Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-30
Orleans, arrived at St. Louis Satur-

day.
The Colorado returned to St. Louis
Saturday evening, taking several tons
of miscellaneous freights for way
points.
The City of Providence, from st.
Louis, passed down yesterday at noon,
adding about 30 tons for Vioksburg
and the bends.
The Oakland and barges, which
passed down yesterday morning, is
reported aground at Ship island,
above Helena.
John G. Wyckof, the efficient
second CLERK of the Hard Cash, has
returned from Searcy springs, looking
hale and hearty.
The John A. Scudder, from St.
Louis, passed down yesterday morning
en- route to New Orleans, doing moth
ing of interest here.
The Grand Tower, Captain Carvell
in command, is the Anchor line packet
passing down tomorrow at 10 am. for
Vicksburg and the bends.
The City of Alton, from New Or
leans, City of Helena, from Vicks.
burg, and the John B. Maude, from
Memphis, arrived at St. Louis yester-
day.
The Ste, Genevieve, Captain d. A..
Visit in command, is the Anchor line
packet leaving this evening for Cairo
and st. Louis. John Messengale is
her polite clerk.
Amongthe passengers who arrived
last evening on the Vint Shinkle were
Mr.. Roc Durff and his mother, also
the wife of Lou Jones, chief engineer
Of the James Lee.
The Maumelle arrived this forenoon
from the Arkansas river, with 8 bales
of cotton, She went as far as New
Gascony, where she met the Plowboy
and exchanged trips.
Captain r. G.. Shinkle, secrets airy of
the pilots association at Cincinnati, is
DESTROYS of obtaining information of
the whereabouts of Legrand Rowe, a
steamboat carpenter.
The channel Of the Mississippi, just
back of Cairo, is pretty narrow and
Troublesome. Several boats were de-
tanned there last week, only one being
able to get through at a time.
Tom Claggett, captain of the lower
deck ofthe james Lee, appeared on
the streets yesterday in a bran new
outfit with ~stovepipe attachment. He
recognized a few of his friends.
The snagboat De Russey has gone
to the Missouri. We will have one in
the Mississippi between Cairo and
V%icksburg as soon as the cool weather
sets in and there is more water.
The snagboat John r. Meigs, is at
work to-day pulling out some OF the
piling at the foot of Washington
street, SO that mattresses can be laid
there for the better protection of thai
landing.
The W. P. Halliday, Captain &. w
Gould, is the Anchor line packeI
passing down tomorrow at 10 am.
for Vicksburg, New Orleans and way
landings. E. W. Gould jr. preside,
at the desk.
The Oakland, after spending threl
days at Centennial cutoff, arrived
here Saturday evening and went be
low during the night to sound, founG
sufficient water and proceeded yester
day morning With her barges for New
Orleans.
The Maumelle is due to-day from
Arkansas river and leaves Wednesday
evening with a return trip for Pine
Bluff and all intermediate landings
connecting with the light draugh.
steamer PloY Boy for Little Rock ant
Fort Smith,
The repairs of the W. J. Poitevanr
will be completed in a day or two
when preparations will be made to pu.
her on the track between this por-
and Commerce as a daily packet tC
run alongside of the 0sceola Belle
which the Lees will put In the trade
The Golden Rule Pilot, edited BY
Billy Bryan, came to hand this morn
ing. It is replete with news and in
teresting reading matter, and is gotter
up in good style. The next issue vii
no doubt have an interesting article
about the snags south Of Cairo. Thu
Golden Rule is overdue, and vii
probably pass down this afternoon.
The lightning packet Osceola Belle
Captain Henry Cooper in command
brought in from the upper coast
bales cotton, 2 bags seed cotton and &
lot of sundries. She is the mail pack
ct leaving this evening for 0sceolaand
all way landings,p paying strict attention
to business intrusted to her. Billy
Smither is her courteous clerk, and il
oes;sted nv Jobn Ho1av ond Hugb