Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-09


Pleasant weather.
River fell five inches since noon
yesterday.
The Ohio is rising at Louisville and
points above.
The Jas. D. Parker for Cincinnati
at noon tomorrow.
The Centennial is due up tomorrow
bound for st. Louis.
A good business is being transacted
at the landing to-day.
The John Dippold passed down last
night to bring up the Future City and
barges.
The coast packets James Lee and
Osceola Belle departed last evening
with fair trips.
The r. r. Springer, from New Or
leans, passed up this forenoon, en- route
for the Ohio.
The Chas, P. Chouteau is announced
TO leave New Orleans. on Thursday
next for this port.
The Thomas Sherlock will be due
down tomorrow evening en- route to
the Crescent City.
Q. B. Bryan & Co.'S harbor tug,
Oriole, was inspected yesterday and
found all 0. K.
The Sam Roberts and barges, from
New Orleans, passed up last night,
bound for St. Louis
/. The j. w. Garrett, with seven
6arges ct grain, passed down yester-
day for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan and Mary
Houston, from New Orleans, arrived
at Cincinnati yesterday.
The paving ofthe new portion of the
leyee under the custom house bluff
will be commenced in a few days.
The Ben Franklin arrived at Gin
cinnati yesterday and leaves there to-
day with a return trip for this port.
Eugene Sutcliefs residence on tire
leyee was put on wheels this forenoon
and taken up by the tarpaulin shed.
The Ste. G~enevieve left St. Logis
last evening for this port, and leaves
here on Monday next with a return
trip.
The Golden Crown, with all the
freight she could handle, passed down
last evening, doing nothing of interest
here.
The Guiding Star, from Cincinnati.
and the Dick Fulton, with ten barges
Of coal, from Louisville, arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
Captain John Skaggs, a we'll known
pilot, died Of apoplexy at his residence
in Lagrange, Ohio, on Wednesday
last. He was 81 years of age.
The Andy Baum departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 2l4 bales
of cotton, $50 bbls oil, $50 bbls soap
stock and a fair trip Of people.
The Vint Shinkle, for this port,
passed Evansville yesterday afternoon,
will arrive early Monday morning and
leave on time Tuesday evening with a
return trip for Cincinnati.
The Commonwealth, Captain J. C.
Crane in command, is the Anchor line
packet passing up at 10 a M, to.mor.
row for Cairo and st. Louis. Garrett
Hulls presides at the desk.
The W. P. Halliday, with 100 tons
Of freight and a good passenger list
passed down this forenoon for New
Orleans. She put off nothing here,
but added 40 bags of oil meal and
over 10 tons freight.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc.
Pheeters in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving at 5 pm. to-dayf ol
Cairo, st. Louis and all way mail
landings. Joe Osborne is her polite
clerk.
The Gold Dust, Captain j. 7. Nc.
Cord in command, is the Anchor line
packet passing down at 10 am. to.
morrow for Vicksburg and intermedi-
ate landings. Henry Dietrich is her
chief clerk.
While local inspectors, Ralston and
Garrett, were testing the boilers Of
the little tDwboat Jennie Walker,
yesterday, they gave way under the
pressure and will have to be repaired
before the inspection can be con-
cluded.
Andrew r. Harris, one of the Oldest
and most skillful pilots on the river.
died at st. Louis on Wednesday last.
aged 81 years. He was for several
years secretary of the New Orleans
Pilots association, and quite popular
with lower river boatmcn.
The champion Henry Frank, bound
for this port, passed Vicksburg early
yesterday morning, will arrive to-
morrow and leave here on Tuesday
next with a return trip for New Or
leans. Captain j. T. Washington will
make engagements for her.
A dispatch states that while the
steamer Ed Richardson was making a
landing at the Pdrisot elevator at
Vicksburg, yesterday, she ran into
outworks of the elevator, tearing down
some heavy timber, Mate Robert
Walsh was caught between the timber
and the cotton on the boat and crush.
ed to death.
The neat little steamer Ida Stock
ION, now in port, will leave here on
Friday next for all points on Hatchie
river through to Bolivar. The Stock
ton is of light draught, we'll suited for
the trede and will 20 through without
trouble. Captain John Deerinp com
mands, and Ambrose Deering has
charge of the office. For freight or
passage apply on board.
The towbOat Iron Age, in attempt
ing to go out of the Louisville and
Portland canal yesterday morning
with five barges of iron ore grounded