Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-06

Tor Arkansaw river.
Pat Terry,who was reported drowned
at Cincinnati, put in an appearance
on the levee on the Fourth of July.
The tug Vanderburg delivered her
tow safely at New Orleans and left
there on Saturday last for this port.
Upper st. Francis river is getting
quite low, and the Rene Macready
can now only get as far as the Cut
Of.
The Fred Blanks from New Or
leans arrived at st. Louis yesterday,
and takes the place of the Centennial
in the Anchor Line.
Captain John WOODBURY. went up on
the Paris q. Brown and it is said will
purchase a small boat for the upper
Arkansaw river trader
The City of Providence left Vicks-
burg at noon yesterday, and is the
Anchor Line packet passing up at 10
am. Friday for st. Louis.
Hugh Tomlinson, one Of the cIeri-
cal force of the Osceola Belle, is en-
Toying q vacation of few weeks at
his home in Canton, Kentucky.
The John B. Maude will be here
tomorrow morning, and is the regular
Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor-
row evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
The new Anchor Line packet, City
nj Vicksburg will be ready to leave
Louisville by the 10th instant, for S..
Louis where she will receive her out
fit.
The Annie P. Silver, in command
of Captain Joe Bryan, is announced
to pass down this afternoon on her
way to New Orleans. Green Shields
is her polite clerk.
The Virgie Lee is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for this
nOrt, taking the place of the James
D. Parker, which lays up to receive
new cylinder timbers.
The famous passenger steamer Chas.
Morgan in command of Captain AL
bert Stein, will be due up tomorrow
evening en- route to Cincinnati. Harry
Stein presides at the desk.
The Josie Harry, en- route to this
port, passed Devalls Bluff early this
morning, will be due here Thursday
night and leave on Saturday evening
with return trip for White river.
The Marlin Speed lays up for
awhile, and the Katie Hooper will to-
morrow evening take all freight for
Arkansaw river and reship the same
at Terrene, the Plowboy taking it on
up the river.
The Jack Frost arrived yesterday
afternoon with a barge of ice for Bob
len, Huse & Co.,, and after delivering
the same went down to the head OF
the Island to assist the Dippold with
her sunken barges.
The Katie Hooper will be in to.
morrow morning, aud is the regular
mail packet leaving at five ON. to-
morrow for Arkansaw City and all
way landings, taking freight for all
points on Arkansaw river.
The Dippold struck her tow on the
reef running out from the ArkansaW
shore at the point below here. She
could not have struck the wreck of
Beauregard as is reported that OBJ
struction being at least a mile below.
The elegant steamer City of Alton.
running under the auspices of the
Anchor Line, is due up this afternoon
on her way to Cairo and ST. Louis.
Captain II. Rixby commands and
VIM. Mason ia in charge of the office.
Fred Jones, bill clerk of the Josie
Harry, came over from Devalls Bluff
by rail and is making arrangements for
a little entertainment tomorrow even.
ing, to which a few near friends have
been inyited-after which he will
leave on little vacation to the blue
grass regions OF Kentucky.
The splendid passenger steamer
0sceola Belle, IN command of Captain
Henry Cooper, is the regular packet
leaving at 5 pm. for Qsceola aud all
intermediate landings, carrying the
mail and attending promptly to ak
business entrusted to her. Billy
Smither prosides at the desk and is
assisted by John Haley.
The barge Of ice sunk by the John
Dippold yesterday morning at the head
ofthe island is reported to have foated
down the river yesterday evening and
was seen passing Scanlans. The Dip.
pold, assisted by the Jack Frost. has
been at work since last evening on the
remaining grain boat and fuel barge
but with what success cannot be
learned at this writing.