Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-21
: MISCELLANEOUS.
The heated term continues.
River still rising steadyily.

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swell all coming out of the Missouri.
The Centennial will be due down
tomorrow on her way to New Or
leans.
The Cons Millar is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for this
port.
The sternwheel steamer E. w.
Cole, is being offered for sale at st.
Louis.
The Greyhound returned to the Ohio
river yesterday evening with a tow Of
empties.
Harry Converse is at the marine
hospital, suffering from an attack Of
rheumatism.
Captain John j. Darragh, of the
Dean Adams, is here on a brief visit
to his family.
In the new Cutoff formed above
the city, the water is pouring through
at a rapid rate.
A barge load ofrock is being unload
ed at the levee between Court and
Jefferson streets.
The Grand Tower passed up this
forenoon for St. Louis, after adding
200 bbls of potatoes.
The Idlewild got away on time fol-
Arkansaw City, with a fair trip Of
both freight and people.
The Belle Shreveport, with 45C
tons of freight, passed up last night
putting off 25O packages.
The Charles Morgan, in thorough
repair, is announced to leave Cincin.
natl tomorrow evening for New Or.
leans,
The W. P. Halliday passed Vicks.
burg last evening and is due here to,
morrow evening on her way to St
Louis.
The tug Continental, has been pur.
chased at New Orleans, by Captain
Wicks, who will have her taken tt
Galveston.
Captain Andrews new steamer H
J. Dickey is at St. Louis, loading in
dependent for this port. jenkins anC
Sass r her agents.
The City of Greenville, from st.
Louis, passed down this forenoon with
a good trip and nut off here 52O2
pkgs, including 1850 sks'of corn.
The Port Eads. from St. Louis
passed down last night for New Or
leans, and added here barge No. %
containing 5lO5 SKIS of oil cake.
The Raven and barges, from New
Orleans, passed up this morning for
st. Louis, after remaining here during
the night to clean out boilers.
The james Lee and 0sceola Belle
departed last evening with fair trips
and will be back in time to leave to-
morrow evening with a return trip.
The chains on one of the locks Of
the Louisville canal broke yesterday
and business in that direction had &c
be suspended until repairs could be
made.
Mrs. Abbie Shinkle, wife of Com.
mOdore Vint Shinkle, and mother Of
Il. L. and Chant Shinkle, died very
suddenly at the family residence back
Of OovingtOn, KY, on Saturday last.
Geo. G. Wolff, a well known steam
boat bar owner, has offered $4,000 cash
for the lifetime bar privilege on the
st. Louis and st. Paul packet Gen
City, but the same has been declined
The lake in front of Vicksburg i!
getting quite shallow, and boats enter.
ing that port are compelled to rur
under slow bells for fear of GROUNDING
on q sand bar or sticking in the muC
bank.
Captain Lew Hates elegant passen
ger steamer VIII Kyle, is announced
to pass down at 4 pm. for Vicksburg
New Orleans and all principal wa
landings. James Alexander is he
polite clerk.
The suspension bridge across tn,
Allegheny, connecting Pittsburg witt
Allegheny City, took fire Sunday moor
and the floor, about the only woodeI
part Of it, was pretty well burned
from shore to shore.
Paul Boyton, the great swimmer
arrived at st. Louis on Sunday after
noon, having swan from St. Pau
since May 30. He being a little unde
the weather, will remain at st. Loui,
a few days to recuperate after which
he will complete his journey to Cairo
The Marlin Speed came in at 6 am
with a fair trip, and leaves again to
morrow evening for Pine Bluff, Littl
Rock and all intermediate landings OF
Arkansaw river, carrying the mail
attending promptly to all business en-
trusted to her, and connecting Will
the regular packets for Fort Smitl
and points on the upper st. Franci
river.
The neat sidewheel steamer Rem
G Nlacready, in command of Captai
t 0. X. Joplin is the regular packe
leaving this evening for Mariana, tn
Cut OF, Wittsburg and all intermedi