Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-01

uOnary.
Cairo % feet 10 inches, a rise of 8
inches.
s., LOuis-lO feet inches, a rise of
inches.
Yicksburg-2s feet 10 inches, a rise Of
" inches.
Nsshville-l2 feet, a decline of . feet
inches.
Chattanooga feet 4 inches, decline
Of inches.
shreveport-s feet 3 inches, and sta
tionary.
Little Rock-ll feet and stationary:
81. Francis and White rivers are
both rising.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant TO- day. aoNf
River rose six inches.
Moderate business on the levee.
Josie Harry for White river 3
pm.
The Il. W. Cole will be the Tuesday
packet for Vicksburg.
The Henry Frank left New Orleans
last evening for this port.
The Vint Shinkle, from this port,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The U: p. Schenck, which passed
up yesterday for the Ohio, added $50
SKIS oil cake.
Captain Amos Day Of pine Bluff
and well known river CLERK is in the
city prospecting.
The Centennial, from New Orleans,
leaves St. Louis this evening in place
Of the John A. SCudder. A
The Belle Memphis left Yicksburg
at noon to-day for st. Louis, and
passes here Gu Tuesday next.
The City of Vicksburg leaves St.
Louis this evening for Vicksburg, and
passes here on Tuesday next.
The City of New Orleans and W. P.
Halliday, both from st. Louis, ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
Innate, Frank Brennan, is in charge
Of the lower deck Of the new steamer
Joe Peters, and he is good one.
The Arkansas City discharged 255l
pigs, added 80 tons and passed to
Vicksburg yesterday afternoon.
The price of cotton seed has been
reduced from sl4 to $l2 per ton and
the shipments will probably slack up
for while.
The s. L. Wood with big tow Of
coal passed south yesterday, and the
Prince with about ten bsrges Of coal
passed this morning.
The Kate Adams will be here TO-
morrow morning, and is the regular
mail packet leaving on Monday even.
ing for Arkansaw City.
A telegram to agent H. 0. Lowe
announces that the Ohickasaw will
arrive tomorrow, and lay over until
Wednesday, her regular day.
The James w. Gaff departed last
evening for the Ohio with 200 bales
cotton, IS bales rags, 800 bbls oil, Is
bbls iron and a good list of people.
A number Of produce boatsj have
passed here during the past few days,
and the rapid current enables them ia
travel good distance in day.
The Charles Morgan, Of the South
ern Transportlon Line, is announced
to pass here Tomorrow evening fol
the Ohio river. Ii. @. Lowe is hel
agent.
Captain r. W. Lightburne has beer
appointed agent of the Memphis ant
Paducah packet, Henry A. Tyler, ant
Jim" Franklin is her passenger
agent.
The anchor Line steamer City o
Baton Rouge, with 1900 tons o
freight, passed to Sc. Louis last night
after discharging 1900 pkgs and clean
ing out boilers.
The Cons Millar, in command o
Captain j. M. Ohenawith, will be du
here Monday, and on Tuesday evenin
returns to Cincinnati, and points q
the Ohio river.
The City of Providence discharge
40 bales cotton and 1856 SKIS cotto
seed, leaving last evening for St.Loui
after adding Is bales cotton, z bale
rags and 200 bbls oil.
The Thos. Sherlock. six days ov
from New Orleans, with 925 tons (
freight, passed up this forenoon for th
Ohio river. She discharged 800 BIB
sugar, 122 bbls molasses and about z
tons Of miscellaneous freight. adding
few people and little freight.
I The Henry A. Tyler is the regulI
Q packet leaving this afternoon for o
Ceola, hickman, Cairo, Paducah ar
Q way landings, and gives special attel
\ tion TO all business that offers. Ca
0 tain John Il. Messengale command
!. with Lem H. Hill in charge Of d
! office.
4 A lot Of government property, col
e prising barges and unfinished mt
e tresses we're broken loose from {
, works above the city yesterday, al
I floated by the landing, but we
o caught by the tugs james O'COnn,
u Dauphin and the ierryboat 10
! 0verton and safely landed.
The great iron ste amer Charles
y Chouteau took on 182bales cotton a
Q left last evening for New Orleans
8 she does not leave Helena until
morrow morning, passengers /.
b points furth tr south can make dir
G connection with the Ohouteau
y taking the Iteamer Josfe Harry, VIII
/ leaves this evening,
The Re'ae NIacready, in comma
i Of Capital n o. X Joplin, is the N
I packet leaving this evening for Nj
! anna, the Cutoff and way landings
' L'AuguiIle and St. Francis rive
4 connecting with Ii e light..draft steS
j. or Advance for thu, Sunk LOnds,
3 l.. Banning and O harles Stockley
a in charge Of the Off ce.
r The Anchor Lin packets leav
o here At 10 O'Clock to morrow morn