Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-22
James Lee. COahOma, Timmie Baker.

STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-ll feet 3 inches, a rise
Of 10 inches.
Pittsburg-2 feet 6 inches, and
stationary.
/. Cincinnati-13 feet, a decline of 5
inches.
LouiSville-7 feet, a decline of 2
inches.
Evansvillo-l1 feet 8 inches, and
stationary.
Carols feet, a decline of 2 inches.
st. Louis-8 feet 8 inches, and sta
%tionary.
.Vicksburg-l2 feet II inches, a de-
cline Of 4 inches.
Nashville-3 feet 10 inches, u de.
cline Of 7 inches.
Chattanooga "A feet, a decline Of 6
inches.
Shreveport-9 feet 3 inches, and
stationary.
Little Rock-l1 inches, and station.
airy.
White river is declining slowly,
with 8 feet in the channel between
Augusta and J%acksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sunshine again.
River rising steadily.
Heavy clothing In demand.
Business moderate on the leyce.
Josie Harry for White river to-
morrow
The Dean Adams had a good trip
out last evening.
The Guiding Star was expected at
New Orleans this forenoon.
The Will Kyle, from New Orleans,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Golden Crown is due UP this
afternoon, bound for Cincinnati.
The U. P. Schenck will pass down
to morrow morning en- route to New
Orleans.
The river improvement steamer
Emma Etheridge passed up yesterday
aiVSA lOA OdilVs
The Belle Memphis came up last
evening from Vicksburg,and proceeded
at 10 Jam. to st. Louis.
The City Of Baton Rouge is the
Anchor Line packet to pass down to
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The City of Cairo left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, will be here Saturday
afternoon and leave on Sunday at IL
am. for st, Louis.
The Jimmie Baker owing to the bad
weather, did not leave yesterday, but
will 60 out to. morrow to Peters and
Bledsoe's landings.
The John B. Maude will arrive to
morrow morning, and is the Anchor
Line mail packet leaving in the even
ing for Cairo and St Louis.
The John A. Scudder with a bis
trip, passed down yesterday for New
Orleans adding here % bales cotton
and a lot Of way freight,
A dispatch from Nashville states
that late last night Joe Russell, q
steamboat pilot, was shot and killed
by a policeman. Russell was drink.
ing and resisted arrest.
The W. p. Halliday FIVE days gu.
from New Orleans, with 400 tons o
freight, passed up TO st. Louis las
night. She cleaned out boilers anC
discharged here 200 pkgs of freight.
The City Of Helena, Arkansas Cit,
and the City of Alton all arrived a
st. Louis yesterday, The Common
wealth left there last evening TO
Vicksburg and passes here Sunda.
forenoon.
The Josie Harry will be in this eve
ming. aud is the regular mail plcke
s leaving at 5 pm. to morrow for al
y points on White river through I
I J%acksonport, making direct cOnnec
ton with light draft steamers 70
upper White and Black rivers.
e The Sam Roberts and bAges, fror
! the Ohio river, passed down early thi
= morning to New Orleans. She sun
|. her fuel boat, containing 1000 busheI
Of coal, at Bradley's, above here.
Yesterday was the day set for III
d launching OF Captain James Rec
elegant steamer Will s. Hays,
y Freedom, Pa Will himself went a
Z the way from Louisville to witness h
n, namesake slide the greasy ways.
-.
c While the steamer Dean Adams W
= Passing Mhoon's Land Dg on her la
rs rip up, John Harris, one Of the rou
Ia tRbouts, who was asleep about Il