Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-24

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Shields, New Madrid.
Osceola Belle, Osceola.
Illinois, Arkansas City.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Geo. w. Check, Friar's Point.
Gilmore, New Orleans.
G. p. Chouteau, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ed Richardson, New Orleans.
" Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
Josie Harry, White river.
Mary Houston, Cincinnati.
John B. Maude, Vicksburg.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Fannie Lewis, st. Louis.
Gilmore, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Ouachita Belle, Illinois, Katie Hooper,
Batesville, Coahoma, George w. Check,
Shields, Osceola Belle, G. p. Choteau.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined 6 inches in
the past "A hours ending at noon to-
day, and now stands II feet above low
water mark at Cairo it rose z inches
yesterday, with % feet s inches on the
gauge at st, Louis it declined 3
inches, with 81 feet in the channel out
to Cairo; at Cincinnati it is falling,
with Is feet 6 inches; at Louisville
declining, with 8 feet in the canal at
Evansville it is receding, with 8 feet
6 inches on the gauge. Arkansas river
is falling at Little Lock, with 5 feet
on the gauge. White river is declin-
ing, with a good steamboat stage of
water from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Spring weather.
Yesterday was a lovely day.
Mardi-Gras tomorrow.
The packets brought in good trips.
The bend business is slightly i'm
proving.
The upper Mississippi is open as far
up as Hannibal.
The James Howard is laid up at st.
Louis for the present.
The City of Helena leaves St. Louis
to-day for Vicksburg.
The Gilmore and barges passed up
last night for st. Louis.
The Josie Harry had an excellent
trip out Saturday evening.
The week opens out with a fair
business doing on the levee.
The Joe Kinney left Cairo last
evening for New Orleans.
The City of Alton will leave st
Louis to morrow for New Orleans.
The John B. Maude passed dowr
last night for Vicksburg well laden.
Captain James Seeds, a former wei
known pilot, is lying very i'll at Gin
cinnati.
The Marlin Speed for Arkansa
river had a good showing of freigh
and a fair list of people.
The James D. Parker for Memphi
and Golden Crown for New Orlean
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The little Jay Hardy, Capt. Bill
Davis, is the Tuesday packet 70
Island 81 and Old river.
The Cherokee, which was severa
days aground at Goose Island, arrivet
at st. Louis yesterday.
Captain Yint Shinklo has a contrac
for the transportation of 5000 tons o
railroad iron to Jacksonville.
The Thompson Dean, for Memphis
and Thomas Sherlock, for Cincinnati
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The new steamer w. p. Halliday
which was slowed ashore at Louisvill
by the ice was launched on Saturday
The City of Alton, from New Or
leans, arrived at st. Louis yesterday
and the Il. o. Stanard left there 70
New Orleans.
1t is said that a new boat will sool
be built to take the place of the A. c
Donnally, and Captain Henry Har
will command her.
The Mary Houston passed up yes
terday for the Ohio river with 500 ton
of freight. She added here IS bales O
cotton.
Mr.. James Bohan, late of the A.'C
Donnally and other Southern steam
ers, has been appointed steward of tn
steamer james d. Parker.
The Anchor Line packet Fam
Lewis discharged yesterday mornin
1877 packages of miscellaneous freigh
and returned to st. Louis.
The Colorado passed up Saturda.
evening for st. Louis. She addet
here 800 bales of Eastern-boun
cotton,
The Charles Morgan, from Cincin
natl, and John A. Scudder, from St
Louis, arrived at New Orleans thi
morning.
The Robert Mitchell from Cincin
natl and Future City and barges from
st. Louis arrived at New Orlcan
Saturday.
The Cons Millar cleared Saturda,
evening for Cincinnati with 926 bale
&c cotton, 400 bbls oil, 81 bales rag
and a lot Of ggPdries, and 80 people.
The Belle of Shreveport for Ne,
Orleans, Belle of st. Louis for Yicks
burg and Babbage aud barges for Nev
Orleans left S. Louis Saturday even
ing.
Tbe Joe Kinney, Captain Yickeri
of the Anchor Line, will leave th
compaRy's wharfboat, foot of Mopro
street, this evening at b O'Clock 70
New Orleans, making all prinoipc
way landings.
The Guiding Star, Captain w, I
Miller's new and magnificent passeu
ger steamer, leaves this evening 70
Neg Orleans. CAPTAIN Jones, acleve