Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-13

vile it fell 10,inches, with 16 feet in
the canal. AT Evansville it rose IL
inches, with 36 feet 8 inches on the
gauge. At Cairo it rose / inch, with
AZ feet z inches on the gauge. The
Mississippi at St. Louis rose 5
inches, with 20 feet / inch on the
gauge. At Vicksburg it rose 6 inches,
with 46 feet on the gauge. The
Cumberland at Nashville fell l inch,
with As feet Sinches on the gauge. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga fell 3 feet 8
inches, with II feet Z inches on the
gauge. Red river at Shreveport rose
IA inches, with 81 feet l inch on the
gauge. Arkansaw river rose 6 inches
at Little Rock. with Is feet 8 inches
on the gauge. White aud st. Francis
rivers continue at q high stage.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Coahoma, from 0sceola-39
bales cotton.
Per Mark Twain, from Dyersburg-
81 bales cotton, 30 bbls potatoes.
Fer Dean Adams, from ArkansaW
City-20 bales cotton, 81 bags seed
cotton, 80 head stock. .
Per City of Helena, from St. Louis
A2506 bbls -four, 126 bbls meal. 100
bbls potatoes, "a boxes meat, 1853 bales
hay, ll63 SKIS corn, 705 SKIS bran, 5 SKIS
oats, 479 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River on the decline to-day.
The week opens with a good bust
ness at the landing.
The Annie P. Silver left New Or
leans Saturday evening for st. Louis.
The new Anchor Line packets have
lately been giving a test of their
speed.
The Joe Kinney. from Ouachita
river, passed up at daylight, bound for
st Louis.
The Guiding Star was expected to
pass down at moo to day, bound for
New Orleans.
The City of New Orleans, from St.
Louis, passed down Saturday night,
loaded fiat and full Of people.
The Josie Harry, for White river,
and the Marlin Speed, for Arkansaw
river, departed Saturday with good
trips.
The James w. 6af, for Memphis.
and the Charles Morgan. for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday eve-
ming.
The Gold Dust, for Vicksburg,
passed down on time yesterday, adding
here about 80 tons of miscellaneous
freight.
John Murphy, a Waterman at
Messrs. Brown & Jones coal feet,
above the city, was drowned Saturday
afternoon.
The Commonwealth, for ST. Louis,
passed up yesterday, adding here 100
bales Of Eastern bound cotton for re-
shipment at Cairo.
The Hard Cash, from White river.
and the Plow Boy, from Arkansaw
are due to -morroW. Both leave
on Wednesday evening with feturn
The Guiding Star, from the Ohio,
is announced to pass down at 5 pm.
TO- day: bound for New Orleans. Cap.
tain AID Storm, at the wharfboat, is
her agent.
The Andy Baum is due from the
and leaves tomorrow evening
a return trip for Cincinnati and
way landings, giving through
to points east at low rates.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder, in command of Captain
Baker, is announced to pass down at
10 am. to morrow, bound for New
Orleans, Yicksburg and the bends.
The Rene Macready is the railroad
leaving at 4 pm. to-day for
Madison, where direct connection is
made with trains on the Memphis &
Rock railroad for points West.
Now that a decline in the river at
this point has set in, q better feeling
will prevail among the planters below.
Rises are reported above, but it is
probable that it will not do more than
to check the decline for a few days.
The City of Greenville, in command
Of Captain Bryan, is the Anchor Line
leaving here at 10 am. to-
morrow for V~icksburg and interme-
date landings. Joseph Osborn is in
Of the Office.
Captain Elem Calvert's splendid
Anchor Line steamer City Of Helena
will leave promptly at 5 pm. to-day
for Cairo, St. Louis and all way mail
landings. Geo. Walton is her POLITE
The Tiger is the st. Francis river
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Mariana, the Cutoff and all way
landings through to Wittsburg, where
connection is made with the
light draught steamer Mike Davis for
the Sunk Lands.
The Coahoma, in command of Cap.
tain Henry Cooper, is the Lee Line
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to day
for Helena, Friars Point and all way
landings, attending promptly to all
hnsinasa that nnars Hnrh Tnnlin.