Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-27
arAaEs OF TIE RIVERS.


Pittsburgh foot 0 inches, . de.
cline of l inch, but stationary to-day.
Oincinnati-9 feet, a decline of 3
inches.
LOuisville-5 feet 10 inches, and
stationary.
Rvansville-6 feet 2 inches. a rise
Of 4 inches.
Carroll feet 1 inch, a rise Of
2 inches.
St. LOuis-lO feet 9 inches, a rise
Of inches.
ViOksburg-l2 feet 9 inches, a rise
Of inches.
Nashville-2 feet 8 inches, a rise
of 2 inches.
Chattanooga q feet, a decline Of
5 inches.
shrevcpOrt-l7 feet 8 inches, a rise
Of ID inches.
Little Rock feet 2 inches, and
stationary.
White river has a good stage Of
water all the way 10 JacksonpOrt
MISCELLANEOUS.
River falling.
Cool and gloomy to day.
The week opens with q good bust.
ness at the landing.
The Penniah, from st. Louis, ar
rived at New Orleans Saturday.
The B.. r. Springer left Cincinnati
Saturday evening for New Orleans.
Bostmen at Pittsburg are negotiat-
ing for the purchase of the Granite
State.
The City Of Cairo added about 30
tons and left on time yesterday for
Vicksburg.
The prospects at present are more
favorable for a freeze up than a lo, d
at P~ittsburg.
The New Mary Houston will be
due down tomorrow morning, bound
for New Orleans.
The Wyoming and Jas. W. CAT
are both announced to leave for Gin
cinnsti tomorrow.
The Centennial is loading at st,
Louis, aud leaves there on Wednesday
next for New Orleans.
Captain A. W. Williamson, Of
Portsmouth, has purchased the Fash
ion of Captain VIM Bay.
The weather at Pittsburgha al turned
quite cold and the prospect Of a coal
boat rise is not very promising.
The David r. Powell for st. Louis.
left New Orleans Saturday evening
and should pass here on Wednesday
John Meeker and Jasper Lewellyr
are pilotiog the teamer Fulton 10 the
upper trade between here and Ole
river.
The Anchor Line steamer City O.
Baton Rouge was expected to pas
down this forenoon, bound for Nev
Orleans,
The City of New Orleans left St
Louis Saturday and passes here Wed.
nesday forenoon on her way to New
Orleans.
The Commonwealth passed to St
Louis yesterday, after adding abour
6O0 bales OF cotton for reshipmenr
Ea t at Cairo.
The josie Harry and Ida Qarragb
the former for White and the latte
for Arkanssw river, departed SATURDAY
with good trips
The Vint Shinkle departed on Sat.
urday Tor Cincinnati With 20 bale
cotton, 80 bales batting, SIS bbls OF
and a fair trip of people.
The Katie P. Kountz will try tn,
Arkansaw river trade, and is an
nounced to leave New Orleans to
morrow evening for that stream.
Seessel, Ashnor 4 Co., beef aDt
pork packers, Nos. 5and 6 Howard row
are prepared to furnish steamboat
with all kinds Of fresh meats at loves
market prices. 1T
The Guiding Star and the Ancho
Line steamer City Of Greenville wer
both expected to pass up this fore
noon, the former for Cincinnati an
the latter for vt. Louis.
Captain UlaAin, of Evansville, ha
sold the II. NJ. Sweitzer to 7. j. Nor
arch, Of Greensboro, KY, for 500
} cash. one Will DC used 10 carrylD
/, corn TO his distilleFieS.
The Hard Cash is receiving for a
points on White river through I
Jacksonport, where she connects wit
| the regular light draft steamers fc
! upper White and Black rivers.
A sensational, if not a brillian.
= wedding in marine circles comes o
in about a couple OF weeks, one Of th
principal parties being a we'll know
. pilot on one Of our local packets.
The Mississippi Valley Transports
ton Company are taking their barge
to Belmont to go into winter quarter,
! They will be loaded there from g.
r Louis as soon as the ice appear
D above.
The City Of Holans, in command
Captain Flem Calvert, is the Anchc
Line packet leaving at five o'clock tn.
evening for Cairo and st. Louis an
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