Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-24

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RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Rene Macready, from 0sceola-
5 bales cotton, SO SKIS cotton seed.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
81 bales cotton, 76 SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee from Friars Point
So bales cotton, 800 SKIS cotton seed, 80
bbls oil.
Per City of Vicksburg, from st.
Louis-830 bbls flour, 30 bbls potatoes,
5 bbls apples, $50 rolls bagging, so SKIS
barley, Is SKIS shot.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
River falling an inch a day.
Business confined to local packets.
The Chas. Morgan is off the docks,
in complete repair.
The Mike Davis departed last even
ing for st. Francis river with a fair
trip.
Quite a number of bales of new
cotton came in this morning by the
local packets.
A dispatch from Cincinnati states
that navigation at that point is almost
suspended.
The leyee was a dreary looking
place at dark last night, not a single
boat being at the landing.
Boats southwark bound are getting
full trips, but those passing here from
New Orleans are running light.
The Golden Crown left New Or
leans last evening, bound for the Ohio
river, but will hardly get above Cairo.
Insure steamboats, with C. b. Well
ford & Co., general insurance ageHts,
No. 8 Madison street, Memphis, Tenn.
1927
Men are at work removing the
small bluff south of Union street, now
that the hot spell seems to be broken.
The viii Kyle reshipped her Ohio
river freight at Cairo and left there
last evening for st. Louis, to take a
day in the Anchor Line.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksburg
yesterday at noon and is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here Friday at 10
am. for Cairo and st. Louis.
So great is the demand at Pittsburg
for both steel and iron boiler plates,
that but very few of the mills are able
to take orders for present delivery.
The w. p. Halliday, from st. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday and
expected to leave there sometime
during the night with a return trip for
st. Louis.
The City of Providence left St
Louis last evening and is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here at 10 an
Friday forV~ icksburg and all principa'
Way landings.
TheBelleShreveport in command O
Captain j. T. COghill, is announced
to pass down this evening for New
Orleans. She leaves from the Anchor
Line wharfboat.
The City of Vicksburg, having beer
! detained above Cairo, did not arriv,
until 3 p m. yesterday. She discharged
1890 pckgs and added 30 tons TO
V~icksburg and way landings.
The John B. Maude will not b,
here tomorrow as is her custom, sh,
having broken her piston rod on th.
last trip up. She will probably leav
st. Louis this evenin and be here t
leave on Saturday next.
Mr.. Paris G. Brown, of Parker
Wise & Co., Cincinnati, was amonl
the passengers on the Plymouth Rocl
when she burst her steam Pipe oil
Sandy Hook. He and his family es
capped without injury from the panic
The Mississippi Valley Barge Com
pany and the Lourey Barge Line hav
consolidated, and will be known hence
forth as the Mississippi Valley Trans
portation Company, with Captain W
F. Harris general freight agent at 81
Louis.
Captain Milt Harry is here, super
intending the finishing touches of hi
excellent packet Josie Harry. Sht
will resume her trips to White rive
on Saturday week, September 30
looking as pretty as a bride.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to
morrow morning, and is the ma
packet leaving in the evening for All
kansaw City, and taking freight for a.
points on Arkansaw river, as high a
Little Rock, the same being reshippe
at Terrene on the steamer Plow Boy
A dispatch from Louisville state
that Col. Schaef, with Captain Pin.
!, Varble, examined the Indian chute
reporting to Gen. Weitzel in favor {
: immediate work in blowing out tn
bottom. Captain Adams has a larg
force at work repairing the break i
the dam at the head of the canal.
One of the St. Louis and Ne
Orleans Anchor Line boats, mo-
r building at Jacksonville, will b
launched on Saturday next. and tn
other a week or two later. They wi
be named City of New Orleans an
City Of Baton Rouge, and be ready fC
business in about sixty days.
! Captain Montgomery has a squad
a men at work cleaning Hatchie river
! all Instructions. When last hear
from he was about ten miles below til
Louisville bridge, and parties frol
0 that section report good work beir
o done. At present there is l,000,0
feet o flogs and 100000 slaves in thl
stream ready to be Aoated out on II
first good water.
The Hard Cash arrived last nigl