Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-16
ADDITIONAL RIVER.
RoArs 1rAv1Nn rn-n,r

~ ~ a hHANc AANNAf AuN LUZ stststO " III
Vicksburg, E w Cole.......5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW
For NewOrleans City NewOrleans, 10 a m
Friars Point. COahoma..,.........bp m
" Osceola Dean Adams. .............6 D m
" White river Hard Cash.....5 p m
ARRIVED
Steamer + w Cole, Vickshurg
" Wyoming, st Louis
Henry LOurey S Louis
Belle Memphis, st Louis
City Vicksburg, Vicksburg
DEPARTED.
Steamer Kate Adams, Arkansaw CITY
Ounhoma, Friars Pslnl
Dean Adams. Osceola
Ste Genevleve, st LOUIS
" Wyoming, New Orleans
" Henry Lourey, New Orleans
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg
" City Vieksburg, st Louis
John Howard, New Orleans
IN PORT.
Ida Lee, E w Cole
STAGES OF THE RIVER
Memphis feet inches on the gauge
or feet inch above low water mark, a
rise of ! inch duringthe past "a hours.
Pittsburgh foot, decline of3 inches
Oincinnati-7 feet 10 inches, a decline
IL inches.
Louisville-5 feet inches, decline of
2 inches.
Evansville--6 feet 10 inches, standing.
Cairo 8 feet inches, rise Of 6 inches.
ST. Louis-9 feet stationary.
Vieksburg-4 feet inches, rise of 3
inches.
Nashville-2 feet 2 inches, rise of 8
inches.
Chattanooga foot inches, de-
cline OF inches.
Shreveport-ll inches, rise of 2
inches.
Fort Smith, feet 7 inches, rise of
IL inches.
Little Rock-7 feet 10 inches, a rise of 8
inches.
st Francis river continues low.
White river is rising, with good stage
of water to Jacksonport
MISCELLANEOUS
The Arkansaw and White rivers are re-
ported rising.
The Z. w. Cole brought in 16 bales
cotton and 1926 SKIS cotton seed.
Captain VIM. Flowers and Ed 0stran-
der are the pilots of the steamer Il. W.
Cole.
The Henry Lourey, with seven barges
Of freight, passed to New Orleans yester-
day afternoon.
The Wyoming, with barge in tow,
passed to New Orleans yesterday, doing
nothing Of interest here.
Captain Sim White, a we'll known and
extensive stave dealer from Tennessee
river, is in the city and will remain until
after race week.
TheCity of Vicksburg arrived last night
from Vicksburg put off Is bales cotton
and 1000 SKIS cotton seed. She added a
lot Of compressed cotton for reshipment
east at Cairo.
The big cotton carrier Henry Frank
| will be due tomorrow evening, and is
announced TO leave here on Thursday At
8 p m, for New Orleans. Captain X. X
Thomas is her agent.
The Belle Memphis, ON St Louis
came in before daylight and put of laos
| pkgs Of freight including 1872 bbls -four
$3.50 rolls bsgging; She added about &c
tons and departed for Vicksburg this fore
noon.
The Cons Millar is announced TO leave
here on Friday evening next for all pointi
on the Ohio river, through To Cincinnati
and will give through tickets and cheaI
rates to points East. Captain r. W. Light
burne is b or agent
The Cottonseed Association of New Or
leans has made arrangements with the
towboats Gus Gennis and barges and An
ME Kelly and barges 10 run up the rivel
as far as this port and purchase cottonseed
for the mills at that place.
A dispatch from Evansville says
1.-THE Paris q. Brown is not badly injured
| No freight of consequence is damaged
One day on the ways will repair her, Sh,
will 20 on the ways at Paducah If there il
room when she gets there The above
does not state how, when or whore she wal
injured.
A new packet for public favor is thu
steamer x, W. Cole, which arrived yes
terday afternoon and starts out to-day Al
a regular weekly packet between this city
and vi ksburg. The Cole is neat stern
wheel steamer with good, comfortable
accommodations and IL sustained by The
public during the present season her own,
ers will next year put in q fine sidewhoe
boat. On her up trip she made 81 land
ings doing business and letting the people
along the line know that they are TO b
supplied with regular packet that viii
give close attention TO all way and plan
tation business and run as near schedule
time as II is possible for boat TO do. Tn,
Cole is 70 be supplied with the electro
light, the machinery for which arriVeS
yesterday. Remember, the steamer L
W. Cole will take freight and passenger
for Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw City
, Greenville, Vicksburg and all way land
ings, Her owners and officers hope b,
close attention to business 10 merit fai
share Of the public patronage and builC
up a trade that will prove a benefit 70 To
merchants Of this city. Captain Franz
Ellison, an experienced steamboatman, |
in command, while the Office is In charg
,, Of Mr.. Matt Baldwin, assisted by Ha
Aydiett Captain Il. X. Thomas is agen
for the Cole