Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-23

utuic Ailfs ~ LOUIS
viii S. Hays, Cincinnati.
City Baton Rouge. New Orleans.
w. P. Palliday. st, Louis
" Jack Frost. st Louis
IN PORT.
james Lee, Dean Adams, Kate Adams,
Rene Macready, Ida Darragh, Coahoms.
w w 0'Neil, Smoky City
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-32 feet 3 inches, a
rise of l inch during the past "a
hours but stationary to-day, now 2 feet
3 inches below high water mark.
Pittsburgh feet 10 inches, rise
of 2 inches, but falling to day.
Cincinnsti-N feet z inches,
decline Of 2 feet.
Louisville-lO feet 4 inches, a de-
cline Of IA inches.
Evansville--24 feet 2 inches, de-
cline of 2 feet l inch.
Cairo-38 feet 8 inches, decline of
10 inches, but rising slowly to-day. =
st. Louis-l7 feet inches, rise
Of inches, but falling to-day.
Vicksburg-43 feet and stationary.
Nashville-26 feet l0inches, a rise
of II feet inches.
Chattanooga Ill feet, a decline OF
3 feet.
Shreveport-23 feet, arise of 2
inches.
Little Rock-9 feet 4 inches, a rise
of 2 feet 10 inches.
White and st, Francis rivers are
rising again.
MISCELLANEOUS.
James W. Gaff for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
The Centennial from st. Louis is
due to-day bound for the Crescent
City.
The Golden Crown is the next 80"
line boat due up, bound for Clncin.
natl.
The Future City and barges passed
up early yesterday morning for St.
Louis.
The Paris G. Brown was expected
to pass down this forenoon on her way
to New Orleans
The Jack Frost was here yesterday
from st. Louis with several barges OF
ice for this market.
The Josie Harry did not get away
until after dark Saturday, and had a
good trip for White river.
The City of St. Louis for st. Louis,
and the Guiding Star for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans Saturday.
The w. p. Halliday, with light
trip, passed up last evening for St
Louis, after discharging here $50
pkgs.
Captain Gus Coleman's tug, Tilda,
arrived Saturday night from New Or
leans, where she had been with tow
of slaves.
The independent steamer Centen-
NAL telegraphs to her agent that she
will be here this evening on her way
to New Orleans. She has 90 tons Tor
this port.
The W. W. 0'Neil and Smoky City
from New Orleans, with empty coal
boats, arrived this morning, will clean
out boilers, and leave this evening for
the Ohio river.
The City of Baton Rouge with al
most full load, passed down to New
Orleans, adding here 279 bbls soap
stock, 80 bbls lime and Is tons of mis-
celaneous freight.
The Will S. Hays, full of people,
with 600 tons OF freight and drawing
% feet, passed up Saturday afternoon.
She discharged here 276 pckgs and
added few people.
The Commonwealth, from st. Louis,
passed down at noon yesterday, with
lair trip. She put off 1890 pkgs
here, and added 95 bales hay and 80
tons of miscellaneous freight
The City Of Cairo, for st. Louis,
passed up on time yesterday with a
light trip, and added here 900 bdls box
material, 30 racks churns, 50 pkgs
buckets and several race horses.
The Hard Cash will arrive TO NOR.
row aud leave at her usual hour on
Wednesday for all points on White
river through to Jacksonport, where
connection is made with light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers.
The Rene Mscready is now in port
receiving to leave at 5 pm. TO morrow
for Mariana, the Cut off, Wittsburg
and all way landings on L'Anguille
aud st. Francis river through to Marx
Tree, the crossing of the Kansas City
and Memphis railroad, where she con-
meets with the light draft steamer Ad.
vance for the Sunk Lands.
The Coahoma, thoroughly over.
hauled and presenting the appearance
OF new boat, arrived last night
from Paducah. She will receive new
carpets, bedding, etc, and leave on
| Wednesday in place of the James
Lee for Helena and Friars Point. Capt
Henry Cooper, who superintendent
the repairs Of the Coahoma, and die
his duty SO well, will be given chance
| to see what he can do for the James
Lee, which beat lie will take to Pa,
ducah on Wednesday next.
The Kate Adams, in command O
Captain Mark r. Cheek, brought il
SO bales cotton, q head cattle and tx
sky cotton seed. She is the Adam
Line mail packet leaVipg this syeniu,
for Helena, Terreno, Arkansaw Git
and way landings, attending prompt,
| to all business that offers, and con
Meeting at her destination with train
on the Little Rock, Mississippi Rive
and Texas railroad. j. W. OUTLAY
pyesides in the Office, assisted by Johr