Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17

captain vi. II. Cncek, Will leave at D
pm. for Arkansas City and way land
ings. A. l.. Cummins presides at the
desk.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Dan
Moore in command, will pass down
at o p. m enroute to New Orleans.
Frank Stein presides at the desk.
The Jas. Parker, from Memphis.
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday and
the Will Kyle left there for New Or
leans.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Elem. Calvert in command, will pass
down at 10 o'clock tomorrow for
Vieksburg. She is an Anchor line
and will leave from the companys'
wharfboat foot of Union street.
Joe Dukes, late second clerk of the
Colorado, has been transferred to the
Emma 9; Elliott and his place filed
BY Theodore Phillips, late Of the City
One dollar per hour was paid labor
ers at Cincinnati to remove freights at
the levee, which were in danger of
being submerged. The river rose at
the rate of inches per hour.
Captain J. P. Keiser, of st. Louis.
X. II. Voolfolk, of Louisville, and
John Howard, of Jacksonville. were
in Cincinnati Tuesday, inspecting the
Thomas Sherlock, which the Anchor
line company contemplate purchasing.
The coal shipments from Pittsburg
on the present rise to Cincinnati move
BOZ barges and II fats or 4,Ol2.0OO
bushels. To / Ouisville 1872 barges IA
Il ITS and 81 boats or 2,475,O 600 bushels.
The Marlin Speed is due to- night,
End Is the Saturday mail packet for
Fine Bluff, and all points on Arkansas
river, connecting with light draupht
boats for Little Rock and Fort Smith.
The John A. Scudder, for st. Louis.
passed up at daylight, having re-
manned several hours cleaning out
boilers and d~ischareing AZ bbls mo-
%lasses, 100 cases cider, and a lot of
sundries.
The little sidewheel steamer, Star
OF the West, Captain j. w. Brown in
command, is the daily packet leaving
this evening for Scanlon's, Cat Island
and way landings. Charley Dudley is
her purser.
The floods in the upper Mississippi
tributaries have assumed dangerous
proportions. The st. Croix, Chippe-
wa, Black and Wisconsin rivers, are
all bankfull, and.a large rise reported
yesterday.
Surveyors have been at work during
the last day or two spying out where
they can lay a railroad track. They
had better run their track around the
eastern portion of the town, as steam
boatmen need and pay for every inch
OF the levee.
For the sake Of humanity the
wharfmaster should put to use the
hydrants On the levee, and allay the
dust which is almost binding. A
high wind has been prevailing all day.
aud clouds of dust have been sweep.
ing the entire length of the landing.
Surely the taxing district will allow
a few dollars for this purpose.
The Colorado arrived this morning
with a big trip, comprising 1859 pkgs;
including 74O bbls -four, 743 bbls
meal, l2O bbls molasses, IS t~ierces
lard, 4S6 SKIS oats, 6l7 bales hay, 1864
pkgs sundries. She leaves with a re-
turn trip at 8 p. M, for Cairo and ST.
Louis. Owen G. Gates is her polite
clerk.
Upon the arrival Of the national
board of health steamer H. H. Benner.
at Vicksburg, she will be presented
by a number of the merchants and
leading citizens of that city with a
beautiful stand of %colors. Courage
and devotion in the cause of suffering
humanity cannot be too highly hon
ored.
About 10000 tons, or 80 per cent. of
the ice crop on the upper Mississippi,
have been. destroyed by the recent
floods. This will have the effect of
dealers raising the price of the solid
article, as the crop gathered was
considered short, and the price was
already higher than that of last sea-
son.
Mr.. H. NJ. Orowell, brother of Capt.
Ed. Crowell, has been appointed river
editor Of the Appeal. Mr.. Crowell is
a practical printer, and has served in
the Appeal composing room for sew
eral years. We recommend him to
the marine fraternity as a gentleman
in all that the word implies, and hope
to see him become quite popular in
his new avocation.
The Cons Millar, Capt. Billy Itch
nor, will arrive this evening, and
leaves tomorrow with a return trip
for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati. and
all way landings on the Ohio river.
connecting with the different railroads
for the east, and giving passengers
through tickets at very low rates.
Jimmy Voris presides at the desk,
and is assisted nv Hanrv GogIay