Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-09

Is, Inc Clty OF Greenvllle, for Nicks-
burg, and the Belle Shreveport, for
New Orleans, left St. Louis Sunday
evening.
The channel from the foot of De-
veFs Island to Cairo is all changed.
and runs now in the shape it did ten
years ago.
The Annie P. Silver is reported o
have run through her starboard en-
CINE, and is continuing her trip on
one wheel.
The Maumelle will arrive will ar
rive to-day, and is the mail packet
leaving Wednesday evening for Ar
kansas river.
Billy Hodge, pilot of the Ouachita
Belle, has returned home and will
resume his berth this evening on the
G. w. Cheek.
The Virgio Lee, it is said, will leave
Cincinnati tomorrow evening for Ev-
%ansville. A little fight is about to
open up between the two points.
The City of Greenyille, Capt. r. X.
Riley in command, is the Anchor line
packet passing down tomorrow at 10
{. m. for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Batesville is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Mari
anna, the Cutoff and all way landings
on L'Anguille aud st. Francis rivers.
The Raven, with a tow of barges
containing l2j,C,1 bushels of wheat
and 25,C)0 bushels of corn, is due
down to-day en- route for New Or
leans.
The Kouniz line steamer, e. O..
Stanard, loaded to the guards, passed
down Saturday evening, putting off
here $50 barrels meal and a few pkgs
sundries.
The ship carpenters will during the
present week commence setting IN
Captain Charlie Woodbury's new
White river boat at the C%ovington
boat yard.
Steamers coming out of the Ohio
IRE creeping along slowly, as if they
hal a whole year ahead of them.
This gives the pilots a chance to
learn the channel
The y. P. Scbenck, of the South
ern transportation line, will pass
down tomorrow evening enroute to
the Crescent City. Captain j. r.
Washington Is her agent.
Lots of the dirt cut away from the
bluffs has been sorinkled on the levee
from Monroe 10 Jefferson street, and
presents the appearance of a turn
pike road, but it Is awful muddy.
The QsceQla Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, is the mail packet
leaving for Osceola and all way land
ings on the upper, coast. John HALEY
presides at the desk aud is assisted bJ
Hugh TomlinspH.
The Annie p. Silver is nine DAYS
out tonight from New Orleans. She
had LOCO bars of railroad iron to put
off at Arkansas City. That, and the
accident to her starboard engine, has
HqV9Cu HCI "uSttHllOn,
A. F~renchmau, while bathing ovel
en- the sand bar yesterday, got beyond
his depth and was drowned. Some
fishermen with a drag-net recovered
bis body and brought it to this side
where an inquest YVES held.
The James D. Barker left Cinciu.
natl Saturday for this port, and leaves
here with a return trip on Friday
evening next. For desired informa
ton call on her agent, Captain r. W
L%ightburne, Office No. Z Madison
street,
The Gold Dust passed down yester.
day afternoon several hours bahinC
time. She put off here 2,400 barrel,
-four, 2cI sacks corn, 80 rolls baggiDg
10 eeates cabbage and 100 package
) sundries. She added added about 1
tons for Vicksburg aud the bends,
The little STEAMER Star of the West
. grounded on the bar below here nea,
> Ensley's, and lost 36 hours. She had
4, 20 take off all of her freight, which
= comprised few cords Of wood and
! some peaches, bofnre She could be re
/, leased from her perilous (2) position
/ Low water in the Ohio has caused
a competition in the trade between Gin
/ c%innati and Evansville. The Fashion
/ and the Anderson both left Cincin
; natl Saturday, and tho B, S. Rhta auC
the Yirgie leo will leave there to
, morrow, go as-you-please," is thu
l motto in the race for business.
MI. John Sharkey, the e~ficieni
steward of the 0sceola Belle, resign,
his position to-day aud leaves for tn,
northwest, where he will probably q,
into business on bis own account. IN,
LEDGER wishes linn success in hi,
new field of Labor. Alb Boyd, who i:
e very popular among steamboatmen
s succeeds Mr.. Shar'S3y, and will ne
doubt o o make himself as popular
Major Harpham, of the board of un.
%derwriters, returned Yesterday ron
i the Inflated City of Nicksburg. IL,
states that it is Impossible to rails,
her, and Commodore Scudder has Civ
en- orders to wreck her. Divers ar,
at work taking out the freight, but i
is slow work. The stern OF the boa.
ia settling iastey than the river falls
and the freight is being taken fton
that end before she breaks. Thus tn,
6 career Off fine packet is ended.
The G. w. Cheek arrived yesterda,
at noon, with a fair tripof both ireigh'
aud people, and is the mail packe
J. leaving this evening for all way land
ings on the lower coast as far as Ar
o Kansas City, where she makes diret
connection With the Mississippi River
Little Rock and Texas railroad, an,
4 with the Dean Adams for Vicksburp
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