Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-29

Flint Island, with the channel hard
to define.
Political speaking and a negro min
strel are the attractions on the bluff
every night.
The Batesville is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for st.
Francis river.
The Andy Baum passed Louisville
yesterday forenoon, and is due at Gin
cinnati to-day.
River men are greatly interested in
the local election which comes of on
Thursday next.
The Andees had her chimneys
knocked down by colliding with the
bridge at Wheeling.
Twenty-eight steamboats, are laid
up at New Orleans, most Of them re-
pairing and overhauling.
The 0sceola Belle, for the upper,
and the James Lee, for the lower
coast, departed with fair trips.
The James w. Gaff, for Memphis,
and the Golden Crown, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati last evening.
The little side wheel steamer Star
Of the West leaves this evening at five
O'Clock for Scanlon's and all way land
ings.
Ferd Montana is plotting the cause
of Hancock in the Tenth ward. and
has not touched a bar since the cam
paign commenced.
Quite a number Of river men left
last evening for Arkansaw, on a trip
of recreation. We hope they will all
return hale and hearty.
The Belle Shreveport, j. B. NJ
Kehlor and Norton and barges for st.
Louis, and the Will Kyle for Cincin-
natl, left New Orleans last evening.
The Maumelle, in charge of the Of
icers and crew of the Marlin Speed,
departed last evening for Arkansas
river with an excellent trip of freight.
River falling at the rate of from 6
to 8 inches per day, and the sandbars
near the opposite shore are showing
their white caps above the surface OF
the water.
Several of the emigrants who came
here on the Parker, got lost in our
big city yesterday, and the boat which
was to take them to Arkansas City, lett
without them.
The new City Of Providence leaves
st. Louis to-day for Vicksburg on her
initial trip in the trade. Captain
George Lennon, one of the best on
the river, is in command.
Captain Hambleton, of Mound City,
will do the work OF transforming the
champion into a floating operahouse
for Dan Rice and others, who have
purchased her for that purpose.
The City of Helena, Captain l. H.
Mckee in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing up at 10 am. to-
morrow, bound for Cairo and st. Louis.
George Walton is her polite clerk.
The Golden City is having consider
able trouble in the lower Ohio river.
She lost a hours at Scufietown bar.
The Cons Millar is also having trou-
biz, but will arrive tomorrow morn
ing.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Elem Calvert in command, Is the
Anchor line packet leaving at 10 m
to morrow for Vicksburg and the
bends. Charles Quensnel presides al
the desk.
The Anchor line steamer John A
Scudder, from New Orleans, passed
up this forenoon for St. Louis with
$50 tons o freight. Besides putting
off a few people she did nothing of in,
terest here.
Dave Hukill left last evening fol-
Eureka Springs to join Captain Ed
Crowell, and together they will get NJ
a history and description of the
springs, with full accounts of the mir
aculous cures.
A pair of new chimneys are beinq
made for the Josie Harry. They will
be completed to-day, and placed in 70
sition upon her arrival Tomorrow
The Harry leaves from White river on
Saturday at 5 pm.
The Annie P. Silver, from St
Louis, passed down yesterday with a
big trip. She added the emigrant ex.
cursion party for Arkansas City, aud
about 25 tons of freight for Vicks-
burg, New Orleans and the bends.
A powerful towboat, to eclipse any
thing ever heard of on western waters,
is to be built for a Pittsburg coal firm.
The hull is to be 210 feet keel, 80 feet
beam, 6 feet hold, engines 81 inches in
diameter, i9 feet stroke, 7 steel btii-
ers, 40 inches in diameter and % feet
long.
o. II. P. Piper has been awarded
the contract for paving hat portion
of the wharf below the Order con
tract and north Of Beal street, which
embraces the site of the old elevator.
The amount to be paid for the work
and the material is $i5,O75, and opera
tions are to commence at once.
When this paving is all finished, and
some repairs made, Memphis can
boast of the finest levee on either the
Ohio or Mississippi rivers,
The G. w. Cheek, Captain NJ. r.
Cheek in command, arrived on time
from below with 81 bbls oil and sun
dries and a fair list of people. She
leaves again this evening for Helena,
Friar's Point, Arkansas City and all
way landings, payingprompt attention
to all way business, connecting with
the Little Rock, Missississippi River
and Texas railroad, also with the mai
packet Dean Adams for Vicksburg.
Uaptain A. L. .Cummins presides al
tba dacly ond is assistad hv Rillr