Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-17
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

inches yesterday, with 26 feet II
inches on the gauge at st, Louis it
rose Z inches, with IL feet 8 inches on
the gauge at Pittsburg it is falling,
with II feet on the gauge; at Cincin-
natl it declined Is inches, with 81 feet
on the gauge at Louisville it is rising,
with ID feet 8 inches in the canal at
Evansville it is rising, with 20 feet on
the gauge. Cumberland and Tennes-
see rivers are steadily falling. Arkan-
sas river is stationary at Little Rock.
with 5 feet on the gauge. White
river is falling, with q good stage Of
water from JacksOnport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold.
Cloudy.
st. Patrick's Day.
Ice in the cutters.
Disagreeable on the .levee.
Splitting snow this morning.
Hard rains yesterday and last night.
The Laura Lee has laid up at AL
giers.
Last night was rather rough for
steamboats, under way.
The Grand Tower, from Vicksburg,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday 0. K.
The W. p. Halliday left New Or
leans Saturday evening for st. Louis.
The Golden Rule, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Raven and barges passed up
Saturday evening for the Ohio river.
The City of Alton leaves st. Louis
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Maumelle was due at Little
Rock yesterday from Fort Smith.
The Grand Tower leaves st. Louis
this evening for Memphis and Vicks-
burg.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, and
Guiding Star, for New Orleans, loft
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The j. W. Garrett and barges. from
Mt. Vernon, Ind, arrived at New Or
leans Saturday.
Diamond Joe is organizing a line Of
passenger boats to ply between St
Louis and St Paul.
A fast line between St. Louis and
New Orleans is being agitated in the
Future Great.
The Robert Mitchell left Louisville
Saturday noon for New Orleans and i:
due down Wednesday morning.
The Golden City from Cincinnati
and Gold Dust from st. Louis, arrived
at New Orleans this morning.
The Commonwealth, bound for st
Louis, passed Vicksburg Saturday a
pm. and is due here to-day.
The Eldorado is due up to-day from
New Orleans, bound for the Ohio
river.
The Paris G. Brown, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville yesterday noon.
The U. p. Schenck will be due III
tomorrow evening from New Orleans
bound for Cincinnati.
The Belle of Shreveport left st
Louis Saturday evening for New Or.
leans and is due down tomorrow.
The Dewdrop and barges with 10,
600 barrels Of salt for John X. Speed
4 Go. will drop in to-day from tn,
Ohio river.
The Mollie Moore passed down Sun
day morning for New Orleans. Sh,
discharged here several hundred pack
ages of grain and other stuff.
The Josie Harry returned to Whit
river Saturday evening with a splen
did trip of freight and a fair passenge
list.
The new Mary Houston arrived a
New Orleans Saturday and leave
there tomorrow with a return triI
for Cincinnati.
The Marlin Speed passed up Satur
day evening for Mound City, at which
point she will be taken out on tn
ways and be repaired.
The Robert Mitchell. bound 70
New Orleans, left Evansville las
evening at 4 o'clock. She has larg
engagements for corn below there.
Cairo, st. Louis, Louisville, Cincin
natl and Evansville were treated to
snow storm yesterday. At Cincinnati
the snow was falling very heavy.
Captain j. N. Williamson has pur
chased the tOwboat Ike Hammitt
She will do towing in the Cincinnati
and Pomeroy trade.
Thomas Satterwhite has been ap
pointed freight agent at Louisville 70
the Continental Line, connecting wit
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Captain wills H. Daniels visits Ne,
Orleans in the interest of a lot Of In
diana people who desire to emigrat
Southland locate sheep farms.
The Centennial passed up last nigh
for st. Louis with a fair up strear
trip. She put off here 1863 Dbl
cement, 100 bbls -four and cask wine
The Sam Roberts, with a tow q
barges laden with grain and othc
fyeights en- route from Evansville /
Now Orleans, passed Cairo yesterda
afternoon.
The Lee Mail Line packet Gcorg
w. Cheek, Captain Stacker Lee /
command, brought in q good list {
cotton and other freight, aud return
tomorrow evening TO FFiar's Point.
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