Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-28

T.. A. Burris, diver Of the wrecking
boat, 7. +. Eckert, is in the city.
Captain Lee Crane is lying danger
ously i'll at his home in Louisville.
The City Of Helena, from Vieks-
burg, arrived at st. Louis yesterday,
The w. P. Halliday is over due
from st. Louis bound for New Or
leans.
Twenty-four steamers are at present
laid up at Algiers, opposite New Or
leans.
The 0uachita Belle, for Arkansas
City, departed with a good trip of both
freight and people.
Nineteen firms are represented on
the drummer boat" Chas. RebstOck,
now at our landing.
Mike Logan, late of the James Lee,
went out last evening as bill clerk oil
the 0uachita Belle.
The Future City and barges and
the j. b. NJ. Kehlar left New Orleans
last evening for st. Louis.
The r. R.. Springer lays up at Gil
%cinnati awaiting a rising of the waters
before she again comes south.
The Cumbeland and Tennessee rivers
7 both rising again, also the upper
Mississippi and its tributaries,
The funeral of the late Captain John
X. Skunk, took place at Cincinnati on
Sunday and was largely attended.
The John B. Maude, for this port,
left st. Louis last evening, and will
be the Thursday packet from here,
The Robert Peoples was launched
from the CoyingtOn ways Saturday,
and her machinery is beingoverhauled
The wreck of the burned wharf
boat Katie must be very valuable, as
$1,000 has been offered for it and re.
fused.
The James Lee, for Friars Point,
and the Osceola Belle, for 0sceola,
notwithstanding the bad weather, had
fair trips out,
A dispatch from Shreveport reports
heavy rains Sunday night, which
greatly damaged the already short
crop Of cotton.
Captain Stack Lee, after a short
tussel with "Dayy Jones'" came out
victorious and left last night in charge
of the James Lee.
The report from Louisville last
night says 3 feet 7 inches in the canal
10 inches in the chute on the falls and
4 feet on Portland bar.
The rains of the past two days have
extended all along the water courses
and slight Improvements in navigation
will set in in a few days.
Neff Dukes, discharging clerk of the
Anchor line wharfboat, is quite sick
this morning. He was on duty yester-
day but hardly able to be.
The wages of steamboat engineer
az New Orleans have been advanced
twenty-five per cent, and both employ
ers and employed are on good terms
The Grand Tower, from st. Louis.
passed down this forenoon, putting of
about 200 packages, and adding 30
tons for Vicksburg and intermediate
landings.
A heavy fog rose last night about
eleven o'clock and continued until
nearly seven a. M, which has caused
the delay of more than a half dozen
boats due last night.
TheIfne steamer Ed, Richardson, in
command Of Captain Frank Beck, left
New Orleans last evening, on her frs
trip Of the season in the New Orleans
and Vicksburg trade,
The Josie Harry for lower White
river, passes Devall's Bluff at an early
hour tomorrow morning, will arrive
Thursday night and leave again on
Saturday for White river.
The Pilots BENEVOLENT Association
of New Orleans is working in harnes.
and In a Aourishing condition. Tn,
same might be said Of a similar asso
citation here, were there one.
The contract for the removal of OBJ
s~tructions from the Grand Chain
Ohio river, has been awarded to j. L
Shallcross, of Louisville. 1t will take
about four months to complete the
work.
Captain Cowdon is still digging
away at the wreck Of the South Bend,
sunk twenty years ago at Deans
Island, He is after four or five hun
dred barrels Of whiskey, and may he
get it is cur sincere wish,
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed. Pcs
tai in command, will be in this even.
log, and is the regular packet leavins
to morrow evening for all pointsoI
White river, through to Jacksonport
Charles Postal is her polite clerk.
Billy Nuckles, late of the Ouachi q
Belle, has resigned his position, anC
hereafter will be found on the levee
ready to attend to the discharging o
all boats which may favor him witt
their business, Billy is a No. l clerk
and will pay close attention to bust
ness.
The steamer Florence Meyer, sunl
near Natchez, had on about 500 tom
of freight, most OF it taken on at Gin
cinuati. The boat was four years old
aud cost $4,000, and was owned anC
commanded by Capt. James Nichols
and insured in CINCINNATI offices 70.
$4,000.
Owners of boats plying the Obi,
river feel grateful to Col. viii S
Hays, river editor of the Courier
| journal, for having the late exhorbi
tant wharfa ge tax reduced to a igur
that causes no grumbling. Louisvill,
has now a free canal and almost a fire.
Wharfage.
John Rehse, an old time river bar
keeper, this forenoon opened a mic
little saloon and oyster house unde
the Commercial hotel. As requisite,
in yesterdays LEDGER, many OF hi
river friends called on him and wer
well received and wished him goo,
luck in his new business.
The Batesyille from St, Franci
river, arrived last evening with a fai
trip Of freight, and is the mail packe
leaving at 5 pm. with a return tri
for Mariana, the Cut OFF and all wa
landings on L'Anguille and st. Fran
els rivers; 0, K, Joplin is in com