Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-16

Nashville-24 feet, a decline OFF fee
4 inches.
Chattanooga feet 2 inches,a rise of /
Shreveport le feet 8 inches, a rise of
inches.
Little Rock-2l feet inches, declin,
l6 inches. r
White river is falling again at headwa
tiers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and hot.
River rose Z inches.
Business dull at the landing.
No local packets leaving to- day.
Arkansaw river is falling again.
time"
Summer weather opened up il
earnest yesterday.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
season at New Orleans.
The Hard Cash leaves for White
river on Wednesday next.
All upward bound boats are carry.
ing large quantities of potatoes.
The Iron Duke with the balance o.
her tow left for Vicksburg yesterday
The 7. P.Schenck passed Vicksburl
last evening, bound for New Orleans
The Paris Q. Brown is the next "O'
Lane steamer due down for New Or
leans.
The Thomas Sherlock, from Gin.
cln9ati arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The Golden Rule, bound for Gin.
clnnatii, passed Evansville at noon
yesterday.
The Ida Darragh will arrive to-
morrow and leave on Tuesday with a
return trip for Arkansaw river.
The Kate Adams will be up to night
and is the mail packet leaving Mon
day evening Tor Arkansaw City.
The Andy Baum is to leave Oincin-
natl to day for this port and the
Wyoming goes to New Orleans.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksburp
at noon to day, and will be here 10
leave on Tuesday at 10 am. for St,
Louis.
The Guiding Star, for Cincinnati
and the City Of New Orleans, for 81
Louis, are to leave New Orleans this
evening.
Marines, when you want anything
10 baseballs, bats or baseball material
Mansford, 298 Main street, can sup.
ply you. #wrt
The Will Kyle, loaded to the
guards, passed TO New Orleans YES
terday afternoon, discharging here
about 20 pkgs. rrc,
The Rene Macready, with good trip
Of cotton seed, arrived early this morn.
Ing and returns to st. Francis river on
Tuesday next. . is 'ar H''
The City of Vicksburg, from Vicks.
burg, aud the City OF Baton Rouge
from New Orleans, arrived at st.
Louis yesterday.
The Emma Etheridge, in the char.
ter of the River Improvement Com.
mission, left Louisville with 20 u. s.
bsrges and pile drivers for Plum
Point.
George Taylor, q brother of Gaptaiu
Taylor, of the steamer George Row
Ter, died at Paducah on Thursday
morning OF typhoid malaria after an
illness OF several days. t.
The City of Providence, which left
for st. Louis yesterday, took Ala bbls
potatoes, A bbls apples, % crates
apples, 25O bbls of oil and bic lot
Of miscsllaneogS freight.
R. S. McCook, o.. S. Lighthouse
Inspector, notifies masters and pilots
that the light on the Indiana side, at
The to9t Of lover Blue Diver Island,
has been PpVea up 70 yaFdV.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
City Of st Louis will pass down TO-
day for New Orleans, leaving from the
elevator. Captain Dan Able com.
mands, with VIM. Mason in the
Office. oaan
The Commonwealth, in command
of Captain j. L. MCCord, is the
AnohGf 44iRe pakket leaailg hegs az
~ o'clock in the morning for Vicks,
burg. Henry Dietrich is her chief
clerk. ug
The Arkansas City got away for
Vicksburg at 2 pm. yesterday after
disoharging 4alb pkgs OF freight and
adding 7 I bbis lime, Gl kegs beer, SO
sks corn and l5 tons Of miscellaneous
freight, - w -; 49,, ~ r.
The towbOat Fred Wilson, from
Louisville, arrived at Pittsburg with
empties equal to z barges, making the
run in days 5 hours, the Best time
on record, and beating her former fast
run . hogrs. iT
The James W. GAIT will arrive
Monday and leaves on Tuesday at 5
p, m. for all points on the Ohio river
through to CINCINNATI, giving passeps
seFs thrO4gh' TICKETS and Cheap .sies
to points East.
The Yint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 200 bales
cotton, So bales rags, Is tons railroad
iron, 20 boxes potatoes, 5000 feet lum-
her, a big lot Of package freight and
IA cabin passengers, s1.
The Oily Of Cairo will be up this
evening, and is the Anchor Line
pacSss 49, ,eeaving at 10 in the morn
ing for Cairo and st. Louis. Captain
G. W. Vlckers commands, with rhos.
White in charge Of the Office,
A rumor at st. Louis, said to be on
good authority, is to the effect that
Captain Frank Maratta will take his
sidewheel steamer Clinton to Cinein,
natl and place her in the Wise line
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