Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-05

-
W Gaff III Etbft
STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-25 feet 4 inches, decline of
. inches during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg-7 feet, decline OF 10 inches.
Of ~ Inches.
Lcuisville-ll feet 2 inches, decliae
Of B inches. ea.H .tr
Evansvllle-19 feet 6 inches, and sta
tionary. 1881 alrH t's
Cairo-S2 feet inches, decline of 6
inches, IH
81. Louis-28 feet, decline OF inches.
Vicksburg-SS feet Z inches, and sta
tionary.
Nashville-lO feet, a decline OF 4 inches.
Chattanooga feet 2inches, decline of
2 inches.
Shreveport l8 feet 10 inches, a decline
of inch.
Little Rock-l4 feet inches, decline
of 70 inches.
White river is falling again at head
waters.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Very warm.
River fell inches. Hi
The upper Ohio is falling.
Good business at the landing.
James w. Gaff for Cincinnati SPIN.
The packets had moderate trips out yes
terday.
The little steamer Dick Jones left YES
terday for up the river.
The Will Kyle passed Louisville last
evening on her way to Cincinnati.
The Andy Baum, on her way to this
port, passed Evansville last evening.
Absolom Boyd has returned to his old
position as steward of the Dean Adams.
The S. L. Wood, with tow of coal.
passed here yesterday, bound for New
Orleans al
The Il. r. Springer is announced to
leave New Orleans this evening for the
Ohio river.
The Arkansas City left Vicksburg at
noon to-day, and passes here on Friday
Tor st. Louis. H.
The Charles Morgan and City of Baton
Rouge passed Vicksburg yesterday bound
for New Orleans.
The Boaz, without barges, passed up
yesterday on her way to Louisville after
another tow of coal,
The Anchor Line steamer CITY of St.
Louis passes up Tomorrow evening on her
way to Cairo and st. Louis.
The Golden, Rule, from Cincinnati. and
the Annie r. Silver, from st. Louis, ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
For Wheeling stogies, navy clippings,
Turkish cut, and best fine cut in the world,
go to II, Esch, 2l7 Main, corner Adams.
The Golden Grown will be the next
"O' Line steamer passing here for New
Orleans and should be here tomorrow
evening.
The Port Eads grounded her tow on
Thursday last at Island s., but got off on
Saturday and fredericksburg yesterday
all q. X.
The Wyoming in command of Captain
Frank Stein is announced to pass up this
evening on her way to the Ohio river, H..
o.. Lowe is her agent. -
The City of Providence arrived at st.
Louis yesterday and leaves there this
evening on her return to Yicksburg, pass
ing here on Friday next,
The City Of Yicksburg, from ST. Louis,
passed TO Vicksburg this forenoon, after
discharging 300 pkgs and adding about
6tons for points below,
The Belle Memphis left this forenoon
for st. Louis, after adding 100 bbls oil,
$50 pkgs box material, 50J bdls laths, sc
pkgs pals and 10 bbls potatoes.
A good item for planters; The oil mill:
of this city are now paying SIG per ton fol
cotton seed delivered here, which is an
advance Of from "a to 50 per ton.
Brice Purcell, who was pilot on the
Golden City when she hurried, is now
Kidding q position in the Registry Depart.
ment Of the Postofiice at Cincinnati.
The steamer Will s. Hays from Cincin.
natl passed down this morning with full
trip for New Orleans and discharged here
O'boxes of starch and l1a SKIS corn bran.
Captain =. Il. Star, mate of the Kate
Adams, leaYes to-day for few weeks
sojourn at Hot Springs, during which
time his address will be Avenue Hotel.
The steamer John Howard, Of New
Orleans, is on her way up the river des
tined for the Ohio, where she will be re.
paired either at Padueah or Jacksonville.
The splendid Anchor line steamer Jno
A., Scgddar, in command of CAPTAIN VIM
Baker passes down this evening for New
Orleans, George Baker Is in charge of The
office.
81, Louis, CINCINNATI and other points
north of US are having plVer excursions
but Memphis seems To have given up that
pqstime. An excursion on a good steamer
with first class management would pay
The Hard Cash win be found in port thi,
| afternoon, and leaves at 8 n m to morrow
on her return toWbiterlYer, going through
to Jacksopport where connection is mad,
with light draft steamers for upper White
and Black rivers, $500.
! Captain Isaac p. Lusk, agent at ST
Louis for the Diamond Joe line of steam
ers, began his life on the river ten year
ago as an office boy for the great oompan,
OF which heia now agent. Captain Lusl
is now n years of age and a self mad
man, H III. oIrr