Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-04
CONDITIONS OF THE RIVERS.

CONDlIlONh Ot The RIVERS.
The river here is falling slowly with.
6 feet water in the channel between
here and Cairo, 0sceola bar being the
worst place. The Ohio is rising from
Pittsburg to Cairo, with s! feet in the
canal and Al feet in the channel in the
lower Ohio. White and Arkansas
rivers remain at low tide.
MISCELLANEOUS.
'w The levee presented an animated APP
pearance this morning with a good
movement in freights.
Captain r. W. Lightburne and fam
lily returned yesterday.
Captain Robert Speed and family
returned yesterday by rail.
The Commonwealth left New Orr
leans Saturday evening for st. Louis!
The Belle Of Shreveport is due down
for New Orleans.
The Ella Hughes SUNK in Red River
neal the mouth a few days since.
The tow boat James Jackson sunk
on Wednesday last in the upper Ohio,
The Future City and barges passed
up last evening for st. Louis.
The Katy P. Kountz is still in port,
settling up her trir.
Captain j. 7. Washington, of the
Lee wharfboat and general steamboat
agent, is in full blast again.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis.
and Golden Rule, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
Major General Albert Beer, of the
mackerel brigade, is again on his native
heath.
The B~atesyille cleared Saturday
evening for st. Francis river with an
excellent trip of freight and people.
The Kate Kinny will run in the
lower coast trade until there is water
in Red river.
The Katydid, in command of Cap
tain Ed Thomas, left Evansville Sat
urday evening for Memphis.
The A.. j. White cleared SATURDAY
evening for Arkansas City with a BIZ
trip of freights and people.
Captain Rube Haines and wife re
turned home on Saturday from For
Smith
Captain R. P. Glenn is home agaiI
and can be found on his wharfboat
foot Of Monroe street, ready for bust
ness.
Captain Ad Storm and family, Cap
tain Clarence Hall and lady and Jim
my McMeen, Of the Anchor Line, re
turned home on Saturday.
The new steamer Maggie Burke
for Mobile and the Jewell for NeV
Orleans, left Louisville Saturday even
ing.
The new Yazoo river packet, LC
Flore, of the Parisot line with a barg
in tow, passed down yesterday fo
V~icksburg.
Capt. Dan Jones an ex-navy Office
and well known steamboat carpenter
died on Friday last at his residence a
No. "a Mosby street, Of yellow fever.
The Batesville, Captain Randall
will arrive this evening from st. Fran
els river, and leave tomorrow eVenin
with a return trip, going through
Wittsburg.
Major John Hardin, superintendent
Of the Memphis and Arkansas Rive
United States Mail Packet COMPANY
has returned home and opend out hi
office ready for business.
The Port Eads and barges, en- rout
from st. Louis to New Orleans, ha
among her cargo 10000 bushels wheat
$4,000 bushels rye and 10000 bushel
corn. o
Local Inspector james Ralston ha
fully recovered from bis late attack {
the fever, and opened out the inspeC
tors office to-day and is ready fc
business.
The excellent steamer City Of Au
gusta will have her repairs complete
by the 10Th inst. and will re-enter tn
White river trade, and continue in III
trade throughout the season.
The Thompson Dean cleared lai
evening for New Orleans with 200
sacks Of oil meal and other freight
and a fair list Of people. She has on
gagements in the bends sufficient to f.
her out.
Mr.. James Thomas, formerly bi
clerk on the Coahoma, returned o