Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-03
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Arkansaw river, Ida Darragh.5 p m
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
For Friars Point. Coahoma. m
0sceola, Dean Adams......,......5 m
White river, Hard Cash.........5 m
st Louis, Baton Rouge. .........l0 a m
ARRIVED.
Steamer james w CAT, Cincinnati
Charles Morgan, Cincinnati
Belle Memphis, Vicksburg
City Nicksburg, st Louis
W P Halliday, st Louis
Hard Cash. White river
DEPARTED.
Steamer Coahoma, Friars Point
Dean Adams. Osceols
= Kate Adams. Arkansaw City
Belle Memphis, st Louis
City Vicksburg, Vicksburg
" Charles Morgan, New Orleans
W P Halliday, New Orleans ssH
IN PORT.
Rene Macready, Ida Darragh, james w
CAT, Hard Cash
HIGH WATER MARX.
The high water level of the food of 1882
at the port of Memphis was reached on
March 9th, when the exact reading of the
government guage at the foot of Jetfer-
son street was 30 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Memphis-30 feet inch, decline Of l
inch during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg-4 feet, declineof inches.
Nlnatnnufl-1k = -
of 10 inches.
Louisville--7 feet 6 inches, a decline of
3 inches.
Evansville-14 feet decline of 5
inches.
Cairo-S7 feet 8 inches, decline of 5
inches.
st. Louis-3l feet decline OF I inches.
Vicksburg-S9 feet 8 inches, and sta
tionary.
Nashville-6 feet 10 inches, decline of
IA inches.
Chattanooga feet 10 inches, decline
of inches.
Shreveport-lS feet 2 inches, decline Of
6 inches.
Little Rocks feet, rise of inches.
White and st. Francis rivers are at a
MISCELLANEOUS.
Very warm.
Fourth Of July weather.
Fair business at The landing to-day.
No LEDGER will be issued to NOR
row.
james W. Gaff for Cincinnati at 5
pm.
The river is now declining at this
point.
The packets will all leave as usual
tomorrow.
Marines are beginning to feel the
effect of fly time.
The Will Kyle, from New Orleans,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Cons Millar passed Louisville
last evening on her way to Cincinnati.
The Wyoming is the next 20" Line
steamer due up and bound for the
Ohio river.
The New Mary Houston leaves
New Orleans this evening for the
Ohio river.
The w. P. Halliday, from t.Louis,
was expected to pass to New Orleans
this forenoon.
The Vint Shinkle, from this port,
passed Evansville last evening bound
for Cincinnati.
The Iron Duke added four empty
barges as she passed here yesterday
for the Ohio river.
The Hard Cash will arrive this
afternoon and returns to White river
tomorrow at her usual hour.
Families should take in the excur-
sions on the L. +. Eckert to morrow,
both morning and afternoon.
The City of Providence arrived at
St. Louis and leaves there this even
ing on her return to Vicksburg.
The R. S. Hayes, towing a couple of
barges Of grain and package freight,
passed here yesterday afternoon bound
for New Orleans.
Captain Albert De Beer, the
"levee" man of the Appeal, is off on a
baseball tour at present, and expects
to return well heeled."
The City of Vicksburg, from St.
Louis, arrived last night, discharged
1890 packages Of freight, added about
70 tons and proceeded at 10 o'clock
this morning to Vicksburg.
Captain Charlie Woodbury., late
owner and commander OF the upper
White river packet Whitewater, is
now chief clerk of the new steamer
Buckeye State, on the upper Missis-
sippi river.
The Charles Morgan, lacking about
100 tons OF full load, passed down
this morning for New Orleans. She
discharged 80 bbls oil, CD bbls whisky,
aud AZ pkgs sqndries, but added moth.
ing Of interest,
The Belle Memphis, from VickS.
burg, arrived yesterday afternoon aud
left at 10 O'Clock this morning after
adding quite a number OF people aud
about 80 tons of freight, including
several hundred barrels potatoes.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Baton Rouge, one of the best boats in
the line, will be up to night and leave
from the elevator at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning for Cairo and st.
Louis. Captain AID Storm is agent.
The electric lights WHICH was re-
Gently placed on the levee were taken
down yesterday because the Legisla-
fqFe made no PROVISION for the pay.
meut Of the SANG. The poles are still
standing and, if CREASED, Rould afford
q fund of amusement for the mariners
to get up an occasional climbing
match.
The Ida Darragh, in command of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the mail
racket leaving this evening for Pine