Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-03
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The Batesville for White river had q
good showing of freight and people.
No arrivals at New Orleans on Satur.
day.
The E. o. stanard for ST. Louis and
Garrett and baFges for Cairo left New
Orleans Saturday evening. M
The John D. Aaude. Captain VIM.
Blake. will arrive tonight from vicks-
burg and leave the elevator tomorrow
evening for St. Louis.
The b. G. Yeager and Grand Lake
and barges left St. Louis Saturday even
ing for New Orleans. isa
The Golden City leaves Cairo for New
Orleans tomorrow evening.
Coal has been advanced on the river,
from Cairo to New Orleans. ten cents a
box.
The Commonwealth passed down yes.
terday noon for New Orleans, drawing
seven aud a half feet of water. Her
pilots found eight feet scant at OsceolA
bar.
The Thompson Dean takes Wednesday
as a regular weekly packet from New
Orleans to Lake Providence.
Captain Stephen James has purchased
the George W. Cheek for the Memphis
and Helena trade.
Ifthere was no water there would be
no fish, and If no one handed out food
there would be no tramps.
Navigation in the Ohio remains parti-
ally suspended on ccou of low water.
The James D. Parker has laid up at
Cincinnati, and will be put in thorough
repair for the fall seasons business.
Captain R. S. Yerkes' new Arkansas
river sternwheeler, Rose City, was
launched at Cincinnati on Saturday.
The palatial passenger steamer Illinois
gives a grand moonlight excursion to-
night for the benefit Of st. Patrick's
church.
The Cotton Valley for Cairo passed
Louisville yesterday.
The Hard Cash brings out Of White
the FIRST bale of new cotton.
Puppy Greek is the shoaliest place be.
Evansville and Louisville, there
but rs inches in the channel there.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Andrews,
is the regular mail packet for the upper
coast, leaving this evening at sharp FIVE
Ashport. B. O. Michel presides at
the desk.
There will be thirteen steamers in the
Cincinnati and New Orleans trade this
Mrs, Anne Slatterly. colored cham.
bermaid of the tow-boat Bee, died in the
hospital at Cairo on Thursday last of
mslarial fever.
The work of removing the dangerous
on the upper Ohio at Merriman's,
Deadman, Itnffs and other points is
still being pushed forward under the di.
Of Colonel Merrill.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
will arrive tomorrow from White river
and leave Wednesday on a return trip.
The James Howard leaves St. Louis
this week for New Orleans.
Captain Ad Storm; superintendent at
elevator, will ticket passengers
through to st. Louis by the Anchor Line
at excursion rates during the
exposition fair at st. Louis.
The Carl Schurz. Captain Mat Trem.
mel came in from the lower coast with
a fair trip and returns this evening to
Scanlan's landing. Captain Phil Har.
mon preSies at the desk. Freight will
be received for her at all times at the
ferry dock.
The CoshOms. Captain Stacker Lac,
brought in from the lower coast 9 bales
of cotton, including one new bale, 1913
seed and sundries and leaves at
sharp FIVE this evening with a return trip
for Friar' Point and the bends. Mr.. Ed
Thomas is her purser.
The Anchor Line packets this season
carry cotton from the bends to this
port at fifty cents per bale. This will be
established rate throughout the
The Coahoms, Captain Stacker Lee,
brought in this morning the 6rst new
bale of cotton of this season by river.
1t was shipped from o. K. Landing by
4 Robley and consigned to Hill,
Fontaine & Co.
A man at Cairo, ILL.,, has a new idea of
human life in case Of disaster on
the river. His plan is to have each pas.
eat four pounds Of cork, and thus
be able to float for a day or two if neces.
sary.
The river between here aad Yicksburg
ragged, shaggy and in a worse condi-
ton than it has been for years. Eight
feet cant is reported at Peters, which
is the Shoalest place below here, with a
marrow channel to run.
The Illinois, Captain Nat Green in
command. will enter into the Arkansas
city trade on Thursday next. leaving
Memphis on Mondays and Thursdays at
5 pm. She will continue in the trade
Throughout the season.
The stesmboatmen exhibited their ap.