Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-10

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Chattanooga foot 9 inches, a de-
cline of 3 inches.
Shreveport-l5 feet 2 inches, a
decline of 4 inches.
Little Rock feet 8 inches, a rise
Of 5 inches.
White river is at a good stage there
being full z feet between Augusta and
Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River rising slowly.
Business active on the levee.
James W. Gaf for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
The Hard Cash goes to White river
this evening.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Guiding Star left Cincinnati
yesterday morning for New Orleans.
The Emma Etheridge, from Lake
Providence, passed up last night for
Cairo.
The Ida Darragh departed last
evening for Arkansaw river with a
good trip.
The City of G~reenville will be due
down tomorrow evening on her way
to New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder was expected
to pass down this forenoon on her way
to New Orleans.
The Guiding Star was re-inspected
Wednesday and allowed to carry 179
pounds of steam.
1t will require about two feet more
of water at Pittsburg to let out the
new Kate Adams.
Captain Billy Weaver commands
the Fred A Blanks, with his son
Nathaniel one of the pilots.
The City Of Cairo left St. Louis this
evening, and will be here to leave at
10 am. Sunday, on her way to Vicks.
burg.
Captain P. P. Manion purchased
the steamer General Sherman at public
sale at st. Louis on Wednesday, for
$500 cash,
The james Lee will be back early
in the morning and leave at 5 pm. to-
morrow with a return trip for Helena
aud Friars Point.
The Andy Baum for Memphis, and
the U. P. Schenck for New Orleans.
are announced to leave Cincinnati to-
morrow evening.
The Clinton will be here in the
morning, and under the auspices Of
the Anchor Line returns to. morrow
evening to St. Louis.
Captain 7. P. Leathers contemplates
having a boat built to be the duplicate
OF the elegant steamer Natchez, except
that she will be ten feet longer.
THE John B. Maude discharged
1880 packages Of freight and went back
to St. Louis last night, with about 40
tons including a lot of cotton seed.
The barge sunk by the Paris G.
Brown, near Rising Sun, drifted down
to Evans landing, below the
mouth Of Salt river, and wa landed.
IThe steamer Reindeer, employed
at the government feet at Cairo,
caught fire from some unknown cause
and the entire deck frame was burned
away.
Thel City Of Providence arrived
during the night and went to the ele-
vator to take on 1900 bales of com
pressed cotton for reshipment East at
Cairo.
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis,
passed down on time this forenoon.
She put off Is bbls pork and added
30 tons for Vicksburg and int rmedi-
ate points.
Seessel, Ashner & Co., beef and
pork packers, Nos. and 6 Howard row
are prepared to furnish steamboats,
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with all kinds of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. 1T
Captain John P. Keiser, superin-
tendent Of the St. Louis and Vicks-
burg Anchor Line, is in the city to
arrange for his line of boats to do bus
mess at the new elevator.
1.-THE Annie P. Silver, on her fifth day
out from New Orleans, with 400 tons
of freight, passed up yesterday alter.
noon for St. Louis. She discharged
here 9O8 pkgs Of freight.
When the Henry Frank left Ar
kansaw City, she had $500 bales Of
cotton and expected to add sufficient
below there to give her another
champion trip into New Orleans.
A new wharfboat is to be built for
Evansville, to be used by the s. T.
Line and the Memphis and 0bio river
packets. 1t is to be ESQ feet long, 30
feet beam and 5 feet depth of hold.
The little steamer May B., towing a
barge containing Obamplin's variety