Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-16


Cool and pleasant.
Business pretty lively.
The Ohio river rising rapidly.
A stiff breeze down about the land
ing.
The tug 0riole was taken off the
docks this morning.
The Andy Baum left Cincinnati
last evening for this port.
The U. P. Schenck left New Or
leans last evening for Cincinnati.
The Jas. D. Parker, from Memphis,
arrived at Cincinnati this forenoon.
The Batesville departed last even
ing with a good trip for st. Francis
river.
The new Anchor line steamer, City
of Providence, will be completed
about July LIST,
A day or two ago the upper Missis-
sippi was within 5 inches Of the high
est water ever known.
On account of the big rise in the
upper Ohio, there is a big stir among
the coal kings of Pittsburg,
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
the Golden Rule, for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday.
About 300, 900 feet of lumber will
be loaded in barges and taken to St.
Louis by the Lula Worth.
Captain j. D. Randall has gone to
Washington on a little business con-
nected with his mail interests.
The R. R. Springer, with a good up
stream trip, passed up last midnight,
putting off a few packages here.
On the present trip of the r. r.
Springer she made the run from New
Orleans to Baton Rouge in ten hours.
Jimmy Carr, representing Messrs.
Brown & Jones at the river, returned
home yesterday, looking hale and
hearty.
Tim Cahoe and Dave Hukill, ir.,
have the contract of unloading the
l6 barges Of stone brought here by the
Mcdonald.
1t is reported that the convention
Of steamboatmen that was to have
convened at st. Louis yesterday, has
been postponed indefinitely.
The Golden Crown passed up yes
terday for Cincinnati with a good trip
of both freight and people. She put
off 20 hhds sugar and a lot of sun
dries.
Southern freights continue pienti-
full at st. louis. The James Howard
will leave there this evening, to be
followed Saturday by the w. P. Hal
liday.
Captain Milt Harry, with his crew,
went over to Augusta last night to
bring the Josie Harry to this port to
run for a few weeks Ia the Memphis
and Arkansas City trade.
Mate Henry Powers, Of the Hard
Cash, is reported not so well this
morning, was restless all night, is
much weaker and cannot yet retain
anything upon his stomach.
The boats of the national board of
health, comprising the patrol boat H.
H.. Benper and three steam launches,
Lookout, Alert and Sentinel, will
leave Pittsburg about Saturday next.
The little sidewheel steamer, Star
of the West, Captain j. w. Brown in
command, is the daily packet leaving
this evening for ScallOp's, Cat Island
and way landings. Charley Dudley is
her purser.
The elegant steamer John a, Scud-
der, of the Anchor line, will pass up
this evening en- route to Cairo and St.
Louis. She will leave from the COM.
pany's wharfboat foot of Union street.
The frame for Captain A. B. Smiths
boat for White river, is being raised.
She is $50 feet long, will be of light
draught and will be the best low water
boat that ever went into White river.
Captain Thompson, of the Virqie
Lee, requests us to say that the boat
will leave promptly at 5 pm. in order
to make the time to Cincinnati, as he
must arrive there on the evening prior
to the assembling of the national
democratic convention.
The lightning packet, Osceola Belle,
in command of Captain Henry Cooner,
is the mail boat leaving at 5 pm, for
Osceola and all intermediate landings,
paying prompt attention to all bust
ness entrusted to her. John Haley
is her chief clerk and is assisted by
Hugh Tomlinson.
At Cairo night before last, a river
man named Charles Medley climbed
the old democratic pole to make a
block fast, and when 65 feet high he
lost his hold and fell to the ground.
striking his head, right shoulder and
back. 1t is said no bones were broken
but he was badly injured in the chest.
There is hope for his recovery.
The splendid low water packet,
Maumelle, Captain j. j. Darragh in
command, is on berth TO leave this eve
ming for Pine Bluff and all intermedi-
ate landings on the Arkansas river.
connecting with ~light-draught boats
| for Little Rock, Fort Smith and all