Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-25
RECEIpTs PER sTEAMERs.

Dales cotton, 3243 pckgs sundries.
Per City Of Vicksburg, from Vicks.
buFg-27 bales cotton, 600 SKIS cotton
seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River rising rapidly.
Business brisk at the landing.
The Ohio continues to decline at
Pittsburg.
Foul feet of water is reported in the
Ohio on Hughes bar.
The local packets departed last
evening with very good trips.
The Belle Memphis from VicksburO
arrived at St. Louis yesterday.
The Will Kyle, from St. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Hard Cash will be in tonight,
and will leave tomorrow evening for
White river.
The b. w. Cole, from St. Louis,
will be due down tomorrow, en- route
to Vicksburg.
Mr.. John Cidlote, formerly of the
Natchez, goes steward of the Charles
Morgan this season.
The Chas. P. Chouteau and City of
Alton, both bound for New Orleans,
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Mississippi, at St. Louis, is still
rising, and is higher than was ever
known to be at this season Of the year.
The John A. Soudder is the
Anchor Line packet passing up to-
morrow afternoon, en- route TO St.
Louis.
The Henry Frank passed Vicksburg
Sunday night, and is duo at Helena
this evening, from which poixt she
turns back.
The Mark Twain leaves this even
ing for Haile's Point. Captain w. P.
Hall commands, and j. D. Fuller pre-
sides at the desk.
George Sphinx, a we'll known shin
carpenter, died at his residence in
North Memphis Sunday night and was
buried yesterday.
The Josie Harry, on her way to this
port, passes Devalls Bluff to- morrow
morning, and is the Saturday packet
for White river.
The Ste. Genevieve left st. Louis
last evening, She will be here Thus.
day morning and leave same evening
with a return trip.
Tho Plow Boy came in at daylight
She brought out of Arkansaw river
1893 bales cotton, and reshipped lis
bales at Terrene for New Orleans.
The new Anchor Line steamer CITY
of New Orleans will be presented by a
number Of leading merchants of New
Orleans with a set of colors and 3
piano.
Several captains and pilots are pas.
sengers on the Golden Rule taking a
look at the river. They got the
channel Of the Ohio down to a fine
point.
Captain James Remission, "Old
Tubular" with his family" arrived
on the Golden Rule and left yesterday
for his Tennessee home out at Col.
lierville.
Tho surface of the river is covered
to-day with drift, showing that the
side streams above here are rising
the result of the heavy rains of Satur.
day night.
The City of Vioksburg passed NJ
this forenoon for st. Louis, taking the
trip of the John B. M4ude and zoe
bales Of compressed cotton for reship.
ment at Cairo.
The stage of the river at Quincy
ILL.,, is higher for the season of the
year than it has been since 1851. This
looks like we are to have an oper
river all winter,
Mr.. John E Bennett, who is tt
represent the Helena Ark Chamber
of Commerce at the River Improve.
ment Convention to be held this week
in st. Louis, passed through this city
yesterday.
The Belle Shreveport, running
under the auspices of the Anchor
Line, is announced to pass down thi'
evening, en- route to the Crescent City
Captain Ad. Storm, at the wharf boat
is her agent.
The Tiger, in command Of Captain
Billy Flowers, is receiving to leave al
5 pm. for Cottonwood Point and all
intermediate landings. Kneel Booker
presides at the desk, and is assisted
by John Rhodes
Captain Ed Hornbrook, with hi:
towboat Jennie Campbell and barges
Will leave Wheeling, West Virginia.
shortly for this port, where he intend:
to spend the winter, unless he meets
with a purchaser for his boat.
Captain Quire, with his force Of
men, have finished the removal of the
wreck of the Idlewild. and will shiI
the machinery to st. Louis. When
the river goes down again he will &C
to work on the sunken barge at the
foot Of Jefferson street.
Joe Caffrey, mate of the Dean
Adams, was shot in the leg last nigh
by a negro crap" passenger named
VIM. Cole. Both arrived here al
daylight on the steamer Plow Boy
Full particulars of the affair will b.
found in the local columns
The new gates Of tho enlarged lock,
Of the louisville canal are all in order
and the canal open for steamboats,
The new gates, with the steam appli.