Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-25
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EVansYllle-4 feet y inches, a rise
of 3 inches.
Cairo-9 feet, and stationary.
st. Louis-l0 feet, and stationary.
Vicksburg-9 feet 5 inches, a rise
Of 3 inches.
Nashville-l foot 6 inches, and
stationary.
Chattanooga feet 2 inches, a
decline Of 8 inches.
Shreveport-l4 feet, a rise of 5
inches.
Little Rock-6 feet 10 inches, a
decline of IA inches.
White river is declining, with a fair
stage from J%acksonpOrt to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lovely weather.
River rising steadily.
Business improving with local
packets.
The Hard Cash for White River TO-
morrow.
The city is crowded with visitors.
The upper Ohio is again stationary
at P~ittsburg.
Joe McCullers has been appointed
second clerk Of the Tiger.
The Golden Crown is over due on
her way to New Orleans.
The little steamer Sallie Cooper left
Cairo yesterday morning for this port.
The W. P. Halliday is the Anchor
Line packet leaving st. Louis this
evening.
The New Orleans steamer, VIM,
Pagan, is being rebuilt by the Towards,
of Jacksonville.
The dam at Portland is now out Of
the water the first time for nearly a
year, The contractors ere busy piling
rock on it as it was only partly
finished.
Coptain N. B. Fowler's new upper
river steamer Welcome is announced
to leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening.
The elegant steamer Guiding Star is
announced to leave Cincinnati to. day
for New Orleans.
The Cons Millar grounded at Rising
Sun aud was still there yesterday.
Only four and a half feet is reported
over Flint's Island bar in the Ohio
river.
Six and a half feet is reported over
the shoal places between Cairo and st.
Louis.
The st. Louis Sectional Dock Com
pany has closed a contract with the
United States Government Commits.
sion to build twenty new barges.
Seessel, Ashner Il Co., beef and
pork packers, Nos. 5 and 6 Howard row,
are prepared to furnish steamboats,
with all kinds of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. ut
The upper Ohio is lower than at any
time this year, with but little prospect
for a rise. If there was only water to
let the coal feet with their tows home,
coal men would not care if the river
remained at low water stage for a
couple Of months.
The Oakland and barges, from St.
Louis, passed down yesterday for New
Orleans.
The Fannie Tatum, with about $50
tons of freight, left last night for
Helena.
The City Of Vicksburg added 2O5
bales of eastern bound cotton as she
passed up yesterday.
The R. R. Springer is due up to-
day from New Orleans, and will
probably go as far as Cairo.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
last evening and passes here Friday al
10 am, on her way to Vicksburg.
Tomorrow IS the big jubilee day
and the marines will do their part tC
make it a success.
Mike Larkin is getting along finely
with his levee repairing between
| Jefferson and Court streets. We hope
, it will prove a good and substantial
job.
Captain G, ]. Berry, of the steamer
Dyersburg, is in the city to take in tn,
: great jubilee. His boat is at Dyers
burg awaiting a rise so as to let he
out.
: The David r. Powell, from ST
Louis, and the Paris G. Brown, from
a the Ohio, arrived at New Orlean
yesterday.
. The Dean Adams will be in to night
. and is the Adams Line mail packe
a leaving tomorrow evening for Arkan
saw City and way landings,
The Ste Genevieve will be here i
: the morning, and is the Anchor Lin
packet leaving to morrow at 5 pm
with a return trip for Cairo and s
n Louis.
n 1t would be well for all steamers I
pattern after the Golden Rule, an
place a good FIRE alarm on each boa
that can be operated in an install
ID either from the engineroOm, pilothouI
es or office.
q The Tiger brought in 81 bales
NJ cotton and 329 sacks of c~ottonsee,
She returns this evening to Bledsoe
rs and way landings. Captain s. Bask.
b. commands, with Will Darby and j,
It MOOullers in the office.
The Cons Millar will be due he
tomorrow night, and leaves on Frid
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