Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-14

oonA -. DlhlblOTu, w HlL0 river.
" City of Cairo, st. Louis.
Fannie Lewis, Vieksburg.
City of Baton Rouge, N. o.
" Annie p. Silver, st. Louis.
Future City, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams.
Rene Macready, City of Helena, Katie
Hooper.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-15 feet 6 inches, a decline
of6 inches.
P~ittsburg-2 feet 8 inches, a decline
of 2 feet 10 inches.
Cincinnati-19 feet 4 inches, a rise
Of 6 inches, but falling to-day.
Louisville-8 feet II inches in the
canal, a rise Of / inch.
Evansville-l3 feet 8 inches, and
stationary.
Cairo-21 feet 10 inches, a decline
of 6 inches.
St. Louis-l5 feet, a decline of 8
inches.
Yioksburg-23 feet s inches, a rise
Oh D lncneS.
Nashville feet 2 inches, a decline
Of IL inches.
Chattanooga feet 10 inches, a
decline of 6 inches
Shreveport-10 feet 8 inches, and
stationary.
Little Rock feet 10 inches, a de.
cline of 2 inches.
White river is rising at head
waters.
Sunday River Dispatches.
New ORLEANS, August 13.-De-
parted: Henry Lourey and barges, st.
Louis.
PITTsBURG, August 13.-River 2
feet 10 inches and falling. Weather
clear and warm.
WHEELING, August 13.-River
feet . inches and falling. Weather
clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, August 13.-River 19
feet 8 inches and falling. Arrived:
Andy Baum, Memphis.
VIoKsBURG, August 13.-Departed.
Golden Crown. New Orleans. Ar
rived: City Of Providence, St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, August 13.-Arrived.
Ste. Genevicve, Memphis. River has
fallen 6 inches, now Is feet by the
gauge.
CAIRO, August Is. - Departed
Hudson, st. Louis, 3 am; Cons Mil.
lar, Memphis, II am; City of Green
vile, Vicksburg, IL am. River 81
feet IL inches.
LOUISVILLE, August 13.-River
rising slowly, with 8 feet s inches in
the canal and 6 feet 8 inches in the
chute on the falls. Arrivals and de-
partures; James w. Gaf, Cincinnati
to Memphis; U. P. Schenck, Cincin-
natl to New Orleans; Paris G. Brown,
New Orleans to Cincinnati. The sit
uation Of the Buckeye State, sunk
here, remains unchanged. The freight
is being removed from her decks, and
yet it is not known whether she will
be wrecked on an attempt made to
raise her. 1t seems doubtful whether
she can be raised at all or not.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sultry to-day.
River falling steadily.
Packet business looking up a little.
The. Port Eads and barges, from
New Orleans, passed up last night.
The Cons Millar is the packet leav-
ing tomorrow evening for Cincinnati.
The U. P. Scheuck, for New Or.
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday even
ing.
The John S. Bransford departed
Saturday for White river with another
good trip of freight.
This is the day set for the meeting
Of the Mississippi River Commission,
What will they do?
A few days of the present weather
will be of great advantage to the cot.
ton crop, which is quite promising.
Captain B. 0. Michel, a former
we'll known river clerk, is spending a
few days in tile city, mingling with his
friends.
The City of New Orleans left New
Orleans Saturday, and will pass here
Wednesday at noon on her way to
st. Louis.
The Annie P. Silver, from New Or
leans, passed up at midnight with 600
tons of freight, and discharged here
about 300 pkgs.
The wreck Of the steamer Red
Cloud has been purchased by Captain
J. Z. Baker, manager of the Benton
Line of steamers.
The Future City, with seven model
barges, mostly loaded with bulk
grain, passed down yesterday after
noon for New Orleans.
The City of Baton Rouge, from st.
Louis, passed down at daylight yester-
day morning with a big trip Of freight
aud added about 10 tons here.
Clint Humphreys, late second clerk
of the r, r Springer, has purchased
an interest in the sternwheel steamer
Laura L. Davis, which is now under
going repairs at Madison, Ind.
The Sam Roberts, from st. Louis.
passed down yesterday afternoon with
three barges of freight for Helena and
will return with a cargo of lumber.
The City Of Cairo came up Satur-
day evening and left at 10 am. yester
day for Cairo and St, Louis, after
adding a few passengers and some
freight.
The Fannie Lewis, temporarily in
place Of the Gold Dust, passed down
yesterday forenoon for VicksburU.
She put off about 200 pkgs and added
20 tons for points below.
The PlOw Boy will be here to NOR.