Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-03


II feet 6 inches on the gauge. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga fell 3
inches, with s feet 9 inches on the
gauge. Red river at Shreveport rose
3 Inches, With rs feet on the gauge.
Arkansas river is falling with II feet
on the gauge at Little Rock. White
river Is also declining, but retains 9
good stage Of water from J~aoksonport
10 the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
clustering.
March winds.
River falling slowly.
Business moderate to-day.
All should see the New Belle Mem
phis.
The Ohio is falling again at Pitts
burg.
The Idlewild, for Arkansas City, at
8 pm. to-day.
The Bedford left New Orleans last
evening for White river.
The City of Greenville, for st. Louis,
LETT New Orleans last evening.
The U. S. snagboat G. B. Reese is at
work in upper Arkansas river,
The Beaver and barges, from New
Orleans, passed up this morning.
The Golden Crown, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati last evening.
The Golden Rule, for Cincinnati,
will leave New Orleans this evening.
Large fields of ice are coming oct
Of the Illinois and upper Mississippi
rivers.
The Virgie Lee and Guiding Star,
for Cincinnati, passed Evansville yes
terday.
The John A. Wood, with a tow of
Ohio.
The Annie p. Silver. loaded fat,
passed down this forenoon without
landing.
Another break is reported at
Milliken's bend as having occurred on
Sunday night last.
The Mary Houston and Thompson
Dean both left New Orleans last even
ing for Cincinnati.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
morrow and leave Saturday with a re-
turn trip for Arkansas river.
The local packets leaving yesterday
we're crowded with excursionists re-
turning to their homes,
The paving of that portion Of the
levee above high water mark is being
pushed forward with awill.
The Colorado for this port, and the
Raven and barges for New 0rle ans,
lett st. Louis last evening,
The w. P. Halliday and Iron Noun
tain and barges, from st. Louis, ar.
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Hard Cash departed last sven
ing for White river with a spl sndid
trip of freight and crowded with
people.
The James Lee had the biggest
crowd out last evening. Even her
hurricane deck was thronged with
people.
The Josie Harry will arrive to-mor.
row, and leave Saturday, her regular
day, for all points on White river
through to Jacksonport.
The John B. Maude, in command
of Captain Harry Brolaski, leaves at
pm. to-day for Cairo and st. Louis,
Billy Blenker is her polite clerk.
Captain Hegler's fine passenger
packet Golden City is due down thi.
evening bound for New Orleans
Sterling Mcintyre has charge of the
Office.
The John B. Maude arrived tbi.
morning with a big trip of freight
comprising 5000 packages. She leave,
with a return trip at 5 pm, for Cairo
and st. Louis.
Miss Florence Voris and her friend
Miss Carrie Jones are passengers on
the Cons Millar, making a trip Of
pleasure. The former is a sister Of
Mr.. james Voris, chief clerk Of the
boat.
Among the passengers who arrived
this morning on the Cons. Millar were
Mr.. HI. Van Matre and wife. who are
making the round trip.
The Cons Millar, Captain G. Wash
Thompson in command, came in this
morning with 800 tons of freight. She
leaves this evening with a return trip
for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and
all way landings, giving through tick
cts to all points east at very low rates.
Jimmy Voris is her polite clerk.
Coal shipments from Pittsburg on
the last rise amounted to 1876 200
bushels, of which 1,104, 900 went to
Louisville and $4,000 bushels 70
Cincinnati.
The towboat Arrow, while being
coaled at st. Louis yesterday, had her
side crushed in by the ice and sank in
fifteen feet of water. She was valued
at $1,000, with no insurance.
The "big g." Commodore James S.
Wise, Captain James Reese and Cap.
tain Tom Darragh leave for their re-
spective homes tonight, after having
spent the last few days very pleasantly
in the limits of the Taxing District.