Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-22

NAuhiO 4 . blANSlf Dbt 1Oulh.
Mary Houston. Cincinnati.
S. L. Wood, Pittsburg.
Henry Lourey, st. Louis.
David r. Powell, st. Louis.
Paris @. Brown, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams, Jas.
w. Calf, Rene Macready, City of Helena.
High Wafer Mark.
The high water level of the food Of
1882 at the port OF Memphis was
reached March 9Th, when the govern
ment gauge at the foot of Jefferson
Street read 30 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-32 feet l inch, a rise of
3 inches during the past As hours.
Pittsburgh feet 2 inches, a de
cline of Is inches.
Cincinnati-3l feet, a decline Of 8
feet.
Louisville-12 feet 6 inches in the
canal, a decline OF 6 feet 6 inches.
Evansville -33 feet l inches, a de.
cline of 6 inches.
Cairo-42 feet 3 inches, a rise of 5
inches.
St. LouiS-2} feet, a decline of 8
inches, but stationary to-day.
Vicksburg-4l feet 6 inches, a de-
cline Of l inch, but stationary to-day.
Nashville-l2 feet, a decline of is
inches.
Chattanooga A feet 6 inches, a de-
cline OF 6 inches.
Shreveport-25 feet 10 inches, a rise
Of % inches.
Little Rocks feet Z inches, a de-
cline of 2 feet 4 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers are
at a good stage, but declining.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cool.
River rising a little.
Business brisk since last report.
Cotton receipts light since last re.
port.
James W. Calf for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
The John s. B~ransford, with
cargo for Helena, passed down Satur
day.
The David R. Powell, from Ouachi
ia river, passed up last night for ST.
Louis.
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
for White river with a good trip 0
freight.
The Henry Lowery and barges
from New Orleans, passed up yester.
day for St. Louis.
The w. w. U'Neil, with a tow o
emptics, passed up Saturday evening
for the Ohio river.
1t is reported that the Raymond
HorLer sunk two boats Of coal a
Montezuma, below Helena
The City of Vicksburg will be VI
tonight and leaves tomorrow even
log for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Yint Shinkle, for Memphis
and the Guiding Star, Tor New Or
| ans, left Cincinnati Saturday.
The Annie P. Silver with 600 ton
Of freight passed up last night for st
Louis doing nothing Of interest here
The City of New Orleans, for St
Louis and the K. r. Springer, fol
Cincinnati, left New Orleans SATURDAY
evening.
The S. L. Wood, with eight empty
coal barges and the steamer Thomp.
son Dean in tow passed up yesterday
for Pittsburg.
The Grand Army of the Republic
Of New Orleans have chartered the
Guiding Star for an excursion Tues
day, May Both.
The Cincinnati Brewers Associa.
ton have added 800 to the reliet
fund of the late Engineer Robert
Kelly, ofthe Golden City.
The City of Cairo passed up yester.
day forenoon for st. Louis, and the
Gold Dust, after adding about twenty
tons, proceeded to Vicksburg.
The Paris G. Brown, with a big trip
passed down at daylight for New Or.
leans She put off 1000 bundles cotton
ties and a small lot of other freight.
The Hard Cash will be in to-mor.
row morning, and leaves Wednesday
at her usual hour for all points on
White river through to JacksOnport.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to,
night and leave Wednesday with a
return trip for Pine Bluff and inter.
mediate landings on Arkansaw river.
The Alex Swift is on her way out OF
the Ohio with ten barges and four
boats OF coal for government~use a.
Plum Point and Lake Providence.
The City OF Alton. in command Of
Captain Dan Able, is announced to
pass down at noon to morrow for New
Orleans. Captain Ad Storm, at the
w%harfboat, is her agent.
The Mary Houston, four days cut
from New Orleans, passed up las,
night for the Ohio. She had 500 tons
of freight, a good list of people. and