Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-16

gauge. ute river is uuSn, Win a
good stage of water from Jaeksonport
to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear.
Pleasant.
Fears of a freshet.
The river is rising very rapidly.
Freights to all points remain I'M
changed.
The week opens out with a fair bus
mess on the levee.
The Henry Frank is due tomorrow
from New Orleans.
The surface Of the river was covered
with drift this morning.
The Mississippi river commission is
in session at Washington.
The Fawn, which collided with the
Jacksonville bridge, is a total loss.
The rapid rise Of the Ohio at Gin
c%innati damaged considerable freight.
Quite a number of logs have been
swept out of Wolf river and Loosa
Hatchie.
The Smoky City left Cairo yester-
day noon for New Orleans with a tow
of coal.
Wolf river and Loosa Hatchie are
overlooking the bottoms and doing
much damage.
The Paris G. Brown, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday
The Commonwealth for St. Louis,
and Golden Rule for Cincinnati, lett
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Katie Hooper cleared Satur-
day evening for Arkansas river with
a good trip of freight and people.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lenox .
is the Anchor line packet leaving to-
morrow at ten o'clock for V~icksburg,
The Charles Morgan, for New Or
leans, and Vint Shinkle, for Mem
phis, lett Cincinnati Saturday even
ing.
The Will Kyle from Cincinnati, ar
rived at New Orleans Saturday, and
leaves there tomorrow evening with a
return trip.
The w. p. Halliday and Baker and
barges, for New Orleans, and Grand
Tower, for Vicksburg, left st. Louis
Saturday evening.
Nearly all the tributaries of the
Ohio are much swollen by the late
rains, and the people in the bends
should prepare for IN overflow.
The Gold Dust, en- route from
Vicksburg to St. Louis, passed up
Sunday morning after putting off here
a lot of stuff and adding some Eastern
bound cotton.
The City of Greenville, Captain
Elem Calvert's elegant packet, Of the
Anchor line, will arrive tonight from
Vicksburg, and leaves tomorrow eve
ming for st. Louis,
The Robert Mitchell is due up to-
day, Tor Cincinnati, with a good
freight list and a large number Of re.
turning excurtionists from the New
Orleans Mardi Gras.
The Anchor line packet John B.
Maude, passed down this morning
well laden. She discharged here {
few hundred packages Of freight anC
added 30 tons for points below.
The Idlewild has gone to the assist
auce of the wrecked steamer Fawn
She Aoated past Danville Saturday, a
10 a, M, the cotton in her hold hav.
ing kept her from going to the bottom
Cumberland river is higher than i
was ever known before, and the fresh
ct in that stream has ovorfowed the
low lands, and carried away fences ant
considerable timber which was wait
ing shipment to market.
The Gold Dust passed up Sunday a
II am, for'St. Louis, with an excel
lent up stream trip. She put off her,
3; bales cotton anu a few packages o
other freight, and added some PEG
pie.
The j. II, Durfee, loaded fat il
the water with corn and other stuff
passed down to -day at 10 a. M she i
from st, Louis, and goes direct Il
Ouachita river. She did not lanC
here.
The John A. Scudder, of the Ancho
line, en- route from New Orleans t,
st. Louis, passed up this mornin.
after c%oaling here and putting off a fey
packages of freight. She had an ex.
cellent up stream trip.
The splendid passenger steame
Golden City, Captain j. D. Hegler
leaves the Lee wharfboat this evenin.
at ; o'clock for New Orleans. She ha
} foom for passengers and is a good boa
TO travel on. Captain Billy McIntyr.
presides at the desk.
/, ajTEe Josie Harry returned to Whit
river Saturday with a splendid trip o
freight and good list Of people, unde
the able management of Captain Milt
Harry and his efficient officers. He
business is steadily increasing.
The citizens of Bolivar gave tn.
Hatchie river packet, PoiteYent,
good reception. She will have q goo,
trip though late in the season. Sh.
will bring to Memphis a large amount
of trade that has been going else
where.
Apair Of hatboats, used in layin.
mattresses aud doing harbor improve.
ment work, went adriit during tn
Wolfriver freshet a few aights age
The steamer Shields went down tn
! river last evening To hiring them hael