 packages of freight
and added 500 sacks of oil cake
and a lot of sundries.
The Charles Morgan will leave
Glenn's wharfboat tomorrow night
at 10 O'clock for Cairo, Louisville
AMI Cincinnati, ticketing passen-
gers through to all points East at
reduced rates. Captain Glenn will
make engagements for her.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive to-day from White river
with a good trip of freight and
return tomorrow evening for
Jacksonport, carrying the mail and
doing all way business.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in from the lower coast
with a good trip of people but
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