Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-18

for Ouachita river. She did not stop
here.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
the Thomas Sherlock, for New Or
leans, will leave Cincinnati this even
ing.
Pilot 4. p. Banks, late of the Ill
fated Grand Tower, arrived here yes
terday a passenger on the City Of
Greenville.
The City of New Orleans, for st.
Louis, and the Golden Crown. for
Cincinnati, will leave New Orleans
this evening.
The City Of Providence left Vicks.
burg at moo yesterday, and will be
here to leave Friday evening for Cairo
and St. Louis.
The U. P. Schenck with about
1900 tons Of freight passed down yes
terday afternoon. She discharged a
few packages here.
The City of Vicksburg passed up
last evening for St. Louis, after taking
on l0l compressed bales Of cotton for
reshipment east at Cairo.
The Cumberland river at Nashville
is now within 3 feet 2 inches of the
rise of l847. There are about 1000
houses in the back water.
The present rise at Louisville went
within feet of the freshet of February
Is, 1880, and 81 feet higher than the
high water in February last.
The Ohio river is bank full, and
boats find it a tough matter to make
shore landings, while wharf room is
scarce at all the towns and cities on
the Ohio.
Smallpox is soaring up the people
along the river and soon it will be ne
cessary for rousters to show the mark
on the arm, before being employed.
Memphis is yet free from the iafec-
ton.
Yesterday was the coolest day of the
season in st. Louis, the mercury hay-
ing fallen to within seven degrees of
zero early in the morning. There was
a good deal of sharp ice floating in
the river, and several boats between
there and Cairo have been ordered to
lay up.
The reason the river is not rising
more rapidly at this point is that a
good portion of the water goes out
back of New Madrid into the Sunk
Lands, and down the st. Francis
river, where'it returns again to the
Mississippi about twelve miles above
Helena.
Captain Gus Fogleman, Of the ferry
boat John 0verton. says that in a few
days the boat will be able to extend
her trips to Marion, Ark, five miles
back of Mound City, thus giving our
citizens a chance to see the new rail
road building out from that thriving
little town.
The river at this point is 2 feet IL
inches below the danger line, and at
st Louis it is IS feet below. At Cairo
it is 3 feet 4 inches above the danger
line, and at Vicksburg it is IA inches
below the danger line. At Nashville
the Cumberland river is within 3 feet
2 inches of the highest water known.
which was in 1917, when there was 81
feet 6 inches on the gauge.
The splendid and reliable upper
coast packet Coahoma, OF the Lee Line
oil steamers, will leave promptly at )
p m. for Osceola and all way landings
Carrying the mail and giving strict at.
t%ention to all .. 0 d. and other bust.
ness entrusted te her. Captain Henry
Cooper commands with J.W. Smither
in charge of the Office assisted by John
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
The fine sidewheel steamer Andy
Baum, in command of Captain Il. j.
Vinton, in on berth to leave this even
ing for all points on the Ohio river as
lar as Cincinnati, where close connee-
ton is made with the different rail.
roads and through tickets given ia
eastern points. Captain NJ. NJ. Deem
Ned Sherman and Bob Hendricksor
are in charge of the Office affairs.
The Hard Cash arrived last night
having brought out of White river
322 bales of cotton. 20j of which she
resbipped at TerreDe for New Orleans
She leaves again this evening for De-
walls Bluff, Augusta, J~acksonport and
all way landings, making close conHec.
ton with the regular light draft pack
cts for upper White and Black riv
ers, Captain &. 9. Postal commands.
with the office in charge Of Charles
and Joseph Postal.
The feet and elegant steamer James
Lee, in command Of Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular mail packet leaving
this evening for Helena, Friars Point
and all intermediate landings, attend
ing promptly to all business entrusted
to her, and making close connection
at Glendale with trains on the Mobile
q Northwestern railroad. Captain
Lloyd W. WhitlOw presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Plat Rhodes
and Arthur Browne.
At an election Of officers of the
National Association of Marine En-.
%gineers for the ensuing year, L. D.
Bateman, of Cincinnati, was chosen
President; John Bowling, of Phila-
delphia, ce-President; James II.
Harris, of st. Louis, Secretary; Ru-
dolph Doty, of Cleveland, Treasurer,
and W. Il, Merideth, of Cincinnati,
Grand Deputy. The next meeting
will be held at Detroit, Mich, on the
second Tuesday in January, 1883.
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