Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-09

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kansas river is rising slowly, with
feet on the gauge at Little Rock.
White river is falling, with a good
stage Of water from Jacksonport to the
mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sultry.
Showery.
Blue Monday.
Nothing doing on the levee
The week opens out very dull.
Very little prospects at present of a
coalboat rise.
Cammer has gone to Cincinnati to
get a new telephone.
The Marlin Speed for Arkansas
river had an excellent trip.
Marlin Jones owes five hats for his
indiscretion.
The Gilmore and barges LEFT St.
Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
There is nothing wrong with Capt.
Jim Lee, jr., if he did explode Davis
magazine.
The crops in the bends are in a bet
ter condition than they have been for
years.
The James Howard for st. Louis
and Mary Houston for Cincinnati left
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The BatesvilIe cleared Saturday
evening for st. Francis river with a
good trip.
The W P. Halliday, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yestef-
day.
The meeting, so-called, at the cham
Der Of commerce, Saturday evening,
was a 6zzle,
Captain st. Clair Thomasson is on
his usual hunt, having gone to Sara
to spend the summer.
The James D. Parker for Memphis
and Guiding Star for New Orleans
lett Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Hattie Rowland went out
Saturday evening IN place Of the
Josie Harry.
The Josie Harry will have her shaft
repaired in time, and will resume her
regular trips on Saturday next.
The contract has been closed at
JeifersOnyille, by the government
agents, for a new beacon-light steamer.
The Grand Tower leaves St. Louis
this evening for Vicksburg, and leaves
here Thursday at 10 am.
The Vint Shinkle from Memphis
and Paris G. Brown from New Orleans
passed Evansville last evening.
The Natchez is stuck on Rising Sun
bar, and awaits more water to reach
Cincinnati.
Julius Brush, one of the ~cleverest
little fellows in the world, represents
the LEDGER at Helena.
The Robert Mitchell will be down
tomorrow for New Orleans. Captain
Glenn is making engagements for her.
Pilot Henry Wilburg, of the Trader.
arrived home yesterday on the steamer
Centennial.
Billy johnson, the engineer of the
Trader, came up yesterday from New
Orleans on the Centennial.
Captain Billy Davis, of the JAY
Hardy, came down this morning from
Shawnee Village, and will return this
evening.
Mr., George Highbee, an old time
river engineer in the Cincinnati and
Memphis trade, died at his residence
at Newport, Ky. on Friday.
Captain John B. Davis has given
up the fight and will not bring the
Rob Roy here until times are more
prosperous.
The Belle of Shreveport left st.
Louis Saturday evening for New Or
leans, and leaves here Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock.
Captain Nat Williams aud Joe Car
penter have chartered the George w.
Cheek to ply between st. Louis and
Louisiana, Mo-, and she will leave to-
morrow for her new trade.
Captain R. w. L~ightburne is pre-
pared to ticket passengers through to
the East cheaper than by ony other
route.
Captain John Fritz, with his II. p.
Rogers, will leave the foot of Union
street this evening at 5 o'clock for
Scarlan's Landing aud the bends.
Lewis Fritz presides at the desk.
Captain W. II. Walker, of the
Cairo dry dock company, is in the city
endeavoring to perfect arrangements
to bring the docks from Cairo and
locate them here.
The Colorado, of the Anchor Line,
will pass down this morning for
Vicksburg fully laden, having dis
charged here over 1000 packages Of
freight and added a large lot of stuff
The famous passenger steamer j
W. Calf will arrive to-day from the
Ohio river with a full cargo of West
ern products, and leaves Wednesday
with a return trip for Cincinnati
%ticketlng passengers through to all
points at cheaper rates than ever.
The Bell Memphis, of the Mem
phis and St. Louis Packet Company.
will arrive here tomorrow morning
and leave in the evening with a return
trip for Cairo and st. Louis, carrying
the maitland doing all way business.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, brought in a moderate trip.
and leaves Wednesday evening with a
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