Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22

at Louisville the decline was l inch,
with G feet IL inches in the canal I;
at Evansville it is falling, with IL
feet 2 inches on the gauge. The
Cumberland rose Ia inchesat Nash
vile, with 9 feet on the gauge. AT
Helena it rose l inch, at Vioksburg
l inch, and at New Orleans it was
stationary. The Arkansas was sta
stionary at Little Rock yesterday,
with is feet 3 inches ON the gauge.
The White is receding, with a good
stage of water from Jacksonport to
the mouth.
miscellaneous.
More moisture.
The landing wore a deserted APP
pearance to-day.
No departures at New Orleans
yesterday.
The E. M. Norton and barges
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Andy Baum arrived at Gin
cinnati yesterday.
The Cons Millar for Memphis
aud Golden City for New Orleans
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Grand Republic and St
Geneyieye for st. Louis and Robert
Mitchell and U. P. Schenek fol
Cincinnati passed Yicksburg yes
terday.
The A. J. White for the lower
coast, and Aggie for the upper
coast, had fair trips out last night,
The West Wind returned to
Cottonwood Point last night.
The tug Lulu and barge excurt-
ed up and down the river last night,
The j. w. Gaf takes out the
Helping Hand Club tonight on an
excursion.
The Robert Mitchell is due up
tonight.
The Alf Stevens, Captain Lee
Cummins, will leave st. Louis to-
morrow for Memphis.
Rates on freight from St. Louis
to Memphis this week ruled at 124
cents per hundred, and 25 cents per
Dbl. on flour.
The U. P. Schenck, Captain
Laurence Carter, will leave Glenn's
wharfboat this evening at 6 O'clock
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
giving special rates for freight.
Captain Jas. O'Neal has retired
from the command of the Gold
Dust.
The Ruth, Captain Nit Harry,
is the regular Saturday White river
mail packet. She will be found in
port to-day receiving.
The Golden Rule passed down
this morning for New Orleans
well laden. She put off here so
boxes soap and sundries, and added
3 bales cotton, 40 packages tobacco
and sundries.
The Charles Morgan, Captain A.
Stein, will leave Glenn's wharfboat
Sunday morning at five o'clock for
Cincinnati on a grand excursion
trip. Captain Glenn will make en-
gagements for her.
Mr.. N. W. Vandeventer, a well
known steamboat engineer, we re-
greet to learn, is lying quite i'll at
his residence, $50 Jones avenue.
The Robert Mitchell, Capt. Paul,
will leave Glenn's wharfboat to-
morrow at twelve o'clock for Gin
cinnati and all points on the Ohio.
Captain Frank Stein, an affablc
gentleman, presides at the desk.
The Mark Twain will arrive to-
morrow morning from st. Francis
river and leave tomorrow evening
for Scanlan's Landing, making a
trip for the Carl Schurz. Captain
Phil Harmon will be found on
board, and will give prompt atten-
ton TO all business.
The Grand Republic, Capt. VIM.
T%horweigan, will leave Glenn'S
wharfboat this evening at 8 o'clock
for Cairo and St. Louis, ticAeting
passengers through to st. Paul at
excursion rates. Geo. Miltenberger
is her purser. She has for st. Louis
1850 boxes and $50 hhds. sugar,
and is full of people.
The popular passenger steamer
j. W. Gaa, Captain Bob Wise in
command, leaves tomorrow even