Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-29

Rock, with 2 feet in the channel Ia
Pine Bluff. White river is falling
slowly, with about 5 feet to Augusta
and 80 inches to Jacksonport, on Red
river.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear.
Pleasant.
Delightful weather.
Business brisk to-day.
Packets receiving literally.
A rise Of twelve inches is reported
at Pittsburg.
Three feet two inches in the canal
at Louisville.
The Poitevent leaves this evening
for Commerce.
Captain Frank Merigold is the agent
Of the Anchor line at Vicksburg.
The James W. Calf leaves Cincin-
natl on Friday evening for this port,
The U. P. Schenck, from New Or
leans to Cincinnati, passed Cairo last
evening.
The river at Louisville is now at its
lowest stage Ofthe year and navigatiou
difficult.
The Paris c. Brown is coming slow,
but will no doubt pass here before
morning.
The Ouachita Belle is the mail
packet leaving to morrow evening for
Arkansas City.
Nine feet of water is reported at the
shoalest places below here, and from
8 to 81 to Cairo.
The channel at Wheeling is so OBJ
structed that navigation is suspended
entirely above that point.
j. H.. Morris, formerly mate of the
Carrie Hogan, is now filling the same
position on the Dean Adams.
Captain Jim Burris, diver of the
wrecking-beat Salvor No 2, has gone
to the sunken Florence Meyer.
The Raven aud barges and the City
Of Alton from St. Louis, passed
Vicksburg yesterday morning.
Twelve thousand three hundredand
f~tty-three bales of cotton from all
sources has been received to date.
The Commonwealth, for St. Louis,
left Vicksburg yesterday noon and
will pass here on Friday at 10 am.
The U. S. snagboat, e. A. Wood.
ruff, has gone 10 "four mile" above
Cincinnati, where she is to operate.
The viii Kyle, for Cincinnati, and
the A. j. Baker and barges, for ST.
Louis, left New Orleans last evening.
The John Dippold and barges,
loaded with bulk grain, passed Cairo
last evening, bound for New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder, due up this
morning, will ges 100 bales of com
pressed cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
The local packets brought in this
morning 32l bales of cotton, 6 bags oil
seed cotton, and 6l9 sacks of cotton
seed.
The Josie Harry will arrive to.
morrow evening, and is the mail
packet leaving Saturday for White
river.
The Golden City was at Cairo thi,
forenoon. She will probably pass
here tomorrow afternoon en- route tc
New Orleans,
Where is the IT.. S. snagboat De
RusseyP A grand reception awaits
her at almost every point between
here and V~icksburg.
Mr.. Emil Hugunin. father-in. law OF
A. i. Ryland, river editorof the Post
Dispatch, died in st. Louis on Satur-
day last, aged II years,
Pilot AID Wasson left yesterday 10
bring the T. Il, Fckert to this port.
She will probably be ordered to the
sunken Fannie Tatum.
Captain w. w. Coulson will place
tie Wyoming in the st. Louis and
Pittsblrg trade, 10 connection with
the Carrier and Dacotah,
Mr., John Grammar, late mate Of
the Dean Adams, has given up river
pursuits and is now filing a position
at the Vicksburg oil works.
The john B. Maude will arrive to-
morrow morning, aud will leave at )
p. m. with a return trip for Cairo, st,
Louis and intermediate points.
Harry Rice, sen Of Captain jim
Rice, mate of the Anchor line wharf,
boat, has gone into the roofing bust.
ness, and will solicit steamboat work
The James D. Parker i shaving con.
siderable trouble in the Ohio. She
left Cincinnati on Friday last, and III
to last night she had not reached Ev.
ansville.
The Evansville Courier urges the
merchants of that town to place two
boats in the trade to Memphis, Wherl
is the Evansville, Cairo and Memphis
Packet Company
The John A Scudder, Captain Aia1
Carter in command, is the Ancho
Line packet passing up this even
ing for Cairo and st. Louis. Georg,
Baker is her efficient clerk.
Under the bright rays Of the SUI
pedestrianism is becoming more agree
able. about the levee. The recent mu,
is fast drying up, and will soon return
to dust from whence it came,
The W. 2. Halliday was reporte,
aground yesterday at Bass island
about $50 miles above here. She i
expected to pass down this afternoon
and will get about 30 tons here.
The recent heavy rains at Shreve
port did not extend to upper Red rive,
or any of its tributaries. Hence, ther,
will be no improvement in the naviga
tioR Of that stream for the present.
Heavy fogs are reported almost ev
e-y night in the Ohio, and that viii
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