Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-26

Mississippi at st. Louis rose II inches,
with IL feet 3 inches on the gauge,
The Cumberland at Nashville fell 66
inches, with "a feet 4 inches on the
gauge. The Tennessee at Chattanooga
fell Is inches, with 8 feet s inches on
the gauge. Red river at Shreveport
rose II inches with % feet 4 inches on
the gauge. Arkansas river is declin-
ing, with IA feet on the gauge at
Little Rock. White river is
also falling, but has a good stage
of water from JacksonpOrt to the
mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Vint Shinkle, from Cincinnati
100 boxes canned goods, Is boxes
starch, % boxes soap, 6 boxes hard
ware, II boxes handles, 6boxes collins,
80 bbls whisky, 500 do potatoes, 40
do meal, 100 do -four, 50 do bominy,
800 do salt, 6 do oil, 45S SKIS corn, 1875
do cotton seed, 2 do mdse, 1867 pkgs
plows, rs do furniture, 46 bales cotton,
278 kegs nails, IL do whisky, 80 bales
hay, 1874 SKIS meal, 36 head stock.
Per Rene Macready, from St. Fran
els river-77 bales Gales cotton, 63
bags seed cotton, l04S SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
More rains.
Pleasant south winds.
Business fair at the landing.
A feet If steamers will arrive to-
morrow and next day,
Ten steamers leave here at noon on
Monday to meet the king.
The Piasa arrived yesterday with a
tow Of stone from Chester.
The U. P. Schenck leaves New Or
leans this evening for the Ohio.
The R. r. Springer, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville last evening.
The j. w. Garrett and Iron Noun
tain with barges are due down to-day.
On Monday and Tuesday next all
boats in port should display their
colors.
The John Dippold and barges, from
st Louis, arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The Big James Howard passes down
tomorrow at 10 am. bound for Now
Orleans.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
make extra trips, leaving at 10 I'm.
tomorrow.
The E. H.. Durfee and Fannie Ia
tum are due from St. Louis, bound for
Ouchita river,
Captain McCOrd's fine steamer Gold
Dust will be down tomorrow en- route
to Vicksburg.
The w. p. Halliday, from st. Louis,
passed Vicksburg last evening, bound
for New Orleans.
The New Mary Houston, with one
hundred and fifty passengers, arrived
at New Orleans yesterday.
Two bridal parties are coming down
on the James w. Calf, which will be
here on Monday morning.
The king" Commodore James s.
Wise arrived last evening in charge of
Captain r.. w. Lightburne.
The Golden Grown, for New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
and the Cons Millar LETT there tor this
port.
The Grand Tower, from Vicksburg,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday, and the
Ste. Genevieve left there last evening
for this port.
The Katie Hooper brought out Of
Arkansas river 875 bales of cotton, 545
Of which she reshipped at Terrene for
New Orleans.
The Virgie Lee got away last night
for Cincinnati with790 bales of cotton,
a25 barrels Of oil, IS barrels of tallow
and flew people.
The Will Kyle, from New Orleans,
passed up last night with a big trip of
freight. She put off a small lot, of
sugar and molasses here.
The Guiding Star, from New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
morning, and passes here tomorrow
afternoon on her way 10 the Ohio.
The Henry Frank, from this port,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday,
with 5927 bales cotton, 3277 sacks
cotton seee and 81 cabin passengers.
The John A. Scudder, from New
Orleans, passed up last evening for
st. Louis. She put off a lot of sugar
and molasses at the Anchor line ele-
vator.
The Charles Morgan, the last Of the
Mardi Gras feet from the Ohio river.
passed Vicksburg last evening, and
will be in New Orleans by tomorrow
night.
Anchor line rates from st. Louis to
this point are as follows: Grain and
meats, l74c per cwt. hay, 274o per
cwt -four, 35c per bbl,; pork, 52!o
per Dbl.
Captain James H. Pepper came up
on the Scudder last evening and took
the train for Hot Springs, his wife
taking passage on the Virgie Lee for
Louisville.
A dispatch states that the Dora Cab.
Ter is sunk in the upper Cumberland
river near Selma, but no particulars
could be a~scertained as to the proba-
BILE damage or loss.
The Hard Cash passes Devalls Bluff
tomorrow morning, will be in Monday
and leave Wednesday, her regular
day, for all points on White river
through to J~acksonport
The James w. GaG, en- route to
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