Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-23
sTAaEs or rHE RlYERs.


Oincinnati-23 feet, a decline Of 5
inches.
LOuisville--ll feet 3 inches, a rise
of 9 inches. pago ~.
Evansville-l3 feet IL inches, a rise
IS inches.
OairO-rls feet 3 inches, a rise Of
5 inches.
st. Louis--5 feet 3 inches, a decline
Of 3 inches.
aVicksburg-l5 feet 1Oinches, a rise
of 10 inches.
Nashville-A feet 6 inches, a rise
OBJECT 9 inches.
Ohattanooga-35 feet 7 inches, q
rise Of 4 feet Z inches.
Shreveport-l9 feet 3 inches, and
stationary.
Little Rock feet 6 inches, a de.
cline Of 4inches.
White river is falling slowly, with a
fair stage of water to JaoksoDport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Weither moderating.
River rose thirteen inches.
The packets had fair trips out.
The upper Ohio is falling again.
Business only moderate at the land
ilg.
The Tiger departed this morning
for Walnut Bend.
Heavyice is reported below Cairo as
far as New Madrid.
Helvy rise coming out Of the Ten
nessee aud Cumberland rivers.
The Cons Miliar, from this port,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The John DippOld and barges
passed up last evening, bound for
Cairo.
The Grand Pacific, iiom New
Orleans, is due up, bound for St.
Louis.
Captain Mark r. Cheek, late Of the
Kate Adams, has returned from Hot
Springs. :.
A French vessel Of wal is anchored
of the head Of Canal street, at New
Orleans.
The Ike Bonham. with a couple of
barges, passed down Saturday for
Vicksburg.
The Charles Morgan passed Louis
Yille yesterday, and will be due here
the latter part Of the week, bound for
New Orleans.
Captain james Helm has secured
the bar privileges of the steamer Goa
hOma for a year. ~ a'tF
Captain II. j. Vinion, Of the Andy
Baum, is coming down in command Of
the steamer Ohio. w
The Vint Shinkle, from this port,
has gone into Green river, which is
considered a safe Ice barbor.
Captain Milt Harry has gone to
Washington, ID. G., on business con
nected with the White River Mail
Line.
On Sunday night, at Evansville, the
transfer steamer Maggie Smith was
cut down by the ice. She was not
insured.
The Iron Age and barges, for the
Ohio river, passed up yesterday, after
remaiuing hng enough to clean out
boilers, 10y
Whom the steamer Helena passed
Yicksburg she had 6O9l bales cotton
1871 SKIS cotton seed and 1900 SKIS
cotton seed meal. cfH fl0b
The fine sternwheel steamer Ohio
will be the next regular packet leav
ing for Cincinnati. Captain Light
burne is her agent.
The Andy Baum for this port, aud
the Thomas Sherlock for New Or
leans, are announced to leave Gin
einpati tomorrow evening, iIo.
The Ohio at Louisville is full Of
heavy floating ice, with some pros
peot of navigation closing if the cold
weather continues much longer. .t
Now that there is sufficient water in
0bion and FOrkod Deer rivers, the
gtesmer Dyersburg will come out and
/, run regularly throughout the season,
Il Gus Meyers, mate Of the steamer
Ed Richardson, was yesterday assault
ed by q deekhand at New Orleans, and
it is thought his wounds will prove
fatal.
On Sunday evening last the tow
boat ]. n. Phillips, on her way down
the Ohio. ives struck BY a large cake
of Ice and sunk. The officers and
crew escaped.
Captain ", H. Thorwcgan, Of the
! big sidewbeel steamer Helena, is in
St. Louis on business, and says his
boat is q grand success, even beyond
bis expectations,
{ Considerable damage is expected at
Chattanooga from the food in the
Tennessee river us socn as the water
reaches 40 feet, it lacking only four feet
Of that point to-day.
The great iron steamer Chas. z,
Chouteau is announced to leave at
pm. Tomorrow for New Orleans
t Captain j. T. Washing top, her agent
will make engagements for her. I,