Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-20

Coahoma, Dean Adams, Hard Cash,
Golden Crown u4
HIGH WATER MARK. tl '
The high water level of the food of 1889
at the port of Memphis was reached on
March 9Th, when the exact reading Of the
government guage at the foot of Ieffer-
son street was So feet 2 inches. a1s aa
STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-29 feet, a rise of 4 inches
during the past "a hours. uU Ir..
\ Pittsburg-8 feet, decline OF II inches.
Cincinnati-N feet 2 inches, decline
Of inches.
!, Ioqisville-lo feet 10 inches, a rise of
10 inches. lt t-f lalFl NJ l3l'
- Evansville-l7 feet 2 inches, ddecline of
10 inches. a 'gI NV
inches.
St, Louis-S8 feet, rise OF inches
inch. f'I1 7, =,
Nashyille--lO feet 8 inches, decline of
z feet 10 inches. ~ IN
Chattanooga feet inches, decline
Of inches. ..
ShrevepOrt-lS feet 8 inches, rise of 8
inches.
Little Rookie feet, a decline Of 2 feet
2 inches. FliaT7S 5''l 19's ~
White river is falling, with good stage
Of water through to Jacksonport. Ll
l1 MISCELLANEOUS. ocl
Clear and hot. u SO
River rose four inches.
Business quiet on the levee.
The Ohio is falling at Pittsburg.
The W. P, Halliday is to leave New
Orleans this evening for St. Louis.
The Andy Baum will arrive to-
morrow and leave Friday for Ciucin
natl.
The New Mary Houston is to leave
Cincinnati this evening for New Or
leans.
The Wyoming. bound f or New Or.
leans, passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon.
The Cons Millar arrived at Cincin.
natl yesterday, and leaves there with
return trip for this port. aIa
The Guiding Star, from New Or
leans, was expected to pass up at
noon to-day for the Ohio river.
The Kate Adams will arrive TO-
night and leave tomorrow evening
for Arkansaw City and way mail land,
ings.
The Ida parragt, for Arkansaw
and the Maeresdy for St. Francis
river, departed on time with faiF
trips, t.H1y.
The Will Kyle and John Y. Wal
ton arrived at New Orleans yesterday,
aud the Thomas Sherlock left there In
the evening for Cincinnati. hsl5 b.
8 The Annie p. Silver, from St. Louis,
with a big trip, passed to New Orleans
yesterday afternoon, adding here l64
bbls aOur aag II SKIS oil cake. l'4
The John Gilmore was expected TO
pass down this morning for New Or
leans. She adds here barge %, loaded
Fiih 1000 tons Of oil cake and meal,
Fhe gOaht9liA4 saa Dean. Adams are
the Lee lime mall packets 1eayipg
this evening. The former g0ss 10
Friars Point and The latter 70 Plum
Point.
The Henry Lourey, seven DAYS out
from New Orleans with eight model
barges, arrived last night, cleaned out
XII \ 4 n.
Louis. ="
The tug Billy Kilby started to New
Orleans this morning with three
barges o. st yes, aud at Helena will
add four bal ges Of slaves and raft of
timber. .g l9 en
The james W. CAT departed last
night for the Ohio river with 400
bales cotton, 100 bales rags, a lot Of
miscellaneous freight and good list
Of people. -l4
Captain John j.. Darragh is at
Pittsbprg looking after his towboat
being built by Rees q Bros, vhe are
also building the Ohickasaw for White
river and the Joe Peters fer Arkan.
saw river. e -
The Golden Crown, from New Or.
leans. arrived last evening with about.
24O tons Of freight, aud was still here
at noon patching a boiler. She will
probably get away by dark for Cincin-
natl aud points on the Ohio river.
The Hard Cash came in yesterday
looking as If 9 cyclone had passed over
her, Her ohimneys. were knocked
down, but no other damage done
Repairs will be made by evening when
shb will return to White river and 20
through to Jack sopp9rt. s1
The Anchor Line steamer City of
New Orleans arrived last night a little
oyer three days out. She discharged
80 bbls sugar, 81 bbls molasses, 80
boxes and kegs soda, 80 hbls cement,
30 boxes canned goods, CLEANED out
boilers, added . lot Of potatoes, and
prOcssd this forenoon on her way to
st. Louis. n68I N efE d dals'a-
The Will s. Hays arrived at Gin.
cinnati night before last six days and
hours out from New Orleans, being
) hours behind the time made by the
r r Springer 10 April, 1881. The
Hays lost 28 hours and 10 minutes be
low OairO. For q regular business
trip, without any effort or unusual
speed, tbs is remarkably fast time,
indicating that the Hays is the fastest
steamer ever constructed for the Gin
cinnati and New Orleans trade,