Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

rains and prospects Of good water
White river is falling steadily, with :
low stage Of water from J~acksonport
TO the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Little stir on the levee.
More rain this morning.
The Guthrie is hard aground al
Flint Island.
The Mollie Moore cleared last even
ing for st. Louis.
The crops in the bends are in a
tiourishing condition.
Steward Carnahan, of the R. II.
Lee, is ~rusticating at Grand Isle.
The Future City and barges are due
down this evening for New Orleans.
The Golden Crown is expected here
tomorrow evening for New Orleans,
The Argo came in yesterday from
Obion river with a lot Of corn and
seed.
The receipts Of new wheat at st.
Louis on Tuesday by river were 12,-
900 SKIS.
Rates on freight from St. Louis to
New Orleans rule at 20 cts per Dbl on
flour and 10 cts per hundred.
The G. p. Chouteau is to be painted
up, and will enter the Anchor Line in
the New Orleans trade next month.
Captain Aleck Waddell, the well
known Arkansas river clerk, arrived
last evening from Little Rock by rail.
The Coahoma's Fourth of July ex-
cursion from Helena to Memphis will
be a grand affair.
Theo. Griffith will leave Little Rock
for Memphis tomorrow to come out
on the steamer Maumelle.
The thermometer marked 10C0 in
the shade at Louisville on Tuesday
the hottest day of the season.
The Towards at Jacksonville have
under course of construction eight
iGW o|lCdtuDudls.
The CoahOma returned to FIiar's
Point last evening with a big trip of
freight and people.
The John A. Scudder left st. Louis
last evening for New Orleans, an1
will leave here on Saturday at 5 pm.
The Osceola Belle for the upper
coast had a fair list of freight and
people.
The Golden City laid over, and
leaves Cincinnati Saturday next for
New Orleans.
Captain Frank Hicks and his lady
leave Saturday for Cincinnati and the
East to spend the summer.
The Il. M. Norton and barges, bound
for st. Louis, passed Vicksburg
Tuesday night and will be due here
Saturday morning.
The City of Greenville left Vicks-
burg yesterday at II I'm. for st.
Louis, and will leave here Saturday
at 10 am.
The Golden Rule for Cincinnati.
and Centennial and Grand Lake No.
3 and barges for st. Louis, left New
Orleans last evening.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday afternoon at half past
2 o'clock.
The City of Vicksburg left St. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg, and will
leave here Saturday morning at 10
o'clock.
The James D. Parker left Cincin-
natl last evening for Memphis, and
will arrive here Monday morning and
leave Wednesday night with a return
trip,
The water IN the Ohio river is get
ting rather thin, and in consequence
the larger class of boats have gone to
the bank.
The City of Alton cleared on time
last evening for st. Louis with a good
list of people but moderate freight
list.
Captain B. Rush Pegram, formerly
of the James Howard, has changed
his base of operations to Ferris,
Wyoming.
Captain Yves Conner, late n Of
the Thomas Sherlock's pilots. is now
in command of the Sherley, plying
between Cincinnati and Louisville.
AS the June rise oat of the Mis-
souri, did not pan out so well, and no
rise in the Ohio as anticipated. the
navy school ship Wachusett will not
be able to come up the river and 90
St. Louis this season.
The Mary Houston passed down
yesterday afternoon for New Orleans
well laden. She put off here a few
pkgs of freight. and added at Hope
field 692 SKIS oil cake and 80 pkgs mis-
cellaneous freight on this side.
Major Benyaurd, of the United
States Engineer Corps, will inspect
Big Hatehie and make a report of its
condition, and also make an estimate
Of the cost of removing the obstruc-
tons in the river.
Captain Joseph Elliott returned
yesterday afternoon from New Or
leans and left last evening for his
country villa. He reports business at
New Orleans as being exceedingly
dull and also reports the lower coast
packets doing very little business.
The Gate City, which has been ply.
ing in one of the lower Bayou trades.
Is tied up at Baton Rouge, and is in
the hands of the United States mar
1t is now a settled fact that Captain
Dick SinnCtt will name his new boat
X. w. (Wirt) Adams, a worthy com
pliment paid a clever gentleman, aud