Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-05

Red hot to day.
Rivers still falling.
Business brisk since Saturday.
Arkansaw river is rising slowly.
Dean Adams for Arkansaw City at
Bpm.
The channel between Cairo and st.
Louis is cutting out.
Five and a half feet is reported at
the mouth Of the Ohio river.
The channel at Cairo Point is
changing back to Birds Bend.
Captain John N. Hardin has re-
turned home much improved in
health.
The Mike Davis is receiving to leave
at 3 pm. tomorrow for ST. Francis
river.
The Belle Shreveport with 500 tons
freight passed up this forenoon for St.
Louis.
The Milt Harry departed Saturday
for White river with a very good trip
Of freight.
Captain James Rees arrived by last
evenings train and will spend a short
time with the boys"
The II. j. Dickey arrived last even
ing with a big trip from St. Louis
comprising 22l4 pckgs.
Considerable new cotton was
brought in by the packets arriving
yesterday.
The Memphis and Cincinnati pack.
ct, Andy Baum, is gu the docks no.
celving an overhauling.
The officers of the Gold Dust re.
port but six feet in the crossing at
Cat Island, about twenty miles below
here.
Major John d. Adams came over
last night from Little Rock to look
after his steamboat and mail interests
here.
The Hard Cash will be due to NOR.
row evening, and leaves Wednesday
for all points on White river, through
to J%acksonport.
Captain, Frank Cakes is coming
down in charge of the Paris q. Brown,
Captan Halliday stepping off a trip to
take a little rest.
The situation in the Ohio remains
unchanged, with &c inches 10 the ca
nal, 3 feet at Portland and only l6
inches at Hughes bar aud Puppy
creek.
The Bright Light left st. Louis
Saturday evening under the auspices
of the Anchor Line and passes here
Tomorrow at 10 am. on her way to
Vicksburg.
The Gold Dust, for st. Louis, pass
ed up on time yesterday, putting off a
few bales Of cotton and adding about
ten tons of miscellaneous freight for
way points above.
Five and a half feet is all that is
reported in the river between Cairo
and st. Louis, with the channel cut
ting out and keeping pace with the
falling Of the river.
The Belle Memphis, with a big trip
of freight, passed down yesterday
morning at daylight for Vicksburg.
She put off about 100 pkgs here and
added seventy-fve tons.
An iron snagboat was launched
on Thursday last from the Western
Iron Boat Building Company and will
be named G. w. Howell. after a well
known United States engineer.
Captain Pink Varble with a new
crew has commenced work on the
Indiana chute A barge and hoater,
have been anchored at the head of the
chute, opposite the old mill-site.
The Bright Light, in command of
Captain r. X. Riley, passes down at
10 am. tomorrow for Vicksburg.
Captain AID. Storm is her agent.
/, The steamer Carrier, in command
OF Captain Alex. Mcconnell, is due
down this evening on her way to New
Orleans. Captain AID Storm at the
Anchor Line wharf boat is her agent.
Billy Smithsr, accompanied by his
wife, returned home yesterday after a
very pleasant visit among relatives at
Evansville. lie resumes his position
as chief clerk Of the MacreIdy this
evening.
The Grand Tower, from St. Louis,
passed down this forenoon for Vicks.
burg twenty-feur hours behind time,
having lost twenty-five hours BY
grounding at and above Cairo. She
discharged nothing here, but added so
tons to her cargo. IlrI
Captain Milt Harry left Saturday
evening for Augusta, Ark where be
will spend a few days with his family.
Meanwhile Captain James Kinman
aud Hugh Smith are looking after
the finishing touches Of the Josie