Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-05


2 inches, with 6 feet on the gauge.
Arkansas river is rising, with 81 feet
between Little Rock and Pine Bluff.
White river continues to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and warm.
Indications of rain.
Very little doing at the landing.
But one local packet leaving this
evening.
A pleasant breeze is rerceptable at
the levee.
The Annie P. Silver is due up en-
route to St. Louis.
The Will Kyle left New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati.
The U. P. Schenck, for New Or
leans, passes here on Monday.
The Vint Shinkle, from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
A rise of some magnitude is report.
ed coming from the Missouri.
The big James Howard leaves New
Orleans this evening for st. Louis.
The Golden Rule, for Cincinnati
passed Vicksburg yesterday morning
The City of Augusta has entered
the New Orleans and Red river trade
The Batesville, for St. Francis
river, departed with a big trip 0
freieht.
TIE James Lee departed last even
ing for the lower coast with an excel
lent trip.
1t is said that the work Of PAWN
the levee below Union street will sool
commence.
The W. P. Halliday and Colder
City, en- route to New Orleans, passet
Vicksburg yesterday.
Portland bar no longer gives troubl
to boats. as there is ten feet reported
at that point.
New wheat has commenced to arrivi
at st. Louis, and the local packets ar
doing a good business.
The new steel boat building a
Pittsburg for the national board o
health was launched Thursday.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
and the Mary Houston for New Oh
leans, left Cincinnati last evening.
The 0sceola Belle departed las
evening for the upper coast with
moderate trip of freight.
The Belle Memphis left St. Loui
last evening for this port and vii
arrive early Monday morning.
The Grand Tower, from Vicksburg
and the Commonwealth, from NeI
Orleans, arrived at st. Louis yester
day.
The loading Of barge 81 will b
completed to-day, and will contain
about 100 bbls oil and 1000 SKIS OF
cake.
The Kountz line steamer Genera
D. n. Rucker, has entered the whea
trade between Grand Tower and 81
Louis.
The r. r. Springer, from Cincin
natl, passed down at daylight afte
lying at Hopefeld al night taking Of
oil cake.
George Wilson, a deck hand of tn,
tug DeSoto, fell overheard yesterLai
and was drowned. His body was 10
recovered.
The Anchor line packets leaving 10
morrow at 10 am, are the Gold bus
for st. Louis, and the John B. Maud,
for Vicksburg.
Captain Thorwegen has CONTRACTED
with the barge line to tow the Chou
teaH to st. Louis, where she will r..
ceive a new SHAFT.
The new steamer Dean Adams lef
Pittsburg Thursday evening, and will
probably stop at Cincinnati to re
ceive her finishing touches beforI
coming south.
On Wednesday last, while Captain
John Gordon was at the wheel pilot
ing the tOw-boat John Penny, he wa
attacked with paralysis, and died tn,
same night on board the boat. Tn.
deceased was in the sixty-four year 0
his age, and was an old and wei
known commander and pilot,
The little sidewheel steamer, Stal
of the West, Captain j. w. Brown il
command, is the daily packet leayinI
this evening for Scanlon's, Cat Islant
and way landings. Charley Dudley i
her purser.
Billy Underwood is coming dow
in charge of the wheel Of the And.
Baum, having been appointed il
place Of Captain A. j. Smith, VIII.
goes into the undertaking business a