Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-19

tennessee, at Chattanooga, fell Is
inches, with 10 feet 4 inches on the
gauge. Red river, at Shreveport, rose
| inch, with IL feet 4 inches on the
gauge Arkansaw river rose 2 inches
at Little Rock, with 6 feet 9 inches
on the gauge. White river is rising
at headwaters, with a fair stage from
Jaoksonport to the mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Coahoma from Osceola-l4
bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton, 1853
SKIS cotton seed.
Per Mark Twain from Dyersburg-
IA bales cotton "a bags seed cotton,
liz SKIS cotton seed.
Per Dean Adams from Arkansaw
City-404 bales cotton, IL bags seed
cotton, 376 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Dyersburg from Dyersburg-
ll2 bales cotton, 10 bales seed cotton.
l25 SKIS cotton seed, 10 head stock.
Per james Lee from Friars Point
565 bales cotton, l6 bags seed cotton,
NIB SKIS cotton seed, 6 bead cattle.
Per City of Helena from St. Louis
-2l8O bbls and 1856 hf bbls flour. 10
bbls meal, 33l bales hay, 1876 SKIS corn,
25O SKIS bran, Is SKIS malt, 100 SKIS
seed, 482 pkgs lard. % bales cotton,
ll77 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cluody and sultry.
River rising again.
The week opens with a good bust
ness.
The Fulton is due from Hatchie
river.
Business with the local packets is
improving.
The U. P. Schenck is due up on her
way to the Ohio.
The upper Ohio and Mississippi
rivers are falling again.
The Marlin Speed had a good trip
out for Arkansaw river.
Shippers should send their freight
down as early as possible.
Local packets behind time yesterday
but brought in good trips.
The sand bar on the opposite side of
the river shows up finely.
The Annie p. Silver, for St. Louis,
left New Orleans Saturday.
The Hotspur and Champion arc
tow he VIII Kyle to Cincinnati.
The Belle Shreveport will be due
up to morrow on her way to st. Louis.
The rise in the Ohio is sufficient to
allow coal tows to descend the Ohio
falls.
The U. 2. Schenck is announced to
pass up at 10 a m. to morrow for the
Ohio river.
Pilot Henry WILDER left yesterday
morning to take a tow from Helena to
Greenville.
The Josie Harry departed for
White river Saturday with the big
gest trip of the season.
The John A. Scudder, with q big
trip, passed down yesterday at noon
bound for New Orleans.
The Gold Dust, for Vicksburg,
passed down yesterday forenoon after
adding about forty tons.
The City of Vicksburg will be here
to leave tomorrow evening for Cairo,
st. Louis and all way landings.
The Yint Shinkle, for Memphis, and
the X. r. Springer, for New Orleans,
lett Cincinnati Saturday evening.
Captain W. J.. Ashford has gone
South to take charge Of Captain Ed
Richardson's steamer e, w. Cole.
The Grand Tower passed up last
evening for st. Louis, after laying
here all day cleaning out boilers.
From $3.50 to $50 Saturday after
noon 10 towboats with heavy lows of
coal passed MiddlepOrt on the upper
Ohio river.
The Thos. Sherlock will be due
down tomorrow, en- route to New
Orleans. Captain AID Storm, at the
wharfbOat, is her agent.
The JAS. W. Calf departed for Gin
cinnati with 1900 bales cotton, 20
bales rags, 400 bbls oil, 1000 SKIS cot
ton seed meal and a fair list of peo-
pie.
The attempt to find bottom for tho
location Of a bridge at Cairo has been
entirely abandoned by the Illinois
Central railroad, and the bridge pro-
ject about given up.
Eighteen thousand five hundred
dollars was the price paid for the
Bright Light. She left st. Louis
Saturday for Pittsburg in command
of Captain Tom Hunter.
The Cons Millar will arrive TO-
night, and leaves on Wednesday with
a return trip for Cincinnati and alt
principal way landings. Captain r.
W. Ligbtburne is her agent.
The City of New Orleans is an
nounced to pass down at 5 IN. to-
morrow for tho Crescent City. She
has elegant accommodations anCl is
the finest Of the Anchor Line feet.
The local packets arc bringing to
town large lists of passengers, who
GENE to lay in a supply of jugs, rails.
ms mince meat and other good
things needed for the Christmas holi.
days.
Local Inspectors Ralston and Gar.
rett left by rail this morning on a
business trip 10 Little Rock, Darda,
nellie, Fort Smith and other points in
that section. They will be back BY
Saturday next.
| The City Of Greenville, in command
Of Captain Joseph Bryan, is tn,
Anchor Line packet leaving here a
10 am. tomorrow for Vicksbure an,
all principal way landinps Cbe-'-