Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-27

gauge. Arkansaw river rose 4 lnclie
at Little Rock, with 4 feet s inche
on the gauge. White, Black and Lit.
tie Red rivers continue at a good stage
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear again.
Cool and pleasant.
River on a stand to-day.
A fair amount of business is bein,
transacted to-day.
Several irst.c class packets announced
to leave this evening.
The Ben Franklin left Cincinnati
last evening for this port.
DR.. R. D. Murray has taken charge
OF the marine hospital at Vicksburg
Miss.
The James D. Parker is announced
to leave Cincinnati this evening fol
this port.
The officers Of the Katie Hooper
have taken charge of the Marlin
Speed.
The U. P. Schenck, en- route to the
Ohio, was expected to pass up this
forenoon.
The r. R. Springer, en- route to
New Orleans, passed Vieksburg last
evening.
The Golden City, bound for New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday
forenoon.
The A. j. Baker and tow, also the
W. ?. Halliday, for New Orleans, left
st. Louis last evening.
At st. Louis the facilities for doing
business at the landing are greatly re-
stricted blythe high water.
The local inspectors have reinstated
Engineer Walter Estep, whose license
was suspended some time ago.
A dense fog prevailed on the river
during the entire night, in conse-
quence Of which boatsaTe all detained.
The Katie Hooper was towed to
the upper landing yesterday, and for
the present will remain there.
Julius McOurdy, merchant aud
steamboat agent at Augusta, Arkan-
saw, came around a passenger on the
Hard Cash on a prospecting trip.
The new cylinder for the Osceola
Belle will be in position tomorrow
and on Friday will resume her trips in
the upper coast trade.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are rising a little, but the Ohio
continues to decline from Pittsburg to
Cairo.
The Chas. Morgan left New Or.
leans last evening, and passes here
Saturday forenoon on her way to Gin
ciRnati.
The steamboat fraternity were well
represented at the Odd Fellows cele-
bratiOn and ball, last night, at Leu
brie's thedter.
The City of Helena left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday, and passes here
Fri6ay at 10 am. on her way to Cairo
and St. Louis.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
last evening, and passes here Friday al
~ am. for Vicksburg and all inferno.
date landings.
The Marlin Speed brought out o.
Arkansaw river 3O6 bales Of cotton
246 ofwhIch she reahipped at Terrene
for New Orleans.
The Illinois has entered the st.
Louis and Keokuk trade as an indie
pendent packet.
The towboat James A. Blackmore.
which capsized just below the Louis
vile canal, has been righted, and is
now on her way to Pittsburg in tow Of
the Sam Miller.
A decline of the river will set in
by tonight and continue for several
days. A fall of two feet or more will
be noted before the next rise reaches
this poiut.
A decline of eight inches is noted
at Cairo since last report, making q
inches since the decline set in at that
point.
The Ed. Richardson drawing nine
feet passed down yesterday, adding A
bales of cotton and 100 sacks of peas.
Capt. M. f. Fleming, of Ozark,
Ark, is at Cincinnati looking after his
new ferryboat which will be completed
in ten days.
Capt. Lew Hates of the Will Kyle,
yesterday celebrated the 6~fty-fourth
anniversary of his berth and looks as if
he was good for fifty more.
Two new model barges built at Gin
cinnati for the American ~transporta-
ton company (Jay Gould's line), built
to carry grain, will be ready to launch
in about ten days.
The Virgie Lee, from Memphis,an
the Thomas Sherlock and Golden
Crown, from New Orleans, arrived at
Cincinnati yesterday.
The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati.
and the City of Alton, from st. Louis,
also the r. NJ. Norton and bar2es, ar.
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The John B. Maude will be in to-
morrow morning, and is the regular
Anchor line packet lie wing in the
evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Idlewild will be here in the
morning and is the mail packet leav-
ing to, morrow evening for Arkansaw
City and intermediate landings.
Captain Chas. Musselman is now
in command of the Plow Boy, running
between Little Rock and the mouth
of the river, taking New Orleans cot
ton.
The fine anchor liue packe5 John
A. Scudder in command of Captain
A. j. Carter, is announced to pass ur