Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
NVUDt
Rainy.
Mind nm the levaa

Dluu OH Lne leVee.
Business dull to-day.
But one local packet leaving this
evening.
The tug Vandenburg is off the docks
and ready for business.
The Belle Memphis, for this port,
left st. Louis last evening.
The snagboats, Meigs and Wagner.
are laid up at Fort Pickering.
The City Of Greenville from Vicks-
burg arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Chas P. Chouteau will be tow
ed to st. Louis and her shaft repaired.
Major Adams was at Pittsburg yes.
terday looking at his new boat, the
Dean Adams.
Four feet eight inches is reported at
Portland bar, the channel having cut
out considerably.
The crew of the Josie Harry have
returned to the city, the boat having
laid up for a few weeks.
The James Lee, for Friar's Point,
departed last evening with a big trip
Of both freight and people.
+ The Ohio river boats are having
considerable trouble in climbing sand
bars and find it slow work.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
the r. r. Springer, for New Orleans,
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The Andy Baum lays up on her ar
rival at Cincinnati and the Jas. D.
Parker comes out in her place.
The 0sceola Belle, for 0sceola, and
the Batesville, for st. Francis river,
had good trips out last evening.
The Dock Company at St. Louis is
full of work. They have twelve boats
and barges undergoing repairs.
The Golden Crown, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville last evening,
and is due here Monday morning.
The Robert Mitchell leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati,
and will pass here Wednesday evening.
The Cons MilIar, from Memphis,
and the U. p. Bobepck, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yester-
day.
The Grand Lake and barges for St.
Louis passed up yesterday, dropping
a barge here to be loaded with oil
cake.
The Will Kyle passed down at day.
light, after adding 2400 sacks Of oil
cake and 100 bblS oil. She was well
laden.
The City Of Vicksburg passed up for
st. Louis last evening, adding here
about 200 packages boKstuf and about
20 tons way freight.
For the accommodation Of steam
boatmen, the Western Union tele-
graph office at Cairo will be kept open
both night and day.
Captain l.. H. Mckee is suffering
from an attack of rheumatism, and
was confined to his room when the
boat passed here yesterday.
The John B. Maude, Captain II.
BroIaski, is the Anchor line packet
leaving at 10 am. tomorrow feF Cairo
and st. Louis. Billy Bleuker is hes
The Coahoma will arrive to.morrow
and is the mail packet leaving Mon
day for Greenville and intermediate
landings.
The Chas. Morgan went from New
Orleans to Cincinnati in seven days,
is very good considering the
stage Of water.
The Gold Dust, Captain j. I. Nc
Cord in command, is the Anchor line
packet leaving the eompany's wharf
boat at 10 am. tomorrow for Vicks-
burg and way landings.
Amos Day, the efficient second clerk
of the Marlin Speed, stopped off up
Arkansas river to spend a few days in
order to regain his strength, he having
been under the weather for the past
trip or two.
The City Of Helena, from st. Louis,
passed down yesterday, d~ischarging
here 400 barrels -four and meal, 300
sacks Of bran and 300 packages sun
dries and adding 20 tons for Vicks-
burg and way landings.
The Vint Shinkle, for Cincinnati,
departed last evening with 500 bales