Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-31
DEPARTED.

Annie 2. Silver, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer City of Greeaville, St. Louis.
Macready, st. Francis river.
Annie 2. Silver, N. o.
City of Baton Rouge, st. Louis.
Charlie Bowen, Helena.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Hard Cash,
Katie Hooper.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-30 feet Z inches, a de-
cline OF 9 inches.
Pittsburgh feet s inches, a decline
of II inches.
Cincinnati-3l feet, a decline Of Is
inches.
Louisville-11 feet 10 inches in the
canal, a decline of 4 inches.
Evansville 81 feet 4 inches, a rise
of 2 feet z inches.
Cairo-37 feet 4 inches, a rise O.
Z inches.
St; Louis--H feet 2 inches, a rise
of 5 inches.
Vicksburg-4l feet 1 inch, ant
stationary.
Nashville-2O feet, a decline Of Il
inches, but stationary to day.
Chattanooga IS feet 10 inches,
rise Of IA inches.
Shreveport-25 feet 5 inches, a de
cline of 2 inches.
Little Rock-11 feet 10 inches,
rise OFF, feet 4 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers ar,
are at a good boating stage, bu
declining.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sultry aud raining.
River still declining.
Business to-day confined to looa
packets.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Ohio rise is passing Cairo, ont
will check the decline at this point,
The City of Greenville, with a lighi
trip, departed last evening for St
Louis.
The Will Kyle will be due down
Friday morning, bound for New Or.
leans.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for St Francis river with a
good trip Of freight.
The Grand Isle and Charles Nor
gan, bound for New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Henry Lourey and barges,
from St. Louis, passed down this
morning for New Orleans.
The Ste. Genevieve will be in TO-
morrow morning and leave in the
evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Ste Genevieve, for Memphis,
and the City of Providence, for
Vicksburg, left St. Louis last evening.
The James W. Gaf arrived at Gin
cinnati yesterday, and leaves there
this evening with a return trip for this
port.
The government steamer Pete Kirns,
with several of the River Commission
on board, passed down last evening for
Lake Providence.
The Annie P. Silver, with a big
trip Of freight. passed down last even
log for New Orleans, doing but little
OF interest here.
The James Lee is not in for a race
with any boat. She has made a
record" and nov it remains for some
boat to beat her time-fairly.
The Andy Baum departed last
evenino for Cincinnati with 20 bales
rags, 100 bbls oil, $50 SKIS cotton seed
meal, $4,000 feet lumber, and several
passengers.
A dispatch received this morning
by her agent states that the Josie
Harry will be in tomorrow evening,
and leave at her usual hour on Satur.
day for White river.
The Paris G. Brown, of the South.
ern Transportation Line, is announced
to pass up to. morrow for the Ohio
river. Captain Ad Storm, at the
wharfboat is her agent.
Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their
interest to order their job printing and
blank booksirom the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, ID Madison street.
The Cons Millar will arrive TO-
morrow morning and leaves Friday
with a return trip for all points on the
Ohio river through to Cincinnati.
Captain r. w. L%ightburne, No. Z
Monroe street, is her agent.
In order to ascend the falls al
Louisville, the James w. Calf had to
call to her assistance the Charlie
Mcdonald, the tug l.. A. Fulton and