Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-18

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cline of Is inches.
Shreveport-l6 feet 2 inches, a de-
cline Of 8 inches.
Little Hock-6 feet, aud station.
AIRY.
White river is falling slowly with a
good stage to Jscksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cooler to day.
River rising slowly.
Business dull at the landing.
The upper Ohio is falling rapidly
The packets departed with fair
trips.
The Gaf leaves for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
The Charles P. Chouteau is due to.
day from New Orleans.
The Golden Crown, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati last evening.
The Paris G. Brown is the next "O'
Line steamer due up for the Ohio
river.
The Katie Hooper is the regular
packet leaving on Saturday for Ar.
kansaw river.
No arrivals or departures at 81. Louis
yesterday, with ice still running and
the river falling.
There is considerable ice al Cairo
passing out Of both the Ohio aud and
the Mississippi rivers.
The Grand Pacific, for st. Louis,
left New Orleans yesterday under the
auspices of the Anchor Line.
The National Board of Steam Navi-
gltion meets to-day at Cairo, WITH 30
representative from Memphis.
The Josie. Harry will be due to.
morrow from White River, and re-
turns on Saturday at her usual hour
Lou Jones completed his work on
the Dean Adams and went out yester.
day in charge of the engine room on
the Coahoma.
Mate j. Frank Bremen, late Of the
Ida Darragh, has taken charge of the
lower deck OF tho Kate Adams. lie
is a good one.
The William Pagan, just rebuilt,
passed down yesterday for New Or
leans with a gpd load. She di :
chlrged $50 pkgs here.
The City of New Orleans, which
passed up to day for ST. Louis, had on
board the furniture of the sunken
steamer City Of Greenville.
The James w. Calf will arrive to-
morrow, and is announced to leave in
the evening on her return to the Ohio
river, Captain r. W. Lightburne is
her agent,
The R R. Springer, from the Ohio
river, passed down last night Tor New
Orleans drawing 81 feet. She put of
23D pkls and added about so TONS and
2 passengers.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 80 bales
cotton, 200 bbls oil, 100 bbls rice, IS
bales rags. 1000 feet lumber and a
good list of people.
The John s. Brausford arrived last
night with 10 bales cotton and 1886
SKIS cotton seed. She was delayed by
a heavy wind storm on White river
and fOgs on the Mississippi.
The S. L. Wood, with a heavy tow
Of coal, arrived at Cheeks Island,
above the city. last night, LETT her tow
there aud went down this morning to
the foot Of Presidents Island to sound
the channel.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab.
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind Of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
The Will S. Hays left New 0rlear,
last evening, and with favorable
weather should pass here Sunday
forenoon on her way to Cincinnati
Captain H. G. Lowe, at the foot O
Jefferson street, is her agent.
The City Of New Orleans, with q
good load of sugar and molasses
arrived last night, discharged % hhdi
sugar, and was still at the compress.
this forenoon, taking on 1000 bales o.
cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
The Guiding Star and U P. Schenck
passed Louisville yesterday for Gin,
cinnati. They had been detained
below the canal, it having been frozen
over for two or three days. Naviga.
ton at that point is now unimpeded
Captain H. G. Lowe, agent for The
Southern Transportation line, an.
nounces the elegant steamer Colder
Rule to leave here this evening fol
Vicksburg, New Orleans and tn,
bends. Captain 0. p. Shinkle com
mlnds, with Albert Shinhle il, chargl
Of the Office
Jacob Wilhelm, a white deckhun,
on the steamer Alexandra, died Of
the 10th inst. of h~ydrophobia. an,
was buried at Nole's landing on LAX.
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