Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-20

Steamer City Of Vicksburg. Vicksburp.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Gold Dust, st. Louis.
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati.
Florence Meyer, Cincinnati.
. IN PORT.
Ouachita Belle, Maumelle, Batesville.
Hard Cash, H. p. Rogers, Cons Millar,
Miles.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here declined 2 inShes
in the "a hours ending at noon, and
now stands 8 feet B inches above the
low water mark. AT Cairo it rose /
inch, with l3 feet 2 inches on the
gauge at st. Louis it is on a stand,
with ii feet Z inches on the gauge, and
8 feet scant in the channel from there
out to Cairo; at Pittsburg it declined
6 inches, with 4 feet on the gauge; at
Cincinnati it rose 2inches, with s feet
on the gauge; at Louisville it declined
2 inches, with 5 feet in the canal at
Evansville it is falling, with Z feet
. inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land river rose | inch at Nashville,
with 4 feet 5 inches on the gauge.
The Arkansas is receding at Little
Rock, with 6feet on the gauge. White
river is falling slowly, with a good
steamboat stage of water from Jack
sonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm and sultry.
Little movement in ireights.
Very little animation on the levee.
The Market Boy, sunk in Salt river,
will be wrecked.
The Paris G. Brown will be down
Friday morning for New Orleans.
The James d. Parker leaves Gin
cinnati tomorrow for Memphis.
The Robert Mitchell from Cincin-
natl arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Golden City, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
Major John D. Adams arrived last
evening from Little Rock by rail.
The Golden Crown leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for New Orleans,
The Coahoma returned to Friar's
Point with a splendid trip of freight
and people.
The A. j. Baker, from Illinois river,
with a tow of ice, arrived at Vicks-
burg yesterday.
On account of low water the wharf
boat at Vicksburg is moved above the
bayou, north of the city.
The H. P. Rogers has entered the
Scanlan's Landing trade as Il Friday
packet.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday at noon for st. Louis and
will leave here Saturday at 10 am.
The City of Alton, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis tomorrow for
New Orleans.
B. S, feathers, son of Captain T.
P. feathers, has received his license
as captain.
Capt. Tom feathers, who was in
jured at the marine ways, at Cinciu-
natl, is rapidly recovering and will be
able to be out in a few days.
The c. p. ChOuteau, en- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Vicksburg Sunday night and will be
due here tonight.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
Vicksburg, and leaves here Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Cyrus Fay, the worthy freight clerk
of the 0sceola Belle, has fully re-
covered from his late spell of sick
ness, and has resumed his duties.
The Gold Dust cleared last evening
for st. Louis with a good upstream
trip. She added here a lot of way
freight and a good number of people.
Mr.. J.C Wyekof, second clerk of
the Hard Cash, leaves for his home in
Alabama tomorrow to spend the
summer.
Captain Tom Shields, freight agent
at Cairo of the Anchor Line, who has
been quite i'll for several days, has re-
covered and resumed his duties.
The Cincinnati Commercial wishes
Captain John B. Davis success in his
new enterprise placing the Rob Roy
in the Memphis and Arkansas City
trade.
The Florence Meyer, with $50 tons
Of freight, passed up last evening for
Cincinnati. She will try her fortune
in the Ohio river trade during low
water.
The Anchor Line packet Belle of
Shreveport, Captain Coghill, leaves
the company's wharfboat tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for New Or.
leans, making all principal way land
ings.
Captain D. P. Shinkle t~elegraphed
Captain Glenn that he would arrive
here this afternoon, bound for New
Orleans, and wanted 100 tonsshe
freight, which Captain Glenn wiofs
to get for his steamer.
The James w. Calf, bound for
Memphis, passed Evansville last night
at 10 o'clock, and is due here Thurs
day morning and leaves Saturday next
with a return trip for Cincinnati.
Capt. j. D. Randall has purchased
the three barges Of coal stranded on
Shoohy bar by the Alice Brown. If
the river keeps low he will be able to
recover nearly all Of the coal out of the
sunkcn barges.
The Golden Rule, Captain 0. P.
Shinklc, will leave Glenn's wharfboat
this afternoon for New Orleans, max
ing all principal way landings. Mr..
Shaw presides at the desk.
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