Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-27
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

Louisville it is on a stand, with 10 feet
in the canal. AT Evansville it is fall
ing with 20 feet 8 inches on the gauge.
Cumberland river declined al inches
at Nashville, with II feet Z inches
on the gauge. Arkansas river is falling
with IA feet on the gauge at Little
Rock. White river is on a decline,
with a big stage Of water from Jack
sOnport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear to-day.
Tomorrow is easter.
Regular March weather.
Hard showers last night.
Dull on the landing for Saturday.
The Coahoma had an excellent trip
for the upper coast.
The Port Eads and barges left New
Orleans yesterday for st. Louis.
No bad breaks in the levee so far.
The backwater is doing all the dam
age.
The Grand Tower leaves st. Louis
this evening for Memphis and Vicks-
burg.
The high stage of water continues
to interfere with business in the
bends.
The Oakland with a tow of coal
leaves Louisville to day for New Or
leans.
The James Lee for the lower coast
was we'll represented with freight and
people.
The Virgie Lee,en route from Mem
phiS to Cincinnati, passed Cairo last
evening.
The John A. Scudder, of the An
chor line, is due up tomorrow, bound
for st. Louis.
The j. w. Gaf, bound from Mem
phis to Cincinnati, passed Evansville
yesterday afternoon.
The Centennial, en- route from St
Louis to New Orleans, passed Vicks.
burg yesterday morning.
The Commonwealth for St Louis
and Charles Morgan for Cincinnati
leave New Orleans to-day.
Captain VIM. Maingault was mad,
happy on Thursday by the presenta-
ton from his wife of beautiful CIR
baby.
The Robert Mitchell, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday and is due herr
Tuesday.
The Belle Memphis, for Memphis
Il. 0. Stanard and A. j. Baker anC
barges, for New Orleans, left st. Louii
yesterday.
The Golden City, bound from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, passed Vicks
burg Thursday night and is due herr
tomorrow,
The City of Greenville, of tn,
Anchor line, arrived at Vicksburl
yesterday and leaves there to-day will
a return trip and is due here Monda.
evening.
The LEDGER job printing office anC
book bindery, ID Madison street, offer
inducements to its patrons in prices
quality of material used, in tasteful
style of workmanship the equal to an,
similar establishment in the south.
Congress has voted an a%ppropria
ton of thirty-6ve thousand dollars 70
the improvement of Duck river, whicI
will make it navigable for small
steamers six months in the year as ia
as Centreville, Hickman county, il
this state.
The Little p, burned at VicksburI
Wednesday evening, cost $1,000 an,
was insured for $4,000 in st. Loui
offices. She belonged to Commodor
Parisot, and is the first boat he eve
lost. She had on board 148 bales cot
. ton, all insured, most Of which wa
burned.
The Golden City, Capt. j. D. Heg
} Ter, will leave here in the morning a
: 8 o'clock for Cairo, Louisville an
( Cincinnati, and will ticket passenger
through at reduced rates. In the Of
fee will be found a clever gentlema
!, who will make it comfortable an
pleasant for all who take passage o
her.
! The following Fare the princip;
items Of cargo Of the G. P. Choutea
r en- route from New Orleans to S
Louis: $4,000 fire brick, 1900 bale
!, jute, 80 tons pig metal, 80 tons wiz
r and 100 tons of miscellaneous freighI
The first night a fire was discovere
! amongst the jute, which was soon pr
> out.
}, The Katie Hooper, Captain E,