Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-07

inches.
st. Louis-l0 feet,a decline of inches.
Yicksburg-ll feet 3 inches, a decline
OF 8 inches.
aNashville-l foot, a decline Of Inch.
|, Chattanooga-S inches, a decline Of 2
inch.
Shreveport feet 10 inches, a decline
Of 2 inches.
Fort Smith, feet 3 inches below the
zero of the gfuge, fell 8 inches.
Little Rock feet 2 inches, and sta
tionary.
White and St. Francis rivers con-
tinue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear aud pleasant.
River fell two inches.
River getting very low.
SandbArs and snags are showing up
finely.
Josie Harry for White river to.
morrow.
But little business doing at the
landing.
Phiun Starr is again mate of the
Kate Adams.
Captain Lex Wolfe died at New
Albany, Indiana, Wednesday night.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge passes up to-day for st.
Louis.
Captain W. @. Hardwick the potato
and corr king, is taking in the Louis.
vile Exposition.
Hughes bar and Yellow creek, on
the Ohio river, are reported to have
scant 30 inches.
Mr.. Val Q. Entriken is to have
charge Of the Office Of the steamer
Natchez this season.
On account Of extreme low water at
Pittsburg, the landing there presents
a Sunday appearance.
The channel at the foot Of Grand
Chain on the Ohio river has cut out
to four feet six inches.
The SilverthOrn, from Nashville,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday and
will run in Pearl river.
The City Of Cairo left Vicksburg
yesterday and passes here Sunday on
her way TO st. Louis.
Only six feet Of water reported be.
tween St. Louis and Cairo, the worst
place being Devils Island.
The Kate Adams, for. Arkansaw
City, departed last evening with a good
showing Of both freight and people.
Plenty Of freight reported on the
banks and in the warehouses between
Cairo and this port, ready for ship
ment.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
City Of St. Louis is announced to pass
here Sunday forenoon bound for New
Orleans.
Captain II. 0. Brazee, Hui fnspec.
tor at this port, has returned from a
very pleasant trip to the seaboaid,
much improved in health.
Six and a half feet Of water is re,
ported between Cairo aud st. Louis
"a feet between Cairo and this port
and about 8 feet below here.
Engineer Richard @. Smith is ems
cheering on the Thomas Spurlock al
Cincinnati, but will come to Memphis
as soon as business opens up
The Clinton, under the auspices Of
the Anchor Line, is loading at st.
Louis for New Orleans, and will preb.
ably leave there this evening.
The John DippOld sunk two bargei
Of rock and one barge Of coal at Tip
tonville. One Of the barges Of stone
was sunk rightin the channel.
Captain Snead Strong, one Of the
pilots of the towboat Oakland, wal
taken to St. Louis in a dangerous
condition, his malady being swami
fever.
The Wyoming, with a very ligh.
trip Of freight, passed up this morn
ing for Cincinnati, after discharginl
20 bags salt, % bbls sugar and 20
empty hhds.
The incline Of the Mobile and Obi,
railroad caved into the river at Co
lumbus, Ky, lately aud all transfer
to the Iron Mountain road are nov
! made at Cairo.
/, The City Of Providence came u.
last evening from Vicksburg and pro
, ceeded at 10 o'clock this morning
s ST. Louis, after adding a lot Of mis-
oellane0us and way freight.
/. The Anchor Line steamer Arkar
sas City,in command Of Captain Harr
. Brolaski, is announced to pass her
c this evening bound for VicksburI
n Charles Quesnel presides in the cficI
The Coahoma, in command
. Captain Stacker Lee, brought in
bales cotton aud 1873 SKIS cotton sect
She returns this evening to Heller
: and Friars Point. Plat Rhodes
her chief clerk.
! nThe Oakland and six barges fro
: st. Louis arrived at New Orleans {
J. Saturday last with 1878 pkgs miscC
I laneOus freight, 165,0H bushels
bulk corn, 5000 bushels bulk wheI
and 1863 car wheels,
o. The Dean Adams, in command