Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-28

ri - City Of Cairo, st Louis
- Commonwealth VIcksburg
t.i 84o5 DEPARTED. b.
Steamer Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati
Commonwealth, st LOUIS.
N.Y.. CITY of Cairo Vicksburg.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
ee F" 4 City st Louis, New Orleans
'.P Iron Duke, Ohio river
Harry Brown, Ohio river
b0rf. IN PORT
Ooahoma, Dean Adams, Kate Adams
Ida Darragh, Rene Macready
9l STAGES OF THE RIVER HJl
Memphis--28 feet inches, rise of
inches during the past AZ hours. s4l
Flttsburg-7 feete inches, a decline of
s inches. ~ ~
, eSincinpati-F27 feet 2 inches, rise of
3 inches.
Eyansyille-1s feet. 4 inches, a decline
of IL inches.
iDC GairoT82 feet A inches rise of l6
st. Louis-24 feet 10 inches, and sta
LlOnafy.
,Vieksburs-87 feet 10 inches, arise of
5 inches.
n ashville-ll feet 10 inches rise of a
feet-9 inches.
Chattanooga feet inches, a decline
shreyeport-lS feet II inches, rise Of
Little ROckAl2 feet 6 inches, decline
OF 3 feet inches. BOOB.
White river has a good stage of water
through to Jaeksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
/ River rising slowly.
Moderate business on the levse.
Local packets bringing in light trips.
The upper Ohio is falling again at Pitts.
burg. cwFH
Cons Millar for Cincinnati tomorrow
pm. '.He!fl tt
ArkanSaw river is falling again at Lit
tie Rock.
Z The coal fleet was arriving at Louisville
all day yesterday and Saturday.
4. The Will Kyle left New Orleans Sat.
urday evening for the Ohio river.
The New Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg last night.
! The U. p. Schenck passed Vicksburp
yesterday afternoon bound for the Ohio
river.
The Iron Duke and barges from below
passed up Saturday evening for the Ohio
river.
The Harry Brown. with one barge in
tow, came up this morning and stopped at
the foot Of Poplar street to await moving
orders.
Y The John A. Scudder with fair trip,
passed up at 2a.m. and discharged here
about 800 pkgs.
q The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis, and
the Charles Morgan, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The s. L. Wood and W. w. ONeil
left Louisville yesterday with heavy tows
of coal for the Southern market.
! The Commonwealth, for st. Louis.
passed up yesterday on time, adding here
100 bbls of oil and lot of miscellaneous
freight. lllJf
The great Will s. Hays leaves Cincin-
matt Tomorrow evening for New Orleans,
and should pass here about Sunday even
ing next.
The Anchor Line steamer City of New
Orleans left New Orleans Saturday even
ing, and will pass here Wednesday on her
way to st. Louis. VI
The City of Cairo from st. Louis.
passed here yesterday forenoon for Viclls-
burg, after discharging 1916 pkgs, and
adding about 80 tons.
The Hard Cash viii be here tomorrow
morning and leave at her usual hour on
| Wednesday next for all points on White
river through to Jacksonport.
The Thomas Sherlock, four DAYS out
from New Orleans, passed up Saturday
evening for the Ohio river with 500 tons Of
freight, She added here $50 bales cotton.
Mr. Butler has sold out his lease of the
bar Of the steamer Dean Adams TO Dr.
Daniel Kirtz who win keep on hand a
full supply of all that is needed in his
hne. iaen boa ,gfl3 s.IIt .i
The Belle Memphis, in command of
Captain L H. Mckee will be the Anchor
Line packet leaving from the elevator at
i0ami Tomorrow for Yieksburg Henry
Corbyn Is her polite clerk.
The City of Vicksburg in communal of
Captain Il. II, Riley will be up this eve
ming, and leave from the elevator at 10 a.
IN. tomorrow for Cairo and St Louis;
Billy Blenker isin charge of the office.
General A. ], Dumont, U. S. Superyis-
ing Inspector General visited Pittsburg
and Cincinnati. AT the latter place he
inspected u number of fine boats, includ-
ing the famed Chas Morgan and Will s.
Hays. 81 IrAii.v p0f.gai ! u0'
The City of ST. Louis passed down Sat.
nrday night for New Orleans with 1900
tons of freight, She added here 200 bales
cotton, 400's cotton seed meal, 800 SKIS
cotton seed hulls and 80 tons Of miscel-
laneous freight ii'
The champion steamer r. X. Springer,
of the Southern Transportation Line, is
announced to pass here this evening
bound for New Orleans. Captain H. U.
Hart commands, with Colenel John S,
Jones in charge Of the Office
Captain w. P. Hall is having boat
built for the Memphis and Dyersburp
trade, to be ready tor the fall trade, and
run in connection with the Mark Twain,
She is 70 beyl26 feet long, with % feel
beam; two boilers and engines of 10 inch
| cylinders with feet stroke,
The Dean Adams, in command of Can,
tain Thomas Foster brought in 8 bales o.
cotton, "a SKIS cotton seed and ~ SKIS corn,
She js the Lee Line mail packet leaving
this evening for Osoeola, Plum Point AMI
way landings Hugh Tomlinson presidei
in the Office assisted by Charles Bourne
and John Rhodes, .-, n
The Ida Darragh, fromArlSansaw river
brought in 80 bales cotton, 10 bags seeC
cotton, q SKIS bones and 1855 oil bbs