Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-27

ee6 IN ldSt year ABOUT inc nluQle OF
June, and it is generally believed that
the present is only a temporary spell,
and will not last long.
Every hog-chain ofthe Kountz line
steamer II. O. Yeager has been broken
and she is fast going to pieces. Other
uninjured freight 2200 packages have
been taken to st. Louis by the Emma
@. Elliott.
The New Mary Houston. four days
out from New Orleans, with 400 tons
freight, Is cabin and 60 deck passen-
gers, passed up last night, discharging
here 80 barrels molasses and adding
II bales cotton and a few people.
Captain Otto Seipel's Macaronian
steamer, Billy Collins, arrived before
daylight in tow of the A. j. Baker.
She needs a coat of paint, which nc
doubt the club will see that she gets
before she goes out on an excursion.
The iron steamer Chas. P. Chouteau.
when about ITO miles below Baton
Rouge, met with a serious accident in
the breaking of her shaft. She was
towed to the landing at New Orleans
and will have to lay up until repaired.
Sand bars begin to show their yellow
tops above the water level in the lower
Mississippi river, and the banks in the
bends are rapidly caving. The latter
feature is one which invariably occurs
during a decline of the water from its
high levels.
Major Dukes the efficient discharg-
ing clerk Of the Anchor line steamer
Colorado, has our thanks for favors
extended. The m~anifests gotten up
by him exhibit a style of penmanship
which is unsurpassed by any second
clerk on the river.
The John A. Scudder, less than
four days out from New Orleans, with
400 tons of freight and a good list of
people, passed up last evening, dis
charging here % bbls molasses, 40 bbls
potatoes, 22O pkgs sundries. She
added nothing o~finterest.
The Centennial, from St. Louis,
passed down this forenoon with a big
trip Of freights, discharging nothing
here, but adding 81 bales cotton.
Among her items Of freight was $3.50
sacks corn, 1909 bbls -four, 1900 sacks
oats, 400 pckgs meal. About 300
tons of her freight is for way landings.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive from
Cincinnati tonight and leave to-mor-
row evening with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati, and all
way landing on the Ohio river giving
tickets to all points east at reduced
rates. The Shinkle has splendid ac-
commodations, and, notwithstanding
the low stage of the Ohio, will 90
through in good time.
The Coahoma is the mail packet
leaving this evening in place of the
Ouaehita Belle for Greenville and way
landings, connecting with the G. W.
Cheek for V~icksburp; also at Arkansa,
City with the Pine Bluff railroad. All
the crew of the Ouachita Belle have
been transferred to the Coahoma
Captain Mark r. Cheek on the roo.
and Captain A. L. Cummins, assisted
by Billy Thomas aud Lee Cummins
jr., in charge of the office.
The Colorado from st. Louis mr..
rived before daylight, with about COZ
tons of freight, including 1122 bbll
flour, 35l bbls meal, 81 SKIS corn, 2O(
SKIS bran, 100 pcs bagging, BOZ
pkgs lard, q pkgs bacon, I
head hogs, and 1915 pkgs sundries
total number of pkgs, 1896. The Col.
Torado leaves this evening witha return
trip for Cairo, st. Louis and way land.
ings. Captain Sam McPheeters is il
command, aud Owen g. Gates presidei
at the desk.
The officers of the Cincinnati anc
Memphis packet company exhibit 6
kindness in rendering the use of theil
boats to church societies and others
and are really sorry when they are
compelled to disappoint them after al
arrangements have been made. This
the officers cannot help, as they have
considerable trouble in coming out o.
the Ohio, on account Of the low stage
Of water. 1t would be best for socie.
ties which contemplate using the
boats Of this line for excursions. tC
hold up awhile, until there is a better
stage of water in the Ohio, so thai
boats can come through on time.
The following for Memphisi is a par
of an appropriation recommended By
the congressional excursion commit.
tee to be expended by the secretary O
war in accordance with recommends.
tions and plans, estimates and speci6.
cations, aud under the advisory super.
vision of the Mississippi river commits
mission: For Memphis reach, IL
miles long, works for contracting the
channel aud protecting the banks,
$292,00O. For the outfit, superin.
tendency, inspection, Office expenses
and local surveys, $780, 600. Total fol
Memphis reach, 1892 900. None oil
this money is to be expended until the
right Of way is coded by the states to
the United States.
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