Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-28
departed IasL evening with . gOOd trip

III II ALABAMA river.
The Tiger departed last evening for
Cottonwood and will be back to leave
again on Saturday next.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg and passes
here Friday at 10 ana.
The Marlin Speed will probably tow
the Maumelle to this port, where she
will receive a thorough overhauling.
The hull Of the old National Board
of Health station boat Vansant was
brought up to the landing yesterday.
The City Of Helena, from this port,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday, and
leaves there this evening with a re-
turn trip.
The Dean Adams will arrive to-
morrow morning, and is the mail
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Arkansaw City.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for Helena with a fair trip,
and will be back to leave again to-
morrow evening.
The City Of Alton is announced to
leave st. Louis this evening for New
Orleans, and the Paris G. Brown
leaves there Saturday.
The City Of Providence left Vicks.
burg at loon yesterday and passes
here on Friday at 10 I'm on her way
to Cairo and St, Louis.
Cotton rates by river and rail to
New York is now 63 cents per 100
pounds. This is 10 cents greater than
the former schedule prices.
The Montana, from New Orleans,
passed Vicksburg yesterday morning
and will pass here to. morrow after
noon on her way to st. Louis.
Captain Moses Gibbs, of the steamer
J.. W. Blanks, came over from Hot
Springs and LETT at noon to-day for
New Orleans to -eioin his boat.
The Carrier, from st. Louis with
$50 tons of freight, passed down yes.
terday afternoon for New Orleans,
doing but little of interest here.
Captain Gus Donnally is at Louis
vile in attendance at several suits
brought by parties injured when tho
A.. Q. Donnally was burned just below
Cairo.
Gentlemen having business at the
Anchor Line wharfboat should carry
stills with them, in order to cross the
mud towpath at the foot of Union
street.
The low condition of the upper
Ohio river has been very favorable for
work on Davis Island dam and a
strong force is being worked there day
and night.
Rivers are reported rising at Evans
vile, Cairo, st. Louis, Davenport,
Dubuque, Keokuk, Nashville, Chat
tanoogs, Little Rock, Shreveport and
Memphis.
Nothing is being done in regard to
the sunken ferry dock lying at the foot
OF Jefferson street, AS she is useless,
she should be broken up and Aoated
down the river.
A colored roustabout of the Golden
Grown fell overheard yesterday morn
ing when the boat was passing Island
30. lie was not seer after he fell
into the water.
Captaia j.. B. Woods has been
elected Treasurer OF the Western and
Southern Steamboatmen's Association
Of New Orleans, and Captain j. L.
Brown Secretary.
Captain B. 0. Carr, Supervising In
spectOr for this district, left yesterday
for Louisville. He found everything
connected with the Local Inspectors
Office here all o. X.
Five pilots are on the Golden Grown
this trip inspecting the condition o
the river, the present low stage afford
ing an excellent opportunity of learn.
ing charges and shape of the river.
The Ste. Genevieve, in command o
Captain G. W. Vickers, will arriv,
to morrow morning and leaves agair
in the evening with a return trip fot
Cairo and st. Louis. John Il. Mes
sengale is her polite clerk.
Pilot Charlie Pursell is making
trip on the Golden Crown, and yester
day received several handshakes from
his friends who congratulated hin
upon his almost complete recover,
from injuries received by the exploded
Means.
| The Golden Grown, with 1900 ton
> Of freight on herself and barge, passe,
down yesterday afternoon. She pu
+. off 800 bbls Of flour here. The boa
was heavily draped in mourning, Oh
account of the death Of Presidcn
Garfield.
The Ohio river commission in ses
sion at Pittsburg yesterday afternoon
passed a resolution requesting tn
Senators and Congressman Of all th.
States interested in the improvement
OF the Ohio river, to meet in that cit
on October 18th, for the purpose 0
inspecting the work on the Davis Is
land dam.
At no time perhaps has rain been s
badly needed at Pittsburg, since 1876
as in addition to the suspension {
navigation vegetation is sufferinI
More than this coal is badly needed i
the down river markets. At Pitt
burg there are about 5000, 900 bHshe.
loaded and ready to be moved just
soon as there is water.
l. The Coahoma, in command
Captain Henry Cooper, is the 1t
Line United States mail packet lea
ing this evening for Osceola and a
D intermediate landings, giving stri.
" attention to all @. 0. d. and 9th,
business entrusted to her. Bill
a Smither presides at the desk and
le assisted by John Haley and Hug
It TomlinsOn.
. The "old reliable" Hard Cash,
II command of Captain E. G. Postal,
q the regular packet leaving this evel
ing for Devall's Bluff, Augusta, JAG.
sOnport, and all way landings on Viii
g river, making direct connection wi
" light draught boats for upper Viii
= and Black rivers. Charles NJ. Post
presides at the desk, and is assisted
" his brother Joseph.
The feet and elegant Lee Ii