Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16

Chattanooga feet 8 inches, a decline
Of IA inches.
.Shreveport-l2 feet inches, decline
Of II inches
Little Rock feet 4 inches, decline
Of inches.
White and St. Francis rivers are both
declining.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
River declining steadily
Good business on the levee.
james W. Gsf for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
Josie Harry for White river next
Saturday.
The Cumberland, upper Mississippi
and upper Ohio rivers are rising.
The Will S. Hays for the Ohio, and
the Cry Of St. Louis for st. Louis, left
New Orleans Saturday.
The big Thomas Sherlock is 10 be
sold by the U. s. Marshal at Oincin
natl on TUESDAY next.
The Will Kyle for New Orleans and
the Andy Baum for this port, left Gin
cinnati Saturday evening.
Fred Druck, formerly Of the James
W. Gaf, has taken charge Of the en-.
gines of the r. r, Springer.
The City of Cairo left at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning for st. Louis, add.
ing here 90 Dbls oil and 20 tons Of suns
dries.
The Ida Darragh brought the little
steamer G. H. Van Etten in last night
from ArkaDsaw river to be overhauled
and repaired.
The Ooahoma is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Friars Point,
and at the same hour the Dean Adams
goes to Osceola.
The funeral Of Pilot VIM. Warman
took place Saturday, AMI was largely
attended by river men, with whom he
was held in high esteem.
The City of Helena, from St. Louis,
passed here on time yesterday for
Vicksburg. She discharged 1890
pkgs and added about 10 tons.
ROustabout labor on the Mississippi
river above Cairo IS getting scarce now
that the wheat harvest is progressing
in that section of the country.
The Anchor Line steamer Citv Of
Vicksburg will be down Tonight. and
leaves from the elevator at 10 o clock
in the morning for Vicksburg and way
landings.
The Belle Memphis, of the Anchor
Line, will be up from Vicksburg this
afternoon and leaves from the elevator
at 10 clock in the morning for Cairo
and st. Louis.
Solicitor of the Treasury Raynor has
decided that a licensed steamboat
oihcer, pending an appeal from local
board to the Supervising Inspector, is
not under suspension.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Ocudder is announced to pass here al
noon to morrew, on her way to New
Orleans. Captain AID Storm, at the
elevator, is her agent.
The Hard Cash will arrive from
White river tomorrow, and lay up
the balance OF the summer, the Josie
Harry resuming her trips TO that
stream on Saturday next.
The W. P. Halliday, with 800 tons
OF freight, came in early yesterday
morning from New Orleans, discharged
20 pkgS, cleaned out boilers and left
In the evening tor st. Louis.
The Golden Crown, from Cincin.
natl, with 1900 tons of freight, passed
here yesterday for New Orleans She
discharged 500 pkgs of freight and gets
70 tons OF cotton seed meal at ArEan
saw City.
Owing to the scarcity of labor the
City OF Baton Rouge did not get away
Tor New Orleans until yesterday morn
ing. She added 30 tons cottonseed
meal DO tons cOttonseed cake and lol
Of miscellaneous freight.
| The Commonwealth and several
other boats during the storm at St.
Louis on Friday night last, was blown
across the river, but sustained no
damage. A lumber laden barge was
Alison driven across the river and
sunk.
| The Ida Darragh is receiving at
the foot of Court street, and is the
mail packet leaving tomorrow even.
| ing for all points on Arkansaw river
through to Pine Bluff, where connec-
ton is made with the pool line boats
for Little Rock and points above.
| Charles Merriam is the name of the
new transfer steamer just completed
At Jacksonville for the Springfield,
Kansas City and Memphis Railroad
Company, and will be used at this
port. She is said to be one of the
finest boats of her class, is supplied
with the electric light and has all the
modern improvements.
| The James W. Gaff will arrive this
afternoon, and returns to the Ohio
river at D o'clock to morrow evening,
going through to Cincinnati, where
she connects with the different rail.
roads, and tickets passengers through
to the prominent cities Of the East at
low rates. Captain G. B. Russell
commands, with James Surtees in
charge OF the office.