Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-16

W. 0uuln-1t it6b y luCu0b, u ub-
cline of 4 inches.
,Vicksburg-23 feet II inches, a rise
of l inch.
Nashville feet 10 inches, a decline
of 5 inches.
Chattanooga-3 feet 3 inches, a
decline Of 3 inches.
Shreveport-lO feet s inches, and
stationary.
Little Rock-2 feet Z inches, a de.
cline Of l inch.
White river is at a fair navigable
stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Light rains.
Business good to-day.
River fell three inches.
Plow Boy for White river.
The upper Ohio continues to de-
cline.
The City Of New Orleans passes up
to-day for st. Louis.
The Fannie Lewis, from St. Louis,
arrived at VickSburg yesterday.
The U. P. Schenck will be down
Friday on her way to New Orleans.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for st. Francis river with a
good trip.
1t has been concluded to wreck the
sunken Buckeye State, and the work
was commenced yesterday.
Captain Thomas Darragh was in the
city yesterday, and returned last
evening by rail to Little Rock.
The Rene Macready will be hack
from St. Francis river Saturday and
leave with a trip for Cincinnati.
The snagboat John N. Maconb, left
Cairo yesterday at noon bound south
and will clear theriver of distractions.
The Will Kyle was expected to pass
up this forenoon for the Ohio. She
has 1000 bundles cotton ties for this
port.
The Golden Crewn was expected at
New Orleans last night. and the John
A. Scudder was due there this fore
noon.
The W. P. Halliday will leave St.
Louis this evening for New Orleans,
and the Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
for this port.
The Cons Millar departed last
evening for the Ohio with a light trip,
the principal item being 600 SKIS Of
cotton seed meal.
The Vint Shinkle, bound for Gin
oinnati, and the U. P. Sichenck, to
New Orleans, passed Evansville yes.
terday afternoon.
The City of Alton, with a big trip of
freight, passed down at midnight for
New Orleans. She added fifty bales
of cotton for Natchez.
The Ste. Genevieve will be in to-
morrow morning, and is the regular
Thursday evening Anchor Line packet
leaving for st. Louis.
The Dean Adams will arrive to-
night and leave with a return trip to-
morrow evening for Arkansaw City
and principal way landings. ~
The John B. Maude and City of
Cairo arrived at st. Louis y esterday,
and the Belle Memphis lett here last
evening for Vicksburg.
Captain Gus Coleman, owner of the
tug Tilda, fled a libel yesterday in the
United States Court against a raft Of
3O5 cypress logs now lying ia Wolf
river. The suit is to recover charges
for towage.
The United States government yes
terday, through General w. j. Smith,
paid out 1894 to the owners of Blocks
B and @, in Fort Pickering. This
site is to be used for the building of a
Marine Hospital, the work on which
will commence shortly.
Captain Ed Nowland's splendid
steamer Katie Hooper will leave this
evening for Pine Bluff and way land
ings on Arkansaw river, making direct
connection with the regular packets
for Little Rock and points above.
Charles DIusselman and Will Darragh
are in charge Of the Office.
The next excursion to the Ohio
river takes place Friday, when the
James w. Gaf will meet the Andy
Baum neal Cairo, and the Vint
Shinkle near Evansville Captain r.
w. Lightburne, agent of the line, has
placed the rates SO low that people
will find it cheaper to go than to re-
mRin at home.
The reliable upper coast mail pack
ct Coahoma, of the Lee United States
mail line, leaves this evening for
0sceola and all way landings. Ship.
pers can rely on her giving prompt
attention to all business entrusted to
her. Captain Henry Cooper commands,
with Hugh Tomliuson and Charles
Bourne in charge of the Office.
The new steamer being built at
Madison by the Memphis & Arkansaw
River Packet Company, it is said, will
be named Ida Darragh. This will be
quite a compliment to the charming
young lady, who is a daughter Of
Captain John j. Darragh, who is now
at Madison, Indiana, experimenting
the construction Of the steamer, and
will probably take command.
ID The light draft steamer Plow Boy,
now runninA in place of the Hard