Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-06

Shreveport. Arkansaw river o s %
inches at Little Rock, with A feet on
the gauge. White river is rising,
with a fair stage Of water from Jack
sonport to the mouth.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Dean Adams, from Arkansaw
City-329 bales cotton, 30 bags seed
cotton, 1862 SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear, cool and pleasant.
Business only moderate to-day.
The Ohio is rising at P~ittsburg.
River rising steadily at this point.
The John L. Rhodes is laid up at
st. Louis.
The Ariadne leaves Cincinnati TO-
morrow evening for Tennessee river.
Pittsburg has not yet appointed her
delegates to the St. Louis convention.
The Hard Cash, for White river,
departed last evening with a good trip
Of freight.
The Henry Frank, from Helena,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday, on
her first trip Of the season.
j. D. Fuller, formerly with Captain
X. P. Glenn, went out yesterday as
bill clerk of the Hard Cash.
The Gold Dust from Vicksburg
arrived at st. Louis yesterday, and
leaves there with a return trip.
The City of Helena, for Memphis,
and the Annie P. Silver, for New
Orleans, left St. Louis last evening.
Captain Joe Dodd, of New Orleans,
has purchased the Marie Louise, and
will place her in the Lafourche trade.
There is seven feet of water over
Portland bar, and work on the dyke
on the Indian chute is suspended by
the rise.
Mr.. Dean Adams, proprietor Of the
Little Rock Gazette, and after whom
n Of our local packets is named, is
in the city.
The Lake Providence wharfboat
fully repaired at New Orleans is on
her way up the river in tow of the
W. NJ. Wood.
The St. Louis and Mississippi Val
ley Transportation Company own be.
sides stationary property, ID towboats
and SO barges.
The Golden Rule which was to
leave Cincinnati last evening for New
Orleans has deferred her departure
until Saturday.
The Golden Crown, for Cincinnati,
did not leave New Orleans last even
ing as announced, but will probably
get away to day.
Charles W. Pagan, a Green river
pilot, died of consumption at st.
Mary's hospital in Evansville on Tues
day last. He was fifty years of age.
The Marlin Speed will be in to NOR
row morning, and is the mail packet
leaving Saturday for Pine Bluff and
all intermediate landings on Arkan-
saw river.
The Grand Tower from st. Louis
arrived at Vicksburg last evening and
left there at noon to day. She will
be the Anchor Liner passing here
Sunday at 10 an.
Rates from Cairo to points south
have been reduced q cents per 100
pounds and is now 273 cents on grain
and So cents on dry barrels. Rates to
New Orleans unchanged.
Engineer j. T. Bailey, who has
been up among the lakes on a recu-
perating trip, has returned, and yes
terday won't out in charge Of the en-
gines of the Hard Cash.
Should Captain 0. K. Joplin make
a good report in reference to the water
in St. Francis river the Mike Davis
will leave here on Tuesday next for
Mariana and the Cut of.
The Alice Brown came here yes
terday from Cairo and took in tow
several empty coal barges and the
small towbOat q. f. Sheppard, which
will be taken to P%ittsburg.
Captain A. j. Carter, Of the John
A Scudder, is spoken of as the prob
able commander of one of the new
Anchor Line packets being built at
Jacksonville by the Towards.
The Carrier, for St. Louis, left New
Orleans last evening. This will prob
ably be her last trip in the Anchor
Line, the river being in splendid son
dition for the larger class Of boats.
The Coahoma and James Lee de-
parted last evening with good trips.
They will be back to leave again to-
morrow evening, the former for 0sce-
ola and the latter for Friars Point.
The Belle Memphis, in command Of
Captain | II. Mckee, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here at 10 am.
tomorrow for Cairo, St. Louis, and
all principal way landings. Henry
Corbyn is her polite clerk.
The City of Providence, in com
mand Of Captain G.. w. Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving at 1C
am. tu. morrow for Vicksburg and all
principal way landings. Frank Per.
kins and Jimmy McMeen are hel
polite clerks.
Captain Adams, Superintendent o.
the Louisville canal, says he viii
probably have the new locks in work
ing order and open for steamers b,
Saturday next. The new middl,
gates are in position.
The government tugs Chas. +. Ma
gle and Frolic, with the u. S. surye
boats, Mississippi and Louisiana, il
tow arrived here last evening and lei
, to-day for Sunfower, Mississippi. Tn
boats will be used between that poiu
! aud Greenville.
i The Ste. Genevieve, in command {
. Captain George w. Vickers, is III
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