Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-27
coNDITIoN on me RIYEns.

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water mark. At Cairo it was station
airy yesterday, with 36 feet on the
gauge at Pittsburg it was rising, with
3 feet on the gauge at Cincinnati ii
rose 5 inches, with 81 feet s inches on
the gauge at Louisville it was sta
tionary, with II feet in the canal at
Evansville it is falling, with 80 feet
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers are receding
rapidly. Arkansas river is falling at
Little Rock, with 6 feet on the gauge.
White river is falling slowly, with a
fair steamboat stage of water from
JacksOnport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm rains.
Spring weather.
Very little ice running.
Navigation fully resumed.
Little business doing on the levee
for Monday.
Southern freightsare plentiful along
the Ohio.
Captain Frank Beck is clerking on
the lie Flore.
A breaking up of the ice is looked
for to-day at st. Louis.
The Robert Mitchell leaves New
Orleans tomorrow for Cincinnati.
The James W. Calf from Memphis
and Cherokee from New Orleans ar
rived at Cincinnati to-day.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
Little ice running in the river al
Cairo yesterday.
Captain Ed Richardson wants to sci
the Blanche Porter.
The John Graham and barge,
passed up last night for the Ohio river
The A. c. Donnally leaves Cincin.
natl tomorrow for New Orleans.
The fog and bad weather for the
past several days has delayed the
packets.
The Paris c. Brown and A. G. Don.
nally arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Katie Hooper cleared Saturday
evening for Arkansas river with al
excellent trip.
The Golden Rule for New Orleans
and Andy Baum for Memphis, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Alex Kendall is due up to.
morrow, bound for st. Louis.
The Fashion broke her machinery
at Henderson, KY, on Saturday. anc
laid up there for repairs.
The Cons Millar will leave Cincin.
natl on Wednesday next for Mem.
phis.
Captain Jack DeHart is command
ing the Corona in the Ouachita river
trade.
The 0. w. Pierce brought in yes.
terday from the upper coast a barge
load of slaves.
The Mollie Moore is due to-day.
She is eight days out from New Or
leans.
The U. P. Schenck and Iron Noun
tain from New Orleans, and James D,
Parker from Memphis, passed Cairo
yesterday.
The Guiding Star, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville yesterday and will be due
here tomorrow.
The Golden Crown, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville yesterday morning.
Captain Ed Howard, ofthe Jeffson-
Vile shipyard, comes South this trip
ON the new steamer Ed Richardson.
The Charles Morgan passed down
Saturday night for New Orleans with
all the freight she wanted and had 30
cabin passengers.
Mr.. Holly Hyde, formerly river
editor of the st. Louis Republican
was run over and killed on Thursday
last by a railroad train near Jefferson
City, Mo.
The Gold Dust, from Cairo, arrived
at New Orleans Saturday, and the
| CoEponwealth and Raven and barges
left there feg ~. Louis.
The towboat John Dippold, due
from Cairo bound for New Orleans.
adds to her tow here three barges
loaded with 639l bales Of cotton, 618G
sacks oii-oake and 100 barrels oil.
The Silyerthern was twenty-six
days out from Evansville on her ar
rival Yesterday, being ice bound in the
lower Ohio.
Tom Collier, an old Memphian, who
is now representing a prominent rail
road, is in the city enjoying himself
with his friends.
The 9. ?. Chouteau took into New
Orleans this trip 1881 bales of cotton,
2245 sacks Of oil cake and 247S sacks
seed and sundries.
Captain William Steele, a we'll.
known river steward, died at Cincin-
natl on Friday last. lie was steward
on the Richmond, Bart Able and sew
eral other steamers.
The New Memphis and New Orleans
packet Ed Richardson, bound from
louisville for New Orleans, passed
Evansville yesterday, and is due here
! to morrow.