Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-30

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The Tennessee, at Chattanooga, rose l
inch, with 6 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river rose 2inches at Little
Rock, with 6 inches on the gauge.
White river continues low and trouble
some.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gear and warmer.
Arkansaw river is rising.
No local packets leaving to-day.
But little business doing at the land
ing
The late rains did some good for the
planters.
The river continues to decline at
this port.
The Paris G. Brown is due up to-
day, on her way to st. Louis.
The Golden Crown will be due up
to. morrow on her way to the Ohio
river.
The Mike Davis will leave here the
latter part Of the week for st. Francis
river.
Eliza Point bar, just above Cairo,
caused a detention to the Gold Dust
of IS hours.
A delightful shower fell at st. Louis
yesterday afternoon, it being the first
for a month.
Only two feet is reported in the
Ohio river over Three Mile and Pup
py creek bars.
Eugene Sutcliffe, deputy wharfmas.
ter, left last night on a recuperatiDg
trip to GAINESVILLE.
Captain G. Wash Floyd and Pho
Billy Hodge arrived last evening on
the City of V~icksburg.
Captain Andrews steamer, II. j.
Dickey, left st. Louis last evening
with a full trip for this port.
The Anchor Line packet, John A.
Scudder, will be due up to. morrow,
enroute to Cairo and st. Louis.
Rates from St. Louisto New Orleans
have advanced 60 % cents per hun.
dred and so cents per dry barrel.
The Paris G. Brown, four and a
half days out from New Orleans,
passed up this morning for St. Louis.
The John L. Rhodes is loading at
st. Louis for this port and will be sent
out under the %auspicies ofthe Anchor
Line.
The Gem City on her last trip CANE
through Lake Pepin in one hour and
five minutes. The distance is twenty
nine miles.
The City of Providence, from St.
Louis, arrived at Vicksburg last even
ing and left there at noon to-day with
a return trip.
The City of Greenville, from St.
Louis, passed down this afternoon, on
her way to Vicksburg. Captain Joe
Bryan commands.
A steamboat engineer is the father of
a bouncing boy only eight months old
who can talk parrot STYLE whistle,
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The Hard Cash is due this evening,
and leaves tomorrow with a return
trip for all points on White river,
through to Jacksonport.
Clarence Hall, passenger agent for
the Anchor Line, has returned from
Hot Springs, where he had been boil
ing out during the past week.
Green Snow, pilot of the Josie
Harry, left by rail yesterday to bring
around the Milt Harry, which is to
leave here Saturday for White river.
The james Lee FIR Frisrs. Point
and the Rene Macieady for Osceola
departed last evening with good trips.
They will be back to ,eave again to-
morrow.
Captain Alex. McConnell's commo-
dious low water steamer, Carrier, is
announced to leave st. Louis to NOR
row evening under the auspices of the
Anchor Line.
The City of Vicksburg passed up on
time this forenoon. She put off a
few bales cotton and added a lot of
miscellaneous freight for Cairo, st.
Louis and intermediate landings.
Captain R. w. Lightburne, agent
OF the Memphis and Ohio River
Packet Company, has gone to New
York for a short trip Of recreation.
During his absence pretty Dick
fills his place.
The coal and river men will give all
new bridges close attention. A meet
ing of the Coal Exchange of Pittsburg
is being held today to take action in
regard to the proposed railroad bridge
at Louisville.
Billy Short, engineer Of the Josie
Harry, was made happy a couple OF
days since by the advant into his fam
lily of an addition in the shape of ten
pound girl. Father doing as well as
can be expected.
Captain Lew Hates splendid
steamer Will Kyle, now running under
the auspices OF the Anchor Line, is
annunced to pass down at D pm. to-
day on her way to New Orleans.
Captain Ad. Storm at the wharfboat
is her agent.
The Plow Boy is on her way out of
Arkansaw river snd will be here To
leave on Thursday evening for Pine
Bluff and all intermediate landings on
Arkansaw river, making connection
with light draught packets for Little
Rock and points above.
The Memphis and AIkansaw River
Packet Company will soon remove in
to their new Office, No. $50 Main street.
Captain Darragh is having the same
fixed up in handsome style and it will
be equal to that of Messrs. Brown &
Jones, the coal dealers, next door.