Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-20


Pittsburgh feet 4 inches, a rite
of 2 feet 7 inches.
Cincinnati-l7 feet 5 inches, a rise
of Ii inches.
Louisville-8 feet 6 inches, a rise
Of 6 inches.
Evansville-ll feet 2 inches, a rise
Of 8 inches.
Oairo-l6 feet 2 inches, a rise Of
Is inches.
St. Louise feet, a rise of 6 inches.
ViOksburg-l5 feet inches, a de-
cline Of 4 inches.
NashVille-l8 feet 8 inches, a rise
of 20 inches.
Chattsnooga-2O feet 2inches, a rise
of % inches.
Shroveport--ls feet 3 inches, a rise
of 5 inches.
Little Rocks feet Q inches, a de.
cline Of 3 inches.
White river has a good stage to
Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gloomy weather.
River rising slowly,
Fair business at the landing.
Transient boats all behind time.
The upper Ohio is at a good stage
The Will S. Hays will be up on
Monday.
The Rene Macready is the Tuesday
packet for st. Francis river.
Captain VIM. B. Hambleton, Of
Mound City, is reported to be in 9
critical condition.
The Golden Rule, in command Of
Captain 0. P. Shinkle, passes dowr
to day, bound for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan, for New Or
leans, will leave Cincinnati this eve
ming on her grand Mardi Gras excur-
sion.
The Kate Adams will arrive to.
morrow and is the mail packet %leavinl
on Monday evening for ArkansaV
City.
No arrivals er departure aGd coz
siderable ice running at St Louis
Navigation is still suspended abOv,
Cairo.
Negotiations are pending for tb,
sale Of the steamer H. j. Dickey tt
the Red River and Coast Line Packet
Company,
A project is again IN foot to have
the general government take contro
Of the locks and dams on the MonOn.
gahela river.
The toWboat Atlantic was cut dowT
on Tuesday night last in Pool No. 3
at Pittsburg, bycoming in contact Will
a cake of ice.
Captain Dan Moore and others have
purchased the steamer Wyoming, anC
will put her in the Cincinnati anC
New Orleans trade.
The ttrsnd Pacific will be due up
Monday, bound for St. Louis. Sh,
has a heavy trip Of freight, princi
pally sugar and molasses.
The steamer Ohio is announced t
leave Cincinnati to-day for this port
under the auspices of the Memphi
aud Ohio River Packet Company.
The Annie P. Silver is announce,
to pass here on Monday evening mex
bound for New Orleans. Captain Al
Storm, at the elevator, is her agent.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printin
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 andat low prices. t
The work Of building a marine hos
pital at this port will soon begir
Proposals for the same are invited
The plans and specifications eau b
seen at the office Of Mr.. Geo. 1
Sease, Superintendent of the Custol
House.
An attempt was made on Monda
morning to burn the steamer Gre
Eagle, lying at Bar Harbor, the fir
being discovered in a stateroom b
tween the mattresses. It was disco'
cred and extinguished before it g
much head way.
The Andy Baum, which had bee
laid up at Sellers Landing, in Il
Ohio river, on account OF Ice, passI
Evansville yesterday in company vii
the Cons Millar, bound for Cincil
natl. The Win Kyle also passed the
yesterday forenoon.
The Memphis Wreeking Oompln
has under consideration the buiIdil
of two square barges extra strong al
! the construction of the necessal
! machinery for raising vessels iuta
=. that may sink in deep water wi
I cargo on board. The machinery
|. designed to life a weight of 1000 to
or more.
I The new and beautiful steamer w
s. Hays, in command Of Captain
0. Tichenor, will be due up Mond
\ morning bound for Cincinnati a
way landings on the Ohio river, 8
has elegant passenger accommodate
: and is in charge Of clever and expe