Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-17
9oATs ' TODAY,

Memphis feet 8 inches, an
stationary.
Pittsburg-7 feet, a rise Of 8 fee
2 inches.
Cincinnati-l4 feet, a rise of
inches.
Louisville feet Inches. a deOliD
of 6 inches,
EvsnsvilIe--lO feet 8 inches, a ris0
Of 9 inches.
Cairo-l2 feet 10 inches, a declin0
of 5 inches.
St. Louis IS feet 2 inches, a ris
6 inches.
Vicksburg--16 feet 6 inches, q dc
cline of 6 inches.
Nsshyille-l2 feet 2 iuches, a de.
cline Of 2 inches.
0hattanooga-l7 feet. arise off feet
10 inches.
shreveport-l6 feet II inches, a ris'
Of 8 inches.
LittlJ Rock-6 feet, a decline o
] inch.
White river is falling slowly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sultry to-day.
River about stationary. .
Business brisk at the landing.
The upper Ohio rising rapidly.
Two packets for White river to-day
The City Of New Orleans is due ~
to-day bound for st. Louis.
The Golden RIle passed Evansville
last evening, bound for this port.
The United States snagboat, H. G,
Wright, has laid up at Mound City.
The r. r. Springer was expected Il
pass down at noon to day for New
Orleans.
The Charles p. Chouteau will b.
due here tomorrow from New
Orleans.
The ice 10 the river at Louisville il
disappearing, but the canal is still
frozen over.
Henry Powers, yesterday, took
charge ofthe lower deck ofthe steamer
Ida Darragh.
The towboats w. w. 0'Neil and
John A. Wood left New Orleans yes.
terday morning for the Ohio.
The towboat H. M. Graham, char
tered by the government for harbOI
duty, went into commission to-day.
The Rene Macready, for St. Francis
river, and the Ida Darragh, for Ar
kansaw river, had good trips out lasI
evening.
On Monday last the ice was still
gorged at Alton and Grand Tower, tbs
ice at the former place being piled q
feet high.
The towboat Belmont snagged and
sunk an empty barge, 80 miles above
here a day or two ago while on her way
to the Ohio.
The Kate Adams will arrive to-
morrow morning, aud is the mai
packet leaving in the evening fol-
Arkansaw City.
The james w. Gaf, on her way to
this port, passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon, and should arrive early
Friday morning.
The Will s. Hays %leavesl New Or
leans this evening for the Ohio river,
With good weather she should pass
here Sunday next.
Captain John N. Hardin left last
evening by rail for Little Rock and
Pine Bluff, to look after mail and
steamboat interests.
The Dean Adams is having the
removed from the tops of her
chimneys, 80 as to look more like
those Of the james Lee.
The Laura Lee, which collided
with the steamer City Of Gseenville,
will have to go on docks at New Or
leans to repair damages.
Mate Sullivan, who was arrested in
New Orleans last week on the charge
of numbering a deckhand, has beer
admitted to bail in the sum Of $4,000
A dense fog prevailed at New Or.
leans yesterday evening, causing dc.
tention to boats due, and those an
nounced to leave deferred their de-
parture until to-day.
The Centennial is laid up at presenr
at New Orleans, on account Of excess
of tonnage at that port, but will prob
ably find an Opening by the end Of tn,
week to load for st. Louis.
The Charles Morgan is announced
to leave Cincinnati on Saturday mex
on a grand Mardi Gras excursion tril
to New Orleans, round trip tickets O
which will be good to return on an
boat Of the line.
Frank Rhodes, Of Louisville, KY,
we'll known river mate, died in tn
hospital at Mobile on Saturday last
His remains were sent home for in
interment, his wife receiving a dis
patch to that effect.
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No arrivals or departures at s.
Louis yesterday. There was coDsid
cradle ice running, but it was sof
1t was raining there last night, wit
the weather quite mild. The prot
poets indicate an early resumption {