Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-06

4hAN ANNf OOuIOAAlus v luL Olllllklt.
Josie Harry, Ida Darragh.
STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-5 feet 10 inches, and sta
tionary.
Pittsburgh feet 6 inches, a decline
of 8 inches.
Cincinnati-13 feet 10 inches, a
rise of A inches.
Louisyille-7 feet, a rise Of 8 inches,
Evansville-8 feet 8 inches, a de-
cline of 2 inches.
Uairo-l0 feet, a rise of 2 inches.
st. LOUISE feet l inch, a decline
of | inch.
Vicksburg--ll feet 5 inches, a de-
cline of 4 inches.
Nashville feet, and stationary.
Chattanooga 2 feet 6 inches, a de-
cline of | inch.
Shreveport-S feet 4 inches, and
stationary.
Little Rock foot 6 inches, a de-
cline Of 6 inches.
White river is falling slowly, with
about 30 inches in the channel between
JaoksOnport and Augusta.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
River falling slowly.
Much activity on the levee.
Vint Skinkle for Cincinnati 5 pm.
Nine feet is reported in the channel
at Bulletin bar.
The City of Providence is due down,
on her way to Vicksburg.
The Parole and barges passed down
last night for Greenville, Miss.
The Dean Adams had a good triI
out last evening for Krkansaw City.
!; The Will Kyle, on her way to New
Orleans, will pass down this evening
The Belle Memphis, from Vicks.
burg, passed up this forenoon for st,
Louis.
Z, The Tiger left last evening for Bled.
soe's and will be back to leave again
B To- morrow.
The Sidney Dillon and John Gil,
more, with barges, passed up yesterday
for st. Louis.
The Jay Gould, with several bar
ges of grain, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
J The James w, GaH passed Louis.
vile yesterday and was due at Cincin.
natl this forenoon.
The Ida Darragh still remains II
port awaiting q better stage of wateI
in Arkansaw river. l9H
The Plow Boy, with a splendid tril
! of freight, got away early yesterday
afternoon for ArkaDsaw river.
The John A. Scudder arrived at st
| Louis yesterday and the Common
wealth left there last evening for New
Orleans.
The John B. Maude will be here il
the morning, and leave tomorrow a
p m. with a return trip for Cairo ant
5 st. Louis.
The U. Schenck, with about 5Ol
+ tons Of freight, passed up this morning
for Cincinnati after discharging rs SIX
/, salt and 80 casks of ale and porter.
? Thomas Hastings, a former wei
T known steamboat mate, died in Nev
r Orleans on Tuesday last. He ha,
been 10 failing health for a long time
3 The Wyoming, under the auspice
a of the Anchor Line, will be due dow
. tomorrow, on her way ID New Orleans
Captain AID. Storm, at the wharf bOat
is her agent.
The big Centennial is expected t
+ pass down tomorrow, on her way
: New Orleans, Vicksburg and tn
u Bends. Captain j. 7. Washington
! her agent.
Seessel, Ashner & Co., beef an
d pork packers, Nos, 5 and 6 Howard row
Il are prepared to furnish steamboat
with all kinds Of fresh meats at loves
market prices. Ut
The John Dippold had cousiderahl
} trouble in getting over Reeves bai
is just below here She had to max
, several trips, taking but a barge {
a. two at a time.
4 The Ste. G~enevieve arrived la
night with 2535 rckgs freight, inclut
? log 375 bbls flour, 10 bbls meal, ;
y bbls apples, 256 SKIS oats and 81 bal,
III hay. She discharged her cargo az
es returned to St. Louis during the nigh
ID John Langlois, late clerk of Il
burned Golden City, was a passeng
90 the Arkansas City 10 st. LOU
re He is getting we'll, but is still very so
lg in places.
The W. P. Halliday with a big TT