Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-14
High Water Mark.

1882 at the port of Memphis was
reached March 9Th, when the govern
ment gauge at the foot of Jefferson
street read 35 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-31 feet l inch, a de-
cline of 2 inches.
Pittsburg-4 feet 8 inches, a decline
of 6 inches.
Cincinnati-18 feet 6 inches, a de.
cline of 16 inches.
Louisville-8 feet 10 inches in the
canal decline of 4 inches.
Evansville 10 feet 4 inches, a de-
cline Of 2 feet inches.
Cairo-37 feet 4 inches, a decline
of 20 inches.
St. Louisa feet, a decline of s
inches.
Vicksburg-41 feet 6 inches, and
stationary.
Nashville-6 feet 10 inches, de-
cline Of IL inches.
Chattanooga feet 4 inches, a de-
cline Of 2 inches.
Shreveport-l6 feet 5 inches, de.
cline Off inches.
Little Rock-7 feet G inches, de-
cline of 6 inches.
White and st. Francis rivers con-
tinue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Red hot to-day.
River fell two inches.
Four local packets leaving to-day.
The dull season can now be said to
be "in full blast"
The Rene Macready had good trip
out for St. Francis river.
The w. p. Halliday leaves St. Louis
this evening for New Orleans.
The Mary Houston will be due down
Friday bound for New Orleans.
The City of Alton with heavy load
passed down yesterday afternoon, ad-
ding small lot Of freight here.
The Dean Adams will be in to-
night, and is the mail packet leaving
tomorrow evening for Arkansaw
City.
The Ste. Genevieve will be in to-
morrow morning, and leaves in the
evening with a return trip for st.
Louis.
The City Of Cairo arrived at Vicks-
burg yesterday, and the Belle Mem
phis left there last evening for st.
Louis.
The John A. Scudder, for St. Louis,
and Golden Rule, for Cincinnati, are
announced to leave New Orleans this
evening.
The City of New Orleans for St.
Louis, and the Will Kyle, for the
Ohio, was expected to pass up this
forenoon.
The James W. Gaff, for this port,
and Paris G. Brown, for New Orleans,
are announced to leave Cincinnati this
evening.
No cause is given for the collision
between the Chas. Morgan and New
Mary Houston, but the case will be
investigated.
The Andy Baum departed last even
ing for Cincinnati with 3S3 bales of
cotton, 200 bbls oil, 600 bags oil meal
and $3.50 feet of lumber.
The City Of Greenville added 451
bales of Eastern bound cotton, 100 bbls
potatoes and 90 bbls apples and left
last evening for St. Louis.
The John B. MauGc, from this
port, arrived at st. Louis yesterday,
and the City Of Providence left there
last evening for Vicksburg.
The John Gilmore and barges, from
St. Louis, passed down this morning
for New Orleans, dropping here two
barges of grain for Speed & Graves
and Chase & Buchanan.
The Susie Burke, formerly "St. ia.
cob 5 OIL" is undergoing repairs at
Vadalia. During the past ninety days
she has been relieving the wants of the
sufferers by the overflow.
Captain Theodore Steyer, we'll
known to river men as the wharfboat
proprietor and miller, at Golcondf,
ILL.,, was elected on Monday last May
or Of the city by rousing majority.
The towboat Future City, on her
last trip made the run with barges,)
from st. Louis to New Orleans in four
days and fourteen hours, including
ten and half hours lost at Cairo, New
Madrid and Memphis.
Captain NJ. M. Deem, chief clerk Of
the Andy Baum, was summoned home
to the bedside of his mother, who, it is
said, is lying very low. He left
by rail Monday night, and Ned
Sherman took his place on the Baum.
Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their
interest to order their job printing and
blank books from the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, IL Madison street, /