Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-15


745 bbls -four, 500 bbls meal, $50 SKIS
bran, so boxes soap. So bbls syrup, 20
tierces hams, 30 kegs lead, 43 tubs
butter, 40 boxes crackers, 344 pkgs
sundries.
Per Fred Blanks, from New Or
leans, 1850 SKIS salt, 10 hhds sugar. 200
bbls plaster, 32l pkgs soda, 81 pkgs
wine.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
The upper rivers are causing
trouble.
The week opens with a good business
in river circles.
Only 3 feet Of water is reported at
Hughes bar below New Albany.
Only three and half feet of water
reported at Yellow Banks Island in
the Ohio river.
The Hard Cash'will arrive to-mor-
row and leave Wednesday with q re-
turn trip to White river.
The Golden Rule is the next 80"
line steamer leaving Cincinnati for
New Orleans.
The Golden Crown was expected to
pass down this forenoon on her way to
New Orleans.
The John Porter and barges from
st. Louis passed down early yesterday
morning bound for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower, for St. Louis,
passed up on time yesterday, adding
here about 10000 feet of lumber.
Insure steamboats, with G. B. Well
ford 4 Co., general insurance agents,
No. 5 Madison street, Memphis, Tenn.
1927
Captain j. D. Hegler, Of the Guild
ing Star, has been quite i'll at his home
in Loveland but is recovering.
The Paris G. Brown, running under
the auspices of the Anchor Line, left
st. Louis Saturday evening for New
Orleans.
The United States snagboat G. B.
Reese left the mouth of Arkansaw
river this morning and will work from
there up.
The w, P. Halliday got out to Cairo
yesterday after losing much time by
grounding at Eliza Point. She will
probably pass here this evening.
River men about Pittsburg are
jubilant over the action of the
Attorney General in regard o
the Smithfeld street bridge.
The Anchor Line packet City of
Alton lett New Orleans Saturday
evening for st. Louis and passes here
on Wednesday next.
A very fine sidewheel steamer has
been procured to take the place oil the
ill-iated Idlewild and will be here by
the first OF September. - !
The tug Frank Jones yesterday
towed down to the docks at Fort
Pickering the steamers Marlin Speed,
Marcus Collins and Trader.
The James w. Calf departed Satur-
day evening for Cincinnati with 100
barrels oil, 80 bales rags. 10000 feet
lumber and a good list Of people.
The steamer John II. Hannah was
sold at New Orleans on Saturday last
by Deputy United States Marshal w.
u. Rusborger to Captain John Il.
Holmes for $1,000.
The current through the big lock
at Davis Island dam is very swift, as
the Golfer dam is about completed and
all the water must pass around the
obstruction to the left or through the
lock.
The Ohio river is receding to the
lowest stage known for many years. In
the canal at Louisville there is about
3 feet, and boats find as much mud as
water.
Tie repairs Of the Coahoma are
almost completed. aDd she will soon
be ready to take the place Of the Jas.
Lee while the latter lays up week or
two to repaint and brush up.
The Fred a. Blanks, for st. Louis,
passed up this morning at daylight.
She left New Orleans vita 900 tons OF
freight, and put off over 1860 pkgs
here.
The Gold Dust, from st. Louis,
passed down yesterday several hours
behind tima She discharged 20l2
pkgs, end added ABOUT 10 tons for
Vicksburg.
The Mike Davis is receiving to
leave tomorrow evening for Mari
anna, the Cut OF, and all way land
ings on L'Anguille and st. Francis
rivers.
Captain Drake, Of Pine Bluff, has
contracted for a new steFnWheel
steamer for the upper Arkansaw river
trade. She is to be of very light
draught and have accommodations for
twelve or fifteen passengers.
The steamer G. X. Peck, from Bis
marck, arrived at Yankton on Satur-
day last in a disabled condition and
will 81 OF the docks for repairs.
The worst place betyeen Cairo and
st. Louis is Eliza Poipt par, where
there Is only six feet of water, and
the pilots say there is no channel
there, the bottom of the river being
covered with hard Jumps.
The attention Of Colonel Merrill
will be called to the fact that the
Pittsburg Western Railroad are about
to ell up the Allegheny City wharf,
the ef;ets Of which would be to make
the river troublesome at the head of
Brunots island.
The Anchor Line packet e. C.I
Elliott, which sunk few days AGO.
he's been raised and was taken to st.