Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-30
The Hard Cash returned last

trip of freight and people.
The Coahoma for the lower coast
and the 0sceola Belle for the upper
coast had a good showing of freight
and people.
The Port Eads passed up yester-
day afternoon for st. Louis.
Captain Phil Harmon, of the
Carl Schurz, returned home in
order to attend the excursion on
his steamer tonight.
The Warner and barges are load
ing at st. Louis for New Orleans.
Captain Frank Hicks left to-day
for st. Louis to get his steamer,
the Carondelet, ready for business.
The Glencoe is due down to-day
for New Orleans.
The Golden City leaves Cairo
Saturday evening for New Orleans,
Navigation in the Ohio river con
tinues partially suspended.
Heavy rains have recently fallen
throughout the Northwest, and a
rise in the upper Mississippi river
is anticipated.
Dan Rice is at Cairo with his tug
Wanderer.
The J. W. Gaff is being locked
at Cincinnati and put in good trim
for the fall season.
The H. @. Yaeger and Atlantic
and barges will leave st. Louis on
Saturday for New Orleans.
The wrecking boat Salvor No. 2,
in charge of diver AL Buriss, has
gone to finish up the wreck Of the
Arlington at Smithland.
The Maumelle will leave Padu-
cab Saturday or Sunday for Evans
vile and load there for Memphis.
The Mississippi as well as the
Ohio river is getting very low, and
old Steamboatmen predict extreme
low water during the fall season.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
morrow morning from Arkansas
river and leaves Saturday on a re.
turn trip to Little Rock and all
points on Arkansas river.
The Illinois leaves on Thursday
next for Arkansas City, and will
continue in the trade throughout
the season, leaving on Mondays
and Thursdays.
Rates on freights from st. Louis
to New Orleans are rs cents per
hundred, so cents per Dbl. on flour
and IS cents on pork. To Mem
phis 20 cents, 40 cents and 60 cents.
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, will arrive to night from
V~icksburg, and leave tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock, sharp, for
Caro- and st. Louis. George Wal
ton is her prime minister.
Don't forget the grand excursion
on the Carl Schurz tonight. She
with her two canopied barges leaves
the wharfboat at eight o'clock. A
good time is anticipated.
The Bateaville, Captain Harry,
will arrive tomorrow from White
river with a big trip, and leaves
Saturday on a return trip to all
points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers.
The Kate Kinney will run in
conjunction with the Thompson
Dean in the Vicksburg and New
Orleans trade. The former leaves
Vicksburg on Tuesdays and the
latter on Fridays.
Captain Rea's new Red river
packet, which is to- be completed
at the Madison marine ways about
the 9TH Of next month, is to be
named the Alexandria.
Colonel Silyerthorn, of Evans
vile, says the oldest river men do
not remember when the river was
in worse condition, and the worst
part OF the river Is just below the
government dyke at Evansville.
The Cumberland dam is causing
much trouble to steamers, as it is
not cut out deep enough, and makes
a current That u~p-bound steamers
can scarcely stem.
There is a complete change of
the channel at Thompson's Land
ing above Cairo. The Glencoe
spent several hours there sounding.
The best water is now down Scud-
der's bend, though the channel is
very narrow and shaggy, and as