Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-18

it is rising, with % feet z inches OF
the gauge. Cumberland river rose
inches, with 43 feet s inches on the
gauge. Tennessee river is swelling
again. Arkansas river is rising al
Little Rock, with 14feet on the gauge.
White river is coming up again, witt
a big stage Of water from Jacksonpolt
TO the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Damp.
Moist weather.
Hard rain storm this morning.
Considerable DRIFT running tli'
morning.
The J. W. Calf left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis.
The City of Alton leaves st. Loui,
to-day for New Orleans.
The Mollie Moore left Cairo last
evening for New Orleans.
The rain interfered with bushes;
VII buS ACNOG WIS ulOAilllE.
The Belle Memphis leavesSt Louis
this evening for Memphis.
The planters in the bends would dc
well to prepare for a freshet.
The Grand Lake and barges left
Cairo last evening for New 0rlerns.
The James Howard, bound from
st, Louis to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg last night.
The U. P. Schenck from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yester
day.
The Ouachita Belle is the Thursday
mail packet for Arkansas City and The
lower coast.
The Centennial and II. G. Yeager
from st. Louis, arrived at New Or
leans yesterday.
Wolf river is O another tare to day
and is contributing quite freely to tn,
great Father of Waters.
Mr.. NJ. L. Hill, barkeeper of tn,
Ashland, committed suicide at Shreye
port on Thursday last,
The Cons Millar from Memphis, AN,
Guiding Star from New Orleans
passed Evansville last evening.
Look out below; the river is swell
ing rapidly, and the amount of waite
coming will overflow the banks.
After a thunderstorm this mornin.
the Omaha wave struck here at noon
and it turned cold and clustering.
The General Rucker, of the Kount
line, left st. Louis last evening 10
Ouachita river with a load Of grain.
The City of Helena left st. Loui
last evening for Vicksburg, and leave.
here Friday morning at ten o'clock.
The salt and other freights on tn,
landing had to be removed on ac
count Of the rapid rise of the river.
The G. p. Chouteau passed Vicks.
burg yesterday, bound for New Or
leans, with another big trip Of cotton
The John Means which sunk a few
days since at Devils Island, has beer
raised and taken to st. Louis for re
pairs.
The B~atesville, for St. Francis
river, hid about all the freight sh,
could handle, and had also a good lis
of people.
The Paris c. Brown arrived at New
Orleans Wednesday night, and leave,
there to. morrow with a return tril
for Cincinnati.
The Commonwealth en- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Vicksburg yesterday at 10 am, anC
is due here tomorrow.
The Golden Rule, bound from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, passed Vicks
burg yesterday at 6 am, and is dut
here tomorrow morning.
The Will Kyle, for Cincinnati, An.
ME P. Silver, John Dippold anC
barges, and j. B NJ. Kehlor, for St
Louis, left New Orleans last evening
The City of Greenville cleared fol
st. Louis. She added here 552 bales
Eastern bound cotton, and some benz
: freight, and a good number of people
The large volume of water empty.
ing into the Mississippi will create
food equal to 1858, and will likel,
drown out all the planters in the bot
tom.
Captain j. D. Randall sold yester
day to Yazoo parties the steame
General Miles, for Sll00 cash. Sh,
will be taken to Yazoo river to d,
service.
The Hattie Rowland had an excel
lent trip out last night for Arkansa
river, and Captain John Darragh ant
Superintendent John Hardin wer.
well pleased.
The Josie Harry, Captain Mil
Harry's blue ribbon boat, will arriv,
Friday and leave Saturday, her regu
lar day for White river, going through
to Jacksonport.
Captain Alex. Montgomery has sol,
the Eldorado to the Pittsburg an,
Cincinnati packet company for SIS,
600. She goes from Cincinnati tt
Wabash river for a load of corn.
The 0sceola Belle is undergoing
thorough overhauling, and Lou Joens
who is one Of the most practical engi
Q neers on the river, is putting her ma
/. chinery in good repair.
! The Belle Of Shreveport, While
( passed down last evening for New Or