Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-27

5 inch,s.
Shreveport-l7 feet 4 inches, a de
cline Of A inches.
Little HOck-6 feet 2 inches, a de-
cline Of 10 inches.
White river has a good stage to
Jlcksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and cloudy.
River rose ten inches.
Business moderate at tue landing.
The upper Ohio is falling at Pitts
The local packets departed yester-
day with light trips.
The Golden Rule, with a heavy trip
of freight, passed up this forenoon for
the Ohio.
The U. P, schenck passed Evans.
vile yesterday afternoon, bound for
New Orleans.
The Tiger goes out again to-
morrow evening for Walnut and
Council Bends.
The upper Ohio in the vicinity Of
Wheeling is full of ice, with naviga-
ton suspended.
The Grand Lake and barges, des.
tined for New Orleans, passed here
yesterday afternoon.
The Golden Rule, in command Of
Captain o. z. Shinklc, is due up to.
day bound for the Ohio.
The Anchor Line steamer W. P.
Halliday left New Orleans last even
ing bound for st. Louis.
The Ste. Genovieye will be here
early Friday morning, from St. Louis,
and returns in the evening.
The Commonwealth left St. Louis
last evening and passes here at 10 am.
Friday, bound for V~icksburg.
The Grand Pacific, sent out by
the Anchor Line, is due down this
evening, bound for New Orleans.
The new viii S. Hays is announced
to leave Pittsburg Thursday, but will
probably not start until Saturday.
Tho Bright Light, with a big trip Of
freight, passed up last night for St.
Louis doing nothing 6S interest here.
The David K. Powell, from St..
Louis, was at Cairo last night and
will probably pass here to morrow
evening.
The City of Greenville arrived at
St. Louis yesterday, and the Common
wealth left there last evening for
Vicksburg.
The Will Kyle, for New Orleans,
and the Granite State, for this port,
are announced to leave Cincinnati
this evening.
The Charles Morgan, from Cincin
natl, and the City Of Baton Rouge
from vt. Louis, arrived at New Or.
leans yesterday.
The towbOat w. w. 0'Neil i
coming out of the Ohio river Will
sixteen boats Of coal, containing abou
$4,000 bushels, exclusive of fuel.
The Vint Shhkle will be due her
to morrow and is announced to leay.
Friday on her return to Cincinnati
Captain r. W. L~ightburne is he
agent.
The steamer Mike Davis is du
down to day, bound for St. Franci
river, with stores for the r%ailrOa,
hands up in that section Of the coun
try.
With some prospect of a few NOR
feet Of water in the channel belov
here, the stave men are getting thei
lows ready and will start out in a fev
days, unless the river takes a sudde
tumble.
Navigation is now open betwee
Cairo and St. Louis. The John h
Maude and City of Providence, whic
have been detained here for the pal
three weeks, will proceed to St. Lou.
shortly.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job nrintiu
and blank book manufacturing estal
. lishmeut, 10 Madison street, Memphi
4 Tenn is prepared to execute eyel
kind Of work in their line in SUPER,
! style and at low prices.
a Mate Shade Lewellyn ,ofthe steam
: Fulton, it is thought will recover fro
the serious wound received at Il
hands of a negro desperate on Satu
day last. He has been conveyed to b
d residence on Market street.
v The Guiding Star, with a splend
trip Of both freight a people, arriv,
y last night IRON the Ohio river, d
charged ObOuta thousand pckgs, add,
! 20 tons and left at an early no
4 this morning for Nicksburg and N,
9 0rlelns.
20 n 2.