Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-18
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ment gauge at the foot of Jefferson
Street read 80 feet 2 inches.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River rose three inches.
Light business at the landing.
Granite State for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
The James Lee and Coahoma had
moderate trips out.
The r. r. Springer, bound for New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
afternoon.
The Golden Rule passed Evansville
yesterday afternoon, on her way to
Cincinnati.
The Thos. Sherlock will pass down
tonight or early in the morning bound
for New Orleans.
The Emma Etheridge with four
barges of coal passed down yesterday
for Lake Providence.
The Belle Memphis will be up this
evening and leaves tomorrow at 5 p.
m. for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis, and
the Paris @. Brown, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati last night.
The tug Laurel passed up yesterday
for Paducah, having been to New
Orleans with a tow of slaves.
The Mary Houston, for Cincinnati,
and the Annie p. Silver, for St.
Louis, left New Orleans last evening.
The Hard Cash, for White river,
and the Katie Hooper, for Arkansaw
river, departed last evening with good
trips.
The James Lee and Coahoma will
be the local packets leaving to. morrow
evening Tor the upper and lower
coasts.
The shaft of the steamer James w.
Gaf will probably be completed so
that she will leave for Cincinnati early
next week.
The Jos. B. Williams, with one of
the largest coal tows ever taken down
the Mississippi, passed here yesterday
afternoon.
The S. L. Wood. with the Thomp
son Dean and eight empty coal barges
in tow, passed Vicksburg yesterday
morning, bound for Pittsburg.
At Cincinnati the river has again
penetrated the houses along Gilmore's
Row, whose floors are covered and
whose occupants have been washed
out.
The Jennie May, which came here
several days ago from the upper
Arkansaw river, left yesterday for
Alton, ILL.,, to go in the stone towing
trade.
The Thos Sherlock wanted 1900
tons at Cairo, and possibly got half
that amount. Freight business on the
Ohio is rather dull on account of high
water.
Th river at this point is rising SLOW
ly and at Don to-day was 16 inches
below the danger line, and 3 feet
inches below the highest point reached
this season.
The tugs Tilda and Night Hawk
have returned from New Orleans
whittier they had been with a tow Of
slaves. The Night Hawk made thu
round trip in fifteen days.
The U. P. Schenck, in command o
Captain j. l.. Carter, is announced t
to pass up this evening for the Ohio
river. Richard Burns and Harr,
Millar are her polite clerks.
The Josie Harry will be in to.
morrow morning and leaves Saturday
for all points on White river through
to Newport, taking freight for al
points on upper White and BlacI
rivers.
Captain Fred a Kranz's new Crane
Isle steamer building at Cincinnati
will be completed and ready to leav,
for New Orleans next week. She il
said to be a daisy and we'll suited fol
Gue 6ACuThlOn business.
The City of Providence, in com.
mand of Captain George Lenox, will
be the Anchor Line packet leaviul
here at 10 a. m. to morrow for Vicks.
burg and principal way landings
Frank Perkins presides at the desk.
If the government gauge located a
the foot of Jefferson street was showed
eleven inches down the bank" tn,
"LEDGER's infant" would still give
the public the exact reading of tn,
gauge, neither adding nor taking away
a single iota,
Mrs. W. g. Tichenor and Mrs. Rob.
ert Mccoy, wives of the Captain anC
clerk Of the Granite State, are makinf
the round trip with their husbands
Clerk Mccoy has been under the
weather ever since the boat passed
Louisville, but is receiving the care
aud attentions of his estimable wife.
The Gold Dust, from Vicksburg,
and the City of Alton, from New
Orleans, arrived at st. Lous yesterday.
and the City of Baton Rouge, for New
Orleans, and the John B. Maude, for
Memphis, lett there last evening. The
two latter boats will be here Satur-
day,
The railroad company have com.
pleted the removal of bluffs west OF
their track, and steamboatmen can
now have a full view of passing trains
from Jefferson to Beal streets. The
next thing in order is for the city au.
thorities to have the bluff between
Jefferson and Court removed. It's an
ugly affair.
The Ste Genevieve arrived last night
from st. Louis, with 1902 packages Of
freight, including 1858 barrels offour,
% barrels OF meal, 763 sacks of corn,
t09 sacks of oats, and 2l0 sacks Of
bran. She leaves with a return trip