Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-30
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IN PORT.
Josie Harry, StO. Geneyieve, Rene Ma
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-9 feet 10 inches, a rise Of
Z inches during the past q hours.
Pittsburg-4 feet, a decline of 10
inches.
Oincinnati-l7 feet 6 inches, a rise
of 4 inches.
LOuisville-9 feet 2 inches, a rite
Of 4inches.
Evansville-lO feet, a rise Of l
inch.
OairO-lO feet 10 inches, a rise of
8 inches.
St. Louis-S feet 5 inches, a rise Of
4 inches.
yioksburg-9 feet 6 inches, a rise
Of Q inches.
Nashville--9 feet, a decline of !
inch.
ChattanoOga-5 feet 6 inches, a de.
cline OF Is inches.
Shrevop0rt-i6 feet 3 inches, a de-
cline of 2 inches.
Little Rock feet 6 inches, a de.
cline of 6 inches.
White river is falling slowly, with
yet a good stage to JacksOnport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear aud cool.
River rose Z inches.
Heavy frost this morning.
Josie Harry for White river 5 pm.
Only one LEGAL packet leaving TO-
day.
Business rather quiet at the landing
TO day.
The packets last evening had good
trips out.
The upper Ohio is declining at
Pittsburg.
No LEDGER Monday-will all be
out calling.
The Will s. Hays is announced to
| ave Pittsburg to day.
The Andy Baum, from this port,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Mississippi is falling at St.
Louis, with s feet on the gauge.
The Will Kyle will be due down 10.
morrow, bound for New Orleans.
The W, 2. Halliday will be due up
to morrow on her way to St. Louis.
The Katie Hooper is the next
packet leaving for Arkansaw river.
The City OF Vieksburg arrived at
st. Louis last evening from Vioks
burg,
The David r. Powell is Overdu
from St. Louis, on her way to New
Orleans.
The Annie P Silver was expecte,
to pass down this forenoon, on her way
to New Orleans.
The Cherokee, from White river,
passed Vlcksburg yesterday, bouna
Tor New Orleans.
The tOwboat Henry Lourey an
barges, from st. Louis. are due down
to. day, bound for New Orleans.
The Kate Adams will arrive to
morrow. and is the mail packet leav
ing on Monday for Arkansaw City
The U. Z. Schenck, from the Ohio,
passed down yesterday afternoon with
a good trip. She added 20O bbls pota
toes here.
The Centennial, in command OF
Captain Thomas l. Davidson, will b.
due down Tomorrow, on her way to
New Orleans.
Mr.. L. Is. GOssln, chief clerk and
part owner of the steamer IL. j.
Dickey, died at New Orleans yester
day morning.
The Jay Gourd, which passed here
evening before last for St Louis,
added a barge containing $3.50 bales Of
cotton for reshipment east at Cairo.
The splendid passenger steamer
Golden Crown, of the SouthernTr Tran
portation Line, is due up bound for
the Ohio. Henry G. Lowe is her
agent.
The Rene Macready brought in l36
bales Of cotton, 8 bags of seed cotton,
and 9IS sacks Of sottOn seed. She
returns to St. Francis river on Tues
day next.
The james Lee, with Captain Lloyd
w. Whitlow in command, resumed
her trips to Friars Point yesterday, the
Dean Adams going to bank for a gen
eral Overhauling.
The City of GreenviIle, in com.
mand OF Captain Joseph Bryan, will
be the Anchor Line packet leaving
here at 10 IN. to. morrow for Vieks.
burg, New Orleans and the bends.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 200 bale,
cotton, IS bales rags, 500 bbls oil l2OC
SKIS oil meal, 26S bbls molasses, lsi
bbls rice, q bbls soap stock and a loI
OF iron.
The Ste. G%cnevleve, in command c
Captain Garveiie, is the Anchor Lint
packet leaving at 5 p IN. to day foI
Cairo, st. Louis and all way mai
landings. R0lla Porter is in charge o
the office.
The beautiful Anchor Line steame.
City Of Cairo, 10 command Of Captain
G. w. VIckers. leaves here at 10 a m
to-morrow for VicLshurg and 10,