Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-27

The work Of improving the harbor
Of Natchez will be commenced at
o%nceunder the supervision Of Major
Benyaurd.
The Sam Roberts, with barges con-
tanning 100000 bushels of bulk grain,
passed down this morning, bound for
New Orleans.
1t was the John Dippold and not
John Gilmore, which passed here
Sunday morning. The Gilmore left
New Orleans yesterday.
The James w. Gaff leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening for this port,
and will leave here on Tuesday next
with a return trip.
Among the freights of the Cons
Millar are the new cylinders for the
Guiding Star, which has been laying
up at Cairo for some time.
Lake ConcOrdia, a couple of miles
above Vandalia, is now a part of the
Mississippi river, the banks separating
the two having been washed away.
Captain G. f. Adams, of the unfor-
tunate Alice, contemplates appealing
from the decision of the inspectors at
Louisville.
The Parker has 100 German emf
grants for Arkansas City, and the
Cons Millar, which Left Cincinnati
Saturday, has 100. She will arrive
Thursday.
The Annie P. Silver, Captain D. II.
Silver in command, is the Anchor line
packet leaving this evening for Vicks-
burg and New Orleans. Green Shields
presides at the desk.
The new steamer City of Providence
will leave st. Louis on Thursday next
in place Of the John B. Maude. and
will be the Sunday packet leaving at
10 am. for Vicksburg.
The Ste. Genevieve vas several
hours behind time yesterday, being de.
tanned byfog. She discharged a big trip
OF freight. comprising 1925 packages
and left with a return trip at 3 am.
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Mike Davis, which has been
running during the past season in the
Helena and st. Francis river trade.
arrived last night in tow of the Bates
vile from Helena. She comes here
to receive an overhauliDg and repair
ing before the opening of the fall bus
mess.
The B~atesville, Captain 0. X. jon
lin in compand, arrived last night
wlthl4l sacks cotton seed, a lot of old
iron and sundries. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Mari.
ana, the Cut Off, and all intermediate
landings on the L'AnDuille and 81.
Francis rivera, A. l.. Banning is her
polite clerk.
The City of Greenville, for Vicks.
burg, passed down this forenoon, dis.
charging here 2l52 pckgs of freight.
including SAB bbls -four, $50 bbls
meal, 40 bbls vinegar, 487 sacks corn.
Is sacks rye, 259 pckgs lard and a biz
list of sundries. She added about %
tons for points below.
The Maumelle, Captain j. J. Oar
ragh in command, arrived yesterday
with 4 bales cotton, 295 SKIS cotton
seed and a good list of sundrie9. She
leaves with a return trip tomorrow
evening for Pine Bluff and all inter.
mediate landings, connecting with the
light draught steamer Plow Boy for
Little Rock, Fort Smith and way
points. Charles Musselman is her
polite clerk, and is assisted by Will
Darragh.
The James D. Parker arrived at 1C
am. with a big trip of freight, includ.
ing $50 bbls -four, $50 bbls meal. 70
casks bacon, 224 SKIS bran, 1872 SIX.
corn, 45O boxes starch, $50 pkgs glass.
were, 20 pkgs furniture, % bales ex.
%celsior, 300 bars, 400 bdls and II!
sheets iron, % rolls roofing, GO tubs
butter, Il buggies and 400 pkgs sun.
dreis. The Parker will leave tonight
as soon as she is unloaded, for Cairo
Louisville and Cincinnati.
Colonel j. H. Harvey, the proprie.
tor of Harvey's canal, has completed
arrangements to open locks from that
stream into the river, which will have
the capacity of admitting boats ono
hundred feet in length. This will
connect New Orleans with Barataria
bayou, Grand isle and all points on
Barataria bay, The colonel has al.
ready advertised for material, and is
understood to have on hand $4,000, a
sum sufficient to complete the struct.
ure.
The James D. Parker, Captain c
b. Russell in command, is the packet
leaving this evening for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and all principal
landings on the Ohio river, connect.
ing with the different railroads and
giving through tickets to eastern
points at very low rates. The Parker
has excellent accommodations, is No
in all her appointments, sets a fine
table and carries a fine string band
for the pleasure of her patrons. Rob
ert Mccoy is her social and accommo-
dating clerk, and is assisted by Geo.
W. HendricksOR.
The New Steamer Dexter Rurupd