Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-26

scupcrI and Augusta and 3 feet over
the shQalest place from there out.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and hot.
Rain badly needed.
River still falling slowly.
Business only moderate at the land
ing.
All the rivers above are reported
falling.
Coal to steamers here is now sixty
cents per box.
Laborers are giving steamboatmen
trouble at New Orleans.
The Golden Crown left New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati.
Six feet of water is reported be-
tween Cairo and St. Louis.
Quite a number Of bales Of new cot
ton arrived this morning by the local
packets.
The city Of Alton will be due down
tomorrow evening on her way to New
Orleans.
The Gold Dust left St. Louis last
evening, and passes here Sunday at
10 am. on her way to Vicksburg.
The Katie Hooper departed last
evening for Arkansaw City withA big
trip Of freight and good list of people.
Another leak is reported in dam
No. |, at P~ittsburg, and dam No. 4 is
being repaired and put in good condi-
ton.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday at noon and passes here Sun
day at 10 am. on her way to Cairo and
st. Louis.
Will Lash went out yesterday as
bill clerk of the Katie Hooper in place
Of Ansel Banksmith who stopped OF
for a rest.
The Win Kyle is to make some
light repairs before entering the
Anchor Line. She will leave st.
Louis next week.
The Evansville and Cairo Packet
Company have chartered the light
draught steamer Thos. ID. Fite for the
low water season.
The Piasa arrived last evening with
a tow OF stone from Chester. One
barge is reported to have been lost
near New Madrid.
The City of Providence, from st.
Louis, passed down at noon to-day.
She discharged 2783 pkgs of freight,
and added 30 tons for Vicksburg and
intermediate points.
The W. P. Halliday, from New Or
leans, passed V~icksburg last evening
and will be here tomorrow evening
on her way to st. Louis.
The Anchor Line steamer John B.
Maude will b, here tomorrow morn
ing and leave in the evening with a
return trip for Cairo and St. Louis.
Captain Henry Keith has been ap-
pointed in command of the st. Louis
and New Orleans packet, Annie P.
Silver, and will take command next
trip.
The Belle Memphis, froEl Vicks-
burg, passed up this forenoon for st.
Louis. She put off a few bales cotton
and added a lot of miscellaneous
freight.
The snagboat Macomb, on Tuesday
last, removed the wreck of a sunken
barge in front Helena which has con.
slderably troubled steamboatmen ever
since 1t was sunk, last winter.
Some Of the coal men at Pittsburg
are getting anxious for a rise as they
have a good deal of coal loaded and
desire to get it to market, particular
as prices have gone up below.
A barge containing 10000 bushels
OF corn, while lying at East st. Louis,
yesterday sprung a leak and sunk.
The cargo belonged to Messrs, Speed
q Graves, of this city, and was in
sured.
The towboat Billy Ezell came up
from Terrene yesterday and left this
morning for Arkaasaw City with a
barge loaded with building material
and machinery for the oil mill being
erected at that place.
On Wednesday last the snag boat.
h. A. Woodruff, finished the removal
OF a stone boat at Indiana bar. 1t
was sunk there thirty years ago, and
contained a load of large rock for the
construction of a navy yard in this
city.
The splendid sidewheel steamer
Rene Macready, in command of Capt.
Henry Cooper, leaves this evening for
Osceola and all way landings on the
upper COST, carrying the mail and
paying prompt attention to all bust
ness entrusted to her. John w.
Haley presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Hugh Tomlinson.
The elegant steamer James Lee, in
command Of Captain Il. p. Crider, is
the Lee Line mail packet leaving at
5 pm. for Helena, Friars Point and
all intermediate landings, attending
promptly to all business entrusted to
her, and making close connection at
Glendale with the Mobile and North.
western railroad. Lloyd W. Whitlow
presides at the desk, and is assisted
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