Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-28

Chattanooga-2 feet, 2inches, a de-
decline of 4 inches.
Shreveport-l5 feet 2 inches, a rise
Of 5inches.
Little Rocks feet, a decline of 6
inches.
White river is falling with a fair
stage to Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River falling.
Indications Of rain.
Business quiet at the landing.
Josie Harry for White river 5 pm.
Four feet of water is reported on
Rising Sun bar.
Wheeling Stogies, at II. Esch's,
III Main, corner Adams. SO
The Welcome is to leave Cincinnati
this evening for upper Red river.
The Will Kyle passed Louisville
last evening on her way to Cincin-
natl.
The Paris G. Brown will be due UP
tomorrow evening on her way to the
Ohio.
The government steamer General
Sherman, is to be sold at St Louis on
November 9Th.
the Tiger, running as a tri- weekly
packet in the Bledsoe landing trade,
is doing a fair business.
The New Orleans, Red River and
Coast Packet Company, have purchased
the fast propeller Sunbeam for Sl0,-
600.
Captain Mark R. Cheek, who is
himself a practical engineer, is super
intending the repairs of the Dean
Adams.
Now that the channel of the Mis-
sissippi between Cairo and st. Louis
is improving, the Anchor Line boats
are again on time.
The Ida Darragh, now in port, will
leave on Tuesday evening next for
Pine Bluff and intermediate landings
on Arkansaw river.
The City of Helena left st. Louis
last evening for this port. She will
be tere early Monday morning and go
back in the evening with a return trip.
The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati,
drawing 81 feet and towing two barges,
was at Evansville last night. She is
bound for New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper got away yester.
day Tor Arkansaw river with a good
trip, Joe Caffrey, late of the John B.
Maude, going out in charge of the
lower deck.
The Rene Macready will be in to
morrow morning, and goes again to
Arkansaw City on Monday in place Of
the Dean Adams.
The Arkansas City, from st. Louis,
arrived at Vicksburg yesterday, and
left there at noon to-day with a return
trip.
The Future City and barges, from
New Orleans, passed up yesterday
afternoon Tor st. Louis.
The City Of Providence added here
over 800 bales of compressed cotton,
which she reships at Cairo for the
East.
Major John D. Adams was at Pitts
burg Wednesday, took a look at his
new packet Katie Adams, and ex-
pressed himself as very much pleased.
A barrel Of -four sold on Change at
st. Louis for the benefit of the Stay
back fund brought $l30. Colonel Stay
back was a prominent marine lawyer.
Seessel, Ashner & Co., beef and
pork packer Nos. 5 and 6 Howard row,
are prepared to furnish steamboats,
with all kinds of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. ut
Billy Nuckles, a we'll known river
clerk of this city, has been ap.
pointed transfer clerk for the Little
Rock, Mississippi River and Texas
railroad, at their depoti in Little Rock.
The Henry Frank leaves New Or
leans this evening for this port, and
will probably come through this time.
Captain j. T. Washington, Nc. 81
Madison street, is her agent.
The Cherokee, now up White river,
broke some portion of her machinery
and sent it by way of Devalls BLUFF to
Little Rock for repairs. She was
passedTuesday lastjust belowAugusta,
going up.
Captain J. T. McCord's splendid
Anchor Line steamer Commonwealth
will be up to night aud leave at 10
a m. to- morrow for Cairo and St.
Louis. MIR. Gould is in charge of the
Office.
The Eureka Dry Dock Company
of Cincinnati has reduced its charges
fifty cents per ton, and a steamboat
can now avail herself of the advantages
there at a rate so reasonable that the
side dock will be dropped.
A Board of Officers of the corps of
engineers has been ordered to assem-.
BILE at Cincinnati to examine and
report upon the work of improvement
completed, in progress, and proposed
for the Kentucky river.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
City of Cairo, in command OF Captain
g. w. Vickers, will be here to leave
at 10 am. to morrow for Vicksburg
and principal way landings. Thomas
Whitei is her polite clerk.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steamer W, p. Halliday, in command
Of Captain Beck Jolly, will pass here
to morrow at 10 am. on her way to
New Orleans. She is an elegant
packet, and in charge Of clever and
experienced officers.
The Ohio river is so low that the
Southern Transportation Line and the
Memphis Line, have suspended for
the present. Neither line will send
out a boat this evening. The Cons
Millar, now on her way to this port,
is having a tough time in the Ohio.
The Clinton, in command of Cap
tain Frank Maratta, came in before
daylight with a lair trip, comprising
1880 pckgs Of freight. She leaves this
evening, in the Anchor Line, fol
Cairo, st. Louis and way landings
Henry Dietrich is her chief clerk, and
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