Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-06


several Of them having over five hun
dred each.
Nine boats advertised to leave here
at 5 pm
Navigation again suspended at
P~ittsburg.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The B~atesvilIe. for st. Francis river,
had a fair trip out last evening.
The James D. Parker is the packet
for Cincinnati leaving this evening.
The Yint ShinkIe from this port,
passed Louisville yesterday forenoon
The Beaver expects TO get away this
evening, taking a lot Of lumber Tor st.
Louis.
The Coahoma and John 7. Moore,
for Helena, both had light trips out
last evening.
At Cairo, on Sunday night last,
Michael O'Callahan was drowned at
Browns coal feet. ga
The old ferryboat CHARTERS Valley
was sold at Pittsburg by the United
States marshal yesterday for Sl255.
The mouth Of the Louisville and
Portland canal is very troublesome.
Boats rub the bottom as they go out.
The Grand Lake coal company have
purchased the steamer james A.
BlacEmore, for $4,000,
The New Mary Houston from Gin
cinnati, comes down tomorrow en-
route to the Crescent city.
1t is reported that Frank Ellison is
coming here TO take charge of the
Office of the John T. Moore.
Charlie Leftwitch went out yester-
day second clerk Of the Ooahoma, and
he is assisted by VIII Darby.
There is about 81 feet at the shoal
places between this port and Cairo,
with the channel cutting out.
On account of the extreme low
water in the Ohio, the U. p. Schenck
had to lay up at Walkers bar.
The Grand Tower, as she passed up
yesterday took $50 bales of compressed
cotton Tor reshipment at Cairo,
The City of Helena, for St Louis,
left Vicksburg at noon yesterday and
passes here at 10 a. N. on Friday.
Captain Woodbury's new upper
White river packet White Water is
due here the latter part of the week.
The Canary No. 2, with a circus on
board, is expected here to day They
exhibited at Randolph on Monday
last.
The Future City, which passed up
yesterday morning, dropped a barge
here at Glenn's warehouse TO be load
ed with oil cake.
Major Thomas Sheridan yesterday
resigned his position a. steward Of the
John L. Moore, aud VIM. burgess
went out in his stead.
The City of Alton, Captain Horace
Bixhy in command, is The Anchor
line packet passing up this evening"
bound for Cairo and 81. Louis.
The Hard Cash cans in at dark last
evening. She had out of Write river
l0S bales cotton paa re ST. pred 299I
bales at Terrene 'or New Orleans.
Captain Lou Smith, an old captain
aud clerk IN Louisville and New Or
leans trade, died at Louisville yeter-
day morning Of typhoid pneumonia.
The Josie Harry, on her return Trip
20 ibis port, passed Dev6spa Bluff this
morning, will arrive Friday aud leave
Saturday with a rotuFn trip for White
river.
rhenew sidewbeeler w. T. Wheliss.
building at Pittsburg, will be com
pleted 10 a few days, and ready to
leave for Savannah, Ca, on the first
water! y 81, }tUInn
For the benfit Of the public in gen.
eral, the iron steamer Ohas. p. Chou
yeau will remain in port until after
lark tonight. and give a free exhibi
ton of her electric light.
The John B. Maude, Captain Harry
Brolaski in command, will be 10 to
morrow morning aud leaves in the.
evening with a return trip for Cairo
and st. Louis. Billy Blenker is her
polite clerk.
The w. j. Poitevent, Captain w.
]. Ashford in command, is the daily
packet leaving this evening for Com
MERGE and way landings, paying
prompt attention to all business EN-
trusted to her, Neil Booker is her
p lite clerk,
r. G. Shinkle, secretary OF the Gin
cinnati. Louisville and New Orleans
pilots association, has fixed up the
following tariff Of wages. 800 for
rip, of 80 days or less, constitutes Il
rip for all days oyer 30 at the ratt,
Of 500 per month. ts,sl.
Steam was raised yesterday on Cap
tain p. A. GhaFletls new Lafourcie
packet, Belle of the Coast. She leaves
| Cincinnati on Saturday next for New
0rletns, taking passengers only, so AZ
TO enable her to 90 out Of the river
without detention. h1iA
A heavy fog rose upon the river at
mi might and continued until after
seven o'clock this morning. So dense
was it that the transfer boat was cam
PEELED to use her fog whistle constant.
ly, al answer being given by a loc0mo-
tive on each side Of the river.
Captain w. B Miller's superb pas
sengcr steamer, Guiding Star, is bill
ed t. leave for Yicksburg, New Or,
leans and the bends at ) 3. m, Sbo is
now running under the anspiceso Of the
Anchor Line, and will leave from the
company's wharlboat, Col. John s
Jones is her polite clerk.
The Marlin Speed, Captain John j.