Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-11
IN PORT.
arAaEs or rHR RlYERs.


10 inches.
yicksburg-l7 feet 1 inches, a de-
cline Of 2 inches.
Nashville-ll feet 4 inches, and
falling.
OhattanOoga--l2 feet inches, a de-
cline Of IL inches.
ShrevepOrt-l5 feet. and station
airy.
Little Gock-9 feet % inches, a
d cline OF II inches
White river is falling, with a good
stage to Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cold.
River fell niue inches.
Heavy wind during the night.
Business quiet at the landing,
The John A, Scudder is due up,
bound for St. Louis.
8Mart Hampton, it is said, will pilot
the Fulton to New Orleans.
The Hard Cash was detained put
ting up a pair Of new chimneys.
Tho Annie p. Silver will DC due up
tomorrow, bound for St. Louis.
The Thomas Sherlock, on her way
to Cincinnati, passed Louisville yes
terday
The City Of Grecnvillo is announced
to leave New Orleans to day inr St,
Louis.
The Guiding Star, from New Or
leans, was due up this forenoon, bound
for Cincinnati.
The Coahoma and James Lee are
the packets tomorrow evening for the
upper and lower coasts.
The Vint Shinkle, for this port, and
the r. Il. Springer, for New Orleans
left Cincinnati last evening.
The Hard Cash was detained last
night, but was preparing to leave al
noon to-day for New Orleans.
The Tiger, in command Of Captain
FRANK Ellison, is the racket to.
morrow evening for Walnut Bend.
The Nary Houston will be du,
down to morrow, bound for New
Orleans. Henry 9. Lowe is her agent
The Centennial arrived at New Or
leans yesterday, and the VIII XVI,
lett there 10 the evening for Cincin
natl.
1.-THE Josie Harry will be due to
morrow evening, and is the regular
Saturday packet leaving for Whit,
} river.
Thos. Adams, late Of the Anchor
Line steamer Com ponwea'ti, hal
taken charge Of the lower deck of tn,
Hard Cash.
The Katie Hooper will be due to
morrow, and leaves on SaturdW at
pm. for Pine Bluff and way landing
on Arkausaw river.
The Mississippi, at st. Louis,
rising, AID inll of ice, caused from
Jorge said to have formed about thirt
miles below that city.
The Lee Line packets aud tn
John S. Bransford got away last eve:
ing, but other boats in port wei
detained by the high wind.
The Andy Baum departed at a
early hour this morning for CinOinna
With 2l9 bales cotton, 81 bales rag
! n bbls tallow, $50 bbls oil and q goC
, list of sundries.
Captain Order, whO formerly con
r handed packets of the Lee Line fro
h his port, is now in charge Of the ne
d steamer Enquirer, in the Owensbol
and CloyerpOrt trade.
il, The Anchor Line steamer City
5 Baton Rouge is announced to lea
Z here on Saturday at 10 a. m, {
Vicksbur9. New Orleans and Il
Bends. Captain AID. Storm is h
agent.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printil
aud blank book manufacturing esta
c lishment, 10 Madison street, Memph
G. Tenn, is prepared to execute eve
kind of work in their line in superi
= style and at low prices. I
d The Cons Millar will be here IL
y afternoon aud leaves at 3 pm. t
At morrow on her return to Iincinn'
and points on the Ohio river and W
=. 1--WE cheap rates to points East. Cal
b. r. w. Lightburne is her agent.
f. During the heavy wind yesterd
L, Afternoon one OF the bOoms Of t
stage hosting apparatus Of the viii
IL Hays was broken, causing a stampe
50 Of visitors and passengers, but no 0
q! was hurt. Repairs we're made
hf once.
"a The Fulton hiving been sold, tn,
cd is now no boat for the llatchie ri'
trade. The drawbridge is complei
and the river open for navigation.
X light draft steamer with a barge or I
- could do a good business in &
70 stream.
l@e, Lou Jones, the we'll known stea
boat engineer, is at work overhaul