Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-03

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ARRIVED.
Steamer Coahcma, Frian Peint
" Dean Adams, Osceola
Kate Adams. Arkansaw City
Ida Darragh. Arkansaw river
Ida Lee, st Francis river
" City Of Cairo, st Louis
City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
A Silver. New Orleans
DEPARTED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river
" CITY Of Cairo. Vicksburg.
City of Helena. st. Louis
A Silver. 81. Louis
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Dean Adams, Kate Adams
Ida Darragh, Ida Lee
STAGES on THE RIVER
Memphis-7 feet 4 inches, a decline
of 8 inches during the past As hours.
Pittsburg-l2 inches, and falling.
Cincinnati-4 feet q inches, u decline Of
3 inches.
Louisville-4 feet, a decline Of 4 inches.
Bvansville-2 feet s inches, a decline Of
6inches.
Cairo-lO feet, a decline of 9 inches.
St. Louis-l0 feet 7 inches, a decline Of
8 inches.
vlcksburg-f2 feet 10 inches, a decline
Of IL inches,
Nashville-l foot 8 inches, a decline Of
4 inches.
Chattanooga foot 2 inches, a decline
Of 4 inches.
s~hreyeport-6 feet 7 inches, a decline
Of 8 inches.
Fort Smith-l9 inch below bench mark
and stationary.
Little Rock-4 feet 4 inches, a decline
Of 6 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers are
falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Weather warm.
River still on the decline.
Indications Of rain.
Good business at at the lending.
Kate Adams for Arkapsaw City, 8.
pm.
Low water Is causing a detention to
local packets.
The Wyoming left New Orleans on
Saturday for the Ohio river.
Navigation is suspended at Pitts
burg, with nothing doing at the land
ing.
The Hard Cash, thoroughly repaint-
ed and overhauled, resumes her trips
to White river on Wednesday,
The Annie p. Silver, from New
Orleans, was expected to pass up this
forenoon on her way to st Louis.
The John Gilmore and barges,
bound from St. Louis to New Orleans,
are reported aground at TiptOnville.
\ Eight and a bali feet of water IN the
channel at T~iptonyille, which is the
shoalest place between here and Cairo
The Cons Millar was reported
aground yesterday in the Ohio river
at Yellow Bank. She is on her way
to Cincinnati.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Cairo, which passed south yesterday,
reports only 7 feet Of water at Devils
Island, above Cairo.
The Commonwealth will be the
Anchor Line packet passing down to-
morrow at 10 am. in place Of the Belle
Memphis for V~icksburg,
The City of St. Louis passed up
yesterday forenoon, after adding 1877
bbls -four, l2O pkgs box material and
10 tons of miscellaneous freight.
The James W. Gaf, coming out of
the Ohio river, had not reached Cairo
last night. She is probably having
more trouble in the lower Ohio.
The City of Cairo, from st. Louis,
passed Vicksburg yesterday forenoon
after discharging 1925 pkgs freight and
adding 50 bbls lime and so tons sun
dries.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
New Orleans has been detained in the
river above, but will probably pass
down to-day on her way to New Or
leans.
The Josie Harry, for White river,
did not get away until yestesday morn
ing, having had trouble obtaining a
crew, she had besides a big trip Of
freight.
Captain Haarstick is President and
Major Il. w. Halliday Treasurer Of
the Marine Ways at Mound City.
The capital stock Of the company is
; 500, 900.
Pilots continue TO grumble on ac-
count of the numerous snsgs in the
channel Of the river, but it is useles;
| as long as there is no appropriation to
run the government snagbosts.
Mr.. Hugh D. fomlinson, chief clerk
of the steamer Dear Adams, accom-
panied by his wife, returned home
Saturday, after a very pleasant trip tC
Louisville, Cincinnati and other points
in that section.
! The CoShoma, in command Of Capt.
Stacker Lee, brought in AZ bales cot.
/, ton and "a skis cotton seed, She re-
turns this evening to Helena aud
Friars point. Plat Rhodes is hel
chief clerk.
r The City Of V~icksburg will be VI
. this evening and is the Anchor Lint
, packet leaving at 10 o'clock to morrow
/ morning for Cairo and st. Louis. S
/ A. McPheeters commands, with VIM
0 Blenker in charge Of the Office.
. The Dean Adams brought in 2 bale
e cotton, Al SKIS seed and 10 bbls apples
: She ia the Lee Line mail packet re
> turning this evening to 0sceola ant
! way landings. Captain Henry Coope.
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