Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-18

yicksburg-6 feet 9 inches, a decline of
Nashvillo-5 inches, a decline of l
inch.
Chattanooga inch, and stationary.
Shreyeport-2 feet 2 inches, a decline
off inches.
Little Rocks feet G inches, and sta
tionary.
White and St. Francis rivers are falling
steadily.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
River fell / inch.
Business dull on the levee.
Two local packets leaving to-day.
The Clinton from St. Louis arrived
at New Orleans yesterday.
Five feet of water is now reported
between st. Louis and Cairo.
The Centennial leaves St. Louis to-
morrow evening for New Orleans.
Captain Harry Stein is repainting
and 'ro6tting the Charles Morgan in
handsome style.
The Annie P. Silver, bound for New
Orleans, was aground some time at
Brunswick Point.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
st, Louis left New Orleans last even
ing for st. Louis.
The Mabel Comeaux from Cincin-
natl will be due down tomorrow
bound for New Orleans.
There is but little over three feet of
water in the canal at Louisville and
scarcely any on the falls.
The John Dippold, with several
barges Of rocks, passed down yester.
day for Wilson's Point.
The. Ella Kimbrough didnot succeed
in securing a day in the St. Louis and
Memphis Anchor Line.
The Commonwealth from St. Louis
is behind time and will pass down this
evening for V~icksburg.
Captain Mark Cheek has gone to
New Albany, Indiana, to look after
the repairs OF the Kate Adams shaft.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder will be due down tomorrow
forenoon on her way to New Orleans.
The Arka1saw river ferryboat
Martha is still in port awaiting the
arrival Of the Ida Darragh in order to
get a pilot.
The b. W. Cole, in command of
Captain Frank Ellison, is now running
regularly in the V~icksburg andGreen-
vile trade.
The towboat Annie l.. is still in
port awaiting orders from Greenville
in relation to the wharf boat aground
at Island 80.
Pilot Lew Sohragg, who brought
the ferry boat Martha from Cincin-
natl to this port, returned home last
night by rail.
The Ooahoma from Arkansaw City
brought in ia bales cotton and 1853
SKIS cotton seed. She returns to Friars
Point this evening,
Frank Smith, a well known river
steward, and late Of the Anchor Line
steamer w P Halliday, has opened a
restaurant in st. Louis.
The r s Hays, after spending "a
hours in this vicinity double tripping,
hitched up her tow and got away last
night for New Orleans.
The CityoI Vicksburg arrived yes
terday afternoon and proceeded to st.
Louis this forenoon taking a small lot
Of miscellaneous freight.
Captain Harry Keith is at st. Louis
awaiting the arrival Of the steamer
City Of Vicksburg, which boat he will
command in the future.
The City of Providence from St
Louis arrived at Vicksburg yesterday,
and the John Gilmore and barges
passed there bound for st. Louis.
The Ste. Geneyieye discharged 1866
pkgs Of freight and went back to St
Louis last evening with 100 bbls -four
and good lot of miscellaneous freight
The Belle Shreveport, in command
Of Captain G. Wash Thompson, will
be due up to morrow evening Of
Thursday morning, bound for st
Louis.
The Hard Cash, in command o
Captain Ed Postal, is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for al
points on White river through t,
Jacksonport.
The Ida Darragh is due to>day ant
returns to Arkansaw river tomorrow
} evening, going as far as Pine Bluff
and connecting there with the poo
line packets for Little Rock and point
, above.
Mr.. Joseph II. Welborn, pilot o
0 tho Anchor Line steamer City 0
! Helena, was married on Friday last t
( Mrs. Mary Evans, at the residence O
the brides mother, two miles belo'
V~icksburg.
The Henry A.. Tyler, in command
: Of Captain John II. Messengale, lol
ST. Louis last evening for this poi
under the auspices Of the Anche
Q Line. She will be here to go back o
Thursday evening.
Il, The Rene Macready went out la
u night for Arkansaw City in place
! the Kate Adams, with j. D. Randa
in command and Ansel Banksmith
g the office, Elisha Evans and Coo
&c Hoyle are at the wheel,
20 Leander Huff, a former mate Of Il
q towboAt Henry LOurey and who stan,
ID charged before the United Stat
i. Court, arrived from St. Louis yeste
Is day in charge Of the United Stat