Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-17

inches.
81. Louise feet inches, rise {
Of % inches,
! Nashyille-s feet 2 inches, decline
2 feet Inches.
Of inches
inches
Fort Smiths inches, decline Of
Little ROck-lOfeet 10 inches, a declin
81: Francis river Is falling.
/ Whlte river has good stage Of Wats
through to Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS
Cool weather.
River falling steadily.
Brisk business on the levee.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City,
pm.
Dean Adams in place Of Josie Harry
for White river 8 pm.
The Henry Frank on her last tril
from this port went into New Orlean
with $500 bales of cotton.
The Henry Lourey is due down to
day, and adds couple Of barges con
tanning $500 bales Of cotton.
m
The Charles Morgan grounded a
Rising Sun, and. remained there tel
hours before being relieved.
The Lee Line boats leaving to.dsJ
are the james Lee for Friars Point
and the Coahoma for Osceola.
The Rush, from Pomeroy, with sew,
eral bsrges of salt for this port, will
be due the latter part of the week.
Along the Ohio river the steamer
Belle Shreveport is called Jumbo
and the Wyoming the "Jersey Lily"
The Belle Shreveport for New Or.
leans and the Vint Shinkle for tbi.
port left Cincinnati Saturday evening
The City of Cairo, on her way from
Vicksburg to St. Louis, passed here
on time yesterday, but did nothing o.
interest.
The wills. Hays, besides a EooC
list Of people brought in ITO bales cot.
ton, 81 bags seed cotton and 1853 SKI
cotton seed.
The New Mary Houston leaves
Cincinnati tomorrow evening for New
Orleans, to be followed on Thursday
by the Wyoming.
Mate, Phinn Starr. succeeded in
recovering tho safe ofths Josie Harry
and brought il to the city Saturday
night in wagon.
The Queen City, from Cincinnati
passed to New Orleans Saturday eve.
ming with a good trip of freight. Sh,
discharged here 200 bbls Of -four.
Coal men have requested the West
ern Union Telegraph Company to lay
a cable across Kanawha river at i'll
mouth and establisha telegraph Office
at Point Pleasant.
The City Of Helena was detained BY
Ligh wind and passed to VickSburr
this forenoon "a hours behind time
She discharged 1918 pkgs and added 4
lot Of miscellaneous freight.
The Thomas Sherlock, ir command
of Captain John 8. Patterson, il
announced to pass here this evening
on her way to New Orleans. W. II,
Mcintyre presides in the office.
Mr.. H. H. McOaleb, river reporter
Of the Vicksburg Herald, arrived this
morning passenger on the steamer
wills, Hays. He is making the round
trip and while here will take in tn,
sights Of the city.
During the heavy wind on the Ohio
river Saturday the Cons Millar wa
blown ashore at Tell City, but nc
damage ocourred, and the Andy Baum
mashed her whellhouse against the
wharf boat at Uniontown.
There will be three packets leaving
for Vicksburg Tomorrow, the Anchor
Line steamer City Of Vicksburg, tn,
planters accommodation packet e
W. Cole aud the independent side,
wheel steamer Will S. Hays.
The steamer Carrier, with Captain
20. TiChenor in command, has beer
voted into the Southern Transports
ton Line, and Saturday, Septembel
70. fixed for her day Of departure fol
New Orleans from Cincinnati.
The City Of Vicksburg, in commant
of Captain Henry Keith, will be tn,
Anchor Line packet leaving from tn,
elevator at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing for Vicksburg, George Walton i
her chief clerk.
The Henry A. Tyler, from Padu'
cab, discharged 200 pkgs Of freigh
aud went back last night. She wa
caught by the wind on Friday last a
the mouth Of Forked Deer river, an,
after a detention of "a hours wal
pulled Of by a passing steamer.
The Anchor Line steamer, Bell
Memphis, in command of Captain l
II. Mckee, will be due up tonight
and leaves at 10 o'clock to.morro,
morning for Cairo and St. Louil
Henry Corbyn presides at the desk.
The Rene Macready is the ma
packet leaving tomorrow evening 10
Mariana, the Cut OF, and all wa
landings on L'Anguillo and St. Fran
els rs,through to Wittsburg,whoI
direct connecrion is made with Ii
light draft steamer Advance for Ii
Sunk Lands.
J The great iron steamer Chas. /
Chouteau, in command Of Captai
VIM. Thorwegan, sails this evoni1
for New Orleans, and besides b,
large freight capacity has splendi
passenger accommodations. Georl
Miltenborger assisted BY Peter Writ
is in charge Of the Office.
The Cons Millar, from Cincinnati
| is due this evening, and iS the regull
packet leaving tomorrow evening f
all points on the Ohio river, throul
\ 10 Cincinnati. giving through tieke