Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-09

AOSA ~ bnO pOtb VI m6mpulS WAS
reached ON March 9th, when the gov>
eminent gauge at the foot of Jefferson
street read 30 feet'2 inches.
STAGES OF THERlvERs.
Memphis-29 feet 1Oinchcs, a decline
Of II inches during the past "a hours,
now 5 feet 4 inches below high
water mark.
Pittsburg-3 feet 9 inches, a decline
Of 3 inches.
Cincinnati-16 feet, a decline of 5
inches.
LOuisville-7 feet 10 inches, and
stationary.
Evansvillo-l6 feet 2 inches, and
stationary.
CsirO-33 feet, decline of 2 feet
2 inches.
st. Louis-l9 feet z inches, a
rise Of inch.
ViOksburg-41 feet Z inches, a de-
cline of l inch.
Nashville-7 feet 3inches, a decline
Of 10 inches.
Chattanooga-6 feet 2 inches, a
decline Off inches.
Shreveport-l9 feet, decline Of 6
inches.
Little Rock-6 feet 3 inches, a de-
cline Of 2 inches.
White and St. Francis rivers con-
tinue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm and dusty.
River fell twelve inches.
Fair business at the landing.
The packets departed last evening
with fair trips.
The Andy Baum leaves here on
Friday for Cincinnati.
River business continues fair con.
sidering the season of the year.
The Harry Brown is due to-day with
heavy tow of coal for this port.
Eight feet Of water in the canal at
Louisville, and Is inches Of mud.
The steamer Colorado has gone into
the excursion business at st. Louis.
Andrew j. Newkirk, we'll known
steamboat engineer, died last week at
Baden, Pa.
The Guiding Star, bound for New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon.
Towboats are laying up as fast az
they arrive at Pittsburg on account OF
low water.
The brush is beginning to show up
on the sand bar on the opposite side
of the river.
The James w. Gaff departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 175 bales
cotton, 4 bales rags and $50 bbls oil.
A splendid sun bath can be enjoyed
to- day by spending an hour or so on
the levee watching the boats in port.
The Arkansas City left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday, and passes here
Friday forenoon on her way to St.
Louis.
The Thos. Sherlock left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans, and the
Cons Millar leaves there to-day for
this port.
The Centennial from New Orleans
arrived at St. Louis yesterday, end the
City Of Providence left there for
Vicksburg.
Work on the river front at Arkan.
saw City, Including Eureka Oil Mill,
Whitehall warehouse and elevator, is
progressing well,
The Kate Adams will arrive to
night, aud is the Adams mail line
packet leaving at pm. tomorrow for
Arkansaw City.
The Commonwealth arrived at
Vicksburg last evening, and leaves
there to morrow at noon on her return
trip to St. Louis.
The John A. Wood, Coal City, w.
W. 0'Neil and Iron Duke all passed
ViCksburg yesterday morning bound
for New Orleans.
The r. r. Springer left New Or
leans last evening for Cincinnati, and
the W. P. Halliday leaves there to-
day for st. Louis.
The little Helena ferryboat, Bob
Lee, was taken out on the docks at
Fort Pickering yesterday, to receive a
thorough overhauling.
Mrs. Day, wife of Amos Day, sec
ond clerk Of the Ida Darragh, left on
that steamer last evening for Pine
Bluff on a visit to her relatives.
&The Annie P. Silver, with q spleu-
did trip of freight, passed down this
morning for New Orleans after adding
100 bales hay and 1900 SKIS cotton seed
meal.
Captain H, @. Lowe has been ap
pointed agent of the White river
packet Hard Cash. His Office is on
the levee at the foot of Jefferson
street.
A Pittsburg dispatch states that
river men are nearly all opposing the
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