Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-14

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treme high water mark. The Ohio at
Piltsburg rose 9 inches, with "a feet 6
inches on the gauge. At Cincinnati
il rose 6 feet, with - feet ~ inches on
the gauge, aud still rising rapidly. At
Louisville it rose 10 inches, with IS
feet A inches ia the canal. At Cairo
it rose 2 feet II inches, with 36 feet n
inches on the gauge. The Mississippi
at st. Louis is on a stand. with l6 feet
7 inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land rose 5 inches at Nashville, with
ID feet on the gauge. The Tennessee
rose 2 feet Q inches at Chattanooga,
with 70 feet 5 inches on the gauge.
Red river rose 8 inches at Shreveport,
with 10 feet 8 inches on the gauge.
Arkansas river is on a stand, with II
feet on the gauge at Little Rock.
White river is rising, with q big stage
of water from Jacksonport TO the
mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Rene M~acready, from st. Fran
els river-l9O bales cotton, 1898 SKIS
cotton seed.
Per Golden City, from New Or.
leans-2 hhds sugar, 6 bbIs molasses.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
ISL bales cotton, q bags seed C1t-
ton, 983 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Osceola Belle, from Osceola-
Ill bales cotton, $50 SKIS cotton seed
Per Grand Tower, from Cairo-866
bbls flour, 3S2 SKIS corn, 400 SKIS oats, 81
cases meat, Is head hogs, 396 pkgs
sundries.
LAST NIGHTS TELEGBAMs.
New Orleans. February l3: No
arrivals. The steamer Henry Frank.
for Memphis, deferred her departure
to 10 a. IN Paris &. Brown, for Gin
cinnati, lays over until tomorrow.
Clear and cold. Thermometer 46.
Pittsburg, February 10: River q
feet aud falling Gold and clustering.
The steamer ococia left at 9 q. m.
Giro, February Is: Arrived !.
Cons Miller from Memphis: De
parted: Cons Miller for Gin
cinnati, | p. m. mississippi river
full OF heavy ice. River So feet.
Freezing and clear. Thermometer IS
Cincinnati, February 10: River
forty-three feet and six inches and
rising. Fair and windy. Light snow
during the day. Thermometer p.
Clear. Spaces under the bridges at
Newport 30 feet and & inches Sus
pension 50 feet and 6 inches South.
ern 60 feet. River full Of heavy but
not hard ice from the Allegheny,
Monongahela and Muskiugum rivers
The Louisville packet arrived, but all
other boats smuggling close in the har-
Dor,
Evansville, February -: Arrived:
Jno. 5. Hopkins. Departed: j. w.
Calf, for Memphis, at 8 a. m. River
rising; 81 feet and s inches. Weather
fair and cold. Thermometer n
Louisville, February IS: River
risen three feet during the past TWEEN:
ty four hours and rising this evening
with l6 feet OF water in the canal aud
II feet in the chute aud falls. There
will be nc up steamboats, TO leave unit |
the ice has run out. Business dull on
the levce. Weather cloudy and cold.
Thermometer % with high winds and
light snow. Arrived aud departed =.
Vint Shinkle from Memphis to Gin
cinnati, L, r. Springer from New
Orleans to Cincinnati.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and bright again.
1t is probable thaticc will be passing
here by 10 morrow.
The week opens with a brisk bust
ness down about the landing.
The river rose eight feet since Sat,
urddy noon, and is still rising rapidly.
The Mississippi after rising "A feet
at St. Louis came to a stand on Friday
last.
The whari boat recently sunk at
MARYLAND by the ice il ahoat again
and all right.
The rapidly rising liver is %encroach-
ing upon the cotton seed and salt piles
at the landing
No damage to river craft by the
heavy gale Of the past three days, as
far as heard from.
Captain l.. 0. Michel, formerly
chiet clerk OF the 0sceola Belle, is a
resident of this city.
The Osceola Belle goes out this
evening with a new pal Of chimneys,
and they are beauties,
At Pittsbure St Louis freights are
abundant an / likely TO continue so for
some time to come
The New Mary Houston is an
nounced to leave Cincinnati to,mor-
row evening for New Orleans.
The Golden City, six days out from
New Orleans, aud Hith l2OU TINS of
freight, passed upSaturday night.
Nathan Potts, an old and well
known pilot, died at his residence IN
Wellsburg, w. Va, on FRIDAY last.
Captain Vinton's elegant s!d.wheel
passenger steamer Andy Baum leaves
Cincinnati this evening for this port
The Katie Hooper was the only
packet which lett here Saturday, and
She had a very good "trip for Arkansas
river.
Captain w. b. Miller's fine exeur-
sion steamer, Guiding Star, is due
down tomorrow, bound for New Or
leans.
1t is reported that the big stern
wheel steamer Plttsburg will come
out shortly as one OF the Memphis and
Ohio river packet line,
AS dam No. / at Pittsburg is com
pletely submerged in water, it IS im-
possible TO say how much the break
in il has been enlarged, If any.