Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-02
No arrivals At New orleana Yea.

terQay.
No boats passed Vicksburg yes
terday, up or down.
The Commonwealth left st. Louis
last night for New Orleans.
The channel between here and
Cairo is getting thin and hard to.
define.
The pilots report from 81 to .
feet water on 0sceola bar.
The slight rise at Little Rock
viii improve navigation in the Ar
kansas river. o1HD naf31s4Ll8
The packets went ont on time
last night and with good trips.
The Hattie Rowland left Cincin-
matt last evening and will leavehere
Saturday for Arkansas river.
Tho Cons Millar cleared on time
for Cincinnati with $50 barrels oil,
SO3 bales of cotton, 10 bales rags
and sundries and 80 people. iau
Captain Nowland's new boat for
the Arkansas river trade, the Kittie
Hooper, is advertised to leave Pitts
burg Saturday next.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Tremmel, is the regular Friday
packet for Scanlan's.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
viii arrive tomorrow morning
from White river with a big lot Of
corn and other freight. She will
return TO White river on Saturday.
The Cherokee passed dowE last
night for New Orleans fully laden.
She put off here IA packages, but
added nothing.
The A. @. Donnally with 21OC
sacks salt, HOO bbls. resin, GO bales
cotton, $50 bbls. oil and sundricf
passed up this morning for Cincin-
natl. She put off here so boxes
wine.
The Greyhound arrived this
morning from Cairo, with a full
barge in tow, and will return to The
Ohio with a tow of empty barges
The canal around the lower rap.
ids of the upper Mississippi, which
has been under construction fol
nine years, and cost milliens O
dollars, will be finished and ready
for business in a few days.
Colonel John Forbes, Messrs.
Robert Lamb, James Trabue aud
several otAer gentlemen, accompa-
MED Captain Tichenor on the Mil
lar up the river to meet Che Par.
ker, on which the party returned
They had a grand feast and jolly
time with Captain Tichenor an(
Captain Russell.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews, leaves at sharp five this even
ing for Ashport and TIE u9pe.
coast, carrying the mail and doin|
all way business. B. 0. Michel
presides at the desk.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kec, will leave the elevator to
morrow evening at sharp five for
Cairo and st. Louis, attending t.
all bend business, connecting will
the principal railroads for all point
East and West aud the Northern
Line packets for ST. Paul. Georg,
Walton, a clever gentleman, Off
ciates in the office.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, is the Anchor Line packe
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at Ten o'clock for Vicki
burg and the bends, carrying tn
mail, doing all way business an
connecting at Vicksburg with tn
r. 4. Lee and the Yazoo rive
packets. Tom White is her pursel
The attempted strike by negrot
on the lcgee yesterday was nippc
in the bud. The boat crews wei
willing TO work, but were interfere
with by a few worthless negroe
who only work at night-chieay Q
chicken coops, gardens or anythr
they can carry off.
The James D. Parker, Capta'
G. B. Russell in command, will
in port this afternoon from Cinci
natl with a big trip of miscenaneo
freight, and will return to the Oh
river Saturday. She will tick
passengers through to all poin
East at reduced rates. MIR. Linds
controls the Office. Captain II.
Iightburne will make engagemer