Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-07

levee yesterday. Repairs are next il
border.
The viii Kyle is announced I,
leave Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans.
The John A. scudder, from New
Orleans, passed VicksburE sunds!
evening.
The Dean Adams, for Arkinsas
City, had an excellent trip out las
evening.
The James d. Parker, for thii
port, passed Evansville at 2 p. m
yesterday.
The W. P. Halliday, from Cairo
was expected this forenoon enroute t
New Orleans.
At Louisville there is 10 feet in tn,
chute on the falls and 10 feet 6 inches
over the rocks.
The PoiteVent is lying straight anC
can be raised with her own steam a
soon as the river falls.
The 0sceoIa Belle, for 0sceola, and
the james Lee, for Friars Point, de
parted on time, with a fair trip.
The Virgie Lee, from this port, anC
the Guiding Star, from New Orleans
passed Evansville, yesterday afternoon
The Ida Stockton will probably
leave tomorrow evening for points q
Hatchie river, as far as Bryar,t's land.
ing.
The James W. Gaf, from Memphis
and the ThOs. Sherlock, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yester.
day.
The upper Ohio was rising very fasI
yesterday, but came to a stand las.
night, with over IS feet on the gNugc
at Pittsburg,
The Hard Cash is due tonight arc
leaves tomorrow at 5 pm. for ali
points on White river through to
Jacksonport.
Archie Trowbridge, formerly in the
office of the Dean Adams and G. W.
Cheek, is now clerkiAg on the wharf
boat at Greenville.
The War Eagle, from Cairo, ar
rived at St. Lonis yesterday, and re-
ports four and a half feet in the chan
mel between the two points.
The Grand Tower, Captain Carvell
in command, passes down this evening
bound for Vioksburg and the bends.
Tom White is her polite clerk.
The R r. Springer for Cincinnati
was at Cairo all day yesterday, and
will probably pass here tomorrow fore
noon, enroute to New Orleans.
The steamer Ed. Richardson plying
in the New Orleans and Vicksburg
trade, lost her chimneys overheard
below Warrenton on Sunday last.
A new steamer named Lila, 10 feet
long and "a feet beam. has lust been
completed at Algiers, opposite New
Orleans, and will be run in the Cane
river trade.
The Gold Dust, from Vicksburp,
passed up this forenoon, putting off 81
bales of cotton and adding 1892 bales
of cotton and about 10 tons of miscel-
laneous freight.
Some 20 to % boats and barges Of
coal are reported sunk and grounded
at Beaver shoals in the upper Ohio
and the river is so INSTRUCTED that
boats cannot get out.
The Cherokee, Captain Geo. Wolf
in command, is receiving to leave to-
morrow evening for Vicksburg, New
Orleans and the bends George s
Keyt presides at the desk.
The little towboat Jennie Walker
eame in yesterday from the upper
Ohio with several produce boats and a
barge of fire brick. which she is UNI
loading at the foot Of Union street.
Captain Vinton's fine sideWheel
steamer, Andy Baum, left Cincinnati
last evening for this port, to be follow
ed by the James w. Gatf, on wednes-
day, and the Virgee Lee on friday.
The New York canals during the
past season have Observation-Disclosures
their increasing usefulness as a factor
in cheap transportation, WHICH cannot
be dispensed with, be railway facilities
what they may.
The Charles Morgan in lowering her
chimneys to pass under the bridge at
Cincinnati the guys broke and they
fell of damaging them considerably
She went on to Louisville where she
stopped for repairs.
1t is reported that the owners Of
the Robert Mitchell will not accept
the raised boat from the underwriters
Ia this event an appraisment will
have to be made and proof adduced to
show that the boat is damaged over 90
per cent.
The fine lowwater packet Maumelle,
Captain Ed. Rowland in command,
leaves tomorrow evening for Bine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkan.
sas river, making direct connection
With the light drapght packet Plow
Boy for Little Rock and points aboye.
Captain j. N. Thompson and jos
Dukes are her clerks.
The fine sidewheel passenger steam
es Reue Macready, Captain 0. X Jop-
lin in command, is in port receiving
to leave at 8 pm. to-day for Mariana,
the Cut OF and all intermediate land
ings on L'Anguille and st. Francis