Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-12

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Evansville-42 feet Z inches, a rise
of 3 feet 10 inches,
CairO-37 feet 8 inches, a rise Of
4 feet.
St Louis-5 feet 5 inches,a decline OIL
| inch.
ViOksburg-32 feet 10 inches, a rise
Of inches.
Nashville-3S feet 5 inches,a rise OIL
3 feet 10 inches.
Ohattanooga-l5 feet Z inches, q
decline Of 3 inches.
Shreveport-l5 feet 6 inches and
stationary.
Little Gook-7 feet, a rise of G
inches.
White river has a good stage Of
water through TO JaoksOnport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cooler to-day.
River rising steadily.
All boats delayed by fog.
Fair business with the packets.
Give us electric lights all along the
river front.
The John A. Scudder is due down
to>day, hound for New Orleans.
The Oakland and barges. from New
Orleans, passed up this morning.
The David R. Powell, from New
Orleans, is due up bound for St
Louis.
The Annie P. Silver and Grand Pa.
cidc have both lett Cairo for 81.
Louis.
Rates frem Cairo south have ad.
vanced two and a half cents per lOO
pounds.
Ausel Banksmith went out as chief
clerk Of the John s. Bransford to
White river.
The Will s Hays is announced to
leave New Orleans Tomorrow evening
for the Ohio river.
The pilots and part of the crew of
the Grand Pacific have gone to Cairo
to take their boat to ST. Louis.
The Katie Hooper, for Arkansaw
river, and the j S. Brausford, Tor
White river, had fair trips out.
Packets on the Ohio river can only do
wharfboat business on account of the
usual landings being submerged.
The Paris q. Brown will be due
down Tomorrow, bound for New
Orleans. II. y. Lowe is her agent.
The Tbos. Sherlock, crowded with
Mardi Gras excursiOnlsts, returning
home, is due to-day bound for the
Ohio.
The Guiding Star left New Orleans
on Saturday last for Cincinnati, and
will be due here on Wednesday eve
ming.
The Josie Harry got away at an
early hour yesterday morning with a
heavy trip Of freight and good list
OF people.
The Cincinnati and Newport ferry
boats had to discontinue their trips on
Saturday last, there being no place for
them to land.
At all the Front stree. crossings
leading to the river stepping stones
should be placed, and the plank walks
put in proper repair.
Captain Milt r. Harry and his
agent, X, l.. Lightburne, jr., have gone
to VickSburg on business connected
with the Josie Harry.
Fears are entertained that the great
volume Of water now coming out of
the Ohio river will cause a break in
the levees below here.
The James w. Calf departed for
Cincinnati with ZOO bales cotton. 40
bales rags, 500 bbls oil, 95 bbls tallow,
.99 bbls molasSes and fair list Of
people.
The City of Baton Rouge came up
last evening from New Orleans and
spent the night at the compress taking
on l6OO bales of Eastern bound cotton
for reshlpmont at Cairo.
The steamer Ohio will be due to
morrow morning and is announced to
leave at 5 pm. to morrow on her
return to Cincinnati, and will give
cheap rates to points Fast.
James Moore, the sub marine diver
Of this city, lett here Saturday on the
James w. Gaff for Plum Point to
raise tho sunken tug Minncola, be-
longing to the government.
The Tiger, in command of Captain
Frank Ellison, is the planters &C.
commodation packet leaving this
evening for Walnut and Council
Bends. Charlie Leftwich is in charge
Of the Office.
The PUBLIC LEDGER jeb printing
and blank book manufacturing estab-
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
At noon to-day the river at this
point was 8 feet inches below the
highest point reached last spring, and
still rising, with prospects of getting
from 4 to 6 feet more from the rise
now coming out Of the Ohio.
Reports from the Ohio state that
thousands Of bushels OF corn on the
banks between Louisville aud Cairo
will be caught by the present rise.
The amount OF loss cannot be estis
mated, but it will be very large.
The Ida Darragh is due to- day, and
leaves again at 3 p m. tomorrow for
Pine Bluff and way landings on Ar
kansaw river, connecting at her des-
tination with the pool line steamers
tor Little Rock and points above.
The Hard Oaah will arr;va % noor