Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-22
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

Evansville 10 feet 6 inches, a rise of -
| inches.
Cairo-29 feet 4 inches, rise of ? feet
St. Louis-26 feet 8 inches, rise of 2
inches.
yicksburg-8s feet A inches, decline
Of 6 inches.
Nashvill-7 feet, rise of 2 feet.
Chattanooga feet 8 inchess a decline
Of 3 inches.
Shreyeport-l5 feet 8 inches, rise of
inches. NlpSt Nk3iF
Little Rock-s feet 4 inches, a rise of
White river is rising at head wac. 4.
with a good stage of water through -
Jacksonport. W EcE Fi
MISCELLANEOUS
Clearand cool, .,
River rose u inches.
Good t,ost this morning. 90
Moderate business at the landing. NJ
James w. Gaff for Cincinnati at S p m.
The packets had light trips out last
evening. f.q At'1.I
No arrivals or departures either at Gin
cinnati or New Orleans yesterday.
The City Of Providence from Vicks-
burg arrived al 1t. L )uis yesterday lG
The Andy Baum on her way to this
port was at Evansville last evening.
Brown d Jones harbor tug DeSoto has
completed repairs and on duty again.
The j. +. Walton. with fuel barge,
passed up yesterday bound for the OHIO
river.
| The Wyoming will be the next 40"
Line steamer due down bound for New
Orleans.
The David r. Powell from St. Louis
with cargo for Ouachita river, passeC
down last night without landing.
The Arkansaw City arrived at Viclr.-
burg yesterday morning and leiC there ut
nooa to-day on her return to st. Louis.
CAPTAIN bud Broadhursts tug Night
Hawk, with tow of slaves from the Yazoo
river, arrived at New Orleans y terday.
The towbolt Piasa, fully repaired, came
of the ways at Paducah on Saturday last,
and The James Lee was taken out yesteI-
day. a..t} ll
The large and elegant "Or Line steam
er Guiding Star will be due up tomorrow
rom New Orleans bound for the Ohio
river. EH.r-
The r. r. Springer leaves Cincinnati
this evening Tor New Orleans, aud the
Cons Alillar leaves there tomorrow for
this port.
The City of Vicksbmg, from st. Louis,
passed down this forenoon for Vicksburg
after discharging 29Cl pkgs of freight ana
adding about 20 tons.
Mate Neil Martin went out last nghtih
charge of the lower deck OF the Dean
Adams. John Higgins having stopped Off
on account Of sickness Ell
The Cons Millar passed Louisville last
evening, is due at Cincinnati to-day. and
leaves there tomorrow evening with d
return trip for this port
The Golden Grown, in command of
Captain Il. l.. Shinkle will pass IN this
afternoon on her way to Cincinnati Chant
Shinkle presides in the Office /
Pilot Ike d. Cough, who was poisoned
Il short time ago, is still confined to his
room az the Good Samaritan Ho9pitaI
Cine nnati, but improving slowly. /
The Belle Memphis from Vicksburg.
arrived yesterday ana left at 10 O'Clock
this morning for ST. Louis, ai.er adding
lOO bbls oil and good list of sundries. /
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City Of Baton Rouge will pes up to,
morrow on her way to St. Louis. Captain
AID Storm at the elevator is her agent
Steward James L. DRILL, of the steamer
Ooahoma, left last night by rail for his
home in Jefersonyille, Ind, where Ne
will spend a W elk with his wife and little
ones. s.1. a r.'ss
The Paris @. Brown, with heavy
| freight trip, passed downearly this morn!
ing. for New Orleans, after. dischargine
llt) bale hay, $50 SKIS oats and about lUJ
SKIS sundries. II
Captain Jake Fauxis now in charge of
the tue Tilda, and Captain George Vim
tiers wui t..t command of the t0g Billy
| Ailby rs soon as she is relieved from her
trouble at Island 20. 1pH'e fl
The City of st. Louis on her last trip
made the run from New Orleans to Cairo
IN days and q hours, including 8 hours
lot here cleaning out boilers, She at
tended to.her regular business, tt.
An order of sale by the United Stat
Court has been Issued at st. LOUIS for the
towboat Sam Roberts In behalf of the
officers and crew Of tAe boat who claim
wages amounting to about 5000.
The w. p. Halliday, in command of
| Captain s. Jolly, il announced to pA
| down this evening, and will leave fioni
the elevator, at the foot of Poplar street.
kJwen .. Gates is her popular clerk,
The Hard Cash is the REGULAR packet
leaving tomorrow evening fdr all'poin,5
On White river through 70 JdcF onpor.,
where connection is made with the reeu-
lar light draft steamers for upper White
md Black rivers, 2" '-N
The tug Clarence came in Saturday
night with raft comprising 1900 piece
OF yellow pine lumber. 1ne same WIZ
doated out from point 400 miles up
Hntch'e river, and was eohSi.,-i;,.'',l 20 p L
| Cochran, of this city, T -
Ths HqYaFdS,, ut Jacksonville, are a.
work on t9FerAl latGe toripaplS AID now
EMP t,0 men. 4ile tirm Is AZ work ON
u large transfer boat Cor tho Kansas civ
railro Il ut this point. double MULBERRY
| boat for ST. Louis, ana Y model barge 10
the Missouri Sand Company. VI tsa
The Rene Macready, in command Of
@ .ptnn Q. X. Joplin, Is themail packed
leaving 1T 5 pW to-day for Mariana,
the Cutoff W lttsbqrg and all way land
lings on DAngqille ard StFFauc's rivefs
connecting at her destination witch tbe
ight DRAW steamer Advance for tbe Sunk
Lands JED. Block add Chas Ssookley
are in charge of the office.
The Henderson Bridge Company are
advertising that the piling and oiher nee
essayy appliances Tor the Foundation Of
their bridge are now in position on .be
north side Of the channe 2s) feeS from
thelow water line ofthe Kentucky shore.
Two red lights, one on the upstream. and
one on the downstream end, viii indicate
the position ofthe structure.