Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-18

MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm.
Business good.
Dry and dusty.
A fine breeze blowing.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The tug @. +. Nagle is offered for
sale at st. Louis.
The Paris c. Brown leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for this port.
The Wyoming, from New Orleans,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
Captain Charles B. Russell, of the
James d. Parker, is at Hot Springs.
The New Mary Houston, for Ciu-
cinnati, passed Evansville yesterday.
The Cincinnati Board Of Health
have ordered an analysis Of the river
water.
The viii Kyle, from Cincinnati, is
due down tonight, bound for New
Orleans.
An account Of the sale of the tow
boat Piasa will be found in our local
columns.
Patrick Mack is acting deputy.
wharfmaster during the absence of
Eugene Sutcliffe.
The John Gilmore aud barges. from
New Orleans, passed up last evening
en- route to st. Louis.
The Cherokee is coming out of the
Ohio river with the new model barge,
Harry Hegler, in tow.
The SilverthOrn was towed up from
the docks yesterday, fully repaired
and ready for business.
The machinery of the Bonnie Lee.
recently blown up in Red river, has
been taken to New Orleans.
Captain John P, Keiser left St.
Louis Thursday night to look after
the stranded City Of Greenville.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis,
left Cincinnati last evening, with one
Of the biggest trips ofthe season.
The James Lee, for Friar's Point.
and the Osceola Belle, for Oseeola,
departed last evening with fair trips.
The Ste. G~enevieve, for Meppbis.
and the Chas. p. Chouteau, for New
Orleans, left st. Louis last evening.
For his heroism during the burning
Of the H. +, Dexter, Pilot Metheny
has received the national life-saving
medNl.
The R. R. Springer, for Cincinnati,
passed V~icksburg Thursday night,
and is due here early tomorrow
morning.
The Florence Meyer, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday af.
ternoon, and will be here about Mon
day forenoon.
The Iron Mountain and barpes.
containing 1900 bushels of grain,
passed down at 10 a. M, en- route ty
New Orleans.
Sam Parker has disposed Of his in
terest in the j.. M. Kerr to accept a
position as clerk OF one of the Ohio
river packets.
The W. j, Poitevent, CAPTAIN ".
j.. Ashford in command. leaves at 5
pm. for Commerce. Neil Booker is
her chief clerk.
With an additional appropriation of
$43O,0OO, Mobile will be afforded a
channel to the lower bay II feet deep
and 200 feet wide.
NJ. w. Borden goes out this even
ing as mate OF the B~atesyille, in place
of Jim Collins, who left this morning
on a short trip home.
Johnny Briggs, of the upper Ar
kansas river packet, John G. Fletcher.
came over last night from Little Rock.
and goes hack again this evening.
Late advices from New Orleans
show that the Pilots Benevolent as.
ISOLATION is in a Furnishing condition,
aud are receiving new members every
meeting.
The Hard Cash, on her return trip
to this port, passes Duvalrs Bluff to-
morrow evening, will arrive Tuesday
and leave on Wednesday next for
White river.
Dan Rice is negotiating with the
Mcfarland dramatic company to stock
in part his floating opera house on the
Champion. He has engaged DR.. Kane
for advance agent.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeters in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. Owen G. Gates
presides at the desk.
The Anchor line steamer John A.
Scudder, from st. Louis, passed down
this morning, after adding here "A
bales Of cotton, 100 SKIS cotton seed
and % pkgs sundries.
The Qpachita Belle leaves for Ar
kansas City on Monday next, on her
initial trip for the fall season. She
has been o~yerhauled and repainted,
and presents a brilliant appearance.
Captain Jim Collins, mate of the
B~atesville, received a dispatch last
evening to Come quick. It's a girl.
All we'll" He left on the 6 am.
train for his home near Blacklist,
Ark,
The beautiful City Of Providence,
Captain George Lennox in command,
il the Anchor line packet passing up
to morrow at 10 a. m. for Cairo and
1t. Louis. Frank Perkins is her
polite clerk,
The Gold Dust, Captain J.C. Nc
Cord in command, is the Anchor line
packet leaving from the company's
wharfboat at 10 a. m. tomorrow for
Vicksburg and the bends. Henry
Dietrich is her chief clerk.
All hopes of pulling the City of
GreenVille off the bar where she ran
aground on Tuesday night last have
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