Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-07

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rise of z inches.
Little Rock-9 feet 6 inches, a rise
of 3 feet 2inches.
White river is rising rapidly at
headwaters.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River rose IL inches.
Marine business dull to day.
Only one packet leaving this eVen-
ing.
Arkansaw and White rivers ere ris.
ing again.
The Henry Frank left St. Louis
last evening. Aelt
The W. Halliday leaves St. Louis
to-day for New Orleans.
The Ida Darragh will.be the Wed.
nesday packet for Arkansaw river.
The Guiding Star, from New Or.
leans, arrived at Cincinnati ysster
day.
The Smoky City, with heavy tow
of coal, passed down yesterday bound
for New Orleans.
Some 100000 bushels Of coal will
be shipped South from Louisville on
the present tide.
The Centennial from st. Louis and
the Mary Houston from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, and
ThOs. Sherlock, for New Orleans, are
to leave Cincinnati this evening,
The river at New Orleans last night
was one inch higher than last year,
causing apprehension for the safety of
the levee.
The John A. Scudder is due at
New Orleans this evening, and the
City Of Baton Rouge leaves there for
st. Louis.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 300 bales
cotton, 40 bales rags, $50 bbls oil and
50,OOe ieet lumber.
The Ohio rivor is rising rapidly all
the way from Pittsburg to Cairo, and
a big stage of water is expected down
this way very soon.
All the United States war vessels
left New Orleans on Monday last. AS
the Tennessee got away her band
played THE Girl Left Behind Me-
The VIII s. Hays will pass here on
her way to New Orleans on Monday
next. She is full of people, many of
them being round-trip excursionists.
There are now 10 boats on the Mis-
souri, river which will be put into use
this year. They represent about $3.50,
600. Of them Sioux City lays claim
to five.
The james w. Gaff will arrive
Monday morning aud leaves on Tues
day evening next for Cincinnati and
way landings on the Ohio river. Capt.
R. W. Lightburne is agent.
The sandbar opposite the city is
completely submerged, and will prob
ably remain SO Tor awhile. At noon
to day the river here was 8 feet 5
inches below high water mark.
At Vicksburg the dredgeboat has
commenced work in the lake just
below the Anchor Line elevator. Size
will operate night and day until she
accOmplishes the desired object.
The Arkansas City, having been
detained by fog and bad weather, did
not pass down until last night. She
discharged 2l8l pkgs and added 30
tons for Vicksburg and way points.
The steamer Headlight, which was
to have been sold at Vicksburg by the
is. Marshal, was purchased yester>
day by Philip Hickey. There were
claims against the boat amounting to
$500. s
The Charles Morgan, with about 30
people and lacking $50 tons of being
loaded, passed down this forenoon.
She put off fGw packages and added
400 SKIS oil meal, 1914 bales hay and 100
bbls lime.
The Rene Macready is due to day
and leaves again on Tuesday next for
all points on St. Francis river through
to Mark Tree, the crossing of the
Memphis and Kansas City railroad,
100 miles above Wittsburg.
Mr., Gus Young, whl was freight
clerk on the Ida Darragh and lately in
charge of the Van Etten, on Arkan-
saw river, left yesterday on the
steamer Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati,
aud will probably accept birth on
one of the packets of the Memphis
and Ohio river line.
In the case of the Louisville and
Henderson Packet Company VS.. the
City Of Evansville, Judge Gresham
rendered judgment in favor Of the
plaintiffs-amount $4,000, fixed. This
will be Judge Gresham's last decision.
Ho having received the appointment
of Postmaster General, has gone to
Washington to assume the duties Of
the Office.