Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-10

inches.
Little Rookie feet 2 inches, a
decline Of 10 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers are at
a good stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cold.
River fell t~hreeinches.
Ground covered with snow.
Business good at the landing.
Two boats for White river to-day.
Major John D. Adams, Of Little
Rock, is in the city.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are both rising.
@The U. P. Schenck will be due NJ
Thursday morning bound for Cinoin-
natl.
The Ida Darragh and Rene Ma.
cready both had good trirs out last
evening.
The Jay Gould and Larges, from
Cairo, passed here last evening, bound
for New Orleans.
The City of New Orleans and Paris
10. Brown both passed Vicksburg
yesterday bound south.
The City Of Baton Rouge is the
Anchor Line steamer leaving Cairo
to day for New Orleans.
The James w. GaF completed her
repairs and parsed Evansville last
evening bound for Cincinnati.
The Kate Adams will be hero to.
morrow morning and leave in the
evening on her return to Arksnsaw
City.
The City of Yicksburg left last
for st. Louis, alter adding 1874 bales
OF eastern hound cotton for reshipment
at Cairo.
The Guiding Star is due up t. Jay
b)und for Cincinnati. She is an
elegant steamer and in charge of
clever officers.
Jesse Ridgeway, late second mate
Of the Charles Morgan, died in the
Marine Hospital at Cairo, on Sunday
last, of pneumonia.
The k. r. Springer, for New
Orleans, and the Yint Shinkle for
this port, are announced to leave
Cincinnati this evening,
A ST, Louis dispatch states that the
ice ia the rver is disappearing, aud
navigation will probably be resumed
in a day or two. A light snow fell
there last night.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estat-
lishment, 10 Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
! kind OF work in their line in superior
style and at low prices.
The small sternwheel steamer Full,
ton was sold yesterday by Captains j.,
Q, 0stesand W. IL. Walker for $500,
the purchaser being Captain H. Uert>
ling, Of New Orleans, She will be
taken South to ply in one of the
smaller streams.
Dir. Jerry MatsOn, late Of the Dean
Adams, is in charge of the cabins Of
the VIII S, Hays. He it one Of the
best on the river, always polite ana
attentive to passengers and will, 10 a
short time, become quite popular with
the travelling public.
The Will 5, Hays, passing south to.
day, will be back to Cincinnati in tin 9
to leave with a big excursion for the
New Orleans Mardi Gras. 1t is very
probable that she will be designated
as the flag ship of the feet, and Billy
Tichenor appointed Commodore.
The planters accommodation packet
Tiger, in command Of Captain Frank
Ellison, leaves promptly at 5 p m. to.
day for Peters, Bledsoe's and way
landings, including those in Council
and Walnut Bends, and will attend
promptly to all business intrusted to
her. Charlie Leftwioh assists Capt
Ellison with the Office affairs.
Major John D. Adams, who resides
in Little Rock, Ark and owner o
the elegant steamer Kate Adams
running between here and ArkaDsaY
City, last night became a member q
the Memphis Merchants Exchange
He is always ready to lend his aid aud
influence to any public enterprise
which tends to the prosperity Of tbi,
city.
The COahoma, in command ofCan
tain Henry Cooper, brought in 80 bale
cotton, 20 bags seed cotton and ISL
SKIS cotton seed. She is the regule.
Lee Line mail packet leaving agair
: this evening for 0sceOla and inferno
? diatc landings on the upper coast. an,
, will give close attention to business
! Hugh TOmlinsOn has charge Of th.
: Office, and is assited by Charles BOurn
John Rhodes
The sidewheel steamer Andy Baum
2 In command Of Captain IL. j., Yintor
. leaves this evening for all points O
4 the Obs river through TO Cincinnati
: where connection is made with tn
different railroads and cheap rate
q given to points east Captain g, Was.
Thompson is in charge Of the Office