Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-27

St. LOuis-34 feet inches, decline of
inches,
Yicksburg feet 8 inches, decline of
3 inches.
Nashville-7 feet 8 inches. a rise of %
inches.
Chattanooga feet 2 inches, "a decline of
IL inches.
shrevepOrt-l9 feet inches, rise of 8
inches
Little Rocks feet 10 inches, a rise of
8 inches.
ST. Francis river is rising, and White
river has good stage of water through
to JacksonpOrt.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River rose one inch.
Moderate business on the landing
Packets coming IN with light trips.
The Alice Brown, with a tow of
coal, passed south yesterday.
The Andy Baum passed Louisville
yesterday on her way to Cincinnati.
The Dean Adams is the Lee Line
packet Ieaying this evening for Os-
ceola.
Ida Belle, the little daughter of
Engineer Lewis, died at Vicksburg a
few days ago.
The Coahoma is the Lee Line mail
packet leaving this evening for Belena
and Friars Point
The Golden Rule will be due down
Friday bound for New Orleans. Ii. g.
Lowe is her agent.
The towboat Annie L., with the
Greenville whariboat in tow, passed
up yesterday for Paducah.
The City of Cairo arrived at Vicks-
burg last evening and leaves there to-
morrow forenoon on her return to St.
Louis.
The Kate Adams will arrive to>
night and is the mail packet leaving
tomorrow evening for Arkansaw
City.
The City of Providence left Vicks>
burg at noon yesterday and passes
here Friday morning on her way to St..
Louis.
The Paris C. Brown leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati,
aud the Annie P. Silver goes to St.
Louis.
The Ida Darragh, for Arkansaw
river, and Rene Macready for St.
Francis river, had fair trips out last
evening.
The new Tennessee River Packet
Company will be organized in a few
day with probably few, if any, changes
in Offices.
The potato crop is fine this year,
judging from the amount of barrels
and crates sent North by every Anchor
Line boat.
The Vint Shinkle, from Cincinnati,
will be here this evening and leaves
on Friday at pm. with a return trip
for the Ohio.
Diver Hiram Hill has gone to the
wreck of the sawmill boat Matte,
which sunk few nights ago at Pate's
Landing, Ark.
The Cons Millar departed last even
ing for Cincinnati with 420 bales cot
ton, 90 bales rags, 300 bbls oil and a
fair trip of people.
When the Sherlock was at Coal
Island Landing, near Natchez, an old
German deck passenger jumped over
board and was drowned.
The John A. scudder, with about
1900 tons, passed to New Orleans
yesterday. She added here 100 tons,
including 844 SKIS oil cake.
The Will Kyle is announced to pass
here this evening on her way to the
Ohio river. H. G. Lowe, at the foot
OF Jefferson street, is her agent.
Extensive repairs are being made to
the James Lee, and when she returns
to this port, new engines are to be put
in, which will give her additional
speed,
Thirty-six inches of water is re.
ported over the track Of the Vioks-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific railroad
in Louisiana between Tallulah and
Waverly.
A wedding took place on the steam
er Katie StOokdale at Pittsburg IN
Monday last, the contracting parties
being Miss Bond and Mr.. Robinson,
frem Marietta, OHIO,
The negro cut in the fTscaa on the
Thomas Sherlock Sunday night is
alive, and will probably get we'll. His
head was nearly severed from his body |
and the larypK was perforated by the |
blade OF the knife.
The U. p. Schenck with about 100 |
tons Of freight and Is people, on her |
fifth day out from New Orleans, passed |
up yesterday bound for Cincinnati. |
She discharged 30 bbls mOlasses and |
50 sacks salt, and added 252 bales
eortog. '-'
A trio Of popular packets will leave |
Cincinnati this evening. The wild" |
Will s. Hays, the famous" Charles |
Morgan and the dandy" James W
CAT, The latter comss To this port, |
while the Two fOFmSF go through to |
New Orleans.
Captain Binzelia yesterday pur-
chased from Captain @. j. Berry the
propeller pversburg. now lying below
tho foot OF Union street.. Some littlo
repairs aye being made after which she
Wdl be tai zen to New Orleans to run
10 a short coast trade.
The Anchor Line steamer CITY of
st. houis, a little over three DAYS out
from New Orleans, with a light trip