Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-06


Little Rock feet II inches, a
rise Of 4 feet 5 inches.
White river is rising again at head
waters.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gloomy weather.
Fogs every night.
River fell 8 inches.
But little doing at the landing.
Josie Harry for White river at 8
pm.
Hatchie river is now open for navi-
cation.
The mud on the levee is but a few
inches in depth.
The Grand Pacific, from St. Louis
arrived safely at New Orleans yester.
day.
Considerable ice still running at st.
Louis, with navigation entirely sus.
pended.
During the past few nights fogs
have prevailed as far south as New
Orleans.
The present bad weather causes a
falling of Of business with the local
packets.
The hull Of the old Thompson Dean
is to be used as a wharlboat at Madi-
son. Ind.
The packets, owing to the Indictment
weather, did not have large trips out
last evening.
The Nint Shinkle, assisted by the
H%Otspur, passed Evansville yesterday
for Cincinnati.
The w. w. 0'Neil, from Louis
vile, with a heavy tow Of coal, passed
south yesterday.
The R. j. Grace dropped one of
her barges here aud left thismorning
for New Orleans.
The City Of New Orleans, overdue
from St. Louis, Was expected to pass
down this forenoon.
The old Anchor Line steamer Colo
RADIO has been converted into a wreck
ing boat at St. Louis.
The Rene Macready will arrive to
day from st. Francis river, and goes
back en- Tuesday next.
The Paris G. Brown, of the South
ern transportation Line, passes down
to day for Now Orleans.
The Kate Adams will arrive to-
morrow, and is the mail packet leaving
Monday evening for Arkansaw City.
The R.R Springer,f for New Orleans,
and the Cons Miller, for this port, are
announced to leave Cincinnati, this
evening.
The City Of Baton Rouge arrived at
Cairo yesterday and laid up for the
present on account of ice in the upper
Mississippi.
The Montanna, from New 0rleans S,
passed up yesterday for St. Louis. She
was loaded fat, with nearly 1900 SKIS
cotton seed.
The Granite State got away last
night for Cincinnati with 400 bales Of
cotton, 40 hhGs sugar, so bbls mOlas.
seS and 800 bbls of oil.
The Thos. Sherlock with 200 tons OIL
freight passed up last night for the
Ohio after discharging here $50 tons
Of sugar and molasses.
The Andy Baum will be due here
Sunday, and leaves on Tuesday next
with a return trip for the Ohio. Capt
r. W. L~ightburne is her agent.
The steamers Annie p. Silver
David r. Powell, Helena and Henry
Frank were due at New Orleans yes
terday, but we're detained by fog.
The Commonwealth, from Yicks'
!. burg, passed up this forenoon for st
Louis. She was "A hours behind
time, having been detained by fogs.
The City Of Vicksburg, from St
, Louis, arriveda at Vicksburg yesterda.
, and left there at noon to-day on he.
feturn to 81. Louis. She will be du.
| here Tuesday morning.
. The Belmont arrived here ycsterda,
; with four produce boats and a bargI
I of FIRE brick. She left in the after
noon for Helena to bring severa
4 empty coal barges for the Ohio.
! The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
I lishment, 10 Madison street, Memphis
{ Tenn is prepared to execute ever.
. kind Of work in their line in superio
style and at low prices. +
h Hstchie river is now open to navi
3 cation, the railroad drawbridge nea
Covingion being completed. TIL
4 Fulton, now laid up here, is tho onl
boat We know of that has any idea
7 going into Hatchie river.
y From July 1st to December 3ls
Dc 1882, the United States snagboI
ar Wichita, in command of Captain JC
Evans, removed l4l2 snags, whose 81