Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08

inches on the gauge; at St Louis
it declined 4 inches with Is feet Z
inches on the gauge; at Pittsburg
it declined 6 inches, with A feet 5
inches on the gauge; at Cincinnati
the decline was 9 inches, with 10
feet 10 inches on the gauge; at
Louisville it is falling, with 5 feet 3
inches in the canal /; at Evansville
it is rising, with II feet 10 inches
on the gauge. The Cumberland is
rising, with 10 feet on the gauge at
Nashville. White river is falling
steadily, with a good stage Of water
from Jacksonport to the mouth.
The Arkansas is receding at Little
Rock, with 9 feet on the gauge.
Miscellaneous.
April showers.
The week opens out with a fair
business doing on the levee.
The Mollie Moore is due up to-
day for st. Louis.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis,
and Charles Morgan, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday
evening.
The Golden City, for Cincinnati,
and Commonwealth, for st. Louis,
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The .. P. Schenck is due down
to-day for New Orleans.
The II. G. Yaeger left St. Louis
Saturday for New Orleans. She
has a lot of freight for this port. )
The Ruth for White river and
Katie Hooper for Arkansas river
departed Saturday night with e1-
cellent trips Of freight and people.
The West Wind excurted up the
river yesterday afternoon with about
$50 excursionists. They had a
grand time and were we'll pleased
with their trip.
The Cons Millar cleared Satur-
day night for Cincinnati with HOO
bales of cotton, 800 bbls oil, 100
sacks peanuts, a lot of old iron and
rags, aud 50 cabin passengers.
The A. G. Donnally passed up
Saturday night with 200 tons of
freight and 90 people.
The Katie P. Kountz is en- route
from New Orleans to st. Louis,
having been withdrawn from the
Arkansas river trade.
Captain James H. Rees, Captain
Milt Harry and Captain Perry left
yesterday by rail for Pittsburg to
look after the building of Che new
boats for White and Arkansas
rivers.
Luke Bernard has been commits
stoned receiving clerk on the Gold
dust.
The Grand Lake and barges left
Evansville yesterday for New Or
leans.
The Ben franklin from Mem
phis arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
The Centennial from st. Louis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The fine sidewheel steamer Ben
Franklin viii leave Cincinnati to-
morrow for Memphis on the new
schedule of the Memphis and Gin
cinnati packets.
The Gilmore and barges, and
Warner and barges, the latter hav-
ing 120, 900 bushels of grain in bulk,
left st. Louis Saturday evening for
New Orleans.
The GOlddust, Captain James
0'Neal, the new Anchor Line
packet for New Orleans, left St.
Louis Saturday evening, and will
leave the elevator here Wednesday
evening for New Orleans. Freights
will be received for her at all times
at the elevator.
The elegant steamer Golden Rule
Captain o. P. Shinkle, will leave
Glenn's wharfboat this evening at
5 o'clock for Cairo, Louisville anc
Cincinnati, going through with dis.
patch. Mr.. Shaw, an atfable gen.
tleman, does the honors of thu
Office.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in with a good trip a
usual, and returns this evening K
Friar's Point, taking the mail anS
giving special attention to all wa,
business. Captain Ed Thomas, al
affable gentleman, is her chief clerk
The famous passenger steame
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