Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-08

cline OIL inches.
Little Gock-lO feet 9 inches, =
rise of 2 feet 10 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers are
both rising.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cold.
River falling slowly.
A stiff northern breeze.
Business confined to local packets.
The magnificent Will s. Hays will
be down to morrow.
Ed Gay vent out Saturday as second
clerk Of the Katie Hooper.
The John Dippold and bsrges, from
Cairo, p used down Saturday evening
for New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper returned Satur.
day mid night to Arkansaw river with
a fair trip Of freight.
The Josie Harry departed on time
for White river with a good trip Of
both freight and people.
The City of Baton Rouge reshipped
her st. Louis freight at Cairo and il
loading for New Orleans.
The annual meeting of the Marine
Engineers Association takes place TO-
morrow, in Detroit, Mich.
The Paris Q. Brown, with a full
load, passed down Saturday night
after adding here a few tons.
The City Of Vicksburgi is the Anchor
Line packet passing here tomorrow
forenoon for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Cons Miller, for this port, and
the Mary Houston, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The U. p. Schouck, for Cincinnati,
and the Annie L, Silver, for St. Louis,
left New Orleans Saturday night.
Captain Fred Jacobs, the former
Wharfmaster of P~ittsburg, died at his
home in that city Saturday morning.
The City Of Cairo passed up last
night for st. Louis, after adding 1900
bales of cotton for ~reshipment at
Cairo.
The Emma Etheridge arrived from
the Ohio river with three barges TO be
used for harbor work and went back
yesterday.
Colonel w. W. Hite, son of the
late Captain w. G. Hite, is now Pres
ident Of the Louisville and Evansville
Packet Company.
The Commonwealth took on 1903
bales compressed cotton for reship-
ment East at Cairo, and passed up
Saturday afternoon.
The Katie p, Kountz did not leave
New Orleans Saturday, as advertised
but concluded to withdraw from tho
Arkansaw river trade.
The steamer Alto, reconstructed
from the VIM. Pagan, is announced to
leave Louisville this evening for New
Orleans, She has a capacity for 1000
bales Of cotton.
The Andy Baum is due to day and
leaves at 5 pm to-morow for all
points on the Ohio river through 10
Cincinnati, and will give Cl cap rates
toall points east.
The John s. Bransford will b. due
to night and is the Milt Harry Mail
Line packet leaving to morrow even.
ing for all points on White river,
through to Newport
Tho City Of New Orleans with 1906
tons Of freight, passed down Saturday
evening for New Orleans. She took
on 000O SKIS corn IN Madrid Bend, and
added here about 1850 tons.
The Ida Darragh is due to day and
leaves at 5 p N. to morrow for Pine
Buff and all way landings, taking
freight for all points on Arkans,w
river as high as Fort Smith.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
aud blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphis
Tenn is prepared to execute every
: kind Of work in their line in superior
; style and at low prices.
A dispatch from Washington state
I that tho House Committee on Wal
Claims have agreed to report favorasl
on the claim of Captain N j. Bigley
for 2l,2ll, for the value Of the t,v
boat Hercules and her tow Of Goa
|, destroyed at this porli in 1888.
, The planters accommodation paobe