Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-06

Oh 4 luCutb.
Little Rocks feet 4 inches, a de-
cline of ! inch.
White river is falling all the way
from Jacksonport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River rose two inches,
Business good at the landing.
Four local packets leaving at 5
pm,
Steam is to be raised on the new
Will s. Hays on Saturday next.
Only four and a half feet Of water
is reported over Flint Island bar.
The David r, Powell, from New
Orleans, arrived at st. Louis yester-
day.
The Andy Baum was detained in
the Ohio river by grounding at Flint
Island.
The W. 2. Halliday will be due up
tomorrow evening, bound for St.
Louis.
= Fhe upper Ohio rOse a little at
P~ittsburg yesterday but is stationary
to-day
The City of New Orleans and the
Henry Frank arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The James w. Gaf, from this port,
passed Louisville yesterday, bound for
Cincinnati.
The Allegheny river on Monday
last was putting out some ice, the first
Of the season.
The Guiding Star is reported laid
up at Paducah on account Of the lew
stage of the Ohio.
III, Cons Millar from Cincinnati,
and bound for this port, passed Evans
vile at noon yesterday.
The Belle Memphis left St. Louis
last evening and will pass here Frida,
forenoon on her way to Vicksburg
The Will Kyle with a good trip Of
freight passed up at midnight for tht
Ohio. She discharged at the elevator,
Quite a number Of marines are look
ing through glasses to-day, the transit
of Venus being the principal attrac
ton.
1t will require four feet on the
gauge at Pittsburg to let the Will S
Hays out and five feet for the Kate
Adams.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis aud
the Golden Rule TOR New ORLEANS are
announced to leave Cincinnati THU
evening.
The Dean Adams will be here in
the morning, and leaves at 5 p m. to-
morrow for Arkansaw City and way
landings.
The City of Providence left Vicks-
burg at noon yesterday and will be dut
here to leave on Friday at 10 a m. fol
St. Louis.
The snag boat De Russey is to pull
snaSs between here and the mouth o.
White river and the H. G. Wright to
work below that point.
The City Of V~icksburg added 16OI
bales Of cotton, 81 head horses aut
mules and a lot of %plunner, leaving il
the evening for st. Louis.
The Il. R. Springer, with 1900 ton.
Of freight, passed down last evening
for New Orleans. She discharged 4OI
pkgs and added s bales cotton.
The John B. Maude will arrive to
night, and is the regular Anchor Lint
packet leaving at 5 pm. tomorrow fol
Cairo and St. Louis and way mai
landings,
The City of Grecnville, from st
Louis, will pass dOwn-this Afternoon
bound for New Orleans. She is al
Anchor Line packet, and will leavC
from the elevator.
The Andy Baum has been detained
in the Ohio river, but passed CairI
last evening. She will arrive to nigh.
and leaves to. morrow with a return
trip for the Ohio.
The Rene MacIeady for the st
Francis river, the John S. BransforC
for White river and the Latte Hoppe
for Ark9nsaw river departed las
evening with fair trips
The John A. Sudder, with abou
1900 tons of freight, arrived last. eve
ming from st, Louis, She added 3
tons and expected to get away thi
forenoon for New Orleans.
1t was raining yesterday at 81
Louis, Louisville and Pittsburg, q
the latter point only lightly, but it
y ,ssible that the moderate weathc
will cause a rise in the upper stream
The Tiger, from Walnut Bent
brought in 81 tales cotton and q
! SKIS cotton seed. She leaves again tn
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