Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

Bluff White river is low, having not
more than three feet to Augusta.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Damp.
Warm and close.
Light local rains.
/ Quite muddy about the leyee.
Business is only moderate to- day.
Thirty-two inches is reported at
Caseyyille.
Thirty-one inches is now reported
at Puppy creek.
The Ouachita Belle had a good trip
for Arkansas City.
The opposition packets leave for
Helena this evening,
The Rene Macready will bring tbs
BatesYille's cotton to this port.
The Piasa came in last evening with
a tow of stone from Chester, III.
A half interest of the Rover has
been bought by Alex Montgomery fol
$4,000.
Sam Holden goes out this evening
in charge Of the lower deck OF the
Maumelle,
Captain Woodbury. new upper
White river steamer, White Water is
due tomorrow.
The Belle of Shreveport, from St,
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yestsr-
day.
The City of Helena, from Vicks.
burg, arrived at st. Louis on yester-
day.
A large amount of southern bound
freight has accumulated at Evans
vile,
The Golden City and the W. P
Halliday are both dne up, bound fol
st. Louis.
The Golden Crown for New Or
leans, is advertised to leave Cinciu.
natl this evening.
The Henry Frank, passing down to.
morrow, will get between 1900 and
1900 bales of cotton.
Captain John c. Crane, late of the
Belle Memphis, is in the city ming
ling with his friends.
The James Lee, for Friars Point
and the 0sceola Belle, for Osceola
departed last evening with fair trips
Charley Northrop, steward of tn,
Grand Tower, stopped off this trip
and Frank Smith is filling the posi-
ton.
The Tiger left yesterday to suck
on a cargo of cotton seed at Osceoll
This will be the first trial of the new
process,
Captain John Harpham, agent o
the board of underwrit rs, left las
evening on the James Lee for tn,
scene Of wreck of the Batesville.
Mr.. John A, Wayne, son of Capt
q. G. Wayne, the well-known steam
boat agent, has started a steamhoa.
agency on his own account at New
Orleans
James S. Mcbride, engineer of tn,
City of Helena, took the red ribbon
at the st. Louis fair last week on hi
non conducting cement for steam
pipes, etc.
The Iron Mountain and bargeS anC
the j. B. NJ. Kehlor. from New
Orleans, arrived at st. Louis yester
day.
In Red river, pilots of the last boat
up report 3 feet 6 inches scant on tn
bars, and falling fast all the wa,
down.
The Joe Kinney, from VicksburR
passed up last midnight, putting o.
20 bales Of cotton here; but addin
nothing of interest.
The Katie Hooper, the Silverthorn
the G. w. Cheek and the n%ationa
board of health steamer, Ii. Ii. Ben
nor, are laid up at the boneyard.
The Ste. G%enevievo came in yester
/, day from st. Louis with 1888 pack
ages of freight, and left last nigh
with a return trip Of about 10 tons.
The Cincinnati Commercial state
tnat Commodore Ed. Montgomery, {
the John 7. Moore, wants to charte
a hght.draught steamer for 4 months
The Belle of the Coast passe
Louisville Sunday, drawing over
, feet, but is expected to float owe
Puppy Greek by means of placing iat
under her guards.
| AS the Louisville and Portland cat
! al closes on the 10th, and will renal
so until the close of the month, theI
. is a rush of southern bound freigh.
! from Cincinnati. The boats leavir
i there now have all they can carry,
On account of the extreme 10
9 water in the Ohio, Commodore ia
: S, Wise, superintendent of the lii
has thought proper to withdraw b
b boats, and during retirement wi
y place them in tirst-class condition.
The great Henry Frank, CAPITA
. j. L. Hicksli in command, passes dow
4 tomorrow evening en-. route TO Wick
d burg and New Orleans. Hereait
she will leave Memphis every alte
nate Wednesday, and New Orleal
c every alternate Thursday, and co.
tinue in the trade throughout the SCI
son.
The old pioneer Captain Jam