Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-19

AAAnN1s
st. Louis-7 feet I inches, a decline Of
2 inches.
Yieksburg-6 feet A inches, a decline Of
5 inches
Nsshville-4 inches, a decline of /
inch.
Chattanooga inch, and stationary.
Shreveport-2 feet 10 inches, and sta
tionary.
Little Rocks feet 6 inches, and sta
tionary.
White and St. Francis rivers are falling
steadily.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Weather cloudy.
Indications Of rain.
River fell three inches.
Moderate business on the levee.
Rene Macready for Arkausaw City
tomorrow.
The Ida Lee had a good trip out for
st. Francis river.
A packet for Arkansaw and one for
White river this evening.
Five feet Of water reported in the
channel between Cairo and St. Louis.
The channel has cut to AZ inches
at Richmond reef in the Ohio river.
The channel at Tiptonville is still
down the shore way, but cutting out
slowly.
At Pittsburg there are about six
inches on the guage with twenty in the
channel. 'al
Lock No. 3 at Pittsburg will be
opened the latter part of the week for
business
The Belle Shreveport will be due
up Tomorrow morning on her way to
St. Louis.
The Wyoming arrived at St. Louis
Yesterday, and will probably load for
New Orleans.
The Arkansas City left St. Louis last
evening for Vicksburg,an passes here
Friday forenoon.
The Key West is loading at Cairo
TOR New Orleans and will probably
pass here to- morrow.
The Greenville wharf boat is still
aground at Island 80, and about 300
yards out Of the channel.
The Anchor Line packet City of St.
Louis will be due up Friday morning
bound for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder was expected to pass this
forenoon boynd for New Orleans.
The new lower coast steamer Mabel
Oomeaux passed Paducah evening be-
fore last, bound for New Orleans.
A Louisville dispatch states that
there has been no rain there since
July 18th, excepting an occasional
sprinkle.
The big Centennial is announced to
leave St, Louis this evening for New
Orleans under the auspices Of the
Anchor Line.
Pilots not engaged at present should
post themselves as to the recent
changes of tho rivers. There will
soon be plenty of work for all.
Captains Frank Beck and Money
have gone to St. Louis to bring out
the DeSmet, which will probably load
in the Adchor Line for New Orleans.
But little change is noted over
she shoal places in the Ohio river,
though it is evident that the channel
is cutting out and becoming more de,
fined. u
Captain james Rees has gone to
Mound City to take a look at his Gle.
CANT steamer, the Will s. Hays, and
prepare her for the fall and winter
trade.
Captain james Peterson, passenger
agent at St. Louis for the St. Louis
and st. Paul Packet Company, is
lying very low and not expected to
recover
There is a probability that the G..
II. VanEtten will be sent out to Ark.
apsaw river on Saturday next. Low
water and an Improvement of business
demands it.
The Rene Macready will arrive to.
morrow morning, and leaves again in
the evening in place Of the Kate
Adams for Helena, Friars Point, Ter.
rene, Arkansaw City and way land
ings.
Freight from St. Louis south toNew
Orleans has advanced to 45 cents per
Dbl on -four and % cents per 100
lbs, To way points below Memphis
30 cents per 100 lbs, and 60 cents per
Dbl on -four.
The Dean Adams brought in 20
bales cotton and returns this evening
to OsceOla, Plum Point and way land.
ingi on the upper coast. Captain
Henry Cooper commands, with Hugh
Tcmlinson in tho office.
The splendid light draft steamer H.
A. Tyler, in command Of Captain John
b Messengale, will be here to leave
to morrow evening for Cairo, St. Louis
and way landings. Lem Hill is her
chief clerk. Captain AID Storm is
agent, and the Tyler will leave from
the elevator,
The owners Of the Southern Trans,
portation Line Of steamers held
another meeting at Cincinnati on
Monday last but arrived at no definite
conclusions, They will probably re.
organize a line the same as last season.
All the boats Of the line are 10 good
order and ready for business as soon
as there Is water.
The Commonwealth bound from st
Louis to ViCksburg and due yesterda!
morning, is aground eight miles abov,
here. Officers Of the boat came dowI
in q yAwl early this morning and re