Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-05

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ment gauge at the foot Of Jefferson
street read 35 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-30 feet 10 inches, a rise
Of 5 inches during the past 48 hours.
Pittsburg-8 feet 6 inches, a de-
cline Off feet 3 inches.
Cincinnati-37 feet 10 inches, a de.
cline of 3 feet.
Louisville-15 feet in the canal. 1t
rose IL inches, but has been falling
since yesterday morning.
Evansville 80 feet s inches, a rise
OF 2 feet 9 inches.
Carroll feet 5 inches, a rise Of
z inches.
St. Louis-2 feet s inches, a de-
cline of 9 inches.
Vicksburg-41 feet 3 inches, and
stationary.
Nashville-17 feet 6 inches, a de-
cline of 4 feet 9 inches.
Chattanooga g feet, a rise of 3
inches.
Shreveport-21 feet 10 inches, a de
cline Of 20 inches.
Little Rock-16 feet 10 inches. a
decline OF IL inches
White and st. Francis rivers are
rising at headwaters.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River rising.
Pleasant weather.
Plenty ofdrift passing.
Gaff for Cincinnati tomorrow.
Business only moderate at the land
ing.
The Chas. Morgan should pass up
to morrow night for Cincinnati.
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
with a good trip for White river.
The Gold Dust added 20 tons and
lett yesterday forenoon for Vicksburg.
The John Gilmore and barges from
New Orleans passed up last evening
Tor st. Louis.
Captain Sterling Mcintyre of the
ii! f4ted Golden City, is in the city to
attend court.
The City Of Cairo added a lot of
miscellaneous freight aud left on time
for st. Louis.
The Emma Etheridge. with a tow
of pile drivers, passed down yesterday
for Lake Providence.
The Golden Crown and Thomas
Sherlock lays up at Cincinnati, to go
into the excursion business
The Raymond Horner and John
Gilmore, with empty coal barges,
passed up yesterday for the Ohio.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis,
and the Golden Rule, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday even
ing.
The Katie Hooper will be in this
afternoon, and leaves Wednesday
evening with a return trip for Arkan-
saw river.
The City of Vicksburg will be up
this afternoon, and lays over until to-
morrow evening, when che proceeds
to St, Louis.
The Guiding Star, with about $50
tons, passed up yesterday at noon for
Cincinnati She discharged "A hhds
and 30 SKIS salt.
The Towards, of Jacksonville, are
very busy just now, and during the
next two weeks will launch FIVE boats
from their famous shipyAds.
Captain w. NJ. Killer, owner of the
Cumberland river steamers George w.
and Kate Clees, was drowned,
near Nashville, on Friday last.
The Hard Cash will arrive to night,
and leaves Wednesday evening with a
trip for all points on White
through to Jacksonport.
The w. p. Halliday, for St. Louis,
and the Chas. Morgan, for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans Saturday and will
be due here early Wednesday morn
ing.
The large Anchor Line steamer,
John A. Scudder, in command of
Baker, is announced to pass
at noon tomorrow for New Or
Numerous plantations south of here
are reported as thoroughly saturated
water from the thres tening river,
so that portions of the tillable lands
are unfit for cropping.
The City of Alton, on her fourth
day out from New Orleans, passed up
last eyenin G with about 600 tons Of
Size put off here 80 hhds
and 400 cases cider.
Among the passengers who arrived
this morning on the steamer James
w. Gaf W ere Miss Hudson and Miss
Lindsay, the latter a daughter Of