Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-19

Vicksburg-S9 feet 2 inches. and sta.
Nasbyille-lS feet inches, decline OF
4 feet 2 inches
Chattanooga feet s inches, decline
Shreyeport-l7 feet, a rise of 3 inches.
Little Rock-l7 feet 2 inches, decline
White river is falling,with a good stage
oil water through to Jacksonport
MISCELLANEOUS.
Very warm.
River rose 4 inches.
Quiet at the landing.
Plenty of driftin the river.
James W, Gaff for Cincinnati at
Bpm,
The cutoff above the city is the
talk Of marines. l
The Andy Baum, bound for this
port, was at Evansville last evening.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
New Orleans will pass up tomorrow
for st. Louis.
A stiff breeze after dark last night
cooled the atmosphere somewhat, but
to day it is hot again.
The 20" Lins steamer GUIDING
Star passes here tomorrow bound ioI
the Ohio river. IL. Q. Lowe is agent
The GityOf Providence, from Vicks.
burg, arrived at st. Louis YESTERDAY
and leaves there to-day with a return
trip ,sii sl i6aJ
The steamer Dick johnson is being
towed to Manchester, Ohio, by the j,
b. Williams, now coming up fromNeW
Orleans. 80
The Hard Cash will arrive this
afternoon and is the regular packet
leaving for White river to morrow
evening. ! 10 'alfia by a1s1lI
A heavy rain and hail storm visited
Plttsburg last evening, which will
give US additional water from the up
per Ohio. .u3 ,lae aa0oT "a -
Captain Sam S. Brown, Of the well
known coal firm OF Brown a. Co., has
been elected President of the Pitts
burg Driving Park
Mr.. John Kiernan has received nav
tor his work Of building the Lake
Concordia levee, which is said to be
one OF the best on the river, i-
II is rumored that Captain Charles
Woodbury., will 90 as clerk of Hon.
shells new Buckeye State, and Can.
tain John ThoTnburg will Csmmahd
The Pilots Association of New
Orleans has disbanded, but a number
of the old members will hold meet
ing shortly tor the purpose of reorgan-
.izing. F. f,'sas', 80 ,.1a.j n sGm
The Annie P. Silver, in command
lof Captain. Joseph Bryan, will pass
IdoYn this afternoon bound for New
. rleans. Green Shields IS her chief
The Belle Memphis, from Vicks,
burg, passed TO st. Louis this fore
InopR, sitter adding 400 bbls potatasa
freight, ~ - ~
The damage to the steamer r. R..
Springer will probably amount to
S5OOO.a An effort will be made to OBJ
tain an average from the insurance
companies. 'ia 't " 1..s
| Fhe ulty OF Nicksburg, from st.
Louis, passed to Vicksburg this fore.
noon, alter discharging here 1900
P pGints I hD1oS sdddilog about 30 tons for
The Will S, Hays, abopt. siy DAVIS
bgt from New Orleans arrived al
gSijbIcIinnHti hst'ni9hf. She vas but a
te# hours over Three days running
from this pQrt,aaaae /.
Fhs Goldeg Grown, in charge of the
Shinkle brothers, was expected to pass
up this forenoon on her way to Gin.
eiunati, She has good list Of pleas.
lre seekers on board. .aW
The Paris G. Brown, from the Ohio
river, arrived at midnight, liooharged
about 800 pigs, addict 30 tons soii |
cake, etc., and left at G o'clock this
morning for New Orleans, loaded
fit.
Among the passengers leaving this
evening on the steamer James W. 4
Gan will be Mr.. h. Whitmore and the
Misses ipcy and Sallis Miller,
couple OF young ladies from Bartlett,
Tenn. l..ll -I
Report says that Captain W. G.I
Brown has sold his entire interest in
the Evansville and Tennessee Packet
Company to Q. II. Rennatt, President
9fthe MeFehants' National Bank oil
Evansville, Ind.
The New Mary Houston leaves
Cincinnati tomorrow evening for
New Orleans, TO be followed on Satur-
day by the Golden Rule. The Wills
Hays will also leave Cincinnati ''inde !
Pehuehu on saturday for New Ors
leans. Hf u I'Ha''rCl. IH
Captain Charlie Woodbury., accom-
panied by Captain Joe Ward, has
gone to Newport, Ark. The latter
Sontemplates purchasing the upper
White river steamer White Water
and placing her in the Rio Gfande
river, 'W3fN y
The largest tews of coal that ever
went down the Mississippi river were
the following j. B. Williams, zoo 600
bushels; JOHN A Wood, 677 000
bushels. w. w O'Na;l 6Sl'no6 baaSgIIN