Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

r. p. Glenn, received a dispatch this
morning stating that the Golden City
will pass up at daylight Thursday
morning, bound for Cincinnati. James
Carr is her passenger agent, and will
give desired information.
The Star Of the West, Captain w.
j. Ashford in command, is the daily
packet leaving this evening for Scan
Ions, Cat Island and way landings.
Neil Booker presides at the desk.
The Paris G, Brown leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening for New Or
leans, and the Parker leaves at the
same time for Memphis, to be followed
on Saturday by the James W. Gaf.
The rapid rise of the river has sub.
merged a lot of the rock at the foot
Of Jefferson street. This rock is
going to give boats trouble if we
should get three or four feet more of
water.
The Will Kyle, for the Ohio, passed
up last evening, discharging here IL
casks mineral water, 115 cases wine,
200 sacks salt and a lot of sundries (;
also put off at Hopefeld 5000 bdls
cotton ties.
A couple of gentlemen left Nash
vile on Friday last IN a small boat
drawn by six geese. They are coming
down this way, and expect to reach
this port by July 10th, and Vicksburg
by August LIST.
There is a line of boats running in
the lower Ohio called the Evansville,
Cairo d Memphis packet company,
yet none of their boats ever come
down this way. They do not even
get into the Mississippi river.
The City of Greenville, from Vicks-
burg, passed up last night, instead of.
waiting until this forenoon, as is her
usual custom; her object being to get
to st. Louis as early as possible, in
order To get up her new chimneys and
come out on time.
The board of health steamer, H.
II. Benner, and the three launchers,
Picket, Lookout and Sentinel, will ar
rive this afternoon, and, no doubt, at
tract much attention. A telegram
states that she will be here about A
pm.
The James W. Calf. Captain r. w.
Wise in command, will leave Cincin-
natl on Saturday next for Memphis,
leaving here with a return trip on
Friday, July l6, for all points on the
Ohio river, and gives passengers
through tickets to eastern points at
very low rates. Remember the date.
Business is dull yet. There
is not space enough on the
levee for boats to discharge and at
tend to business. There is too much
stone and salt piled up at present.
This should be hauled away before
other barges are unloaded at the land
ing.
The Annie P. Silver, with 400 tons
OF freight, passed down this forenoon.
Among her freight is 200 bales of cot
ton, 6lO of which was taken on at st.
Louis and is consigned to Liverpool
direct. The Annie p. Silver put off
200 barrels -four and added a few bales
OF cotton here and at Hopefeld.
Pilots Dave Thomas and William
Hodge left this forenoon on the Chas.
Morgan. Hodge goes to Vicksburg
to take charge of the wheel of the
j. W. Cannon in the Vicksburg and
New Orleans trade, and Thomas gses
to Red river to meet the Rene Mac.
redy, CAPTAIN Randall's late purchase
for the 50 Francis river trade.
The low water packet Maumelle is
due to Gay, and leaves with a return
trip to morrow evening for Pine Bluff
and all way landings on the Arkansas
river, connecting with the steamer
Plowboy for Little Rock and Fort
Smith. Capt. John j. Darragh is in
command, and the Office is presided
over by Charlie Musselman, assisted
by Will Darragh.
Planters on the river between St.
Louis and Cairo are beginning to feel
anxious in regard to their corn crops.
The river is very high and rising
steadily. -Four feet more of water
will be over the banks at several
places, and from present reports it
looks as if there will be at least seven
feet.
The U. s. steamer Pink reports the
following changes of lights between
Memphis and Cairo: Head of Pawpaw
Island, discontinued; Lake Point,
discontinued; under Presidents
Island, new light; above Duckport,
new light; MOrgan's Point. new light;
Bunche's Cutoff, moved down 500
yards; Lower Bulletin, moved down
400 yards; Upper Bulletin, moved to
bar opposite Osceola.
The Grand Tower, of the Anchor
line, passed down this forenoon with
a big trip. She put off here $50 bbls
-four, 148 sacks corn, 10 sacks oats,
400 sacks bran, S. tierces and 250
pals lard 100 casks meat, 1900 pices
bagging, 200 bales cotton ties, 5l5
packages sundries. She added here
about % tons Of freight for V~icksburg
and the bends.
The B~atesville, Captain @. K. Jop-
lin in command, arrived yesterday
evening with s bales cotton, 116 SKIS
cotton SEED, some cattle and sundries.
She is the mail PACKET leaving this
evening for Mariana, the Cut on,
and all way landings on L'Anguille
aud ST. Francis rivers, connecting
with the Narcus Collins for Wits.
burg. A. L. Banning presides at the
desk, and is assisted BY Will Lash.