Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-16

| Ouda, MOIkhi, OlnClu0hLl
j b Williams, New Orleans.
Harry Brown, New Orleans
John A Scuder. New Orleans.
" Tom SILVER, New Orleans
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
IN PORT.
Coahoma, Dean Adams, Hard Cash
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-19 feet 3inches, decline
Of IA inches during the past "a
hours.
Pittsburgh feet 2 inches, a rise
Of % inches.
Cincinnati-11 feet 10 inches, a de-.
cline of 4 inches.
LOuisville-6 feet inches,a decline
of 2 inches.
Evansville-1O feet 2 inches, a
decline of 10 inches.
Oairo-24 feet 2 inches, a decline Of
2 inches.
St. Louis-2O feet 4 inches, a
rise of 6 inches.
Vicksburg-4l feet 4 inches, and
stationary.
Nashville-5 feet, decline of 2
inches.
Ohattanooga-5 feet Z inches, a
rise of 8 inches.
Shreveport-l6 feet 8 inches, a
decline of 3 inches.
Little Rocks feet 6 inches, q
decline of 4 inches.
White and st. Francis rivers are
alta fair stage, and falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cool.
River fell IA inches.
The upper Ohio is rising again.
Business moderate on the levee.
The bottom is dropping out of tie
river in this vicinity.
Fishing is said to be good in the
lake across the river.
The Paris G. Brown left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans.
The Will Kyle passed Evansville
yesterday afternoon bound for New
Orleans.
The packets laid over until mid
night to accommodate their festival
excursionists.
The U. P. Schenck was expected to
pass here at noon to-day bound for
New Orleans.
A tOwbOat with four barges of slaves
passed down this morning bound for
New Orleans.
Over 81 100000 is to be expended
this year by the River Commission on
improvements.
| The Raymond Horner and Harry
Brown, with heavy tows Of coal, passed
south yesterday.
/ The John A. Scudder, from St.
Louis, passed down early this morning
bound for New Orleans.
Less than seven feet of water is re.
ported over the shoalest bars between
Cincinnati and Louisville.
The James W. Gaff will leave Gin.
oinnati this evening for this port and
arrive here on Monday noxt.
The Sa K ,berts and barges were
.beled at St Louis by her pilots,
Phillips and Roach, for wages.
The A. P. Silver leaves New Or.
leans this evening, and will pass here
Sunday on her way to St, Louis.
The Arkansas City left St. Louis
last evening and passes here on Friday
at 10 a m. on her way to Vicksburg.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive to
morrow evening and leaves on Friday
with return trip for the Ohio river.
W. Q. Owens, a boiler maker at
Louisville, and we'll known to steam.
boatmap, died in Louisville on Friday
last,
The s. L. Wood and WV. O'Neil,
with .nEs Of empty barges, passed
Vicksburg yest Sc:-dav bound for the
Ohio.
The City of Providence left Vicks-
burg at noon yesterday apd will be here
to leave on Friday at 10 a.m, foF 81,
Louis.
The Belle Memphis discharged 2l93
pkes Of freight, added about 30 tons
and left for Vicksbarg several hours
behiud time.
Captain Frank Grscey has bought
the railroad wharf boat at Henderson,
KY, and takes it to OlarkSville, on
the Tennessee river.
The Will S. Hays left New Orleans
last evening, and passes here Friday
evening or early Saturday morning, on
her way to Cincinnati.
The Cons Millar returned to Gin
cinnati last evening with so bales cot-
ton, 90 bales rags, % bbls scrap iron
and so tons railroad iron.