Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-17

PAN0lANl Ouult AGOs IIldIh Il OllI, /
I" Coahoma, 0sceola.
Plow Boy, White river.
Katie Hooper, Arkansaw river.
City Of New Orleans, st. Louis.
viii Kyle, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
Dean Adams, Ste. Genevieve, Jimmie
Baker.
STAGES OF TUE RIVERS.
Memphis-14 fcet6 inches,a decline
Of 5 inches.
Pittsburgh foot6. inches, a decline
Of 3 inches.
Cincipnati-l5 feet z inches, a rise
of 2 inches.
Louisville-S feet 4 inches in the
canal, a decline of 3 inches.
Eyansville-14 feet Z inches, a rise
Oft inches.
CairO,-2O feet 4 inches, a decline
of 4 inches.
st. Louis-l4 feet l inch, a de-
cline Off inches.
Vicksburg-23 feet II inches, land
stationary.
Nashville-6 feet 4 inches, a rise
Of IS inches.
Chattanooga 3 feet, a decline Of
3 inches.
Shreveport-1O feet 8 inches, and
stationary.
Little Rock feet 6 inches, a de
cline Of / inch.
White and St. Francis rivers are at
a moderate stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warmer to-day.
River fell five inches.
Weather good for cotton.
But little doing at the landing.
Gaff for Cincinnati to morrow.
The Cumberland river is rising
again.
The Andy Baum left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis.
The Piasa is due to. day with sew.
eral barges of paving stone.
The snagboat j. N. Macomb is re-
ported hard at work at Island No. l.
The U. P. Schenck will be due
down in the morning, bound for New
Orleans.
In a few days the tug Tilda will be
ready to leave for New Orleans with a
tow Of slaves.
The John s. Bransford will be due
To. morrow, and leaves Saturday with
a return trip for White river.
The John B. Maude, for Memphis,
and the w. 2. Halliday, for New Or
leans, left st. Louis last evening.
The Katie Hooper, and Pillow Boy.
for White and Arkansaw rivers, both
departed last evening with fair trips.
Colonel N. M. Jones, the Southern
coal king, has returned from a very
pleasant trip North, and looks much
improved.
One item of freight on the steamer
City of New Orleans, which passed up
last night for St. Louis, was 10000
bundles cotton ties.
Pell Thomas has fully recovered
from his late illness and to day re-
sumed his position as second clerk of
the Ste. Genevieve.
The Golden Grown, from Cincinnati,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday, aud
the John A. Scudder left there last
evening for this rort.
The City of New Orleans, with
about 800 tons Of freight and a good
list of people; passed up last night for
st. Louis, after cleaning out her
boilers and adding a few passengers.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
at 10 am. will be the City of Provi-
dence for st. Louis and the Belle
Memphis for Vicksburg They are
both new and elegant steamers in
charge Of experienced officers.
Captain Darragh has contracted at
Cincinnati for the cabin outfit Of the
new Arkansaw river packet Ida OAR
ragh, which will be launched at Madi
son September LIST. She will load at
Cincinnati for Memphis and Arkansaw
river.
The latest news from clerk John
Langlois says he is improving with the
chances 10 favor Of his recovery. His
brother arrived at Hickman night be-
fore last and will assist in his attend
ance.
The Will Kyle, five and a half days
out from New Orleans, with $50
tons of freight, arrived early this
morning, discharged 5000 bdls cotton
ties, cleaned out boilers and proceeded
at noon on her voyage to the Ohio.
The many friends of Mate Dad
Durham, who was injured by the
explosion Of the Gold Dust, will be
glad to learn that he ia able to be out
and is improving fast. He is slightly
/. dis6gured, but still in the Anchor
Line"
! The James w. CAT will be in to-
night and leave with a return trip at 8
pm. tomorrow for all points on the
Ohio river through to Cincinnati,
giving through tickets to points East