Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-24

is on a stand, with 10 inches on the
gauge at Little Rock. White river
continues to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and warm.
Indications O. more rain.
But little doing at the landing.
One local packet leaving this even
ing.
The work Of paving the lower por-
ton of the levee is progressing finely.
Billy Byers, of the j. w. Calf, is
lying sick at Cincinnati.
A heavy rainstorm visited Vicks-
burg yesterday.
The Gold Dust. from Vieksburg,
arrived at st. Louis last evening.
The John A. Scudder, for New Or
leans, left St. Louis last evening.
The TIGER, a sternwheel steamer,
is offered for sale at New Orleans.
The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Annie 2. Silver left New Or
leans last evening, bound forSt. Louis
The Robert Mitchell leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati.
The louisville and Portland canal
was obstruoted yesterday with coal
tows.
The j. N. Kellogg, built twenty
years ago, is at Barmore's shipyard,
where she will be dismantled.
The U. P. Schenck and Charles
Morgan, both enrouto to Cincinnati,
passed Evansville yesterday.
The James Lee. for the lower, and
the Osceola Belle, for the upper
coast, departed with good trips.
The City of Vicksburg is the An
Choir line packet leaving at 10 am.
o .morrSE for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Hard Cash, for White river,
and the Maumelle, foF Arkansas river,
departed last evening with fair trips.
The towboats Jas. B. Williams and
John A, Wood are en- route to New
Orleans with 100000 bushels Of coal.
Matt Downs, pilot of tho Marlin
Speed, came over by rail from Little
Rock, and went out at the wheel of
The Maumelle.
Captain j. d.. Fulton received a
dispatch tdis morning, stating that
tho Golden City VIII be down at s
pm Gu route to New Orleans.
The Port Nads and barges passed
down last evening, ca Foabe to New
Orleans, adding here q couple of
barges loaded with oil and oil cake.
The James D. Parker departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 300 bbls
potatoes, 30 kbk oil, 275 sacks oil
meal, 80 bales paper stGck, 8 casks
iron, and a fair list Of people.
The BstesViiIe will be found in port
this afternoon aHd Is the nail boat
leaving tomorrow evening TOT st,
Francis river.
On account of several stone barges
lying as the landing, the steamers
Vint. Shinkle and New Mary Houston
had considerable dGrble last evening.
Several of the crew OF ths Marlin
Speed, came over from Little Rock
last night by rail. Amos Day and
WiilisQ Short are registered at the
Peabody.
The government light at the hez@ of
Paw Paw island, caYed 10 and was
lest on Sunday last. A small lantern
will lie ksgt on the nearest post posi-
BILE until another il sgpplied.
The City Of Helena, Captain j. l..
Mckee in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down tomorrow
Al 10 q. M, en-route to V~icksburg.
George Walton is her polite clerk.
The City Of Alton, fs St. Louis,
passed up last evening. She dis
charged here l27 hhds sugar and is
packages sundries. She added 400
bbls potatoes and $4,000 feet of lum-
bsF,
The Southern Transportation COM
pany have concluded 70 send out but
two boats per week. The r. r..
Springer left last evening to be fol-
lowed on Saturday by the Golden
Grown.
Major Thos. &. Sheridan, the we'll
known steward, has taken charge of
the cabin on the Josie Harry, aud
passengers may rest assured that the
tables will be supplied with the best
in the market.
John Champ Chamberlain, For
merry q steamboat clerk, but Of late
a railroad passenger agent, was yester-
day married in st. Louis to Mrs.