Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-31

feet inches.
Cincinnati-4O feet inches, decline
OF Z feet.
Louisville-2O feet 10 inches, decline
Of 3 feet inches.
Evansville-39 feet rise Of 2 feet.
I inches.
ST. Louis-5 feet, a rise of 6 inches,
Vicksburg-20 feet inches, a rise Of
IL inches.
Nashyllle-2o feet 4 inches, decline Of
4 feet 4 inches.
Chattanooga feet 6 inches, decline
oshreveport-lS feet 10 inches, rise of
Fort Smith-22 inches below the zero of
the gauge, decline OF 2 inches.
Little Rocks feet, a rise Of inches.
81. Francis and White rivers are both
at good stage and rising.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cooler.
River rising steadily.
Moderate business at the landing.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City,
5 pm.
The big cotton carrier Helena is
due up from New Orleans.
The run Of coal from Pittsburg OF
the present water will exceed 1900,
900 bushels.
Several coal firms at Pittsburg lost
heavily by the last freshet oft upper
Ohio river.
The City of New Orleans, due up
yesterday, has doubtless been de.
tanned by fog.
The Ida DsrrAh will be the regular
Wednesday evening packet leaving for
Arkansaw river.
The repairs Of the Joe Peters were
completed last evening and she left
for Arksnsaw river.
The Centennial is still at Liberty
Island, unable to get through, but the
channel is cutting out
The Montana is loading to leave St.
Louis Tomorrow evening for Vicks.
burg in the Anchor Line.
There isstlll plenty Of snow reported
north Of Pittsburg and a little rain
would make anoter big river.
The Paris @. Brown for New Or,
leans, and the Cons Millar for this
port, left Cincinnati Saturday.
The H. A. Tyler returned to Padu.
cab Saturday evening with a fair
showing Of upper bends freight.
The Charles Morgan for Cincinnati
and W. P. Halliday for St. Louis, left
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Belle Shreveport for Cincin-
natl, and Charles P. Chateau for this
port, are to leave New Orleans this
evening.
The Ohio river above Evansville is
falling rapidly, but steady rains and a
warmer temperature will soon bring it
up again.
Rates on corn from Madrid Bend
to points south are now l2l cents pei
sack, and have been at that figure fol
ten days past.
The hull and fixtures Of the steamer
5. ii. PArisot will be disposed Of al
Marshals sale at Vidalia, La, on the
18th CT January.
Irwin Davis, for several years past
mate Of the towbost Port Eads, died
at st. Louis Oh Friday last in the
fittieth year Of his age,
Very little ice reported in the river
between Cairo and St. Louis, but the
water is SO low that boats find con-
siderable trouble to navigate.
The DeAnAdams departed Saturday
evening for White river with a good
trip of both freight and people. She
passes Devall's Buff to. night.
The towbOat Rush which left Cal
70, Saturday r,orning, while backing
out, her wheel struck her fuel barge
containing $50 bushels coal, and sunI
it.
Captain j. W. Smith is going Il
place boat in the Vicksburg ant
Natchez trade. BE says he will get
first-class one and make three trip
per week.
The Ooahoma brought in lOl bAlel
cotton, ID bags seed cotton and 4l3 SIX
cotton seed. In command Of Captain
Henry Cooper she leaves again thi
evening for 0sceola.
News from the sunken Win Kyle i
rather unfavOrable, as the river ha
been rising too fast to admit af tn,
completion Of the bulkhead, prepare
tory to pumping her out,
Mr.. Walter Shinkle, late secon,
clerk Of the Golden Rule, has gon
into the pilot house Of that steamer [,
! study the river, and by close attention
will soon make a good pilot
The David R. Powell, for Yicks
burg, and the Aunie P. Silver, 70
a New Orleans. both Of which left s.
! Louis on Thursday last. are having
a hard time getting out to Cairo.
a The james Ice brought in 2l9 bal,
s cotton, 40 bags seed cotton and 81
= SKIS cotton seed, In command Of Cal
4 tain Stacker Lee she leaves again th
evening for Helena and Friars Poin
y Captain Lew Hates has succeeds
in getting the Buckeye State into q
: Southern Transportation Line. an
! che will leave Cincinnati on Thursdl
a evening, following the r. r. Syringe
0 which leaves tomorrow.
The Golden Rule with a big trip
? freight and 30 cabin passengers, passe
. to New Orleans Saturday evsnin
In Madrid Bend she got $500 81
Z corn, and here she added 80 bal
, cotton, besides nearly 80 tons Of mi
i csllaneOus freight.
= 1t vas Captain John II. Randle,
4 the OhiCkaHAw Iron Works, that pu
Q. chased the boilers and machine