Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-04

with Al feet on the gauge. The Mis-.
sissippi at st. Louis rose 10 inches
with 80 feet 10 inches on the
gauge. The Cumberland at Nashville
foil IL inches, with IL feet8 inches on
the shds9s. The Tennessee at Chatta.
nooga fell 6 inches with z feet
6 inches on the gauge. Arkansav
river fell 2 inches at Little Rock, witt
3 feet z inches on the gauge. White
Black, and Little Red rivers, though
falling, retain a very good stage fol
the regular packets.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Annie P. Silver, from st. Louis
80 bbls -four.
Per Marlin Speed, from ArkansaW
river, 245 bales cotton, 10 bags seed
cotton, GO sacks cotton seed.
Per r. r. Springer, from New Or
leans, 81 bbls pitch, 30 cases oysters.
Per Osceola Belle, from 0sceola, 1a
bales cotton, 81 sacks cotton seed, "a
sacks corn.
Per james Lee, from Friars Point,
7S bales cotton, 81 sacks cotton seed.
Per Golden Rule, from New Or
leans, 100 bbls molasses, 100 empty
hhds, 200 empty bbls, 800 sacks peas.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cool.
Splendid shower last evening.
River falling very slowly.
Birds floating o~perahouse is at
Wicksburg.
The upper Mississippi rise reached
Cairo yesterday.
The Paris G. Brown left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans.
The Mississippi at st. Louis is now
as high as it was in the spring of 1876.
The John Gilmore and Oakland,
with bargeS, passed up for St. Louis.
The Greyhound passed up~yesterday
with a tow of emrties for the Ohio
river.
The Andy Baum is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for this
port.
Two bridal parties took passage ON
the Paris G. Brown to-day at Louis
vile.
The Golden Crown en- route to New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday
forenoon.
Business is good to day, there being
packets leaving this evening for every
direction.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are falling, also the Ohio its en-
tire length.
st. Louis freights are offering freely
at Pittsburg but there is a continued
scarcity of tonnage.
The water is getti ng too low in the
upper Ohio for coal tows, and several
are reported aground.
The river at this point will proba-
bly, commence risi ny again by the end
OF the present week.
The John Port er, with FIVE barge;
of bulk grain. left St. Louis last even
ing for New 0rl leans.
Perez Dickinson is the name of {
small siernwheel boat built for the
Tennessee river trade.
The Chas. NJ organ, less than sever
days out from New Orleans, arrived
at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Annie P. Silver, with a BIZ
trip Of freight, passed down last even
ing, putting off here a lot Of -four.
The Belle Memphis left VicksburI
yesterday ct noon, and passes her,
Friday at 20 am. on her way to St.
Louis.
The iron hull of the old gunboa
ChickasaW is to be plac ed under tn,
new Texas and Pacific transfer boat a
st. Louis.
The Cityo IF Alton, from New Or
leans, arrived at midnight, and lay
here to clean ont boilers, leaving thi
forenoon for st. Louis.
The Mary Houston and U. p
Schench, from New Orleans, and tn.
James W. Calf, from Memphis, ar
rived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The upper Ohio river packets ar.
making exc ursion trips, and doing
good business. Maybe it would va,
for some Of our local pac kets to try il
The Ben Franklin departed las
evening for Cincinnati It'll Ills bale.
cotton, ~ bales pape r stock, 1876;
feet lumber aud a good list of people
A telegram from Cau.ain Mil
Harry states that tn e Josie Harr,
will be In to .Torrow evening and leave
Saturday at her regular hour for Whit
river.
The Golden Gu lie, with a big trip
passed W. last midnight t, 5 days 6 hour
out FROM New Orleapls. She put Of
quite a lot Of irei ght, but adde,
nothing.
Captain Jim Mich OILS fine excur
sion steamer Thos. Sherlock is du
down this afternoon, bound for tn
Crescent city. Jess . Nichols is he
polite clerk.
The Idlewild, Of Che Adams maj
line, will be in to. morrow morning
and leaves in the y 'ening with a re
return trip for Ark, ansAw City aud a
way mail landings.
Several Telegram IS, signed "Slim Sa
rah," appear in Il le Cincinnati paper
in reference to Il le fast packets, r. h
Springer, Chas. Morgan, City of Alto
and Guiding Sts G.