Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-08

with 16 feet on the guage. The Cum.
berland at Nashville declined Z inches
with 10 feet 5 inches on the shoals.
The Tennessee at Chattanooga declin-
cd 8 inches with s feet on the guage.
Arkansas river at Little Rock fell 6
inches with l foOt1 inch on the guage.
White river though falling still re-
tains a good stage Of water from Jack
sonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fly time.
Summer weather.
Dull at the landing.
But two packets leaving this even
ing.
Rain is very much needed to lay the
dust at the landing.
The schooner Prince left st. Louis
yesterday for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower, from Vicksburg,
arrived at St. Louis yesterday.
The r. R. Springer, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday.
The James ". Calf, for Cincinnati,
passed Evansville yesterday forenoon.
The Paris G.. Crown, from Cincin.
natl, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Annie P. Silver, from St.
] Louis arrived at Nav Orleans last
night.
The great iron steamer Charles P.
Chouteau is due up tomorrow, en-
route to st. Louis.
The Batesville for St. Francis river
departed last evening with an excel
lent trip of freight.
For the twenty-four hours ending
at noon to-day, not a single boat has
arrived at this port.
The 0uachita Belle will arrive to-
night, and is the Monday packet for
Greenville and the bends.
The Howard, passing down tonight,
has no room for freight, but can ac-
commodate passengers.
The e. 0. Stanard and John Dip
pold and barges left New Orleans last
evening for St. Louis.
The Will Kyle, for Cincinnati, and
the Commonwealth, for st. Louis, will
leave New Orleans this evening.
The 0seeola Belle for the lower
and the Silverthorn for the upper
coast had fair trips out last evening.
The river at this point will come to
a stand by tomorrow evening, when a
decline will set in as rapid as was the
advance.
The James Howard, due down this
evening, has on beard the congress
sional river commission, numbering
ten persons.
At Vicksburg on Monday night
next the Knights Of Pythias will en-
joy an excursion on the steamer
City Of Vicksburg.
The Gold Dust, Captain j. G. Me-
Cord in command, is The Anchor line
packet leaving tomorrow at noon for
Cairo and st. Louis.
Dan Rice, in his lecture tonight at
the theater, will have something to
say for the benefit of the marines. All
in port should attend.
Albert Shinkle, chief clerk Of the
Golden Rule, is tWenty-three years old
and celebrated his birthday at New
Orleans on Wednesday last.
The Belle Memphis for this port
left st. Louis last evening, and will
arrive Monday morning, and leave in
the evening with a return trip.
The John B. Maude, Captain Bro
laski in command, is Che Anchor line
packet passing down tomorrow at 10
am, for Vicksburg aud the bends.
The Andy Baum, Fulton and Reso-
lutte succeeded in pumping the water
out Of the Alice, but the river is too
low to float her off the rock, where she
lies.
The hydrants on the l6Vee would
make comfortable seats provided they
we're cushioned. With a little labor
they could be made useful as well as
ornamental.
The Cons Millar, for Cincinnati, de-
parted last evening with 1892 bales of
cotton, 100 bbls oil, 30 bales paper
stock, 10 casks scrap iron, and a good
list of people.
One item ofthe Chas. 2. Chouteau' S
freight is 2706 bars of railroad iron
for Arkansas City, besides for St.
Louis she has 800 bales jute and 200
hhds sugar.
The Golden City arrived here yes
terday forenoon aud lay here until
last night, taking on 200 bales cotton,