Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

sas river is falling, with II feet 6
inches on the gauge, at Little Rock.
White river is stationary with a good
stage of water from Jacksonport to
the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cool.
River business improving.
River swelling again.
The packets had in fail Grips.
The ice is still firm in the Illinois
river.
The Guiding Star added 100 bales
cotton here.
Paul BoyAton swan from Oil City
to Pittsburg last week.
The Katie Hope. left Little Rock
Saturday for Memphis.
George Written has gone to Yank-
ton to engineer the General Terry.
The Marlin Speed left Little Rock
Saturday evening for Fort Smith.
The Katie p. Kountz left Little
Rock yesterday for New Orleans.
The U. P. Schenck passed down
yesterday for New Orleans fully laden.
The Golden Rule will be up from
below tomorrow, bound for Uincin.
natl.
The Robert Mitchell from New
Orleans arrived at Cincinnati yester.
day.
The Hattie Rowland returned t.
Arkansas river Saturday evening with
an excellent trip.
Major John ID. Adams and his esti.
mable lady left Saturday evening fol
Washington City.
Business for the week opened out
with a fair business doing on the
leyee.
Captain Geo. W. Rae has been pros.
pecting in Louisville for a new
steamer.
Captain Gould, of the new Halli
day, is home, at st. Louis, on the sicl
list.
The Charles Morgan, from New Or.
leans, arrived at Cincinnati this morn.
ing.
A number Of old boatmen had Q
reunion and collation. on the Annie p
Silver at st. Louis a few days since.
The Thompson Dean for M emnbi,
and Belle of Shreveport for st. Loui,
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and
Golden City for New Orleans left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
Parties from Arkansas City. Arkan.
sas, are at Little Rock e~ndeavoring to
get a boat to ply between those two
points.
The Josie Harry returned to White
river Saturday with a good showing OF
freight and people.
The towboat j. S. Mercer is en-
route from Louisville to Red river
with a tow of black diam.onds.
Ike Matson, formerly steward of the
Thompson Dean, is now proprietor OF
a line restaurant in st. Louis.
The Paris G. Brown from Cincin-
natl and Joe Kinney from st. Louis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
Hugh McQuoid, the we'll known
mate who has been on the Common
wealth for sometime past, is now
mating the Annie p. Silver.
Nose Gibbs, master of the great Ed
Richardson's forecastle, was mate Of
the G. h. Hillman, a Nashville and
st. Louis packet, before the war.
Thomas Cawley takes the place Of
the late Captain James Hampton. with
Captain w. B. Russell on the Anchor
Line wharfboat, at St. Louis.
Captain George w. Cable is matin,
the st. Louis harbor steamer h. q,
Captain Bob Wright i
master.
The Fannie Lewis from Memphis
Gold Dust from New Orleans. and
Whale and barges from Cairo, arrived
at st. Louis yesterday.
The big James Howard, of the An
chor Line, bound for st. Louis, passed
Vicksburg Saturday evening, and is
due here this evening.
One hundred thousand dollars for
the improvement of Kentucky river
has been recommended by the con-
gressional committee.
The fine steamer Katie Hooner
Captain Ed Rowland, is the regular
mail packet leaving tomorrow for the
Arkansas river.
The Kountz Line steamer II. O.
Stanard, en- route from New Orleans
to st. Louis, passed Vicksburg Satu--
day afternoon and is due up to-mor-
row.
With deep regret we chronicle the
death OF Mr.. Pat Higgins, river edi-
tor of the Plcayune, who died ut his
residence in New Orleans, Saturday
evening, of pneumonia.
Captain Billy Davis with his little
packet, the Jay Hardy, came in from
Island 81 and Old river with a fair
list of cotton, and leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip.
The City of Alton passed down
morning for New Orleans with
q big trip. She mt off bere a ILL.,
of stuff and added 200 tons of oil cake
and a fair list of cotton.
Mr.; J. NJ. Pettigrew, who was Sc
lected by the members of the chamber
OF commerce to represent their inter-
IN freight rates at st. Louis, left
Saturday for his field of duties.
The A. G. Donnally left New Or
leans yesterday morning for Cincin-
natl.
The Simpson Horner and barges
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