Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-17
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Ida Darragh, Tiger,

HIGH WATER MARK.
The high water level OF the food Of
1882 at the port Of Memphis was
reached on March 9th, when the gov
eminent gauge at the foot OF Jeffer-
son street read 80 feet 2 inches
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-3l feet 4 inches, rise OF
IL inches during the past "A hours,
and 8 feet 10 inches below high water
mark.
Pittsburg-l8 feet, a decline of 9
feet 2 inches.
Oincinnati--62 feet 3 inches, a de,
cline Of 2 feet 3 inches
Louisville--44 feet 2 inches, a de-
cline Of 6 inches.
Evansville-47 feet, a rise Of 5
inches.
Cairo 10 feet 4 inches, a rise Of
l6 inches.
st. Louis-20 feet 8 inches, a rise Of
9 feet l inch, but stationary to-day.
Vicksburg-H feet inches, rise
Of II inches.
Nashyille-4O feet, a decline of ~
inches.
Chattanooga IL feet A inches,
decline OF ii inches.
ShreVepOrt-l8 feet, a rise Of 4
inches.
Little Eock-l8 feet 10 inches,
rise Of 20 inches.
White and st. Francis rivers are
at high stage and rising.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cold.
River rose IL inches.
Business quiet at the landing.
The j. S. Bransford is due from
White river.
Josie Harry for White river at 10
m. tomorrow.
The Ohio is falling at Louisville
and points above.
The electric lights for the leyee will
be put up-some time
Arkansaw, White and St. Francis
rivers are rising rapidly.
The big Centennial will be due up
tomorrow, bound for st. Louis.
The Coahoma departed last.evening
for the supper coast with a fair trip.
The James W. Gaff, from this port,
passed Evansville yesterday, bound for
The Bright Light was still looked
for this forenoon, from ST. Louis, and
bound for Vicksburg.
The Rene Macready will be due
Monday, and is the regular Tuesday
evening packet for st. Francis river.
TIE Piasa, with three empty stave
barges, left here yesterday, near noon,
Tor Randolph and should be back to-
day.
The United States lighthouse tender
Lily left Cincinnati yesterday with a
cargo Of provisions for the towns
above.
At Cairo the river is 6 feet 4 inches
above the danger line, and about 5 |
feet below the highest point reached |
last year.
The Kate Adams will arrive to,
morrow evening and is the mail
packet leaving Monday evening for
City.
Owing to her late arrival, big |
trip and the iuclement weather Of last
night, the james Lee was detained |
until this forenoon.
The steamer Rossville's chimneys
aud pilot house was knocked off yes
terday afternoon while passing under
the bridge at Little Rock.
The Tiger leaves to day for Lint
dale, Mo, where she takes on a load |
lumber and goes to St. Louis but will |
be back in couple Of weeks.
, The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City Of Baton Rouge, is announced
. leave here at 10 am. to morrow for
Vieksburg, New Orleans and the
bends.
Just let the upper Mississippi,
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
Keep quiet for few days and the
trouble below here will not be as bad
as anticipated.
At ! pm. yesterday the Ohio at
reached the highest point,
"A feet inches, which was 30 inches
b CHER than the food of 1882. 1t is
f. ling thre to day.
The Will s. Hays will DO due up
Nc nday aud the U, P. Schenck Tues.
day, both bound for the Ohio river. |
R. w. Lightburne is agent for the
former and II. Q. Lowe, for the latter, |