Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-30

canal. At Evansville it is stationary,
with II feet 3 inches on the gauge. At
Cairo it fell Z inches, with rs feet
on the gauge. The Mississippi at
st. Louis fell 4 inches, with % feet
inches on the gauge. At Vicksburg
it rose 2 inches, with 81 feet
on the gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville fell 2 inches, with
8 feet Z inches on the shoals. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga is stationary,
with 2 feet 3 inches on the gauge.
Red river at Shreveport fell 2 inches,
with IA feet IL inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river rose 7 inches at Little
Rock, with 3 feet IL inches on the
gauge White and st. Francis rivers
are still declining.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hot and still heating.
Arkansaw river is rising again.
A good sweat bath can be obtained
on the levee.
A falling off of Southern freights is
noted at st. Louis.
Only a moderate business is being
done at the landing to-day. "
The Annie P. Silver, from Orleans,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Paris G. Brown. for Cincin.
natl, left New Orleans last evening.
The John Porter and harges, from
New Orleans, passed up this morning.
The Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday
forenoon.
The Katie Hooper came in on good
time and made 81 landings on the
round trip.
The Marlin Speed departed last
evening for Arkansaw river with a
fair trip of freight.
The Cherokee is to go on the docks
at New Orleans and be converted into
a first class cog on boat.
A new red light is to be placed on
the point of the upper French Island
dam on the Ohio river.
The Gem City made the run through
Lake Pepin in one hour and ID min-
utes The distance is 30 miles.
The james w. CAT, for this port,
lett Cincinnati last evening, and leaves
here on Tuesday next with return
trip.
The Will Kyle passed Vicksbure
last evening, and will be due here to-
morrow night on her way to Cincin-
natl.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
are the local mail packets leaving to-
morrow evening for the upper and
lower coasts.
Captain Frank Stein, formerly of
the Robert Mitchell, is TO take one
eighth interest in the ending Star and
go clerk OF her when she comes out.
Ben Berry and Charlie ZeigIer will
be the pilots Of the new City of Vicks-
burg, and Billy Blenker, late of the
John B. Maude, will be chief clerk.
The wreck of the steamer Clifton
was sold at Cincinnati day before yes
terday to Captain John Kyle for
$4,000 cash. She is to be put on the
ways and rebuilt.
The John A. Scudder, from New
Orleans, passed up last evening for
st. Louis with $50 tons of freight and
good list Of people. She put off here
over 200 pckss of freight.
Captain Ed Hornbrook's new
steamer being built at Wheeling, W.
Va, will be named Jennie Campbell,
in honor of the daughter Of Captain
Campbell Of the R. e. Lee.
A telegram received states that the
Josie Harry will arrive tomorrow
morning and leave with a return trip
Saturday evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport.
Captain Andrews steamer H. j.
Diekey was lowed up to the mouth of
Wolf river yesterday, to take on lot
of lumber. She will finish her load
at Fort Pillow and proceed to St.
Louis.
The Belle Memphis in command Of
Captain |. II. Mckee, is the Anchor
line packet leaving here at 10 am.
tomorrow for Cairo, St. Louis and all
way landings. Henry Corbyn is her
polite clerk.
The City of Providence in command
of Captain George Lenox, is the An
Choir line packet leaving at 10 am. to-
morrow for Vicksburg and intermedi
ate landings. Frank Perkins and
Jimmy McMeen are her polite clerks.
Captain j. D. Randall, Superintend
ent Of the Memphis and st. Francis
River Packet Company, was married
this morning at sunrise to Miss Josie
Council, Of this city. The happy
couple have taken their bridal tour in
the direction ofLookout Mountain.
At Pittsburg the last crib was
placed in position in the break in
Dam No. 3 day before yesterday, aud
it is thought the pool will fill ur
enough to enable the Brownsville
packets to start up again in a few
days.
The two new boats building by the