Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-29

Springs, Virginia.
River business at Pittsburg is
partially suspended on account OF
low water.
The Silverthorn has entered the
Cincinnati and Cairo trade as a low
water packet.
Quarantine was established to-
day at Cairo against all up-bound
boats.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis,
and Golden Rule, for New Orleans,
passed Louisville yesterday.
The James D. Parker, bound for
Cincinnati, passed Cairo last even
ing at 5 o'clock.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis,
Marlin Speed for the Arkansas river
and Golden Rule for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Belle of Shreveport for New
Orleans and City of Vick8burg for
Vicksburg left St. Louis Saturday
evening.
The hull of the mountain steam
er, built at Mack's yard for Captain
Ealer, will be sold to-day at the
yard by the sheriff.
The John A. Scudder passed
down Yesterday noon well laden.
She added here a lot oil cake and
other stuff.
The Ruth cleared Saturday even
ing for White river with a big trip
of freight for this season of the
year. In fact she had about all she
could stow well.
The Centennial is loading at st
Louis in the Anchor Line for New
Orleans, and will leave Wednesday
evening next, taking the place 0.
the James Howard.
The A. j. White returned to Ar
kansas City Saturday evening witt
an excellent trip. She will arrive
in port again tomorrow and g
out in place of the Illinois.
Captain John Hardin has beer
) awarded the contracts FOR carrying
; the mail between Memphis ant
, Pine Bluff and Pine Bluff and Lit
tie Rock.
The Nashville abandoned her tril
; at Louisville for st. Louis, the un
derwriters refusing to insure freigh
: on her, and she has gone to Padu
f; cab to go on the ways.
J, The Commonwealth passed u.
! last night for st. Louis. She pu
: off at the Lee wharfboat 50 cask
ale, % cases cider, 10 sacks rice
0 100 boxes ink and mucilage.
The Grand Tower arrived &
Vicksburg last evening at 6 o'cloc
and left there to-day at noon wit
2 a return trip for Cairo and 5
8, Louis.
IS Neither of the steamers Con
monwealth, from New Orleans, an
i the John B. Maude and Illinoi
from Vicksburg, were stopped
quarantine.
All steamboats, from Vicksbul
and New Orleans will be compell(
to land at quarantine, and will NJ
be permitted to come into port III
til examined and passed by the phi.
stefan in charge of the q%uarantip
The City of Alton for st. Lou
and Golden Grown for Cincinna
left New Orleans Saturday eyenin
The latter steamer had 800 tons
freight for the Ohio river, inclu
ar ing 1000 sacks SILT.
IS. Major Beuyaurd has a large for
of men employed in cutting willo'
for making mattresses to be used
the work Of building a breakwat
to protect the river front a0o
Jefferson street.
ns. The principal items Of the car
Us. of the Golden Rule, which lefeC
cinnati Saturday evening for N,
Orleans, are 5000 kegs nails, 40
bundles cotton ties and 1900 ba
bagging.
est The towboat John Hanna v
sold by the United States mars
at Pittsburg on Friday Ii
1es Sneather, Wilson & Co., were
ON purchasers; price 1895. They
ieS a cheap bargain.
lro The pilots of the Paris 9. Bro
= report 4 feet 5 inches in the CHI
! II mel on the bar at Caseyville, VIII
mes is the shoalest place in the lo'
VA Ohio. She came out without "
Inc ting a spar.
l I Doc Boyce leaves this afternc
the for 0sceola with his little Stear
lIn May Bee, and will put her
at active service, doing business
ieet hind the bar and connecting v
'gl- all passing steamers.
Captain J. Randall, Of the NJ
tao Twain, has been awarded the {
tSo tract for carrying the mails on
III Francis river. He will have a
,tor and elegant steamer for the
Francis river trade this season
place of the Mark Twain.
A young man named Wilso
law fireman, and brother Of one of
fair engineers of the John Porter,
one of the yellow fever victim
.bod that boat. lie died after the
/ passed Vicksburg on Wedne
IN last, and she returned to that
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