Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-22

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rose 4 inches at Little Rock, with
feet 8 inches on the gauge. Whit
river remains unchanged, there bein
about % inches between Jacksonpol
and Augusta, and 3 feet over shoi
places below.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Quite warn again.
A little rain would be acceptable.
Business moderate at the landing.
The levee is in a filthy and broke
up condition.
The Gold Dust, from Vickrburj
arrived at ST. Louis last evening.
The Hard Cash departed last even
ing for White river with a good triJ
The Commonwealth arrived q
,Vicksburg yesterday, nearly48 hour
behind time.
The H. j. Dickey will be here Sal
urday with a full cargo of produc
from st. Louis.
The Marlin Speed is expected her
in time to leave Saturday at 5 pm. 70
Arkansaw river.
A barrel buoy has been placed OF
the wreck of the sunken barge oppo
site Able's towhead.
The Annie P. Silver left New Or
leans last evening for st. Louis anC
should pass here Sunday evening.
The Belle Shreveport, for New Or
leans, left St. Louis last evening, anC
will pass here Saturday.
The propeller Pat Bonner, former.
ly the Hop Loudon, has been rebuilt
and is now doing harbor duty al
The Will Kyle is due down THU
on her way to New Orleans
Captain Ad Storm at the wharfboat
is her agent.
The James Lee and CoahOms
departed last evening with good trips
and will be back to leave again to,
morrow evening.
H. Harry Davis. son of Captain II
of the towboat Storm No. 3, il
lying quite i'll on the boat at Caronde.
let, south Of st. Louis.
A meeting of the Steamboatmen's
Association at Pittsburg, was held
yesterday, to take action in regard to
the death of President Garfield.
DR.. +. j. Reilly, of the River In.
spection service, is at Cairo, gettinG
quarantine goods in shape, and viii
close the station on the LIST of Octo.
Der.
The river is rising slowly and it will
take many days at the present rate t
do much good. Small rises only serv,
to spread the water and obliterate tn,
channel.
The Tiger, in command of Captain
Flowers, leaves this evening for Cot.
tOnwood and all way landings, anC
will leave regularly ever
Tuesday and Saturday.
The bluff south of Union street and
west of the levee railroad is CROWNS
beautifully less, and after the other il
removed a fair view of the railway
will be had from steamers in port.
The neat light draught steamer
Milt Harry will be in tomorrow
morning and is the regular packet
Saturday for all points OF
White river through to JackaOnport
Captain j. NJ. Whitehill's steamer
Canary No. 2 will go into commission
about the first Of the mouth, and will
carry cotton seed for the oil mill
down that way. Captain George
Linsley will have command.
A five hundred ton boat which
would not be a slow coach could make
money running between Vicksburg
and Greenville, where there is a good
deal of passenger traffic and q fair
amount Of freight business.
The City of Providence, in com
mand of Captain G.. w. Lennon, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving here al
10 am, to. morrow for Vicksburg and
way landings. Frank Perkins
presides at the desk and is seconded
by Jimmy McMeen.
The pretty Ste. Genevieve of the
Anchor Line is in port receiving ia
at S pm. for Cairo, St. LOuil
and all way mail landings. Captain
q. W. Viekers commands and the
Office is in charge of John K. Messen.
gale assisted by Harry Crane.
In the event of a rise in the streams
about Pittsburg, coal men are appre-
hensive of trouble at Davis Island
from the coffer-dam at that point and
some Of them say they do not want to
see a rise until the coffer-dam afore-
said has been taken out ofthe way.
OF late the St. Louis and Vicksburg
packets have been carrying the mai,
between Cairo and this port. but from
and after to. day the Memphis packets
commencing with the Ste. G~enevieve,
will do the mail business, the days Of
leaving being Mondays Thursdays
and Saturdays.
The Mike Davis, with the March,,
Collins in tow, was preparing this fore,
noon to leave for Helena and st
Francis river. The Marcus Collins il
to run from the mouth of st. Francil
river to the Cut of, and the Mix
Davis from Helena to Concordia
making semi weekly trips.
The splendid sidewheel steamer
Rene Macready, Of the Lee United
States mail line, is the regular packei
leaving this evening for Helena anC
all way landings, giving strict atteu.
ton 10 all business entrusted to her
Captain G.. Wash Floyd presides a,
the desk and is assissed by A. L
Banning.
The swift and elegant passenge
steamer Dean Adams, in command o
Captain Mark r. Cheek, is the Adam
mail line packet leaving this eVeninI
for Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw Git
and all way landings, paying promp
attention TO all business entrusted /
her aud making close connection a
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