Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-07
HIGH WATER MARK.


The high water level of the food of
1882 at the port of Memphis was
reached on March 9th, when the govS
eminent gauge at the foot of Jefferson
street read 80 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-3l feet 3inchos, a decline
OF 3 inches during the past As hours,
now B feet IL inches below hieb
water mark.
.Pittsburg-4 feet 8 inches, a decline
Of 4 inches.
Cincinnati-l7 feet. . decline of 2
feet 6 inches.
Louisville-s feet Z inches, a de-
cline OF IL inches.
.Evansyille-ls feet 10 inches, de-
cline Of 6 feet.
Csiro-S7 feet 4 inches, q decline
off feet 10 inches.
st, Louis-l9 feet G inches, rise
Of 4 inches.
.ViOksburg-4l feet 10 inches, de-
cline Of inch.
Nashville 9 feet, q decline Of
inches.
Chattanooga feet 2 inches, a
decline of 2 inches.
Shreveport-l9 feet 10 inches. a
decline Of s inches.
Little Rock-6 feet, a decline Of 5
inches.
: White and St. Francis rivers are
falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
River falling steadily.
Business brisk at the landing.
The Josie Harry had fair trip out
to White river.
Major John D. Adams, owner Of the
mail packet Kate Adams, is in the
city.
MThe Annie P. Silver will be due
down tomorrow evening on her way
to New Orleans.
Mr.. Ned Halliday, of Cairo, has re-
ceived an appointment in the U. S.
Marine Hospital.
The steamer Dick johnson is to be
sold at New Orleans on Friday next
by the U. S. Marshal.
The Hard Cash will be due tonight
and is the Wednesday evening packet
leaving tor White river.
The Mary Houston, for Cincinnati
aud the City Of New Orleans, for St.
Louis, left New Orleans Saturday.
The Guiding Star, for New Orleans
and the Andy Baum, for for this port,
lett Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Centennial, from New Orleans.
with a light trip, passed up Saturday
night for st. Louis, doing but little Of
interest here.
The City of Cairo, for St. Louis,
passed up on time yesterday after add.
log 728 bales of Eastern bound cotton
for shipment at Cairo.
Captain Frank Ellison and Captain
John j Darragh left this morning for
Cairo on business connected with the
cargo OF the wrecked Bransford.
The steamer Natchez made 80 trips
during the past season, and carried
into New Orleans a total of 1929
bales OF cotton and $1,000 SKIS cotton
seed.
The Kentucky Central Railroad
Company has purchased the small
steamer Dora, for $500, and will run
her between Frankfort and points
above.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
at ~ am. tomorrow will be the City
OF Vicksburg for Vicksburg, and the
Belle Memphis for st. Louis. Both
are elgant steamers.
The Commonwealth, with a fine trip
OF freight, passed down yesterday at,
ternoon for Vicksburg, after discharg.
ing 4Ol3 pkgS, and adding 30 tons OF
miscellaneous freight.
The Anchor Line steamer CITY of
st. Louis, with 1900 tons of freight,
passed here Saturday night bound for
| New Orleans. She added about 40
tons and refused more.
The John A. Scudder, with about
800 tons Ct freight, came in before
daylight, discharged 175 bbls cement
molasses, 80 bbls sugar and proceeded
to st. Louis after cleaning out boilers.
The boilers and machinery saved
from the wreck of the steamer John
5. Branslord and now lying on board
the steamer T. +. Eckert, are to be
sold by the Underwriters on Saturday
next
The Will S. Hays, with about 1900
tons Of freight and 80 people, passed
down this forenoon for New Orleans.
She discharged 80 bbls whisky and
added 1856 SKIS oil cake and 1900 SKIS
oil meal.
| The Paris G. Brown, with 300 tons
of freight, and on her fifth day out
from New Orleans, passed up yester
day to the Ohio. She discharged so
bbls sugar and added 80 bales cotton
and 300 bbls oil.
Captain Gus Coleman, a we'll known
stave man and owner of the tug
Tilda, was accidentally drowned early
yesterday morning by falling from his
tug at point 100 miles above here.
Full particulars on local page.
The Rene Macready is the mail