Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS.


Eighteen inches Of water in the
Ohio at Pittsburg and falling.
The John A. Scudder left st. Louis
last evening for New Orleans.
The Belle Shreveport left New Or
leans last evening for ST. Louis.
The Mary Houston from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday. !.
The James Lee and 0sceola Belle
departed last evening with fair trips.
The Golden City has laid up at
Cincinnati, and the U. ?. Schenck
will come out Saturday in her place.
The City of Helena, from Vicks-
burg, and the Centennial, from New
Orleans, arrived at st. Louis yester.
day.
The City of Alton with about 200
tons of freight, passed up last night
She put of here near 5000 sacks of
salt.
The Colorado left St. Louis last
evening" for this port, aud leaves here
on Saturday evening with a return
trip.
The VIII Kyle from New Orleans
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday, and
the Virgic Lee left there last evening
for thiS.port
The repairs and repainting Of the
Hard Cash are completed. and this
forenoon she was moving about the
harbor, looking as pretty as a bride.
The Annie P. Silver with about
1900 tons of freight PASSED down last
evening, putting off lot of -four and
adding so barrels Of lime for New Or.
leans.
The James W. Calf departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 59l bales
cotton, Is bales paper stock, 10000
feet of lumber and a good list o.
people.
Pilot Charles Plrsell, who had hit
leg broken by the explosion of the
towboat John Means, is on his feet
again, but compelled to navigate with
the use of crutches.
Pilot Hugh Funk, who brought the
H. j. Dickey from st. Louis to this
port, after spending several days with
friends here, left on the City Of Alton
last night for Cairo.
The Katie Hooper makes direct
connection at Terrene with the steam
err Plow Boy, and through bills lading
will be given to all points on Arkan-
saw river, through to Little Rock.
Joe Solari, we'll known steamboat
mate, died at Little Rock on Monday
last. lie was for many years in the
employ of the Arkansaw River Packet
Co., and was held in high esteem by
his employers.
The fast and elegant passenger
steamer Charles Morgan, in command
of Captain Albert Stein, is announced
to pass up a 5 pm. to-day en- route to
Cincinnati. Harry Stein and Adam
Wayland are her polite clerks.
Fred Mitchell, pilot of the City Of
Helena, died on board the boat when
near Cape Girardeau. He was taken
sick while the boat was at Vicksburg
last week, and Cook Hoyle, of this
city. went down to take his place.
The Josie Harry will arrive tonight
and leaves with return trip on Sat-
urday evening for all points on White
river through to Jacksonport, and
makes direct connection with the reg
ular upper White and Black river
packets.
Captain Harry Brolaski's elegant
Anchor Line packet John B. Maude
came in on good time with fine trip
of freight, and is receiving to leave at
5 pm. for Cairo, st. Louis and all
principal way landings. Lem Carter
is her chief clerk.
The beautiful Anchor Line packet
Belle Memphis, in command OF Cap
tain l. H. Mckee, is due tonight and
will leave from the company's wharf
boat at 10 am. tomorrow, for Vieks-
burg and all principal way landings
Henry Corbyn is herpOlite clerk.
The Marlin Speed in command o.
Captain Il. B. Smith, will leave at
pm. to-day for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock and all way landings on Arkan.
saw river. carrying the mail and
making direct connection with packet.
for Fort Smith. Amos Day presides
at the desk aud is assisted by VIII
! Lash.
The Wat Shintle is due here this
| AFTERNOON, AID leaves on Saturday Al
5p m with q retgrn trip, for Cairo
Louisville, Evansville, CINCINNATI anC
all principal way landiugs, giyinl
through tickets to all points East a
| very low rates. Captain K. w. Light
burn, her agent, will furnish all de
ired information.
By using the barge Mary Ann as 4
| lighter the towboat John Dippolt
succeeded last evening in getting thl
stranded barge 81 afoat, aud was a
work this forenoon reloading. Sh
will this afternoon proceed on he
voyage to New Orleans. Her fue
boat and the barge Baltic, loaded wit