Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-19

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Yicksburg-3s feet II inches, rise
Of 10 inches.
Nsshyille-a9 feet 2 inches, q do.
cline Of 10 inches.
Chattanooga g feet = decline Of
2 feet 4inehes.
Shrevcport-ls feet, and station.
airy.
Little f.ock-23 feet Inches, a rise
Of 4 feet 6 inches.
White aud St. Francis rivers con-
tinue to rise rapidly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River rising steadily.
Business good at the landing.
Josie Hrrry for White river this
evening.
The Katie Hooper is due irOn Ark
ansaw river.
Wess Ovens has resigned his posi-
ton as pilot Of the james Lee.
The Will Kyle, from Cincinnati.
arrived at New Orleans Saturday.
The Cons Miller arrived at Cincin-
natl and is lying at STAIRS Township
| The Paris G. Brown, from the Ohio
river, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
| The Centennial, from New Orleans.
will be up to morrow. bound for St
Louis.
The Ida Darragh departed Saturday
with fair trip of freight for Arkan
saw river.
The L. P. Schenck will be due up
to morrow morning bound for the
Ohio river
i Planters below must prepare for the
worst, their stock should be removed
to high ground.
The steamer Ohio, bound from this
port to Cincinnati, passed Evansville
yesterday evening.
The John B. Maude, due here Sat
erday last from St. Louis, had not
arrived this morning,
The Hard Cash will arrive to NOR
row, and is the regular Wednesday
packet for White river.
The Tiger expected to leave here
( this forenoon for St. Francis river
with tow of empty barges.
! There is now sufficient water fol
the ierryboat to go through toMarion
! the county seat of Crittenden county
a Ark.
: The Annie P. Silver, from St. Loui;
r is due down this afternoon, bound 70
4 Vicksburg, New Orleans and tn
|. b, ends.
McCOys big wharfboat at Cincin
u natl collided with Gilmore's buildin
a. at the loot Of Main street but neitbe
b was damaged.
85 The Carrier, with all her freight o.
board, is lying at Pittsburg waitin
"a for the water to subside so she ca
g start for st. Louis.
?. The river at st. Louis is rising wit
0, a good deal Of ice running, but as yt
y, no damage has been done. The gorg
5o above Alton is still fast.
The Ohio at Jacksonville on Satul
=. day last was nearly three miles wild
or approaches to the falls bridge being CT
of and no trains running
II The Nail City and barges, from tn
" Ohio, passed down yesterday mornin
iTsc bound for New Orleans, and the Iro
Duke passed up near noon.
g. The Charles P. Chouteau got zoe
,er SKIS Of oil cake and 1000 bales Of co.
To- ton at Helena, with prospects Of
Bf good trip by the time she lett Arkar
at, saw City.
w. Thousands OF slaves on st. Franc
river and ready for shipment to Ne
no Orleans are reported in danger Of b,
ing Aoated away by the rapid rise
'ki that stream.
20 90 The Anchor Line steemer City
70 Baton Rouge, from Cairo, and loadt
81 fat, passed down this morning f
Oh New Orleans. She did nothing
ig' importance here.
on The Bright Light from St. Loui
III with a full load, passed down earl
rs. this morning for Vicksburg, after di
all charging $40 bbls -four and $50 81
i oats, and adding IS tons Of miscellan
nd GUS freight.
ias The PUBLIC LEDGER job printil
.,fc and blank book manufacturing estal
les lishment, ID Madison street, Memph
~ Tenn is prepared to execute eve
kind OF work in their line in superb
style and at low prices. T
The river at this port is ZACH
m below the danger line, aud 2 feet
m inches below the high water mark
} m n, last year. The indications now a
that it will get very close to if 4
, M reach tie high water mark of Ii
m year,
A telegram Of Thursday night Il
to parties in Cincinnati stated Il
Captain Albert Stein was sinki
fast, aud that his death was hou
expected. His sou, Captain Hal
uis' W. Stein, of the Charles Morgan, v
telegraphed to hasten to him.
All steamers have been requested
run slower past Cincinnati, NewpC
ans Covington aud all along the adjace
shores until the river recedes will