Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-03

reported, with IL feet 5 inches in the
canal. At Cairo there was a rise of
IA inches, with &c feet 10 inches on
the guage. The Mississippi at St.
declined 2 inches, with Is feet
10 inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville declined 26 inches,
with IA feet 2 incher on the shoals.
The Tennessee at Chattanooga is fall
with IA feet 6 inches on the
gauge. Rec river at Shreveport de-
s inches, with 16 feet 10 inches
on the gauge. Arkansas river is fall
ing, with 3 feet 5 inches on the gauge.
White river continues to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant to-day.
Indications of rain.
Excellent packets on berth to leave
this evening.
A fine picture is presented on board
the Calf this evening.
The Hard Cash is the Wednesday
packet for White river.
The Yint Shinkle, for Cincinnati,
passed Cairo yesterday.
The Ste. Genevieve returned to St.
Louis Saturday evening.
The Andy Baum, from Memphis,
arrived'at Cincinnati yesterday.
The week opens with a fair amount
Of business doing at the landing.
The Hattie Rowland is the We'd
nesday packet for Arkansas river,
Rumors Of a sale--also a change Of
steamboat property are rife to. day.
The Thos. Sherlock, for the Ohio,
is expected to pass up this afternoon.
The Gilmore and barges left St.
Louis last evening for New Orleans.
The John B. Maude passed up at
noon yesterday, doing no business
here.
The Thomas Sherlock, from New
Orleans, is due up, en- route to the
Ohio.
The Annie P. Silver is due down
this evening, en- route to New Or
leans.
The Belle Memphis is the Anchor
line packet leaving to-day for st.
Louis.
The lower coast steamer Henry
Tete will soon be taken north to be
d%ismantled.
The John Dippold and barges, en-
route from st. Lous to New Orleans,
passed down Saturday night.
The Colorado, from Memphis, and
the -Kehlor, from New Orleans, ar
rived at St. Louis yesterday.
The Josie Harry, for White, and
Katie Hooper, for Arkansas rivers,
departed on time with good trips.
The Ohas. Mcdonald, with empties,
will get away to-day for the lower
Ohio after another load of stone.
A shooting scrape occurred at Cat
island on Saturday last, particulars of
which are given in the local columns.
The Bedford finished discharging
her cargo observer pipe for the city
government and left last evening for
St Louis.
The w. P. Halliday from New Or
leans, passed up last evening, dis
charging here 200 pckgs, but added
nothing,
The Virgie Lee will be found in
port to morrow morning, and leaves
Wednesday with a return trip for
Cincinnati.
The DICK Fulton, from below, pass
ed up this forenoon with empties.
She goes to Louisville after another
tow of coal.
The Star of the West, from Old
River, arrived last night with 6 bales
cotton and 10 bags seed cotton. She
returns tomorrow evening.
Fha Paris @. Brown, loaded to the
guards, passed down. this forenoon.
! She put off a few pckgs, and added
227 bbls oil for New Orleans.
The Anchor Line packet, Gold
Dust, from st, Louis, passed down
yesterday forenoyR. She pgt off about
, so packages, but added nothing Of in
terest.
4 Telegram to Captain James Carr
! passenger agent, says Che ThoS. SheT.
!. lock is above Helena, and will arrive
here on her way to the Ohio at {
l o'clock this afternoon.
i The Mark Twain, for Dyersburg,g o
away at daylight yesterday. For The
present, and until the expiration O.
fly time, she will work a single crew
, and run only in daylight,
! The Charles Morgan has been de
, tanned at Louisville, having been Ii
: belled by the owners of the John w
Cannon, for 5000 0 damages, sustained
: by the latter in the recent collision q
New Orleans.
' Captain H. B. Packer, after gettinJ
: tired of the coal business, has return
ed to marine life, and taken charge o
J, the little steamer Trader, which il
! the future will do towing and jobbin.
= about the harbor.
r The City Of Greenville, Captain R