Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-07

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MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and hot.
Fly time approaching.
Business moderate to-day.
Josie Harry for White river at
pm.
All the upper streams are rising
again.
Cons Millar for Cincinnati to.mor.
row at noon.
The Paris G. Brown is the next E
line steamer due down.
The local packets departed last
evening, with fair trips.
The VIII Kyle, froU. Cincinnati
arrived at New OrleaDs yesterday.
|, The City Of Alton. from New Or.
leans arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The John p. Scudder was expected
70 BASS iowa at noon to-day, en- route
Id Jay Gould and barges, from
new Orleans, passed up last night.
bound for st. Louis.
On Saturday next the Canary, No.
2. will be sold at Vicksburg by the
United States marshal.
Among the passengers of the Guild.
ing Star, which passed up this fore
noon, was Mrs. Ii. Ii. Benner.
The pretty sternwheel steamer ST,
Jacobs Oil arrived yesterday, anu
will remain in port two or three days.
The Viut Shinkle arrived at Gin.
c%innati yesterday, and the James w.
Gaff left there last evening for this
port.
The Gold Dust passed down last
evening for Vicksburg with a big trip
of freight, and added about twenty
tons here.
The Idlewild will be in tomorrow
morning, and is the mail packet leav.
ing Monday evening for Arkausaw
Olly duu al way ldHulugS.
The Ste. G%enevieve left St. Louis
last evening for this port, and is the
regular packet leaving here with a re.
turn trip on Monday next.
A model barge in tow of the John
Porter and containing 10000 bushels
of bulk grain was sunk on Tuesday
last just below Grand Tower.
The James D. Parker departed. last
evening for Cincinnati with 1863 bales
Gotten, 81 bales rags, 80 SKIS bones, p
Onsiron and a fair list of people.
Boats Of the Southern transports
ton line arc now passing here with
their guards out of water which shows
a decrease in Ohio river business.
The Golden Crown, with a good
trip Of both freight and people, passed
down last night. She put off a lot Of
flour, but added nothing of interest.
The Jack Frost arrived from St.
Louis this morning with four barges
of ice for Bohlen, Huse & Co., and
one barge of grain for Messrs. Speed
and Graves.
The Colorado, in command of Cap
tain Sam McPheeters, is the Anchor
line packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day
for Cairo, st. Louis and all way mail
landings. Joseph Osborn is her pO-
lite clerk.
The river at St. Louis fell two
inches since last report, and the indi-
cations are that the decline will be
fully as rapid as the rise. Every body
feels a sense of relief, and all are look
ing hopefully for a speedy subsistence
of the food.
The Guiding Star, with 300 tons of
freight and full of people, arrived at
a M, three days and thirteen hours
out from New Orleans. She lay here
until near noon. cleaning out boilers,
and left for the Ohio after adding sew
eral passengers.
The Commonwealth. in command of
Captain j.. G. Crane, is the Anchor
line packet leaving hom the com
pany's wharfboat at 10 am. to-mor-
row, for Cairo, st. Louis and way
landing. George Fitzgerald presideS
at the desk.
At Vicksburg the inspection Of
upward bound steamers is performed
at the wharf boat, Here they are in
spected at tho lower portion of the
city, just above Walkers dry docks.
When the river falls sufficiently, the
station will be re moyed to the foot Of
President Island.
CONNIE dore James S. Wise accom-
panied By clerk Mccoy and Mate Hos
kins, OF the JaReG j. Parker, left by
rail for Evansville, to attend a law suit
wherei n the owners of the boat are
defend ANTS against q roustabout who
wants damages for falling into the
hold Of the boat some time last win
ter.
.?lheR r. r. Springer arrived at On
GU matt last night, having made the
run from New Orleans to Cincinnati
{ over 1900 miles, in six days, two
hours and ten minutez. This is but
eight hours longer tb an the fastest
time on record. that of the Duke of
Orleans, in 1874. She is now the
champion of the Southern t~ransporta-
ton line.
The Rene Macready, in command
Of CaptliD o. X. joplin, is the mail
packet leaving at 5 pm. to day for
Mariana, the Cutoff and all way
landing on L'Anguille and st. Fran
els rivers, attending promptly to all
business entrusted to her. a. L.
Banning presides at the desk and is
assisted by Ed Banning and Mr..
Releson.
The first excursion Of the season
took place last night on the steamer
) oslo Harry, and was given under the