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

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Little Rocks feet - inches, !
decline Of 10 inches.
White river has a good stage o
water to Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear weather.
River rising again.
A moderate business at the landing
The Ohio river upabout Wheeling
is full Of floating ice.
The heavy wind Of night before last
made all boats 60 to bank.
The ThOs. Sherlock, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yestel
day.
The Kate Adams departed last
evening for Arkansas City with a goOt
trip.
Captain John II. Bishop, a former
steamboatman, died at Rochester, Pa.
on Tue'da last.
Captain 0ertling left yesterday fol
New Orleans, with his new purchase
the steamer Fulton.
The steamers John A. Wood and W
W. 0'Neil, with their lows Of coal,
passed Yicksblis yesterday.
The James w. Gaf, Granite State
and r.. R. Springer passed Louisville
yesterday bound for Cincinnati.
Heavy ice is still floating by St
Louis, and apprensions are felt that il
will gorge just above the bridge.
The U. P. Schenck, from New Or
leans, passes up to-day for Cincinnati.
Captain Henry G. Lowe is her agent
Avery sharp and severe earthquake
lasting about Eve seconds, was felt a
Cairo night before last, but no damage
was done.
The steamer SilverthOrn, recently
purchased by the Nashville & Tennes
see Packet Company, is to run between
Jacksonville and Paducah,
The steamer Montana, bound fol
st. Louis, has laid up at Cape Girar-
deau on account of the heavy ice
She is said to be in a safe Larbor.
The Guiding Star with 100 tons O
freight, passed up last night for Gin.
cinnati. She discharged here nearly
300 pkgs Of freight and cleaned out
boilers.
Captain Mark r. Check, yesterday
resigned the command Of the steamu
Kate Adams, and Captain Ed. Nowlant
went ;out in charge. Otherlchangei
will follow on Monday.
The Anchor Line steamer John A
Scudder, with 600 tons Of freight.
passed up last night for st. Louis
after taking on 600 bales OF compress
ed cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
The Charles p. Chouteau from thil
port, and the Paris Q. Brown from
Cincinnati, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday, and the City Of Greenyill,
left there last evening for st. Louis.
The large and elegant Anchor Lin,
steamer City of Baton Rouge is an
nounced to leave here at 10 am. to
morrow for Vicksburg, New 0rlean
aud the bends. Captain AID Storm, t
the elevator, is her agent.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job. printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphi,
Tenn, is prepared to execute ever.
kind Of work in their line in superio
style and at low prices, ]
Mrs. Isaac Belts, Of Ironton, Ohio
desires information Of her son, lsaa
Belts, jr., aged l6 years, who was a
work in the kitchen OF the steame
Pittsburg, but quit that boat, at 81
Louis to go on the Annie P. Silver.
The Josie Harry will arrive to
night and is the regular mail packe
leaving tomorrow evening for al
points on White river through /
Newport, where direct connection
made with mail steamers for uppe
White and Black rivers.
The planters accommodation paCke
Tiger, in command of Captain Franl
Ellison, leaves this evening for Peters
Bleadsoe's and way landings on tn,
lower coast, including those in Cour
Gil and Walnut bends. Charlie Lett
wich has charge of the Office.
Captain II. G. Lowe, agent for tn
Southern Transportation Line, an
nounces the steamer New Mar.
Houston to leave here at 8 pm. to
day for Vicksburg, New Orleans an,
the bonds. Captain Charlie Mile.
commands, with Elliott Miller il
charge of the Office.
In 8 no river and harbor BIZ
passes the next session Of Congress
the removal Of snags from the Westor
rivers will necessarily cease, and tn
snagboats will have to so to the baul
The result will probably be the loss
numerous river crafts aud an increa'
10 Che rates OF marine insurance,
At a meeting of the Marine Ems
neers' Association at Detroit, Mich,
special committee was appointed
visit Washington and seek to secul