Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-10

with Z inches on the gauge. White
river is falling slowly, with 26 inches
between Jscksonport and Augusta,
and 3 feet over the shoal places below.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant
Business only moderate to-day.
A rise of two inches is reported al
st. Louis.
There is scant 3 feet Of water on
Grand Chain, in the lower Ohio. D.
The Bright Light from St. Louis.
arrived at Vicksburg last evening.
The Belle Shreveport is to leave st.
Louis this evening for Now Orleans
The Coahona and Rene Macready
departed last evening with good trips.
The Joe Kinney enters the Anchor
Line, and leaves st. Louis this even
ing for Vicksburg.
Captains James Rees and Ed Now
land left yesterday for Louisville, on
a little business trip.
The John b. Maude left st. Louis
last evening for this port, aud will be
here Monday morning.
The Golden Grown, which is laid
up at Cairo, yesterday reshipped her
freight by rail to Cincinnati.
A new beacon light has been estab-
lished at the mouth of Hatchie river,
and the one at Randolph discontinued.
The Nike Davis has entered the
Helena and SunAower landing trade,
and will make three trips per week.
The T. Z. Eckert is to be here next
week, and if there is enough ia tho
job will remove the wreck of the Idle
wild.
The repairs of the Marcus Collins
will be completed in time for her to
leave Tuesday next for st. Francis
river.
As soon as the repairs of the jose
phine Spengler are completed she will
be placed in the Vicksburg and bends
trade.
The Memphis and Arkansaw City
Company's fine steamer Dean Adams,
is the mail packet leaving Monday
evening for Arkansaw City.
Owing to the low stage of the river
near Vicksburg the J. NJ. White has
laid up and the Ed Richardson leaves
New Orleans to-day in her stead.
The Plow Boy arrived last evening.
She brought out Of Arkansaw river 81
bales cotton, 30 bales of which she re-
shipped at Terrene, for New Orleans.
The Belle Shreveport, from New
Orleans, City of Greenville, from
Vioksburg, and John l.. Rhodes, from
Memphis, all arrived at St. Louis yes
terday.
A. i. Isaacs, the cigar man, has re-
covered from a severe spell of bilious
fever, and is again moving about
among the steamboats,. The boys
missed him very much.
The Grand Tower, with Captain
Carvell on the roof, leaves from the
foot of Union street at 10 am. to-
morrow for Cairo and st. Louis. Tom
White is her polite clerk.
The Gold Dust is the Anchor Line
packet passing down at 10 am. to-
morr W for V~icksburg. Captain j.
I. McCord commands and Henry
Dietrich presides at the desk.
The Colorado, in command of Cap.
tain Sam McPheeters, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening fol-
Cairo, st. Louis and all way landings.
Joe Osborn is her polite clerk.
The Annie P. Silver, in command
Of Captain Keith, is announced to
pass down at 5 pm. to-day for New
Orleans. Captain AID Storm, at the
Anchor Line w~harfboat, is her agent,
The river at Louisville by the canal
mark is at the same stage as in the
fall of 1879. but the bars along the
upper and lower Ohio indicate less
water than in 1888 but not as low as
ia the fall Of 1856.
The Mayor of New Orleans has
personally acknowledged the favor Of
the Anchor Line company in naming
one of their ine boats City of New
Orleans. The first steamboat that
ever descended the Ohio and Missis.
sippi rivers, was built at Pittsburg
and named Orleans.
The Belle Memphis passed south on
Sunday last sixty hours behind time.
She went through to Vicksbug, trans
acted her business, and was back here
last night, having made up fifty hours
Of her lost time. 1t is needless to say
she will arrive at st. Louis on time.
This is good running considering the
low condition of the water.
Captain Pete Macarthur neat little
steamer Milt Harry leaves this even
ing in place OF the Josie Harry for
Devall's Bluff, Augusta, JacksOnport
aud all way landings, carrying the
mail, attending promptly to all BUSH
ness entrusted to her and connecting
with light draught boats for upper
White and Black rivers. John Q.
Wyckof presides at the desk and is
assisted by Mr. Macarthur.
The splendid low water packet
Pillow Boy, in command of Captain E.
B. Smith, is the mail packet leaving
this evening for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock, and all intermediate landings
on Arkansaw river, attending prompt.
ly to all business entrusted TO her, and
making connection with light draught
boats for points on the upper river.
Captain Charles Musselman presides
nt The desk. and is assisted By GEORGE