Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-30

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The Hard Cash for White river. de-
parted with a good trip Of freight.
The james d. Parker is advertised
to leave for Cincinnati tomorrow,
The Mary Houston, frem Cincin
natl, was at Evansville last night.
Not a single arrival at this port
from 4 pm. yesterday, until near noon
to-day.
The weather at present is delight
full. Fires and heavy clothing are
quite comfortable.
Quarantine station No. 2, located at
Presidents island, will be discon-
tinued after to-day.
Heavy fog on the river last night
from II pm. to 8 am, is the cause of
the packets being delayed.
After its completion the levee be.
low the Anchor line wharf boat will
be the best landing for boats.
The Josie Harry will arrive this
evening, and is the mail packet leav-
ing Saturday for White river.
The Gold Dust, from Memphis. and
the Guiding Star, from New Orleans,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Colorado, for Memphis. and
the Port Eads and barges, for New
Orleans, left St Louis last evening.
The Marlin Speed arrived this fore
noon, bringing out Of Arkansas river
1873 bales of cotton, 1877 of which she
reshipped at Terrene for New Orleans.
She will leave at 5 ?. M, positively,
with a return trip for that stream.
The 0uachita Belle having been de-
layed by fog, came in at 10 am with
a fair trip of both freight and people.
She goes out again this evening.
Peter Connolly, a negro employed
about the dump-boat at the foot of
Beal street, was drowned there yester-
day. His body was not recovered.
The james Lee and 0seeola Belle
for the upper and lower coast, were
well fixed in the way Of freight and
people.
The James W. Calf leaves Cincin-
natl on SaturdayJnex for this port, 50
a telegram from Uncle Bob" informs
us.
Mate NJ. W. Borden will leave to
morrow for the Tallahatchie river,
where he takes command Of the lower
deck OF the snag boat Florence.
The coal checkers slept in peace and
quiet last night; not a single steamboat
whistle aroused them from their slum-
bers.
At last accounts the James D. Par
ker was hard aground and out of the
channel at Three mile, above Evans
vile.
Captain Owen Finnegau, owner of
the iron. steamer, John T. Moore, is
in the city looking after his steamboat
interests,
The Belle Shreveport leaves St.
Louis this evening for New Orleans,
to be followed by the Guiding star on
Saturday next.
Captain s. II. Parisot is to be III
perintendent of the Vlcksburg and
Yazoo river 2 line under its new
org nization.
The new Anchor line steamer.
Belle Memphis, now building at JEFF
fersonville, will be launched in about
ten days.
The Commonwealth is the Anchor
line packet passing up at 10 am. to-
morrow for Cairo aud st. Louis, and
the City Of Helena for Vicksburg,
passes down at the same houf.
The City of Helena, for Vicksbury.
and the Annie ?, Silver, for New Or
leans, left st. Louis yesterday. The
Heleua passes here at 10 am to-mor-
row.
The City of Providence, from st
Louis, arrived at Vicksburg yesterday
She leaves there to-day, and is the
Sunday packet passing here for st.
Louis.
The James w. Gaf arrived OF Gin
einRati yesterday, and leaves there on
Saturday Lext with a return tip for
this port.
The landing this morning looked
desolate, with the exception of the
drumwer boat Rebstock, there wa,
nothing in port.
The sandbar opposite Evansville,
made its appearance day before yes
terday. 1t is 200 yards lower down
and further out than heretofore.
The W. p. Halliday has been
aground at Bass Island, $50 miles
above here, since Monday morning
last, and is expected here at any mo-
ment.
The John B. Maude, Captain Harry
BFolaski in command, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Cairo
and It, Louis, Billy BlODker is her
polite clerk
Captain Drummer has secured the
Phil Ubappell to take the place of TIE
Fannie Tatum in the st. Louis and
paducah trade. She starts out on
Saturdaynext.
The Golden City, Captain ]. D.
Hegler, is the Anchor line packet
passing down this afternoon en- route
to the Crescent City. She will leave
from the wharfbOat, foot of Union
street.
The new steel steamer being built
By James Rees, at Pittsburg, for Mag
daline river, South America, is ne r
ing completion aud will be taken apart
and shipped to destination by rail and
ocean steamer.
The Paris G. Brown, of the South
ern Transportation line, Captain A. NJ.
Halliday in command, will pass down
this evening, bound for New Orleans.
Captain AID Storm will furnish all de-
sired Information.
Captain 'John Barry has gone to
Sunaower river on business connected
with the government service. He will
return in a few days and resume his
position on the snagboat j. r. Meigs,
nov Operating in White river.
The bluffs west Of the railroad be-
tween Monroe and Beaie streets
should be cut away and that portion
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