Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-22
sTAaRs Oh THE RIvER.

| Clnclnnatl-22 feet, decline Of inches
Louisville-S feet inches, decline 0
l6 inches.
Evansville-ls feet 10 inches, rise 0
IA inches,
Cairo-GS feet 10 inches, and station
airy.
st. Louis-94 feet a rise OF : inches
inch.
Nashvile-8 feet, n decline of l6 inches
Chattanooga feet 8 inches, declin,
Of inches
Shreveport-18 feet, rise off inches.
Little Rock-l0 feet inches, declin,
Of l6 inches.
White river is falling, but has gooC
stage of water to Jacksonport
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cooler.
Heavy rains last night.
River fell FIVE inches.
Fair business at the landing.
Wind, rain, thunder and lightning
last night.
The Port Eads, from New Orleans
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
THE Jim Wood is due down with a
tow of coal for Arkansaw City.
The Kate Adams. for Arkansaw
City last evening, had a good trip out
Andy Baum for Cincinnati this eve.
ming, aud Thomas Sherlock Tomorrow
at noon.
The Will s. Hays was out with q
temperance excursion prrty at GIN.
cinnati yesterday.
Tho storm of last night was quite
severe on the river, but as far IS heard
from no damage was done.
Captain Berry has resigned as Su.
perintendent of the Louisville and
Henderson Packet Company.
The frame for the hull OF Captain
Blakely's new Arkansaw river packet
is being set up on the Coyingtor
Ways.
The John A. Scudder arrived al
st, Louis yesterday, and the City O.
Cairo left there last evening for Vicks
burg.
The Vint Shiukle arrived at Gin
cinuati yesterday, and leaves there to
morrow evening with a return trip fol
this port. fHrf
Evansville wants line of regular
packets between that port and Mem
phis. Memphis is wiling, aud Evans,
vile should try it.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
CITY of Baton Rouge, from st. Louis
will pass here tomorrow forenoon on
her way to New Orleans.
Colonel John S. Jones, late clerk oil
the r. r. Springer, goes to Blue Lick
Springs, KY, on the first of July to
rin the Office of tie hotel there.
The Coahoma is the Lee Line mail
packet leaving this evening for Hell,
eDa aud Friars Point, and the Dean
Adams GOES to Osceola at the same
hour.
A daughter of Captain Jack Sohaf-
fer, local inspector OF steamboat boil
ers at st. Louis, was married on
Wednesday night to Mr.. Morrison, of
Yarnell Bros.
The new steamer City of st. Paul,
built for Commodore W. E. Davidson,
leaves ST. Louis on Monday next.
She is similar in construction to the
famous Gem City.
The City of Providence, from st.
Louis, came in at Daylight, discharged
1910 pkps and left on time tor Vioks>
burg after adding about 30 tons of
m miscellaneous freight. ul
The Thomas Sherlock, of the South.
ern Transportation Line, is announced
to pass Nd to morrow at noon for Gin
einnati. II. Q. Love, at the foot of
Jefferson street, is agent.
The Golden Rule is to leave Gin
cinnati tomorrow evening for New
Orleans, and the Will s. Hays and
Charles Morlon are announced to
leave there on Wednesday next.
The Arkansas CITY came up yester,
day afternoon from Vicksburg, added
400 bbls potatoes. l51 pkgs buckets
and lot OF other freight and got away
on time for Cairo aud st. Louis.
The Wyoming, from the Ohio river,
arrived this morning, discharged pa
bales hay, 100 SKIS oats, lot Of stoves
and other freight, added 100 tons of
oil cake, and proceeded to New Or
leans.
The S. l., Wood, with a tow Of
empty coal barges, arrived last night
from New Orleans, laid on the other
side of the river cleaning out boilers,
aud proceeded TO. day to the Ohio
river.
Captain j. w. Smith, Of Vicksburg,
has purchased the steamer Headlight
from the Meridian Oil Works and
.iter being thoroughly repaired will
be placed in the Vicksburg and Davis
Bend trade,
The Andy Baum, in command Of
Captain II. J. YintOn, leaves is
evening for all points on the q 10
river through to Cincinnati, giving
through tickets and cheap rates to
points East Robert w Mccoy pre-
sides in the Office, assisted by Charlie
| Yinton,
Commodore Vint Shipklo tried his
new steam coal shovoler opposite Gin
cihnati on Wednesday last, and sur
plised every one present by the perfect
details oil its work. Qao bagge load QI
coal was speedily TRANSFERRED to an
other oraft,the great machine handling
le5 bushels per minute.
The steamer Q. w. Anderson mad,
sinarrow escape from being destroyed
10y fire few nights ago on the upper
! Ohioriycr, While laid up at wa,
landing FIRE was discovered 10 on
of her staterooms in the ladie cabin
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