Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-20
RIVER I~ETELLIaEHCE
BOATS LEAVING D

hatlV lioopeI AikalAdW river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Macready, ST. Francis river.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Tiger, Brans-
ford, Katie Hooper, Granite State, Kate
Adams, Mississippi.
BOATS LAID UP.
John B. Maude, City of Providence.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis feet 4 inches, a decline
of 4inches during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg-3 feet 2 inches decline
Of 2 inches.
Cincinnati-l4 feet 5 inches, a de-
cline Of 7inches.
Louisville feet 10 inches, a rise
Of 8 inches.
Evansville-9 feet 6 inches, a de-
cline Of inches.
OairO-6 feet II inches, and
stationary.
st. Louis-3 feet, a rise of 5 inches.
Vicksburg-9 feet l inch, a de-
cline of 8 inches.
Nashville-5 feet 3 inches, a de-
cline off inches.
Chattanooga feet, a decline Of
8 inches.
Shreveport-l9 feet IL inches, a
decline of 8 inches.
Little Rock foot 7 inches, a
decline Of 2 inches.
White river continues to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Light rains.
River fell four inches.
Granite State for Cincinnati.
business lively on the levee.
The upper Ohio continues to de-
cline.
Fresh Wheeling stogies received at
Fl. Esch's. 96
Seven packets announced to leave
this evening.
The Thos. Sherlock is overdue froH
Cincinnati, bound for New Orleans.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening Tor St. Francis river with only
a moderate trip,
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Greenville will be due up tomorrow
bound for Cairo.
Considerable ice floating in the
Ohio at Cincinnati aud steamboat
business suspended Tor the present.
The Charles Morgan, on her way Ia
New Orleans, passed Evansville last
evening aud should pass here Friday
afternoon.
The Dean Adams will arrive in the
morning and go to the bank, prepare,
tory to being turned over to the Lee
U. s, Mail Line owners.
The river at St, Louis was rising
yesterday, but whether it was back
water from a gorge below or a ris,
above was not known, 1t was raining
there last night and quite warm.
The government steamer, Missis
Sippi, arrived at the laudi ng durinl
the night, having brought Sbarge,
from Cairo, 5 ofwhiCh she d;opped al
Plum Point and at Mound City. JUS
above here.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab.
lishmeut, 10 Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind Of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
Tho Fannie Lewis, with fuel for tn,
D. r. Powell and Matte Bell, which
are in trouble below st. Lou is, lef
the latter point last evening and vii
take the Bells trip to Grand Tower
and, if possible, assist the Montana.
A few days ago the steamship Car
mona cleared from New Orleans from
Liverpool with lO,O52 bales cotton
but the Towerhill sailed from Nor
folk, Virginia, on Sunday last, wit
1O,46S bales, which is the largest carg
-of cotton ever taken out by a singl
boat from any port in the world.
The Katie Hooper, in command Q
Captain Il. B. Smith. brought in fror
Arkansaw river ga bales of oottc
and 742 sacks Of cotton seed. She re
shipped 1913 bales at Terrene for Ne,
Orleans, making a total OUT Of III
river Of 567 bales. The Hooper leave
again this evening for Piho Bluff an.
intermediate landings, carries I'll
mail and connects with the regula
packets for Little Rock and point
49, n III