Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-13

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Adams
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-l3 feet on the gauge or IS
feet IL inches Lboye low water mark, a
decline Of II inches during the past "a
hours.
Pittsburg "A feet inches, decline s
inches.
Cincinnati-9 feet 10 inches, and sta
tionary.
Louisville-5 feet inches, a decline Of
inches.
Evansville-s feet 10 inches, de-
cline of inches.
Cairo-l7ifeet, a decline OF Is inches.
st. Louis feet inches, decline Of
2 inches.
Vicksburg-29 feet 4 inches, and
stationary.
Nashville-l2 feet 10 inches, a rise Of z
feet inches
Chattanooga feet 8 inches, a decline
Of 10 inches.
Shrevoport-lO feet, 2 inches, a rise
Of Is inches.
Fort Smith, foot G inches, decline
Of 10 inches.
Little Rookie feet inches, decline
Of Ia inches.
st. Francis river is at fair boating
stage.
White river is very high and rising.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and warmer.
River fell seventeen inches.
Moderate business on the levee.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City at
Bpm
The Bpaz with a tow Of coal, passed
south yesterday.
The Belle Shreveport arrived at
Cincinnati yesterday.
The Martha Stevens for 0uachita
river passed here yesterday.
The Cons Millar left Cincinnati last
evening for this port, and will be due
here Monday evening,
The Centennial, for st. Louis, and
Pc. Brown, for Cincinnati, left New
Orleans last evening.
The City Of Cairo left Vicksburg at
noon to day and passes here Sunday on
her way to st. Louis.
The Keokuk from st. Louis, was
expected to pass here this forenoon on
her way to New Orleans.
The Joe Peters will be due here to-
morrow and is the regular Saturday
packet for Arkansaw river.
The City of New Orleans left st.
Louis last evening and should pass
here Saturday on her way to the Cres-
cent City.
The Chickasaw and Ida Darragh
both departed last evening, the former
for White river and the latter for Ar
kansaw river.
The Guiding Star from Cincinnati
loaded fat passed to New Orleans
before daylight and discharged here I
lot OF furniture.
The Anchor Line steamer John A
Scudder, from St. Louis, was expected
to pass here this forenoon on her wa!
to New Orleans.
Ten and half feet Of water is re,
ported over the shoalest bars between
here and Cairo, aud seven feet from
their to st. Louis.
The Charles Morgan is announced
to leave Cincinnati this evening 70
New Orleans, to be followed by tn,
Belle Shreveport on Saturday.
The Henry A. Tyler will arrive to
morrow, ana is the regular packe
leaving here on Saturday for Cairo
PaduCah and all way landings. +.
The Iron Duke, with several barge
of railroad iron, passed Vicksburl
yesterday, and dropped one barge her,
for the Memphis and Vicksburg road
Captain Darragh is having anothe
link" put on the chimneys of his neV
towbOat R. A. Speed, and it is quit
an improvement to their appearance
Billy johnson went out last evenin
in charge OF the Office Of the Ida Oar
ragh, and will turn the same over t
Ansel Blacksmith when they meet tn
steamer Joe Peters.
A bill is to be introduced in Con
gress shortly by Hon, 7. M. Bayns
asking for a balance of some $1,000
for Commodore Kounts, claimed OIL
old transportation contracts.
The Kate Adams, leaving this even
ing, takes freight aud passengers 70
all points on Arkansaw river, sh
making direct connection at Terren
with the Adams Line packet, Ida lie,
The Golden Rule, from New o.
leans and bound for Cincinnati, passe
up before daylight. She had a bi
trip, aud discharged here 5 hhds an
% bbls sugar, AZ bbls mOlasses and 8
empty hhds.
The City Of Providence, in con
mand Of Captain George Lenox, wi
be the Anchor Line packet passir
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