Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-23
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Fog this morning
Packets detained.
Business slack to-day.
No improvement in navigation.
A small rise noted at Pittsburg.
-Four feet three inches over Port
land bar.
On Monday last. so feet of the
Delta point cayed in.
The Grand Tower, from V~icksburg,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Mississippi is rising atSt. Louis
and the Ohio is rising at P%ittsburg.
Four and a half feet at Puppy
creek, and falling, is the last report,
The VIII Kyle, for New Orleans,
leaves Louisville Tomorrow at 10 am.
The Centennial is due down to.
morrow evening en- route to New Or
leans.
The UP. Schenck will go to Evans
vile, where she will probably lay up
and repair.
Diver Al. Burris has gone to tie
sunken steamer A. G.. Bird, in Mis-
souri, river.
The shoalest place south of Helena
is at Lake Providence, where 81 feet
is to be found.
Matt. Tully will bring the steam
tug Nagle from Cincinnati and use
her in our harbor.
The Henry Frank carried into New
Orleans 1850 bales cotton. besides L.
3C) tons of miscellaneous freight.
The Henry Frank left New Orleans
last evening for this port, and leaves
here next Monday with a return trip.
Jim Kelso, a Cincinnati and New
Orleans pilot, is on his way down the
Ohio looking at the rivers changes.
The james Lee. for Friars Point,
aud the Osceola Belle, for 0sceola,
departed last evening with fair trips
Of freight.
Frank Gilbert, formerly river editor
of the Evansville Courier, was mar
ried at Evansville on Wednesday last
to Miss Annie Hupapeth.
The elegant passenger steamer
Guiding Star leaves 81. Louis this
evening for New Orlea..s and pass, S
here Wednesday at 5 p. m.
Those two fine steamers j.. NJ.
White and Natchez, now running in
opposition, will leave New Orleans at
5 p. IN. to-day for Viekoburg.
The Hard Cash, on her return TO
this port, passes Degall Bluff To-
morrow evening, and leaves here on
Wednesday next for White river.
The Wyoming loaded independently
at st. Louis, aud lett there Thursday
evening with about 1909 tons OF freight
for Memphis, Helena and way points.
The Ste. Genevieye left st. Louis
last evening for this port and is the
regular Wednday evening packet leav
ing with a return trip for st. Louis
For the present a couple Of floating
sawmills will be used at Mack's ship
yard at Cincinnati, in order hat he
may finish the contracts taken preyi
Gus to the fire.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Me
Pheeters in command, is the Anchor
liue packet leaving this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. Owen u. Gates
is her polite clerk.
The Anchor line packet, Gold D {
Captain j. g. McUord in command,
passes up at 10 am. tomorrow, en-
route to Cairo and st. Louis, Henry
Dietrich is her polite clerk.
Captain John Kerr appointed by
Colonel Merrill to remove rocks and
other distractions from the river be-
tween Cincinnati and Pittsburg Is
making a tour Of observation oyer the
field in a skiG.
The sunken Cornie Brandon IVES
owned by Captain Baker and others
and was valued at $1,000 and insured
in the Eureka and Commercial Offices
of Cincinnati and Kenton OF Coying-
ton, Kentucky, for $500.
Captain Charles B Russell, Of the
James D. Parker, was married on
Thursday last at Pittsburg to Miss
Belle Dunlevy. The wedding was a
quiet one and the happy couple left
for the east shortly alter tue cere
mony.
The new and elegant sidewheel
passenger steamer City of Providence,
Captain George Lennox in command,
is the Anchor line packet passing
down to. morrow at 10 an bound for
Vicksburg and the bcnos. Fr-nk
Perkins is her polite clerk,
How much whiskey is in the hold
of the wreck OF the South Bend2 We
would like to. know, as it has been va
riously estimated at from 40 to GOO
barrels. There is surely a largr
amount there, or it would be worth
less for men to work at the wreck as
they are doing every day.
The Annie P. Silver, Captain D Il,
Silver in command, is the Anchor
limo packet passing down this evening
bound for V~icksburg. She is an
elegant sidewheel passenger packet
and her accommodations are first
class. She will leave from the Anchor
line wharfboat foot Of Union street.
The red tiger packet Coahoma, Of
the Lee mail line, is the regular pack
ct leaving this evening for Helena and
all way landings, paying prompt atten.
ton to all @. .. D. and plantation
business. Captain Geo. Malone com
mands, while Ed Crowell assisted by
Charlie Leftwich looks after the al.
fairs of the office.
The reliable steamer w. j. Polite
vent, Captain w. j. Ashford in com
mapd, is the daily packet leaving thu
evening for Commerce and all wa.
and plantation landings con
Meeting with the Katie AM
for all landings in Council Bend
Kneel Booker is her polite clerk, ant
is assited by Charley Pierce
The Josie Harry, being unavoid
/ ably detained by bad weather, vii
not arrive in time to go out this even
ing, but will leave on Monday at
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