Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-23

lncnes IN the canal at Evansville il
rs declining steadily, with 4 feet 9
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land river is rising at Nashville, with
3 feet on the gauge. The Arkansas
riyer is on a stand at Little Rock,
with 10 inches on the gauge. and
10 inches on Rob Ron bar.
White river is falling, with 81 feet in
the channel from JacksonpOrt to the
mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy.
Threatening.
Close and murky.
Rain is much needed.
But little stir on the levee.
A very dull day for Monday.
Big times tomorrow on the bluff.
Planters below here are jubilant.
Arkansas river below Pine Bluff, in
shoal places, is down to ten inches.
The packet officers report crops in
the bends In fine condition.
The stock of coal at Louisville and
Cincinnati is getting very low.
Captain Ferd Montana left Saturday
evening.
The Cons Millar had to tighten over
Caseyville bar.
The Grafton, with a tow of empties,
passed up to-day.
The John Gilmore and barges
passed up yesterday for St. Louis.
Only two feet of water on the bars
IN the Ohio between Cincinnati and
P~ittsburg.
The Grand Tower leaves st. Louis
this evening for V~icksburg, leaving
here Thursday at 10 am.
The Guiding Star for Cincinnati and
City OF Alton for st. Louis left New
Orleans Saturday evening.
The Golden Rule leaves New Or
leans tomorrow evening for Cincin-
natl.
Inc Wilt Harry returned to White
river Saturday evening fully laden.
She had also a fair list of people.
The Bostonia will be dismantled at
cincinnati and her machinery placed
in a new boat.
Rates on freights from st. Louis to
New Orleans rule at 10 cents per 100
lbs and 70 cents per barrel on -four.
The John A.. Scudder from New
Orleans arrived at st. Louis yester-
day.
The j. w. Calf for Memphis and
Golden Crown for New Orleans passed
Louisville yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
The John Means and barges left
Cairo last evening at 86'clock for New
Orleans.
The Frank Jones, which has been
to the mouth of White river with a
tow of coal, returned yesterday.
A number of steamboatmen talk of
going into boat building at Little
Rock and establish S boat yard.
The Ohio river is shoaling down TO
4 feet 6 inches at Caseyville bar-the
worst place between Cairo and Louis
vile.
The Anchor Line steamer w. p.
Halliday leaves the company's wharf
boat tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock
for New Orleans and way landings.
The james w. Calf for Memphis
and the Golden Crown for New Or
leans left Cincinnati Saturday even.
ing.
The Belle of Shreveport, en- route
from New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Vicksburg Saturday morning at nine
o'clock and is due here to-day.
The Belle Memphis for Memphis.
W. p. Halliday and A. j. Baker and
barges for New Orleans left St. Louis
Saturday evening.
Captain Robert w. Wise, of the
popular steamer J. w. Calf, is the
father of a fine boy weighing thirteen
pounds, born Friday morning.
The Mike Davis towed the little
government hospital boat from Helena
to this port, and returned to Helena
yesterday.
W. H.. Brown & Co. have - tow.
boats with 5000, 900 bushels of coal
loaded at Pittsburg to come out on the
first water.
The James Howard passed down.
yesterday morning for New Orleans.
She put off here 200 rolls bagging,
and added $500 SKIS oil cake and 100
bbls oil. @ss--a
The Vint Shinkle cleared Saturday
evening for Cincinnati with $50 bales
cotton, so bbls soap stock, a lot of
scrap iron and sundries, and 80 cabin
passengers and a lot of deckers.
The James d. Parker, from Mem
phis, arrived at Cincinnati on Satur-
day, and leaves there Wednesday
next with a return trip for this port.
The Il. p. Rogers, Captain Mart
Hampton, is the regular packet this
evening for Scanlan's Landing and way
points, leaving the foot Of Union
street at 5 o'clock. Frank Palmer is
her purser.
The Laurel, with a tow of slaves,
came in yesterday from Cairo. She
adds here to her tow two stave boats.
and will get away to-day for New Or.
leans.
The Andy Baum, which left here
Wednesday evening last for Cincin.
nati, was reported by the dispatches as
being hard aground yesterday at Flint
Island bar.
Nj A.