Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-18


Indications of rain to-day.
The upper Ohio is rising at Pitts
burg.
The tarpaulin MEN are in a better
humor to-day.
The river at this point commenced
falling last night.
The John B. Maude returned to
st. Louis last evening with a light
trip.
The Dean Adams departed last eve
ming for Arkansaw City with a good
trip.
The transfer steamer Junius s.
Morgan, left here at midnight for
Cairo.
The City of Vicksburg passed down
this forenoon, after adding 80 tons for
Vicksburg and way landings.
The City of Greenville departed at
10 an. for 81. Louis, flying light.
There is about ten million bushels
Of coal at Pittshurg, awaiting a rise of
the river.
The Hard Cash will be here tonight
and leaves to morrow evening for
White river.
Mr., j. D. Fuller went out yester-
day in charge Of the Office Of the
Mark Twain.
The Mark Twain departed last
evening for Dyersburg, with q fair
trip Of freight.
On Sunday last the. Ariadue had 43
timbers broken by coming in contact
with a log in the Henderson Bend.
The w. P. Halliday left Flew Or
leans Saturday, and will pass here to-
morrow afternoon on her way to st.
Louis.
The snagboat j. N. Maeomb, in
command of Captain Frank Cayton,
pulled 70 suags between here and
Vicksburg.
The PUBLIC LEDGER Job printing
Office and blank book mandatory, 13
Madison street, execute every class OF
such work in good style and at low
rates. +
The coal men of Pittsburg are after
the Pam Handle railroad bridge and
have sent an attorney to see the
Attorney General Of the State in
regard to the matter.
The tributaries of the upper Mis-
sissippi continue to rise and the pres
ent outlook is cheerful as it indicates
al open winter and a big business by
the great water route to the sea.
The Josie Harry on her way to this
port passes Devalls Bluff tomorrow
morning, and will arrive here Thurs
day night. She is the Saturday packet
for White river.
The Will Kyle, in command Of
Captain Lew Hates, will pass down
this evening for New Orleans. Cap.
tain Ad Storm, at the Anchor Line
wharf boat, is her agent.
The stranded Wildwood lying il
the harbor of Cincinnati is fast going
to pieces and is being wrecked for the
old iron she contains. A junk dealer
bought her and got a bargain.
The neat little steamer Mike Davis
in command of Captain 0. X. Joplin
is the regular packet leaving this eve.
ming for Mariana, the Cut Of anc
all way landings on lAnguilIe and st.
Francis rivers: A. L. Banning is her
chief clerk.
The Memphis and Little Rock rail
road transfer steamer General Piersor
arrived yesterday afternoon from St
Louis, where she received a thorough
overhauling and repainting. She j:
now al staunch and pretty as the day
she was built.
Letter heads, bill heads, bills o.
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind Of job printing executed
in the best style and at the loves.
prices at the PUBLIC LEEGER. ioI
printing Office and blank book manu-.
factory, ID Madison street +
The Tiger, in command of Captain
William Flowers, leaves this e%veuin,
for Cottonwood Point and all wal
landings, attending promptly to al
business entrusted to her. Knee
Booker is her chief clerk, and il
assisted by John Rhodes.
The Plow Boy, in command o
Captain Il. B. Smith, is the mai
packet leaving tits evening for Pin,
Bluff and all way landings on Arkan
saw river, making direct connection
with light draught steamers for Littl,
Rock and points above. Charli,
Musselman is her polite clerk.
The Lee Line packet Rene Ma
cready, in command Of Captain e. p
Order, leaves this evening for Helena
Glendale, and all intermediate land
ings, attending promptly to all bust
ness entrusted to her, and making
close connection with trains on tn.
Mobile and Northwestern railroad
Charlie Bourne presides at the desk
and is assisted by Will Lash.
Captain G. Wash. Thompson ha
been recommended for the position 0
Inspector General of Steam Vessel
by the Coal Exchange and Captains
Association Of Pittsburg, Pilots Asso
: citation OF Cincinnati, and representa-
tives of the marine interests Of Louis
vile, Evansville, Cairo, St. Loui,
New Orleans and Memphis. 1t
honed he will receive tho a~nnointmen.