Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-02

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rise Of 3 inches
ShrevepOrt-s feet 5 inches, a
decline Of 2 inches.
Little Rocks feet z inches, a de-
cline Of 8inches.
White river is rising slowly, with a
fair stage to Jscksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sultry to day.
River falling steadily.
Business brisk on the leyee.
The upper Ohio is declining.
The larger class Of packets are
behind time.
The U. P. Schenck left New Or.
leans Saturday tor the Ohio.
The Commonwealth passed up yes
terday on time for st. Louis.
Only 5 feet is reported in the chan
mel between Cairo aud st. Louis.
The City Of Cairo is overdue from
st. Louis on her way TO Vicksburg
The Josie Harry departedfor White
river on Saturday with a splendid
trip.
The W. p. Halliday will pass down
this evening on her way to New Or
leans.
The Wyoming is announced to leave
st. Louis on Wednesday in the Anchor
Line.
Over $50 bales of cotton were
brought in yesterday by the local
packets.
The City of New Orleans, on her
way to st. Louis, passed up Saturday
evening.
The Annie P. Silver will be due
down Wednesday morning, on her way
to New Orleans.
The survivors of the H. fated RObt.
Il. Lee were taken to Vicksburg by
the j. M. White.
The Ed Richardson is to leave New
Orleans to morrow in place of the
burned R. Il. Lee.
Captain Gray's steamer, Clinton, is
to leave st. Louis one day this week
in the Anchor Line.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis, and
the Will Kyle for New Orleans, lett
Cincinnati Saturday.
The Emma Etheridge, with several
graders and barges, passed down yes
ternOon on her way to Lake Proyi-
dence.
Tie machinery of the wrecked tow
boat Fearless was sold at St.. Louis on
Saturday last, to Huse, Loomis & Co.,
for $3G35.
Owing to the low stage of water in
the Missouri, the Bright Light aud
Montana will withdraw from the trade
for the present.
Captain Nat Baldwin yesterday took
charge of the engines Of the steamer
James Lee, taking the place Of Ed
LanEam, resigned.
The New Orleans Anchor Line
Company have advanced their freight
rates to 50c per Dbl on -four to New
Orleans and Goo on way lots.
Charles Owen and Charlie Nichols
have been engaged to pilot the new
steamer Commodore Parisot, in the
V~icksburg and New Orleans trade.
Walter Conner, son of Pilot Wess
Conner, has been licensed as first.
class pilot, and will be his father
partner on the Will Kyle this season
The Hard Cash will arrive to.
morrow, and leaves on Wednesday a
3 pm. with a return trip for White
river, going through to Jacksonport
Mate Thomas Kelly, of the Dear
Adams, stops off to day for a little rest
after thirteen months Of continuous
labor. Robert Kenneday goes out il
his place.
Captain Kenison will name his new
Opelonsas packet, building at Oincin.
natl, the Warren" in compliment t,
a son Of his partner, Captain A. 2
Trousdale.
[ The amount of coal shipped from
, Pittsburg on the last rise was 2,299, 90
!, bushels, and the run would have bee
much larger if the water had held GU
a little longer.
The City of Helena, in command Q
) Captain Elem Calvert, is the Aucho
, LINE packet leaving at 5 p. m. to da
for Cairo and st Louis. Geo. Waltol
| is her polite clerk
, The Anchor Line packets leavin
, here at 10 a m. tomorrow will be tn
! City Of Vicksburg, for V~icksburg, an,
; the Arkansas City, for st. Louis
Both arc elegant steamers.
The John A. Scudder, four day
, out from New Orleans, arrived las
night, and laid here until 2 I'm,
! cleaning out boilers, when she pro
I ceeded to st. Louis, having about 80
: tons Of freight.
The bell of the ill-fated Red Clou
e has been presented to the Episcopa
Church at Bismarck, by Captain l. I
. Baker, and in the future its tones wi
a call people to church instead of takin
| them away.
|. The steamer Ida Darragh will leav
{ here on Wednesday next on her initia
trip in the Arkansaw river trade, gOin
e through to Pine Bluff, where she wi
, connect with the regular packets fc
Little Rock and points above.
u The Andy Baum, in command {
Captain H. j. Vinton, is the regula
packet leaving at 5 pm. to morrow fC
I'll nninta on thn Nhin r;unr thronn