Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-24

Inc removal OF the small blutt south
Of Union street is almost completed.
Several of the local packets at Gin
cinnati have resumed their trips.
The wharfboat Of the ferry com
pany is almost entirely under water
and should be got out Of the way.
The Milt Harry brought Ill bales
Of cotton to this port and reshipped
% bales at Terrene for Now Orleans.
The Golden Grown is announced to
leave Cairo tomorrow for New Or
leans.
The Annie p. Silver will be due up
tomorrow evening on her way to st.
Louis.
Pilot Mart Hampton returns to
Cairo tomorrow to rejoin his boat,
the Silverthorn.
The Josie Harry will be ready to
take her place in the White river trade
on Saturday next.
The Hard Cash passes Devalls Bluff
to morrow evening and will arrive
here tuesday night.
No change in the upper Ohio at
Pittsbrug. One inch is all that is re-
ported in the channel.
The sun crossed the equinoctial
line Thursday evening, and the event
usually brings a change of weather.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday morning and will pass up to-
morrow afternoon on her way to st.
Louis.
Captain j. T. Washington will again
be agent Of the Memphis and New
Orleans cotton packets Henry Frank
and ChaS. ?. Chouteau.
The james Lee aud Coahoma de-
parted last evening with good trips
and will return tomorrow with heavy
cargoes Of cotton and seed.
The H. ]. Dickey arrived last even
ing from st. Louis with a good trip,
comprising 300 pckgs. Her future
movements + not yet known.
The Henry Frank left New Orleans
last evening on her initial trip in the
cotton trade and will arrive in time to
leave here on Wednesday next.
The family of Captain James
Franklin have returned from Iuka
Springs, where they enjoyed a very
pleasant summer and were benefited
in health.
The machinery Of the wrecked
Batesville is being taken to the estab-
lishment of J.C. Oates & Co., on Front
street, where it will be oyerhauled and
put IN sale.
The members of the Cincinnati
Marine and Engineers Association
will participate as a body in the
funeral procession OF the late Presi-
dent Garfield next Monday.
The Gold Dust, in command of
Captain j. t. McCOrd, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here at 10 am.
tomorrow for Vicksburg. Henry
DIETRICH is her chief clerk.
Captain Sterling Mcintyre will
command the Golden City during the
coming season, and Captain j. D..
Hegler will walk tie roof of his ele-
CANT purchase, the Guiding Star.
The Memphis and Arkansaw City
elegant mail steamer, Dean Adams,
will arrive tomorrow and leave Nor. .
day evening with a return trip for
Arkansaw City and way landings.
Immense masses Of the left handed
reef of the Indian chute over the
falls at Louisville were blown up
Thursday by blasting, aud an extra
force of men r at work drilling.
The bells of the steamers in port on
Monday next should toll with the
city bells between tho hours Of two
and three in the afternoon. The flags
should be draped in mourning and al
halfmast.
The Paris G. Brown and barge with
600 tons Of freight passed up last eve.
ming for St Louis. The Drincipal
items of her cargo were 5000 bdli
cotton ties, 400 bbls rice and SOC
bales Of okum. She discharged 1000
pkgs here.
The Golden Rule has again with.
drawn her advertisement and will moi
leave Cincinnati this evening, the
present rise not being sufficient fol
her to descend the falls. She will no
leave until there is water enough fol
her to pass through the canal.
A bank slide took place on Tuesday
last at that part Of the Natchez from.
known as the Coral" The tract i
is said was over 600 feet by 200, upor
which stood the houses occupied BY
fourteen families and the occupants
are left in a very destitute condition
Captain W. f. Mcintyre, of Gun
nison. Colorado, has sold his saw mil
for $4,000 and his four mines near tn,
mill for $1,000. He will leave there OF
the first of the coming month. to spenC
the winter as clerk of the Golden City
returning to Gunnison in the spring
a dirt road is being made from tn,
bluff south of Union street to tn,
waters edge for the convenience o
carts hauling dirt to the float in tn,
river. 1t is safe to say that this nui
sanco will be allowed to remain on tn,
leyee until the winter rains wash j
eff.
The high stage of water at Du
buque and above is exciting som
alarm, and much Inconvenience ha
already occurred in the floating ava
Of wood and other property. Such
food at this season is not in the mem
DRY of the oldest inhabitant, and ma
larial fever is very prevalent in tina
region.
Captain Pete McArthur's neat it'll
steamer Milt Harry is the mail packe
leaving this evening for Devall
Bluff, Augusta, J%scksonport, aud a.
way landings, attending promptly t
all business that offers, and maxim
close connection with lighter boat
: for upper White and Black rivers
} John Q. Wyckof is her polite clerk
The Rene Macready, in comman
of Captain Il. P. Crider, is the lie
Line packet leaving this evening fo
Helena and all wav landings irwin