Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-08

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Belle Memphis, st Louis
City Vicksburg, Vicksburg
" Jack Frost, st Louis
IN PORT.
Macready, Ida Darragh, James w Gaff
HIGH WATER MARK.
The high water level of the food of
1882 at the port of Memphis was
reached on March 9th, when the gov>
ernment gauge at the foot Of j Jefferson
street read 30 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-30feet 10inchcs, "a decline
Of 8 inches during the past "A hours,
now 4 feet 4 inches below high
water mark.
Pittsburg-4 feet, a decline of s
inches.
Cincinnati-16 feet 5 inches, o de.
cline of Z inches.
Louisville-7 feet 10 inches, a de-
cline Of 8 inches.
Evansville-l9 feet 8 inches, a de-
cline of IA inches.
Oairo-35 feet 2 inches, decline
OF 2 feet 2 inches.
st. LOuis-l9 feet G inches, and
stationary.
.ViOksburg-4l feet 8 inches, a de-
cline Of 2 inches.
Nashville 8 feet ! inch, decline
of IL inches.
Ohattanooga-6 feet 4 inches, a
decline of 10 inches.
Shreveport-l9 feet 6 inches, de-
cline Of inches.
Little Rock 6 feet 5 inches, a rise
Of 5 inches.
White aud st. Francis rivers are
falling, but yet at a high stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River fell five inches.
Business only moderate on the
levee.
The James W. Gaff for Cincinnati
at pm.
The local packets departed on time
with fair trips.
The r, r. Springer is announced to
leave New Orleans this evening for
Cincinnati.
The John Dippold and barges, from
St. Louis, passed down yesterday for
New Orleans.
The Jack Frost, with several empty
ice barees in tow, passed up this
morning for st. Louis.
The W. P. Halliday from St. Louis,
and the Charles Morgan from Cincin-
natl, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Arkansas City arrived at Vicks-
burg last evening, and left there at
noon to-day on her return to St.
Louis.
One item of the cargo of the steamer
City Of New Orleans, which boat is
due up tomorrow, is 1900 SKIS Havana
sugar,
The City Of Providence arrived at
St. Louis yesterday, and leaves there
this evening on her return trip to
ViCksburg.
The Coahopa aud Dean Adams are
the Lee Line packets leaving to-
morrow evening for the upper and
lower CO e,
The May Houston passed Vicks-
burg yesterday afternoon, and should
be here tomorrow evening on her wpy
to Cincinnati.
The Belle Memphis, from Vicks-
burg, arrived last evening, took on $50
bales compressed cotton and left this
forenoon for St, Louis.
The City of New Orleans is the
Anchor Line packet due up to morrow
afternoon on her way to st. Louis.
Captain AID Storm is agent.
The Wyoming, of the Southern
Transportation Line, is announced to
pass up this evening for the Ohio
river. H, Q. Lowe is her agent.
The City of Vicksburg, from St.
Louis, arrived early this morning, dis.
charged 447 pkgs, added about 30 tons
and left this forenoon for Vicksburg.
DIR. George D. Marsh, we'll known
river clerk, was a passenger on the
Will s. Hays yesterday, bound for
New Orleans, from which point he
goes to Florida,
The John A, Wood. Smoky City
and WV. 0'Neil, withtheiF tows Of
coal, arrived at Vicksburg yesterday
evening, and left there this morning
for New 0lleans.
The Golden Grown, iu command of
the skinkle brothers, will be due
down to morrow st noon and is bound
for New Orleans. Captain II. o.
love is her agent.
The Annie p. Silver, under the
apspicies Of tbe Anchor Line, is an
uOgn0ed to pass down this evening on
her way to New Orleans, Captain