Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-01

LhO AUpaAib Va buc bUuu w. Oduhun
will be completed by the 9Th inst,
when she will take the place of the
K. 4. Lee, giving the latter a chance
to brush up a little.
The James w. Gaff departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 1925 bales
cotton, l02 bales batting, 40 bales
paper stock, IA bbls tallow, 10000 feet
lumber, and a fair list of people.
The Mary Houston, en- route to
Cincinnati, broke a wrist and ran
through herself at Rockhaven. She
went on through to Cincinnati to re-
pair, and leaves there Saturday.
The Star of the West, Captain j. W.
Brown in command, is the daily packet
leaving this evening for Scanlon's, Cat
Island and way landings. Charley
Dudley is her clerk.
AT Louisville the wharf committee
of general council have agreed to
another reduction in wharfage, to be
submitted at their next meeting. A
little speech from Will Hays would do
a vast amount Of good.
The Bowling Green, running in the
lower Ohio trade, reports a slide in
Green river, extending across the
river, with large trees standing up
right, leaving only sufficient room for
the boat to pass through.
The w. p. Halliday, an elegant
side.wheel passenger steamer of the
Anchor line, is due down this evening
en- route to New Orleans. She will
leave from the company's wharfboat,
foot of Union street.
The City of Greenville, with a fair
trip, passed down this forenoon, dis
charging here $50 bbls -four, 1000 scks
corn, 30 casks bacon, % bales hay, and
about 60 pckgs sundries. She added
about 20 tons for Vicksburg and way
points.
The Grand Tower, Captain Carvell
in command, is in port receiving to
leave ats pm. for Cairo and St. Louis.
She is an Anchor liner, and will leave
from the company's w~harfboat, foot of
Union street.
The Belle Memphis arrived yester-
day from st. Louis with a big trip of
freight, comprising 75l5 packages. She
discharged the same, and left last
night for Carlo aud st, Louis, taking
12,l43 feet lumber.
The Batesville, Captain 0. K. Jop-
lin in command, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Mariana, the
cut off, and intermediate landings.
A.. L, Banning is her chief clerk, and
is assisted by Will Lash.
The bar at Scrubgrass has shifted
down considerably into the bend.
The Golden Rule was detained there
about six hours and had to be assisted
off by the tug Frank Jones, sent to her
relief from Torrene, Miss, by Ezell Il
Co., coal dealers.
The elegant side wheel passenger
steamer Robert Mitchell, Captain Dan
Moore in command, will pass uu to-
morrow evening en- route to Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Frank
Stein is her chief clerk, and will look
after the comfort of passengers.
The senate committee reduced the
appropriation for the Kentucky river
from 100000 to $100,000, and struck
out the provision in the house bill re-
curing that the tolls of the Louisville
and Portland canal should be set apart
for certain uses.
The Maumelle is due to-day, and
leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Pine Bluff and all way
landings on Arkansas river through
to Little Rock, connecting with light
draught boats for Fort Smith and in
termediate points. Charlie Mussel-
man is her chief clerk.
The Virgie Lee will arrive tonight
and leave tomorrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all way
landings on the Ohio river, giving
passengers through tickets to all points
east at reduced rates. Captain G.
Wash. Thompson is in command, with
James Surtees and Harry Millar in
the Office.
The board of local inspectors at
New Orleans, after o careful and
patient hearingo of the testimony in the
case of the recent collision between
the John W. Cannon and Charles
Morgan, have decided in favor of the
Morgan, generating her officers from
all blame in the matter.
The old reliable steamer, Hard
Cash, Cant. r. G. Postal in command,
will be found at the landing, receiv-
ing to leave at 5 pm. tomorrow, for
Devall's Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport,
and intermediate points, connecting
with light draught boats flF upper
White and Black rivers. Charles M,
Postal presides at the desk, and is as
sisted by Billy Watkins.
In the Golfers Of the Taxing Dis
trict, and to the credit of the wharf
age fund, there lies the snug amount
of $4,000, paid by s~teamboatmen to
be used for improvements at the
leyee. That part between Jefferson
and Union streets is only in a fair con-
dition, there being several breaks
which should be repaired. Also a
few dollars could be spent every week
for the washing off Of the levee. so
freeing it from dust and mud. The
contract for paving that portion Of the
levee below Union street was let out
some time ago, but the contractor is
in no hurry.
The steamer Golden Eagle,a e and
fast passenger steamer, belonging to
the Keokuk Northern packet compa-
ny, was burned to the waters edge
yesterday morning, the cause of the