Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-16

DEPARTED.
Steamer City st Louis, New Orleans
Commonwealth, st Louis.
Isl" CITY Of Cairo, Vicksburg.
" r. r. Springer Cincinnati
" John l. Wood, New Orleans
P" John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
Raymond Honer, New Orleans
" j 5 Mercer, New Orleans
2" Joseph Henry, st Louis
" Coal City, New Orleans
" Josie Harry, White river
IN PORT.
james Lee, Dean Adams, Kate Adams,
Ida Darragh, Cons Millar, Macready
HIGH WATER MARK.
The high water level Of the food OF
1882 at the port of Memphis was
reached on March 9th, when the govp
eminent gauge at the foot of j efiersou
street read 30 feet 2 inches.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-3l feet 9 inches, a rise
OF 8 inches during the past IS
hours; now 3 feet 5 inches below high
water mark.
Pittsburg-8 feet 6 inches, de-
cline of l8 inches.
Oincinnati-29 feet 2 inches, o
decline of 8 feet 6 inches.
Louisville-ll feet in the canal,
a decline of 3 feet 2 inches.
Evansville-35 feet 3 inches, a de-
cline of 2 feet ) inches.
Oairo--43 feet 10 inches, a de.
cline of inch.
St. Louis-l6 feet 6 inches, a de-
cline Of 6 inches.
ViOksburg-43 feet 6 inches, and
stationary.
Nashyille-23 feet Z inches, a de.
cline Of B feet II inches.
Chattanooga-l6 feet 8 inches, de-
cline of IS inches.
Shreveport--2l feet a inches, a
rise of 10 inches.
Little Rocks feet, decline of
II inches.
White and st. Francisj rivers are
at good stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lovely weather.
River falling very slowly.
Packets brought in light trips.
All the upper streams are declining
steadily.
Ida Darragh for Arkaussw river to-
morrow.
No damage as far as heard from wa,
done to floating craft by the storm Of
Saturday night.
The Golden Rule is the next "O'
Line steamer due up, and the U. P
Schenck is the next to pass down.
The Josie Harry departed on time
Saturday with a good trip of both
freight and people for White river.
The City of New Orleans, for St.
Louis, and the Charles Morgan fol
Cincinnati, left New Orleans Satur
day.
The Storm, No. 3, which has beer
to New Orleans with tow OF stave,
from Tennessee river is due up to.
day.
The Commonwealth, from Vicks-
burg, passed to st. Louis yesterday
forenoon, doing nothing Of interest
here. aoH
The marines have caught the race
fever, and those who cannot make il
convenient to attend will put up
all same.
The David r Powell, which went
to Ouachita river on a special trip,
passed up Saturday night returning to
st. Louis.
The Annie P. Silver, running under
the auspices Of the Anchor Liue, will
be due down tomorrow bound fol
New Orleans,
The r.. r. Springer with about 400
tons Of freight passed up Saturday
night for Cincinnati doing but little
business here.
The City of Cairo, from St. Louis,
passed down Oh time yesterday, dis
charging 1923 pckgs and adding lot
OF way freight for points below.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
at 10 am. tomorrow will be the
Belle Memphis, for Vicksburg, and
the City of Vicksburs, for st. Louis.
The Hard Cash will arrive to.
morrow and leaves on Wednesda,
with return trip for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport
The Paris G. Brown arrived at Gin
cinnati Saturday, and the Vint ShinklC
for Memphis, and the Will Kyle for
New Orleans, lett Cincinnati in the
evening.
The Anchor Line steamer John A
! Scudder, from New Orleans, passeC
up early this morning bound Tor St
Louis. She discharged 500 pkgs a
the elevator.
James Rees & Sons, of Pittsburg
are building a steel upright boiler 5.
inches, 10 feet high, conical top, for
tugboat Tor harbor use at GIeytown
South America.
Since Saturday evening four TOW
boats have passed here with coal des
tined TO New Orleans, viz: John A
Wood, Cogl City, j. s. Mercer anC
Raymond Horner
The John s. Bransford got ava,
Saturday afternoon Tor Madison, wher,
she takes on a cargo of lumber fo
Cairo. John b. Mcclure and Yves
Owens are horpilots.
The Belle Memphis, in commau,
of Captain / IL, Mckee, will be thI
Anchor LINE packet leaFing here to
morrow alto am. for Vicksburg an,
principal way landings.
On Wednesday next Pilot Charlie
Purcell, of the steamer Wyoming will
be married at Pittsburg to Miss Ami
/ Phillips, sister of Mr.. John Phillips