Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-21

Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
James w, CAT, Cincinnati.
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Annie p. Silver, New Orleans.
City Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
John Gilmore, New Orleans.
Golden City, Cincinnati.
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati.
Golden Rule, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Batesvi lie, Osceola Belle, Ouachit,
Belle, Shields, Jay Hardy. MaumelIe
Argo,, Coahoma, Gold Dust, CITY Of
Vicksburg.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river here came TO a stand
yesterday and up to noon TODAY de-
ellned | inch, and now stands "a feet
8 inches above low water mark. AT
Cairo it declined 8 inches Yesterday.
with 30 feet on thegauge ; at st. Louis
1t declined II inches, with 13 feet &
inches on the gauge /; at Pittsburp Il is
falling, with 9 feet on the gauge at
Louisville it declined 3 inches. with 4
feet in the canal; at Evansville II is
falling, with 20 feet 6 inches on the
gauge. Cumberland river is falling AZ
Nashville, with 10 feet on the gauge.
Arkansas river is f .lling at Little
Rock, with 3 feet 3. inches on the
gauge and less than 2 feet in the chan
mel above there. White river is fall.
ing, with a fair stt ,amboat stage OF
water from jackson port to the mouth.
MIsoELL ANGUS.
Clear and pleasar 1t. i3..
Little movements in freights.
The packets bro ught in fair trims.
The week opens out with a fair de-
gree Of activity 0 q the levee.
All danger Of q IN overflow this spring
has passed.
The planters n the bends are busily
engaged in putt ng in their crops.
Johnny Briggs went out as second
clerk on the K atie Hooper.
The COlorad 0 added here $50 bales
cotton and 10, 900 feet walnut lumber.
Captain JOHN Keyser left yesterday
morning for ! jt. Louis.
. The Josie Harry cleared last Satur-
day evening for White river with a
splendid trilo.
The City of Alton left New Orleans
Saturday evening for st. Louis, and
will arrive here Wednesday.
The U. p. Schenck and Mary Hous-
ton, from New Orleans, arrived at Gin
%cinnati ye sterday.
The Katie Hooper returned to Ar
kansas river Saturday evening with an
excellent trip of freight.
The ferIyboat John Overton has
completed her repairs and resumed
her regular trips.
The new steamer Bald Eagle. en-
route from Cincinnati to st. Louis.
blew out a cylinder head at 3 Mile.
The John Gilmore and barges passed
down yesterday morning for New
Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle is receiving a
new shaft at Cincinnati, and will leave
there next Wednesday for Memphis.
The Andy Baum for Memphis and
Paris 9. Brown for New Orleans left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The John Dippold and barges left
st, Louis Saturday evening for New
Orleans.
New Orleans freights at st. Louis
are firm at 10 cents per hundred and
20 cents per Dbl on -four.
The John A. Sender, of the An
Choir Line, leaves st. Louis to. morrow
for New Orleans.
The Grafton, out of the Tennessee
river, with tow of slaves and coal,
passed down at noon for New Orleans.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis this evening for
Vicksburg, and leaves here Thursday
morning.
The Anchor Line packet w. p.
Halliday left st. Louis Saturday
evening for New Orleans, and leaves
here Wednesday morning.
The Charles Morgan left New Or.
leans Saturday evening for Cincinnati
with 800 tons of freight and a lengthy
passenger list, as usual. She will
leave here for Cincinnati Wednesday
at 8 am.
The James w. Gaf cleared Satur-
day evening for Cincinnati with 7S3
bales cotton, "a bales rags, 40 tons of
old iron, Al bbls tallow, l23 pkrs of
miscellaneous freight and 35 cabin
passengers.
The Golden City passed up Satur.
day night for Cincinnati. She dis
charged here20 bbls molasses, II sacks
coffee, 3 hhds and 3 bbls sugar and a
lot of sundries, and added a small list
of cotton.
Captain j. D. Randall left Yesterday
morning by rail for Metropolis, MI,
whittier he goes to look after the in
terests of his light-draught. boat the
Mark Twain.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up at
noon for CinCinpati with near 400 tons)
Of freight. She discharged here 80
boxes of lemons and a lot of sundries
and added a few lots of freight.
The B%atasYille, Captain Maumus
in command, leaves tomorrow evening
for st. Francis river, carrying the
mail and going through to Wittsburg.
where she eonascts with the Anna for
the Sunk Lands. The clever Birdie
Banning presides at the desk.
The City Of yicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, Of the Anchor Line, leaves the
eompany's wharfboat this afternoon
for Yicksburg. She makes all the
principal way landings and connects
at Vicksburg with tho regular packets
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