Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-11

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canal; at Evansville it is rising,
with Is feet 6inches on the gauge.
The Cumberland river declined Z
inches at Nashville, with IL feet 8
inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river is rising at Little Rock, with
9 feet on the gauge. White river
is rising slowly at Jacksonport,
with a good stage Of water from
there ont.
MisceIIaReOus.
Pleasant weather.
Quiet on the levee.
Little movement of freights.
The cotton season is rapidly
drawing to a close.
The Ashland, en- route from Ar
kansas river to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday at 4 I'm.
The Kehlor, en- route from New
Orleans to st. Louis, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday at 10 am.
The Colorado arrived at VickS-
burg last night, and leaves there to-
day with a return trip for st. Louis.
The Hard Cash returned to White
river last evening with a splendid
trip of freight and people.
The 0sceola Belle for the upper
coast and the Coahoma for the
lower coast had fair trips out.
The A. @. Donnally from New
Orleans arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
The Robert Mitchell for New Or
leans and JAS. D. Parker for Mem
phis passed Louisville yesterday.
The Liberty and barges left Cairo
yesterday for New Orleans.
The John a. Scudder left st.
Louis last evening for New Orleans
and will be down Saturday.
The Cons Millar passed Evans
vile yesterday morning for Cincin-
natl.
The Belle of Shreveport passed
up yesterday afternoon for st. Louis
with $50 tons of freight.
Captain Rees Dugan with the
Eckert, is taking out the machinery
of TIE sunken steamer Shannon.
The Seminole is being towed up
the river to be dismantled and have
her machinery placed on a new
boat.
The United States coast survey
boat Baton Rouge is operating at
the mouth of st. Francis river.
The Morgan comes out of the
Ohio as full as usual.
The Mary Houston will be up
Saturday, bound for Cincinnati.
The Charles Mcdonald and tow,
en- route from New Orleans to the
Ohio river, has in her tow the
steamer Blue Wing No. 3.
Captain Isaac VanHook arrived
last evening from st. Louis by rail
and joined his steamer the H. O.
Yaeger at this port.
The ]. W. Calf is being re-
and reupholStered at Gin
.cinnati, and leaves there on Satur-
day next for Memphis.
The Ben Franklin for Memphis
and Golden Crown for New Orleans
Cincinnati this evening.
The West Wind returned last
evening to the st. Francis river
with an excellent trip Of freight.
Paducah is building three stern
wheel boats.
Mr.. Ralph Rylaud has retired
from the river department of the
st. Louis Republican.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Eu-
gene Smith, will arrive tomorrow
from the Arkansas river, and leave
evening with return trip
for Little Rock.
The Ruth, Captain W. G. Harry,
the regular Saturday White river
mail packet. She will arrive in
port tomorrow evening. Freight
will be received for her at all times
at the Lee wharf boat.
The rates by river from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans are lower than
by rail, and continue at Is cents
per hundred for bacon, so cents for
whisky and 80 cents per barrel for
pork.
The @. P. Chouteau took into
New Orleans on her last trip 1881.
bales cotton, 1907 sacks seed, 700
barrels oil, 1920 oak slaves and III
packages of sundries. She leaves
New Orleans this evanino for Nom