Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21

General W. s. Hancock.
The U. p. Schenck from Cinrir-
natl wa expected TO pass low 81
forer DON bound for New Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg, from St.
Louis, passed down this forenoon with
a fair trip, adding about 30 tons here.
The City of New Orleans, with 1900
tons and 60 cabin people, passed down
yesterday. She added here As bales
cotton.
The violent storm of yesterday and
last night seemed to be general, but as
far as heard from no damage was done
to river craft.
At Louisville all business on the
levee from the foot of Fourth street
down is suspended, as the water is up
to anGin many houses.
A private telegram received this
forenoon states that the Ohio river is
583 feet above low water mark and
rising rapidly, with navigation entirely
suspended.
To our friends who need skifs down
the river we would say send your or
ders to G. w. Hunter, at shop on
Wolf river, or go Promenade street.
1853
The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati,
and the w. P. Halliday and Joseph
Henry, from St. Louis, arrived at
New Orleans yesterday. All the ar
rivals had their cabins full of people.
The Ohio at Cincinnati is now
higher than at any time since 1847,
and indications give rise to fear that
it will excede the rise of 1889, the
greatest on record.
The City of Greenville arrived last
night from Vicksburg, and proceeds
this evening to st. Louis. Captain
Joseph Bryan commands with Joe
Osborn in the office.
The John A, Scudder, in command
of Captain Baker, is the Anchor Line
packet passing down at 10 am. to-
morrow en- route to New Orleans.
Captain AID Storm is her agent.
Pilots are requested to svoid the
shore ascending and descending at
Vista and Longwood landings, Louis.
lana, and obliged the planters whose
levees are in a precarious condition.
The Andy Baum is receiving to
leave TO- morrow for all points on the
Ohio through to Cincinnati, where she
makes connection with the different
railroads and gives through tickets to
points East at low rates.
Passengers and shippers will beari 10
mind that the Coahoma will leave at
noon tomorrow for Osceola instead OF
5 p m. as heretofore. Freight for her
will be received on the steamer james
Lee, foot of Madison street.
At Madison, Ind, several starch
factories, ship yard, saw mills and a
-four mill have ceased operations
owing to the extreme high stage of the
Ohio river. The j. NJ. & |. passenger
and freight depots are flooded.
The Hard Cash is the regular pack
ct leaving tomorrow evening for De.
walls Bluff, Augusta. Jacksonport and
all way landings, making direct con.
n%ection with the regular packets fol
upper White and Black rivers.
A packet leaves here regularly every
Tuesday evening for all points on st
Francis river, as far as Wittsburg, The
railroad boats leaving for Madison
daily, make no way landings, Sc tn
people of st. Francis river do not &c
any mails by these boats.
The w. w. 0'Neill, on her seventh
day out from New Orleans, arrives
Yesterday with a tow Of empty Goa
boats. She remained until this morn
ing, added several barges here an,
proceeded to the Ohio. The Henri
Lourey, which left New Orleans til
same time she did, has not yet passe'
up.
The Tiger. in command of Captai
VIM. Flowers, is the regular packe
/ leaving this evening for Helens
Mariana, the Cut off, W~ittsburg an
all way landings on L'Anguille an
St Francis rivers, making direct con
nection with the steamer Mike Davi
for the Sunk Lands. Messrs. Stock
ley and Cans are in charge Of tn
Office.
The Katie Hooper, in command @
Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroa
packet leaving at 4 pm. to-day 10
Madison, where direct connection ]
made with trains on the Memphis (
Little Rock railroad for points WesI
Captain j. N. Thompson presides a
the desk. and is assisted by Charli
Leftwitch and AL Banksmith. TIL
Rene Macready leaves tomorrow al
ternoon.
When the Chas. P. Chouteau passeI
Vicksburg, Sunday morning, she hat
226l bales cotton, 5000 SKIS cotton seed
2680 SKIS oil cake, 80 SKIS ashes az,
$500 SKIS of cotton seed meal. Sh
expected to take on there $50 bale
cotton and 400 SKIS cotton seed meal
The Chouteau was full OF people, an,
expected to reach New Orleans earl.
this morning. She is announced t.
leave tomorrow evening with a return
trip.
The Memphis & Little Rock Rail
road Company's wharfboat, located a
. Hope6eld, broke loose this morning
and was drifting down the river, whel
it was caught by the tug Oriole an,
held until the tug DeSoto arrived
Together they checked her downward
course and landed her on the othe
side of the river, at a point oppoSit
the foot of Court street. 1t was a hsrr
undertaking, as a brisk breeze wa
blowing at the time.
On account of the extreme higI
water, it being impossible to make a
. the landings, the Lee Line have bee.