Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

the canal at Louisville.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansaw
tomorrow evening.
The Rene Macready is the only
local packet leaving this evening.
The Centennial was expected to
pass down to-day for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum on her way to Gin
%cinnati, passed Evansville last even
ing. .
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are very low and still declin-
ing.
The John Dippold and barges passed
up this morning on her way to st.
Louis.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route to this
port passed Evansville at 2 pm. yes
terday.
The Idlewild departed last evening
for Arkansaw City with a good trip Of
both freight and people.
The Port Eads. with several barges
of grain, passed down yesterday after
noon, bound for New Orleans.
1t is now reported that the river
mail from New Orleans up Ouachita
river will not be discontinued.
Captain j. D. Randall has the Mike
Davis thoroughly o%verhauled, in good
repair, and ready for business.
1t is reported that Captain L. w.
Gould is negotiating for the purchase
of the Anchor line packet Colorado.
The Paris G. Brown, with a full
trip, passed down at daylight for New
Orleans, doing nothing of interest
here.
VIM. Earle, late second mate Of the
City Of Providence, died at st. Louis
on Sunday last of congestion of the
lungs.
The towboat John A. Wood, on her
arrival at Pittsburg, will receive six
new steel boilers made by Rees &
Thorn.
The Charles Morgan for New Or
leans and James d. Parker for this
port r announced to leave Cincin-
natl this evening.
The coast packets, James Lee and
Osceola Belle, departed with fair
trips, and will be back to leave again
tomorrow evening.
The City of Greenville passed up at
10 am. to day for St. Louis, after add
ing 300 bales of eastern bound cotton
for reshipment at Cairo.
The Ste. Genevieve will not be
withdrawn from the Memphis trade
for the present. She will be back
here next Monday as usual.
Lou Branham, formerly second
clerk Of the Charles Morgan, is lying
very i'll at his room on Poplar street.
His friends should give him a call.
Iron boilers and shafts have gone
almest entirely out of use. The ad
vantage of steel has become so appar-
ent that nobody talks of the former
any more.
The steamboat inspectors at Wash
ingtOn Cityhave no~tyetdecided wheth-
.er steamboats, are to carry the old
Testament or the revised edition
either will answe in ease OF explos
sion.
The Raven and barges left St Louis
Saturday with a cargo Of 10000
bushels of grain, and was to be fol-
lowed by the Sam Roberts, with 15O.-
600 bushels.
The Vint Shinkle in attempting to
run Portland bar, got too low down,
and swung around, quartering with
the current, where she ground, and
was lightened off by the Fulton.
The U. S. snagboat John R. Meigs
will probably get away by the latter
part Of the week for Yazoo river. She
is to be in charge of Captain w. j.
Ashford this season.
The Josie Harry, on her return trip
to this port, passes Devalls Bluff at an
early hour to. morroW morning, will
arrive Thursday and leave Saturday
with a return trip for White river.
The Golden Rule passed up yes
terday with about 500 tons of freight,
and was full of people. AS she was
drawing full five feet she will proba-
bly, have trouble before reaching
her destination.
A number of rousters attempted to
jump the Paris G. Brown as she passed
south this morning, but by e little
trick OF the mate the lines were cut
loose and the boat backed into the
stream with "all on board"
The tug DeSoto this morning towed
a barge containing a large cannon over
to the Hopefeld landing, and men
were at work this morning trying with
the use of the cannon to bring the
dead body Of II. p. Denies to the sur
face.
The sand dredge boat Red Fox was
at work this morning deepening the
channel at the foot of Presidents
Island. When the water gets low
enough she will go to work clearing
away the sandbar on the opposite
shore.
The upper Mississippi is falling at a
rapid rate, and no fears need be en-.
tertained of another overflow, as tho
June rise, which is yet to como will
not amount to as much as some ex-
pected.
John Il. Smith, of Davenport, died
a few days since at Eureka Springs.
He was for years known as one of the
most reliable rapids pilots on the river.
The remains were sent to his former
home.
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