Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-05

S = ANNk . AhNApai a ANNlihc
Of 8 inches.
N%eshvlllo-l foot l inch, a decline of
| inch.
Chattanooga-ll inches, a decline Of
inch.
sh%reyepOrt-5 feet 8 inches, a decline
Of Inches.
Fort Smith, feet and falling.
Little Rock-4 feet ] inch, u decline
Of 2 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers con-
tinue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River lell six 4nches.
Business moderate at the landing.
James W. Gatf for Cincinnati to-
night.
The levee received a good washing
last night.
Flesh Wheeling stogies at H. Esch's,
III Main street.
The John A. Scudder leaves New
Orleaus this evening for St. Louis.
The Cons Millar, from this port.
arrived safely At Cincinnati yesterday.
The John Gilmore and barges we're
still aground at Island 80 at last ac-
counts.
Freights are accommodating at Cairo
Tor Sou bern points,and have advanced
to l7!o aud $50.
The Ida Lee for st Francis river,
and tie Ida Darragh for Arkasaw river
had fair trips out.
Joe Smith has leased the bar Of the
steamer Belle Shreveport and fur
nished it handsomely.
As far as is known at present no
damage to river crafts was done by
the torn of hast sight
Osceola is the name Of the now tow
boat the Howard's, of Jacksonville,
are building for the government
The packets due aud those which
left last night were compelled to
wait til the clouds rolled BY"
The Kate Adams will arrive to-
night and is the mail packet leaving
to morrow evening for Arkansaw City.
The COmmonwealth down for Vicks
burg yesterday, discharged 2209 pk.s
aud added over 100 tons for points be-
low.
The Wyoming is the next packet of
the 70" Line due up for Cincinnati.
She passed Vicksburg yesterday fore>
noon.
Less than seven feet Of water is re-
ported at Devils Island above Cairo
and the through boats are rubbing
there.
The City Of Providence will be up
from VioksbusG Tomorrow evening"
and leaves here Friday forenoon for
St. Louis.
The L A. Fulton goes to work for
the United States River Commission
at Wilson's Point, 80 miles above
Vicksturg.
Mr., G. f. Meyer offers to put . good
wharibOat at Mound City, ILL.,, if the
citizens will grant him certain neces
sary privileges.
Two packets per week now toWhite
river. The II ard Cash leaves to-day
and the Josie Harry will be here to
leave Saturday.
The hull Of the new Arkansaw river
steamer Joe Peters, now building at
Pittsburg, will be ready to launch
early next week.
Colonel Merrill is having the open
ing III The wing dam, head OF the
Louisville falls al the middle chute,
widened 200 feet.
Captain Beck Jolly is in command
oil the Commonwealth this trip, Capt.
Mckee hoving stopped at st Louis
to look alter the repairs OF the Belle
Memphis.
1t is reported that the Josh T,
Throop, which sunk in the Ohio river
near Smithland, is badly broken and
can not be raised. She is valued at
$4,000 and insured.
Troy Reach, on the Ohio river, is
becoming toublesome, where only 30
inches OF water is reported. and is said
this is tho worst place between Louis.
vile and Evansville.
The Uoahoma, in command Of Cap
tain Stacker Lee, is the Ice Line mail
packet leaving this evening Tor Hele
ne, Friars Point and way landings
Piatt Rhede' presides in The cfice.
The Dean Adams in command Of
Captain Henry Cooper Is the Lee Line
mail packet leaving this evening for
0sceold, Plum Point aud way landings
on the upper coast. Hugh Tomlinson
is her chief clerk.
The United States engineer 10
charge Of improvements in the dis
trict, embracing the Gasoo made (Mo.)
river, estimates that $25 900 will be
necessary to complete the improve
ments Of that river.
Seven and a half feet Of water is
reported at TiptonviIlo, which is the
worst place between Cairo and this
port, The Dippold sunk a barge OF
stone there right in the channel which
now stands an obstruction to passing
steamers.
When the Belle Shreveport left st.
Louis she had 400 tons of freight and
a good passenger list. She is due down
to'day, bound for New Orleans, with
Captain G.. Wash Thompson, we'll
known here aud formerly Of the
Memphis and Ohio line, in COM
mand
The james W. Gaff will be in this
afternoon and is announced to leave a
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